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Chapter 2 - Beginning The Spiritual Journey  Day 11 Knowing which one is intoxicated. When you go through all this paraphernalia of negative emotions, that is when you just want to forget everything. Then people just want to drink and intoxicate themselves.  But love is the best intoxicant available. Divine love is such an intoxication. Knowing which you become drunk, you get intoxicated, spaced out. What else will any of this excitement do to you? It brings you to a state of amazement, doesn't it? “Ahh, wow”. This feeling arises in you. Love takes you to that state. Knowing which you become so stunned, smitten, completely awestruck. You become so still, you repose in yourself. You are in such deep rest, deep peace. You are rejoicing yourself and reposing in the Self.  All these are the glories of love. “How can I have it now? I just want to have that, nothing more, finished with everything else-no job, no work. I will leave everything, I want just that. How c...

I did the course in 2005 and fell in absolute love with Gurudeva and Kriya on the second day itself. Since then, I have been doing Kriya regularly and have not missed it even for a day. Quite recently, an unexpected miracle happened and amazed me, my mother and even the hospital ward boy. Couple of months back, I was facing health issues and had to undergo Sonography. The reports completely astonished me. I was shocked to hear that both my kidneys had swollen and urine had filled the bladder. The reports came as a shock to the doctor as well. The doctor advised me Catheterization for at least a month. Catheter is something which helps to drain out the urine. It is like a plastic bag with a fine tube through which the urine goes into the bag. So that the tube does not come out, there is a small balloon with some gel in it. Due to this sticky gel, the tube does not come out. But, if the balloon bursts, the tube comes out and it can be harmful. It had been 25 days; and finall...

Parashurama or Bhargava Rama, - Part II (a), Early life Did you know that Parashurama, the Chiranjeevi, and a fierce warrior and a guru, during his young age told his father Jamadagni on the need to keep fit and strong with physical exercises: “ When the body becomes weak father, so will the mind. Both the mind and the soul exists within the body. So when the body is strong will not the mind and soul be even stronger" ? Parashurama, the fifth son of Jamadagni and Renuka, who lived with his family in forest hermitage in the Narmada valley, learned and mastered all vedic shstras and science like a brahmin, did physical exercises like a kshatriya to be strong to fight,, became specialist in Dhanuvidya (archery) tught by his father, and lead a very tempestous youthfull life.  Parashurama grew up as young man with confident stride, decisiveness, courage and determination. While everdy day he along with his older siblings would go to the forest to gathe...

What Is Yoga Asana ? I am sure you would have heard about Yoga Asana or the alternative term Yoga Poses. So, what is Yoga Asana ? Any steady and comfortable pose is called Asana. A steady pose gives concentration of the mind and the pose will become steady by thinking on the Infinite. If you have mastery over the seat, the dualities such as heat and cold and all other pairs of the opposites will not disturb you. You must gradually be able to sit on one Asana for three hours at a stretch. The ability to sit on one Asana steadily for three hours is called “Asana Jaya” or mastery over Asana.   What Is Yoga Asana ? What Is Yoga Asana ? In Yoga, any steady and comfortable pose is called Asana   Yoga Poses For Meditation Padmasana (lotus pose), Siddhasana (perfect pose), and Sukhasana (pleasant pose) are the three important meditative poses.   Place the right foot on the left thigh and the left foot on the right thigh and place the hands on the knees. This is Padmasana which gi...

Yoga Danda or Yoga staff:.                                                              In a normally healthy person, the flow in any one nostril is slightly restricted as compared to the flow in the other nostril. This unequal flow between nostrils is normal and alternates between the right and the left on its own every few hours. However, sometimes one nostril gets exceedingly restricted and the flow is blocked if there is any disturbance in our mind-body complex. At this time, even the alteration in flow to the other nostril is delayed. There are ways available to change the flow of breath between nostrils if you experience the need to do so. This is specially required to practice alternate nostril breathing successfully - a very useful Pranayama breathing technique with powerful benefits The Tool: The Yoga Danda o...

Spiritual Experience How one feels the power of god.......   Spiritual Experience is one of the pleasant one when one prays to god. Not all can feel the blessings of god nor will have spiritual experience in life time. But those who seem to be devoted will feel the blessings. Even those who are under the guidance of a divine guru can have the experiences. having some level of spiritual experience can help one progress spiritually. The feel varies from person to person and also the situations. But the thing is they can be quite sure that they were blessed. spiritual experiancesIn general most people who experience god’s blessings and power will be optimistic and confident in himself than before. Below is a list of chances of spiritual experiences a person can commonly have. 6 Ways of Spiritual Experience 1. Inner voice: In general most people have some inner voice or saying in daily life. This intensity is different. Some can hear and some are busy to hear it. But this inne...

Vaikunta Ekadasi and its Significance Vaikunta Ekadasi is the day for seeking highest spiritual divinity that can be achieved only by transcending the material universe. (ekadasi) of waxing Moon (shukla paksha) when humans on Earth strive to win over Vishnu and get access to His abode. For spiritual initiation, astrological guidance, divine remedies to problems, and fruitful living, join us today through our Telegram, YouTube Channels Every year on this special Ekadasi day the search for heaven or Vaikunta is renewed with pure devotion to Vishnu and his different manifestations. It is an attempt to secure a place on the spiritual planets of Vaikunta loka – located far beyond Satyaloka – our Universe otherwise known as the Brahmanda. Vaikunta loka is the world of Vishnu: Vaikunta loka is the world of Lord Vishnu, the preserver of this world. Krishna who is an avatar of Vishnu, therefore Vaikunta loka is also called Krishna loka. Though He presides over all manifested and un...

Basics of Pooja and its meaning? Pooja is the process of worshipping God with pure mind and heart. Pooja is done everyday at home and in temples. Those who know the procedure of pooja will do it at home everyday in the morning, and some people do it in the evening too. The duration of a basic pooja is anywhere from 5 minutes to 3 hours. It all depends upon the type of pooja one performs.   In the temples regular pooja is done in the morning and also in the evening. In addition to regular pooja many special poojas take place in the temples during the day and evening. Special poojas are performed on the days of festivals like Diwali, Ram Navami, Dassehra, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chathurthi, etc. Mainly a pooja is of two types - A Simple Pooja and Detailed Pooja. The beauty is that God would be please by the quality of the pooja and not the time frame of the pooja. So, a devotee can receive the grace of God by performing either of these poojas according to his/her capacity. A Simple Po...

Benefits Of Chanting Om or Aum. Om is a religious symbol that is popular worldwide. While practicing yoga or meditating, we all chant Om several times. Also known as Aum, it is a sacred word that purifies your soul and mind and helps you find peace. From yoga practitioners to monks, everyone chants the word, Om. Benefits Of Chanting Om or Aum   It is a mantra that is chanted by religious people and yoga practitioners. It is a sacred and religious sound that is practiced in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It is written as ३ (three times longer) which shows the long duration that you take to chant the sound. Symbolic significance of Om symbol: This Sanskrit word is a symbolic representation of the various psychological compartments of the psyche The long lower curve represents the dreaming state on a person whereas the upper curve means the waking state. The deep curve in between the lower and upper curve shows deep sleep that is beyond dreams. When you meditate, the...

Mantra yoga Sound is produced through contact, vibration and obstruction. This is called āhata. However cosmic hiss if one can hear is eternal and existent. This is called Anāhata. It is not produced by us but only heard. A yogi can hear this. In sādhana one makes the sound oneself (by doing mantra japa), in a rhythm, resonant with the vibrations of his nādis and his breath. Through this one will be able to discover the deeper vibration. This way of merging individual with cosmic is called mantra yoga. Mantra is said to be the sound-form of Devata (god-form). One realizes Devata through the chanting of mantra in mantra yoga. Mantra yoga concentrates on nada (sound) to strike rhythm between individual and cosmic vibration, to activate the right nādis, to expose one into the cidākāsa or daharākāsa (causal space). Śabda (sound) is the tanmatra (subtle attribute) of mahābhuta (primal element) ākasa (space). And through śabda one tries to turn his vision inwards from ākasa to da...

About Yoga Narasimha Form – Yoga Narasimha Idol Explains Divine Origin of Yoga One of the most popular idols (murti) of Narasimha Avatar of Vishnu is from the Chola period and is called Yoga Narasimha. This form is also one of the rare peaceful murti forms of Narasimha. This murti also explains the divine origin of Yoga. This Narasimha murthy has his front arms relaxed in meditation, his rear arms bearing the chakra and conch and around his tautly crossed legs is a yogapatta or yoga strap. The yogapatta or yoga strap is widely used today by those practising Yoga. Yoga Narasimha Idol Explains Divine Origin of Yoga It is believed that in the Yoga Narasimha form, Vishnu taught his ardent devotee Prahlada some yogic exercises. It is believed that those who worships the Yoga Narasimha would secure mental peace and tranquillity. This form of Narasimha is also referred as Yogananda. Sri Eswaran

What is the mystery behind the last door at Padmanabhaswamy temple? Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thiruvananthapuram, India. The shrine is currently run by a trust headed by the royal family of Travancore. The Maharajahs of Travancore are Cheras and descendants of the great saint Kulashekhara Alwar. Replica The Temple is a replica of the famous Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple at Thiruvattar. Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple gave its name to Kerala’s state capital - Thiruvananthapuram. Among other things, the temple is famous for having a secret vault that no human can ever open easily. Let us now revisit the history of the temple and learn more about the mysterious door. Sleeping posture The principal deity, Padmanabhaswamy, is enshrined in the "Anantha-sayanam" posture (in the eternal sleep of Yoga-nidra on the serpent Anantha). The Maharajah of Travancore bears the title, "Sree Padmanabha...

There are four main paths/steps to achieve yoga (union with God) karma-yoga – selfless action jnana-yoga – spiritual knowledge raja (astanga) yoga – meditation bhakti-yoga – (devotional service)Bhakti is for those who are less intelligent and predominantly on the emotional level Actually, many bhakti schools place great emphasis on knowledge but do hold that there is no wisdom (realised knowledge) without surrender to God.This metaphor is used by the personalistic bhakti schools which claim that love of God is the ultimate goal. The bottom of the ladder is the beginning of spiritual life (selfless actions through karma-yoga). The top of the ladder represents loving union with God (bhakti). At a particular stage (on one step) one may be known by that name (e.g. hatha-yogi) but if she progresses she will ultimately come to the topmost platform. Anyone who is making progress should not be criticised even if practicing on a relatively low level. Sri Eswaran

Upcoming Hindu Festivals in January 2023 – Dates Of Hindu Vrat – Fasting – Rituals in January 2023 Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in January 2023 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST). Hindu Vrat – Fasting - Festivals January 2023 January 1 – Samba Dashami January 2 – Ekadashi Fasting – Putrada Ekadasi January 2 – Vaikunta Ekadashi in Vishnu temples January 3 – Kurma Dwadashi January 4 – Pradosh Vrat January 6 – Purnima – Shakambari Purnima – Shakambari Navratri ends January 6 – Arudra Darshanam in Tamil Culture January 7 – Magh Month begins in North India – Magh Mela begins in Prayag January 10 – Saubhagya Sundari Teej Vrat January 10 – Angarak Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – moonrise at 9:06 PM January 12 – Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as per Gregorian Calendar January 14 – Lohri – Bhogi Pongal – Dhanurmasam ends January 14 –...