Ya Devi Sarvabhutesu Lakshmirupena Samasthitha
Namastasyai Namashtasyai Namashtasyai Namo Namaha.
I salute that goddess, who is present as Lakshmi in
Every being in the world, Over and over and over. Continue reading
Meditate on Lakshmi
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Be still, be silent, be a witness
You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to unmasked, it has no choice. – Franz Kafka
Of Love, Grief and Loss
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that: Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. – Martin Luther King Jr.
Gratitude
So many of us enable and help others and then we feel that we have not been thanked. We say that person is ungrateful.
Swami Sivananda said that one should help those people, who do not even know that they have benefitted from our help. Continue reading
Why are we fearful of fear?
Dear ones, none of us is free from our thoughts? They are the culprits, who build on our feelings and emotions. They are very comfortably sitting on the sofas of our mind. They are chilling out and clapping their hands, when we listen to them and feel worse. What is interesting is that they are in everyone’s minds and they do not need to step out. Continue reading
Deep Aradhana – worship with lamps
Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth in every aspect. She resides where there is truth, charity and dharma. The Sri Suktam in the Vedas is dedicated to her and she is one of manifestations of Adya Shakti.
Lakshmi is addressed by many names: Vriddhi (growth), Matri Rupa (like mother), Vasudha (Earth) and as Aditi, mother of all the gods. Continue reading
A place of eternal peace
Ram’s birthplace is Ayodhya. The meaning of Ayodhya is a place where there is no war. It was a place where there was no conflict, no duality, attachment or aversion, honour or dishonor, joy or sorrow, giving or taking, sense of multiplicity. Continue reading
The earth laughs in flowers
How do flower colors influence us? There are different interpretations for colors.
White flowers are associated with weddings and funerals. In China the white blossom of the orange tree is the traditional wedding flower. The orange blossom flower is also used in the wedding bouquet and crown in Italy and Spain. The orange blossom flower is singled out because the orange tree bears flowers and fruits at the same time. Continue reading
Thought provoking quotes
From “Alice in Wonderland”.
If everybody minded their own business, the world would go faster than it does.
Concentrate on what you are doing and do not peer over other people’s shoulders.
If you believe me, I’ll believe in you. Is that a bargain.
We must trust each other and be kind. That is all it takes to live in peace.
I don’t see how he can ever finish if he doesn’t begin.
This quote is about motivation. If we do not make an effort, how can we ever accomplish anything.
It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
Do not live in the past. We are different each day and we should enjoy and accept this.
Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.
This is what we are constantly trying to understand, who are we. Let us apply these quotes to ourselves.
Aim Hrim Klim
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How to handle hurts and insults?
What happens when one is hurt by a person, whom one cares for? This applies to parents, siblings, relatives and friends. It is extremely hard to dissemble and accept the rudeness or insults. It does not change and even as one grows older and older as in my case and the case of my companions, it remains. Continue reading
High on Waves
Thou art in the innermost depth of all being
Thou art in the hidden recesses of mind.
Thou art at all levels of every being
At all times thou art the glory I find.
Thou art in all beings that are
Animate and inanimate—thy force in all.
In all that exists there is always thee
In the stone, in the moss, the flower, the tree.
Thou art the source, the creator of all
Thine is the force of life which throbs in our veins.
Thine is the life force which gives us pains
We must suffer, to learn and rise up again.
Thou art the secret, thou art the life
Thou the commandment and ours is the strife.
We learn from our errors to profit by giving
To face up to life and the battles of living.
Thou knowest all, thou knowest rhyme
Thou givest freely in fullness, in time.
Thou art the golden bird that watches me
Till from my earth fetters break free.
And discover that thou art really me
And that I was also thee.
Thou has awakened the sleeper in me
Thou hast uncovered that me that is thee.
Thou art my prana, thou art my life
Thou my deliverer, the end of strife.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Yoga Magazine, September 1978.
Aim Hrim Klim
Revenge, and Despair
Revenge and despair are strong words. We can advise others not to seek revenge and not despair. As an advisor, one can offer comfort and counsel, but it is described as cold comfort. Continue reading
Surrender of the Ego
How do I surrender my ego? The most precious pearls of wisdom were given by my Guru Swami Satyananda Saraswati. He shares his experience of when he met Swami Sivananda. He felt his overwhelming influence. Continue reading
The Yoga of Awareness
How does one become aware? It is a word used by all of us, constantly. But are we aware? How does one practice awareness? Here one concentrates on a symbol. What happens now is that one’s mind after a while starts becoming distracted and inattentive. One feels uncomfortable sitting. There is a mosquito buzzing near one’s ears. The mind behaves like a prancing monkey. Continue reading
Your magic mirror
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein
How do you look at yourself and your life? Do you perceive yourself as others view you in their mirror or see yourself in your own mirror? Are you your own person or do you dance to the tune of your friends? So many questions. How does one answer them? Do you accept the conflicting opinions around you, about yourself? Are your thoughts getting influenced by others? Continue reading