Ecocide originates from the Greek oikos (house) and Latin caedere (to kill), essentially means killing the earth. It has been described by historian David Zierler as the deliberate destruction of ecology and the environment as a weapon of war. Continue reading
Dear Ones, does it ever happen to you? Where ever I am, it can be in any part of the world, people leave their children, pets, possessions with me. My husband insists that it happens because I smile at people and he does not. Infact he is very serious. Continue reading
Trees are like poems that the earth writes upon the sky. – Khalil Gibran
What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and one another. – Mahatma Gandhi
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Om Shrim Shriye Namaha
Om and salutations to the creative abundance that is the very form of this universe.
This mantra activates the Kriya Shakti. Activating Kriya Shakti involves sadhanas like yoga, meditation and specific breathing techniques. Continue reading
Dear ones, I want to share some photos of my children in the project which I run in Delhi. My children live on the street with their parents. People are very kind to us and they give donations to buy somethings for them. Continue reading
A guru takes you from darkness to light. – Mahatma Gandhi
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. – Khalil Gibran
Be kind, generous and compassionate. How does it feel when one is described as having all three qualities? One feels great and then does one pause to think? Continue reading
How can one please Krishna? Continue reading
He who sees equally, whether in pleasure or pain, his own self in everything, because he can be compared with his own self, he is deemed the highest yogin Arjuna. – Chapter 6.33
The Yogin experiences the pleasures or suffering of all beings as his own.
A yogin is someone who has achieved a state of self-realization and union with the divine, often through dedicated practice and self-discipline. A yogin is characterized with equanimity, control over the senses and detachment from worldly desires, viewing everything dispassionately.
Aim Hrim Klim
There is trouble in the body, trouble in the tongue and troubles in the mind. Having renounced these troubles, I live happily in life’s supreme goal. – Astavakra Gita Chapter 13, Verse 2
However, by practicing penances, the body becomes free, the tongue becomes free by reciting the scriptures and the mind becomes free with meditation. Continue reading
Hrim is the Bija mantra for the Goddess. The letter H is the gross body. The gross body is the physical, tangible form. The letter R is the subtle body encompassing the mind, intellect and vital energies. I is the whole causal body which is the Karana sharira which is the most refined of the three bodies. It is karmic repository and the seat of one’s ego. The sound Hrim is I myself as the transcendent fourth, when one has gone beyond physical needs and realities. One has entered a spiritual state. Continue reading
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor. – Charles Dickens
My Guru, Swami Satyananda stated that freedom was living in the present moment. He said that it was important to be present without being influenced or entrapped in the past or future.
It happens in little steps by being conscious of one’s actions and not being swept away by the fluctuations of the mind. Continue reading
Let us address the Asuras existing in the world. I am using the word Asuras because it is used for a class of demons and antagonists. They waged wars against the Devas, who represented forces of light and positivity. The common phrase is the elephant in the room, but the elephant is a good animal with buddhi (wisdom), affection and loyalty. Continue reading
Blessings and fear are a strange couple. One can never know what is a blessing and what is a fear. Blessings bring one closer to one’s inner divinity. Blessings make the fear go away as by understanding one’s fear one becomes free. Continue reading