248 – Yoga is about us and not about me

Posted on 7. May 2022 by Dr. Nalini

When I started the practice of Yoga, I went with the intention of curing my arthritic pain. It was my objective as I had twin sons, who were fearless, snake chasing, 3 years old, and a loving cats. My husband was away at work and I was going crazy. A friend suggested that I go to the Bihar School of Yoga Ashram and get help for my left hand, as I am left handed and found it difficult to brush my hair, plus perform all the other mundane tasks which make up a young mum’s life. Continue reading →

247 – Why do negative thoughts enter my mind?

Posted on 5. May 2022 by Dr. Nalini

When I close my eyes and try to silence my mind, negative thoughts set up a clamor. I get involved with them and I am entrapped. How many of us feel like this? Continue reading →

246 – Our eight senses

Posted on 4. May 2022 by Dr. Nalini

We have eight senses, and they all require prana management. Our five senses which we are familiar with are sight (vision), sound (hearing), smell (olfaction), taste (gustation), touch (tactile perception), and the three senses we are not so familiar with are vestibular (balance), prioceptive (movement) and introceptive (internal). Let us take a quick look at them. Continue reading →

245 – Kalki will save the universe

Posted on 3. May 2022 by Dr. Nalini

Kalki is the tenth avatara of Vishnu, who will come riding upon a white horse, which is also an avatara in itself. Kalki carries a sword to strike down all evil, and he battles for the cause of righteousness. Kalki will come at the end of Kali yuga to destroy the creation that has sunk into total darkness, after which it will be created anew. Continue reading →

244 – Ardhanarishwara

Posted on 2. May 2022 by Dr. Nalini

Ardhanarishwara is Shiva and Shakti united in one form, representing the creative principle, the state of Yoga and the notion that everything in creation contains the unity of masculine and feminine principles. Continue reading →

243 – Gayatri Mantra

Posted on 1. May 2022 by Dr. Nalini

Gayatri is the equal partner of the sun and the mantra for prana, with three forms. In the early morning, Gayatri is a little girl. At noon she is a young woman in her prime. In the evening she is a wise, old woman. The colors used for Gayatri are red in the morning, yellow at noon, and grey at night. Continue reading →

242 – Shani, the most feared planet in astrology

Posted on 30. April 2022 by Dr. Nalini

Shani is looked upon by astrologers as a planet which causes mayhem in one’s life. Saturn is called Shani. Shani is the brother of Yama, the God of Death and is considered the god of justice. He is also considered an incarnation of Vishnu by some disciples. Continue reading →

241 – Vedic worship of the Goddess

Posted on 29. April 2022 by Dr. Nalini

…as described in Devi Gita.

The Goddess explains the first kind of vedic worship to her devotees. Continue reading →

240 – Walking the path of Spiritual Life

Posted on 28. April 2022 by Dr. Nalini

Our spiritual life starts once we experience atmabhava, the experience of oneself in all. It means that we have the same attitude towards others’ interests as we do towards our own. We cannot progress if we do not have a shred of atmabhava. Continue reading →

239 – Sri Yantra Meditation: Tantra-raja-tantra

Posted on 27. April 2022 by Dr. Nalini

Close your eyes. Visualize and identify the chakras with the Sri Yantra, and then with the island of nine gems, in which the mother goddess resides in all her splendor. The garden is known as Kalpako-dhyana. The seasons have to be meditated upon. Continue reading →

238 – Goodbye Exclusion, Hallo Inclusion

Posted on 26. April 2022 by Dr. Nalini

We are getting back to a normal life after two years of enforced isolation. How have we coped in the last two years. If we conducted a self-examination, what would we discover about ourselves.

Let us pose these questions to ourselves. Continue reading →

237 – Combi-Mini Meditation

Posted on 25. April 2022 by Dr. Nalini

It is a busy life. We want to be everywhere at the same time and dabble in everything. It is becoming even more frenetic as most of us are juggling multi tasks. We are always searching for a quick way to relax and meditate. Continue reading →

236 – Come alive with Coffee

Posted on 24. April 2022 by Dr. Nalini

How many of you remember this advertising campaign? It was very popular in India, years ago and Nescafe, instant coffee came into great demand. There was a very sweet joke about it and the kids used to love telling the joke. A man lost his dog and every day he visited the grave of the dog with a cup of coffee. He was asked why was he doing this and he replied that his dog would come alive with the coffee. Think about it, it is funny and sad. Continue reading →

235 – Laugh and feel good

Posted on 23. April 2022 by Dr. Nalini

Laugh and you will feel great. Laugh at yourself and you will feel even better. If you laugh at yourself, you will find that the world is a great place to live in. Most of us take ourselves very seriously and when we describe a situation concerning ourselves we tend to exaggerate. Continue reading →

234 – Two armed Durga will save the world

Posted on 22. April 2022 by Dr. Nalini

Something about the today Earth Day from a spiritual point of view.

It is written in Tantra, that the state of humankind depends on the number of arms, Durga is portrayed with. It is believed that the world is in the age of Kali Yuga, which means that the present age is full of conflict and evil. Continue reading →

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