754 – How do you view love and friendship?

Posted on 2. December 2023 by Dr. Nalini

Love and Friendship

Love is like the wild rose briar,
Friendship like the holly–tree
The holly tree is dark, when the rose–briar blooms
But which will bloom most constantly?
The wild–rose briar is sweet in spring,
Its summer blossoms scent the air;
Yet wait till the winter comes again
And who will call the wild–briar fair?
Then scorn the silly rose–wreath now
And deck thee with holly’s sheen,
That when December
Blights thy brow
He may still leave the garland green.

By Emily Bronte. Continue reading →

753 – A bouquet of thoughts for you

Posted on 1. December 2023 by Dr. Nalini

My dear ones, I have discovered the beauty in the poetry of Rabindra Nath Tagore. The little book is called ‘Fireflies’.

While God waits for His temple to be built of love
Men bring stones.

Continue reading →

747 – Be regular with your Sadhana

Posted on 25. November 2023 by Dr. Nalini

We celebrate the awakening of Vishnu after four months of sleep today. Hindus worship Lord Vishnu and seek his blessings and love. Tulsi leaves and flowers are offered to Vishnu and Lakshmi. Dev Uthani Ekadashi (Ekadashi means eleven as in the eleventh day of two fortnights of the waxing and waning of the moon, in the lunar month) marks the awakening of Lord Vishnu after a four-month period of sleep. On this day, it is possible to get rid of our karmas and seek salvation. We also request Vishnu to grant us a place in his abode—Vaikunth Dham. The mantra chanted is Om Namo Bhagvata Vasudevaya, and the other mantra is the Maha mantra. Continue reading →

718 – What are the 5 states of Chitta?

Posted on 23. October 2023 by Dr. Nalini

What is Chitta? It means our feelings because they can go either outward to awareness of ego, which creates lower aspects of the mind or inward and upward, to higher consciousness qualities like self-control, devotion and calmness. It is our subjective feelings and emotions which can convert into objective feelings. Continue reading →

711 – Triangle of sorrow

Posted on 15. October 2023 by Dr. Nalini

A triangle shape represents interconnection and the cyclical nature of creation, preservation and destruction. It is also a symbol of Shakti. The triangle also represents Shakti, the divine feminine power. Shakti is the dynamic force that energizes and activates the universe. Continue reading →

691 – How to develop our innate potential

Posted on 23. September 2023 by Dr. Nalini

How is our potential described? It is awareness, which means evolving and manifestation of what one can accomplish. Individual awareness is powerful and knowledgeable. When one develops this awareness and one becomes conscious of it, then it converts into high powered energy. Continue reading →

673 – Invoke Euphrosyne and Morpheus

Posted on 1. September 2023 by Dr. Nalini

Who are they? Euphrosyne (left) is the Goddess of good cheer and Morpheus (right) is the God of sleep and dreams. Why are we invoking them? They are being called because they work on the parasympathetic system of our brain. Continue reading →

654 – A Hindu Ashram

Posted on 5. August 2023 by Dr. Nalini

Traditionally a Hindu Ashram is where the Guru lives with her/his family. People visit the Ashram to seek guidance and spiritual wisdom. Ashrams were founded as Hindu hermitages or places of seclusion. Ashrams play a very important role in Hindu culture. They are centers of spirituality and self-development and self-awareness. Continue reading →

643 – Three steps

Posted on 24. July 2023 by Dr. Nalini

There are three steps for the spiritual sadhana, in our lives. It is according to our temperament, and each one of us finds a spiritual practice, which is suitable for us. Continue reading →

637 – Worship of the Goddess

Posted on 16. July 2023 by Dr. Nalini

Excerpts from The Devi Gita.

The Goddess is addressed so by Himalaya.

O Goddess of the Gods, great ruler, ocean of compassion, Mother.

Her response: Continue reading →

635 – Bitter pills in life

Posted on 12. July 2023 by Dr. Nalini

What is the definition of sadhana? Sadhana means a dedicated practice. It originates from the Sanskrit word, sadhana (dedication) to an aim, from sadh bring about. It refers to a daily spiritual practice. Technically it represents a disciplined surrendering of the ego, in which the practitioner uses tools such as asana, pranayama, meditation and chanting on a daily basis. Continue reading →

630 – Follow your Guru

Posted on 6. July 2023 by Dr. Nalini

Your inner Guru is located in your heart, in the Hyrdaya. It is said that one’s consciousness resides there. How does one awaken consciousness? One’s consciousness is awakened with the blessings of the Guru. One’s Guru is always with one and he/she is like the guiding star. Continue reading →

627 – Children

Posted on 3. July 2023 by Dr. Nalini

Children are little sparks of divinity. It is written in the Upanishads, Bhagwatam and all our scriptures that children have come into our circle due to some mystical past and karmic connection. They are souls on a great pilgrimage, on their way towards attainment of a divine destiny. Continue reading →

624 – Heaven and hell

Posted on 30. June 2023 by Dr. Nalini

Heaven and hell are created by us. It is our perception. Some quotes which will make you ponder.

I sent my Soul through the Invisible,
Some letter of that After-life to spell:
And by and by my Soul
return’d to me,
And answered: I Myself am Heav’n and Hell. – Omar Khayyam

The mind is a universe and can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. – John Milton.