Sarva-dvarani sanyamya mano hridi nirudhya cha
Murdhnyadhayatmanah pranam asthito yoga-dharanam.
All the gates of the body restrained, the mind confined within the heart, one’s life force fixed in the head, established in concentration by Yoga. Continue reading
- ‘I’ve no water or air,
I am a ball of fire. Don’t come near.
You can’t live here.
Here, it’s no fun,’
So said the hot Sun.- ‘I’ve no water or air,
You can’t stay here.
But for the Sun’s light,
I won’t shine bright.
I’m but stone and mud.’
The Moon cried and said.- ‘I’ve no water or air.
Will your life can bear,
With nothing for sustenance,
My hollow existence?
Stay where you’re,’
Said the planet Jupiter.- ’We’ve no water or air.
What’s there to share?
Nothing but the death,
With no further birth,
The Venus, the Mars and the Saturn.
Said in their turn.- ‘Admission only for Angels,
And not for body, but souls,’
Said the sign board,
Kept aside the road.
The Heaven said, ‘Sorry,’
When I went with my body.- ‘Why do you go elsewhere,
When I’m down here?’
Said my mother earth.
‘To you, I’ve given birth,
With your body and soul,
To enjoy and play your role.’- Yes, Mother, what isn’t there,
For us, on this earth, to share?
Free food, water and air,
Everything looks so fair,
Thank God, for what we have
And grieve not, for what
We don’t have. – Rajaram Ramchandran
As Hindus, we give tremendous importance to astrology. It is interesting to observe how in the modern world, many are believing in influence of the stars and planets. Other than India, there were also many ancient civilizations which relied on the stars. Continue reading
Close your eyes. Visualize Manidweep. In Manidweep (island of precious gems), there is a golden mountain. On this mountain there is a personal city of Devi, called Sri Pura. Sri means the Goddess and pura is the city. We use the word freely today, personal for trainers, shoppers, assistances. However, this word personal has been applied first to Gods (personal deities) and the city of the Goddess. Continue reading