Visualizing Sri Devi

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Science of Navaratri

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Ten nights of worship to the Divine Mother
Beloved Guru Maharaj, Swami Sai Premananda, will be holding a ten-day celebration of chanting, singing and worship dedicated to the Divine Mother during the festival of Navratri. On the final day of Dussera, all those present will receive Devi [...]

Advaita (Monism) philosophy of Adi Shankara

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Adi Shankara – Incident with the untouchable

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On his way to the Vishwanath temple in Kashi, Adi Shankaracharya came upon an untouchable and his dog. When asked to move aside by Shankara’s disciples, the untouchable asked : “Do you wish that I move my soul, the atman and ever lasting, or this body made of clay?” Seeing [...]

Milarepa – The movie

Milarepa – The movie 
I went to see Milarepa, the movie, and was plesantly surprised to see the cinema hall being filled to capacity. I am sure each and everyone in the hall was spellbound and appreciated the effort put into making this wonderful movie. It is really hard to believe that the [...]

Expanding the boundaries of SELF – Oliver Jobson

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A spiritual biography of self-development that follows the authors personal experience in understanding the link between religion, philosophy, science, and ones daily life. Jobson shares his own life experiences in relating a single unit of intelligent cosmic expression, and guides readers to awaken truths dormant within through meditation. [...]

Sathya Sai Baba according to Hilda Charlton

Hilda Charlton was an extraordinary being who taught classes for 23 years in New York City in which she gave practical lessons to thousands for living a life of truth, courage and love. Read about her life in her words.  As one student put it: “Hilda was obligated to no one except God, and she served [...]

Recommendations for practices during Navaratri

Thanks and Pranams to Amma Karunamayi
It is highly auspicious to perform any sadhana during Navaratri, but more prominence is generally given to practices dedicated to Divine Mother. In particular, it is considered a great and sacred blessing to worship a Sri Chakra during Navaratri, as the Sri Chakra is the most powerful form of Divine [...]

Badrinath Yatra

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Badrinath is an ancient pilgrimage site, located at about 10,300 ft in the Himalayas at the headwaters of the Alaknanda River. It was through Badrinath that the Pandava brothers passed, as recounted in the Mahabharata, on their final journey to heaven.
All along the route from Rishikesh are temples, shrines and sacred spots associated with [...]

Cymatics – Bringing matter to life with sound

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