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Beautiful paintings of BhagavÄn Viį¹£į¹u in Thailand, where He is called as “Narai”. The four paintings depict his four incarnations. 4 out of the 10 avatars of Vishnu. Dashavatara chronologically … Continue reading Know Your BhÄrat – Vishnu Avatars in Thailand
Here is what Swami Vivekanada (1863-1902) says about the woman’s progress or regress around the world. “The ideal of womanhood centres in the Arian race of India, the most ancient … Continue reading Woman
āRamana was a silent Teacher, if there was one. It would be more appropriate to call him the Silent One, for teaching denotes duality, the teacher and taught, while Ramana … Continue reading Ramana Jnana Yoga – Yoga of Self Enquiry
Arishadvarga – lust, anger, possessiveness, delusion, pride, jealousy. All these binding negatives come from the fixation that āI am this body, mind and intellect and these are mine.ā KAMAā¦ Wanting … Continue reading Six Enemies of the Mind
The Hatha Yoga, Patanjali Yoga, the Kundalini Yoga, etc. all aim to harmonize the body, Prana, and the mind. Prana is the life-force that supports the body and connects it … Continue reading PanchPrana – Five Pranas
Studying Mahabharata reveals intricate ways life operates and the ever churning grinders of the Karmic wheel, sparing no one. Dharma, or in laymen terms – The Law – liberates the … Continue reading On Bhagavad Gita
sadÄÅivasamÄrambhÄm ÅankarÄcÄryamadhyamÄm |asmadÄcÄryaparyantam vande guru paramparÄm || Eternal gratitude to the lineage of Vedanta teachers.
Sharing one of the loveliest versions of the story about Prajapatiās Sacrificeā¦ āThe following explains the origin of Mahavidyas. Jagadamba defies Siva. Daksha, a secondary creator (Prajapati) born of sexual … Continue reading Dasa Mahavidya
šš¢šµš“š¢šÆšØ 1967 š°šÆ šš¢šÆšµš³š¢ šš©š¢š“šµš³š¢ āšš» šš»ššæš¼š±šš°šš¶š¼š» šš¼ š§š®š»ššæš® š¦šµš®šššæš® Swami Satyananda Saraswati Lecture given at the International Yoga Assembly, Bihar School of Yoga, October 1967, originally printed in YOGA, … Continue reading šš¢šµš“š¢šÆšØ 1967 š°šÆ šš¢šÆšµš³š¢ šš©š¢š“šµš³š¢
Samkhya and Vedanta serve as a two-fold foundation of classical Yoga Theory. The main purpose of studying Samkhya is to deconstruct a personal identity into parts to understand its strengths and weaknesses. It is plainly scientific, mathematical and analytical. Samkhya means “digit, count”. The second tool, Vedanta – “the end of knowledge”, assists in letting go off analysing of the finite matter, when the mind (part of the inherent nature), starts realising its own looped patterns of operation. Vedanta helps an individual to pierce beyond the transitory limited nature of reality, infinitely justifying its own existence. …
Most people who encountered Bhagavad Gita, and further the entire composition of Mahabharata, reflect that it has transformed their life forever. Mahabharat series produced in 2013 by Swastik Productions is … Continue reading Mahabharat
INTRODUCTION āThe Devi Mahatmya or the Durga Saptasati is a unique book in this world. It is the base and the root of the religion of the Saktas. It is … Continue reading Devi Mahatmya by Swami Sivananda (pdf)
What is your experience of the Ramacharitmanas? Swami Niranjanananda: The Ramacharitmanas is not just a mythological story of someone born thousands of years ago; it is an incredibly special book. … Continue reading Mystery of Shri Ramcharitmanas – Ramayana of Sage Tulasidas
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Choose 3-Months Student Subscription and 1-Year Student Subscription – for yoga study and at least 1 comprehensive 90 minute Yoga class a week (check timetable – https://ecology.yoga/2021/05/12/yoga-classes-and-events/). Subscribe at https://ecology.yoga/member-area/ … Continue reading Premium Content
Bellow is a 120-minute video recording from a weekly Saturday Havan at Yoga Temple in Middle Pocket and all the texts required to chant along. Yoga aspirants that are unable … Continue reading š„ COMPLETE Mahamrityumjaya Havan with TEXTS to chant along (120m)
Bihar School of Yoga and Rikhiapeeth Ashrams in India are the top places to study authentic tradition of Yoga and Sannyasa. Bihar School of Yoga in Munger, Bihar Bihar School … Continue reading BSY and Rikhiapeeth Ashrams in India
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I am the voice of the voiceless:Through me, the dumb shall speak;Till the deaf world’s ear be made to hearThe cry of the wordless weak.From street, from cage, and from … Continue reading Voice of the Voiceless Poem
Naropa’s Yoga Of Sleep utilises practices of very simple chakra visualisation (basically just points of light without much imagery) + mantra (again very simple 1-word utterances) + breath coordination (easy) … Continue reading Sleep Yoga of Naropa
āWhatever the object of the mind isāthe I, the action, the object, form, sound, smell, taste, tangible objectāthe whole thing appears to us as real. There is a real car, … Continue reading Cutting the root of suffering
Q: I have been mediating since 14 now I am 20 initially I felt quite calm any detached but slowly I became irritated and depressed sort of. Should I stop … Continue reading Psychospacial Meditation
“Excessive eating or harnessing property, strenuous endeavors, idle talks, neglect of principles, the company of the worldly and fickleness; these six make the devotion perish.” Ambrosial streams of this text … Continue reading Six – Arishadvarga – 6 enemies of the mind
Renunciation: Shri Paramahamsa Swami Niranjan ji In the early hours of the morning, as birds were leaving ‘their warm nests in search of a meal, find the rising sun was … Continue reading Dharma Yoga: Adi Guru Srimat Shankaracharya
The song of Ramayana sang by Luv and Kush to Rama leave no one heart sleeping. Ram Nam Satya Hi
Shravan Purnima is no ordinary Purnima, most importantly being marked by Gayatri and *Hayagreeva Jayanti*. Also on this day all Hindu people celebrate the sacred brotherly love to their sisters, … Continue reading Gayatri, Hayagreeva Jayanti and Raksha Bandhan
In our youth we might have heard firstly about the two most famous epic of India – Ramayana and Mahabharata (very thick books with lots of colourful stories!). Later, perhaps, we have learnt about … Continue reading The Book of Books – Ramayana of Tulsidas
āContribution of the Satyananda Tradition to Yoga Sri Swamiji and the Satyananda tradition have made a major contribution to yoga and sannyasa. In order to systematize the practices of yoga … Continue reading Bihar School Of Yoga contribution to the world
-75,000: Last ice age begins. Human population is 1.7 million. -45,000: After mastery of marine navigation, migrations from Southeast Asia settle Australia and the Pacific islands. -40,000: Groups of hunter-gatherers … Continue reading Hindu timeline – history chronicles
There is an indisputable value in the poetic contribution by accomplished Masters of Yoga called Siddhars – saintly renounciates who were able to grasp the existence and stayed unaffected by its influence on the mind.
This yearās Yatra is yet to be processed and put into words. The major difference with the last year, it was planned lightly without much organisational hassle – however with … Continue reading 3 special temples in the South of Bharat Ma
https://youtu.be/EC1vPasN3w4 Shiva adi mada anta, jogata jogi Shiva Kanaka visha ami adi visha bhogiNabhi ke kamala te tina murata bhai Ilna jane soi naraka hoi Lord Shiva is omnipotent – … Continue reading Shiva Adi Madha Anta
Integral Yoga path is an amalgamation of spiritual theory applied through experiential science of sublimation of energy. The oldest philosophy schools of India – Samkhya and Vedanta utilised in methods … Continue reading Kashmir Shaivism – Map Of Creation – Tantra VS Yoga
by Jijith Nadumuri Ravi 1. Puranas describe Kashmir as the homeland of the Nagas like Ananta, Vasuki, Airavata, Takshaka and Karkotaka as well as their kins like Garuda. Their father … Continue reading Kashmir pre history through Veda Itihasa Puranas
Kamadeva is the Hindu god of human love or desire. He is the son of the Hindu goddess Sri. Puranas: In some Kamadeva arises from the mind of the creator … Continue reading Kamadeva
āAgni – Vedic GodAgni is the master of sacrifices and wealth. No sacrifice is complete without his presence. His presence makes the sacrifice successful because he sends those sacrifices to … Continue reading AGNI
āVaruna is the ruler of the world and enforcer as well as upholder of law and order in this world. He has supreme Varuna – Vedic Godknowledge and knows everything … Continue reading VARUNA
āINDRA Indra – Vedic God Indra is the most popular and praised god in the Vedas. In the Rig Veda, more than half the hymns invoke 3 gods, with Indra … Continue reading Indra
ONE morning the old Water-rat put his head out of his hole. He had bright beady eyes and stiff grey whiskers, and his tail was like a long bit of … Continue reading THE DEVOTED FRIEND by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde ‘She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses,’ cried the young Student; ‘but in all my garden there is no red rose.’ … Continue reading The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde
Solar system is called Agni-Shomatmak Jagat in Vedas. Sun/Agni is giving the energy and Moon/Soma replenishing it. God of Soma spreads relaxing, expanding, soothing effect, happiness, peace and nobility. Prayer … Continue reading Prayer in RigVeda requesting Soma spread nobility in universe
They say āhappy wife – happy lifeā. Worship empowers. Warship disempowers. These words resonate with anyone who has ever fallen in love and floated in air with a myriad of … Continue reading Raising up women and girls in the society
āTripurasura (Sanskrit: ą¤¤ą„ą¤°ą¤æą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤øą„ą¤°) is a trio of asura brothers named Tarakaksha, VidyunmÄli and Kamalaksha, who were the sons of the asura Tarakasura. These three began to perform tapasya. For a … Continue reading Ancient Wisdom: Tripurasura and Shiva
āBhandasura was a demon created from the ashes of Kamadeva by Chitrakarma. This character makes his appearance in, and is the main antagonist of the Lalitopakyanam, part of Brahma Purana. … Continue reading Ancient Wisdom: Victory of Devi Mahatripura Sundari over Bhandasura
PRITHVI-SUKTA: HYMN TO THE EARTH (ATHARVA VEDA), compiled and written down c. 1200ā900 BCE, in oral tradition from eons back. Truth, high and potent Law, the Consecrating Rite, Fervour, Brahma, … Continue reading Ancient wisdom: PRITHVI-SUKTA: HYMN TO THE EARTH (ATHARVA VEDA)
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A Glimpse of Sri Kailash / May 1979 As narrated by Swami Satyananda Saraswati during satsang at Bihar School of Yoga, MonghyrThe Himalayas, land of ice and snow, of high … Continue reading Journey to Kailash from Badrinath by Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati