Why does Saturn remove ego? Do you remember the story of Jalandhar? Sometimes Shiva's own powers turn against him. Born from Shiva's third eye- pure Vidya and detachment, a spark of anger hit the salty water of an ocean(emotion) and Jalandhar was born. Shiva holds the crescent moon on his head, he balances emotions…
Temples in Sanatana Dharma Most of us don’t understand the significance and value of temples around us. We have become conditioned to see them as places to offer prayers. Much like the way the western world sees its churches as, or as the Islamic world views its mosques as. Mosques and churches aren’t places where…
The essence of Sanatani culture lies in the following: We are forever in a celebratory mode; we have a celebration every other day listed in our Panchang be it Ekadashis, Purnimas etc. The media may be full of ads promoting all kinds of tourism; however, teerth yatras attract more tourists in India than any other…
Polytheism vs Monotheism Non-Sanatanis often mock us Sanatanis for the fact that we worship many Gods. Many of these are human, human-like, animals, fish, birds, as well as natural elements like water, air, fire, earth and skies. We also worship the nine planets; in fact, we worship the entire universe including the Sun as Surya…
"In a conversation with Guruma today about Kamakhya, we were discussing about how the crowd at Kamakhya has increased due to internet. All of a sudden bhakts have started overflowing disturbing the natural flow of energies around the parvat in many ways. Controlling such a huge crowd is impossible but isn’t it our duty to…
A lot of misconception floats around "Kaal Sarp Dosh" . As per Tantra astrology If Rahu and Ketu are surrounding planets, it also gives " spiritual annubhuti" and a close association with ShivaShakti. So when awakening happens, and blocks get clear, people experience pain, detachment and struggle with clearance of karma. Now this was later…
Shiva as the nada Brahman Shiva as the nada Brahman is the lord of sound too. He is the lord of "sangeet" the rhythm of the heart beat. In the beginning when there was no light, there was only sound which was in the form of pulse, a vibration, and as breathe...all real vibrations and…
Descent of Kundalini The Descent of Kundalini Everybody talks about the ascent of kundalini, but few ever discuss the descent. When the descent of kundalini occurs, it means the lower mental plane of the human being is no longer influenced by the ordinary mind, the supermind takes over instead. This higher form of consciousness rules…
