In the form of Dakshinamurti Lord Shiva is generally shown with four arms. He is depicted seated under a banyan tree, upon a deer-throne facing the south direction and surrounded by sages who are receiving his instructions. Dakshinamurti is an aspect of Lord Shiva as a guru (teacher) of all types of knowledge The concept of…
The “Hare Krishna Mahamantra” - which are the names of Nārāyaṇa - is found in the Kali-santarana Upanishad and is actually supposed to be chanted the opposite way around - with HARE RAMA coming first. It’s effect do not take place immediately - you need to do a lot of concentrated chanting:– Again Narada asked;…
Sri Narasimhadev aids us in overcoming or own ‘anarthas’ or negative character traits. Worship of Lord Narasimha has the capacity to purify a heart vulnerable to lust, to erase the subtle desire for fame and name; tendency for cunning behavior and to purify us from duplicitous dealings. Lord Narasimha cleanses us and prepares us for…
No, you can't recognize a bottomless pit. You just fall it is a freefall. Buddha called it Shunya. If you can recognize the emptiness - who will recognize it? Your mind - when mind is there then it is not emptiness, nothingness or Shunya. Observer, observed and observation all dissolve. Experience, experiencer and experiencing all…
