Namakarana is a very important samskara in Sanatana Dharma. A person’s personality is seen through the eyes, but is heard and understood through the name. A person or thing’s first experience is usually had through the eyes, and it’s understanding or interpretation is usually though the name. नाम्यते अभिधीयते अर्थोऽनेन इति नाम – that whose meaning …
1st February 2021 I’ve never been a father, so I really didn’t know how to react… The clock ticked, and I stood outside…I cannot say I stood patiently, because I was not patient. I was a bit worried, but more than that, a lifetime of anticipation, non-preparation, and apprehension stood before me. This was it. …
Madhura – Sweet Taste Fruits bananas, cantaloupe, dates, figs, mangos, melons, prunes Vegetables beets, carrots (cooked), cucumber, olives, sweet potatoes Grains corn, rice, wheat Legumes garbanzo beans, lentils (red), mung beans, navy beans, tofu, urad dal Nuts & Seeds almonds, cashews, coconut, pumpkin seeds Dairy & Eggs ghee, milk, eggs Meat beef, buffalo, pork, salmon …
यश्चेमां वसुधां कृत्स्नां प्रशासेदखिलां नृपः ।तुल्याश्मकाञ्चनो यश्च स कृतार्थो न पार्थिवः ॥ yaścemāṃ vasudhāṃ kṛtsnāṃ praśāsedakhilāṃ nṛpaḥ ।tulyāśmakāñcano yaśca sa kṛtārtho na pārthivaḥ ॥ Mahabharata Shanti Parva 17.11 A king who rules over the whole earth is not satisfied. But a sage for whom a piece of stone and gold are equal, is always content. …
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया |उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिन: || tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśhnena sevayāupadekṣhyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśhinaḥ Srimad Bhagavad Gīta 4.34 Learn the Truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him with reverence and render service unto him. Such an enlightened Saint can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the Truth. …
I have been wanting to write regularly from quite some time now. It did happen in fits and starts, but didn’t go on to be consistent. We often wait to find the optimum conditions to start anything – be it a new exercise routine, or a new project, or a new way of living. Big …
We looked at the first week of the Sādhanā here. And at the second week of the Sādhanā here. On Day 15, I had a look at what yoga means – beyond the physical dimension that we have recently come to associate this ancient science with. I have been asked on how my yoga is …
21-day Sādhanā challenge – Day 21 – the beginning Read More »
We looked at the first week of the Sādhanā here. On day 8, I spoke about how the lockdown has an unexpected benefit – at least an hour saved in travel time. We can choose to waste this hour – or use it to learn something new, and exercise. Learning should not be confined to …
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And so we reach day 21 of the sādhanā. A short journey, but a life-changing experience for me. I started off by diving into the unknown – not knowing what to write, what to expect – I just started. While a lot of my readers may not believe this, the truth is that I didn’t …
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अन्नाद्वै प्रजाः प्रजायन्ते । याः काश्च पृथिवीं श्रिताः । अथो अन्नेनैव जीवन्ति । अथैनदपि यन्त्यन्ततः । तैत्तिरीयउपनिषद् – Taittirīya Upaniṣad This can be translated as – from food life springs forth, by food, it is sustained, and in food it merges when departed. Such is the importance of the food we eat. The Taittirīya Upaniṣad …
