Pratyahara remains one of the most crucial yet challenging aspects of yoga and tantra. Defined as the “withdrawal of the senses” or “control of the senses,” it signifies the…
In sanAtana dharma, there is no division of good and bad. We do not have a good way and a bad way of life. Life is life. The options to approach it are left to the…
A capsule of wisdom; the cure for all ills
There, in the battle field, war is on with the strong rival rAvaNa on his home turf Lanka. Lord rAma is contemplating on the techniques to handle the most difficult war that was ever fought on this…
Attributes and attitude needed, qualities to be given up for divine life
Srimad bhagavad gIta, studied and followed by many from time immortal for attaining eternal gives a clear set of instructions. The subject matter for this post is a block of…
or the obstacles for taking advice from elders and SAstras!
My earliest article on ‘dharma’ was written in 2009 after carefully studying the dharma SAstra that talked about the 4 quarters,4 phases,4 fold purpose,4 ages/eons; the basis of fundamental order —…
“padma sri” mahAmahOpAdhyAya Sri Pullela SrI rAma chandruDu and sadguru SivAnanda mUrthi gAru
Some ten years back, I turned towards understanding scriptures. Due to my modern education, I had no training either in reading or speaking in SamskRtam aka…
naraka means hell. What is “hell” by the way? Hell is a place where the beings are bonded, where there is no freedom. When beings are forced to behave in a way against the will is naraka.