Hari Om Peace Chant May He (the Supreme Being) protect us both, teacher and taught. May He be pleased with us. May we acquire strength. May our study bring us illumination. May there be no enmity among us. OM! PEACE! PEACE! PEACE! Part First I Vahasrava, being desirous of heavenly rewards (at the Viswajit sacrifice), … Continue reading Katha-Upanishad – I
Hari Om Part Fourth I The Self-existent created the senses out-going; for this reason man sees the external, but not the inner Atman (Self). Some wise man, however, desiring immortality, with eyes turned away (from the external) sees the Atman within. In the last chapter the Ruler of Death instructed Nachiketas regarding the nature and … Continue reading Katha-Upanishad – II
Hari Om Like the Isavasya, this Upanishad derives its name from the opening word of the text, Kena-ishitam, "by whom directed." It is also known as the Talavakara-Upanishad because of its place as a chapter in the Talavakara-Brahmana of the Sama-Veda. Among the Upanishads it is one of the most analytical and metaphysical, its purpose … Continue reading Kena-Upanishad
Hari Om Peace Chant OM! That (the Invisible-Absolute) is whole; whole is this (the visible phenomenal); from the Invisible Whole comes forth the visible whole. Though the visible whole has come out from that Invisible Whole, yet the Whole remains unaltered. OM! PEACE! PEACE! PEACE! The indefinite term "That" is used in the Upanishads to … Continue reading Isa-Upanishad
Hari Om The Upanishads represent the loftiest heights of ancient Indo-Aryan thought and culture. They form the wisdom portion or Gnana-Kanda of the Vedas, as contrasted with the Karma-Kanda or sacrificial portion. In each of the four great Vedas—known as Rik, Yajur, Sama and Atharva—there is a large portion which deals predominantly with rituals and … Continue reading Introduction to Upanishads
Hari Om O Lord purify us with water, purify us with solar rays, purify us with medicinal herbs and, above all, purify us with Wisdom, i.e., endow us with POWERS OF MIND by enlightening our intellects.—Rig Veda—viii, 19-2. HOW exquisitely painful are the effects of Ignorance. Many are the victims, many the bond slaves of … Continue reading THE ROLE OF PRAYER – For Developing Spiritual Consciousness
Hari Om Sri Gurubyoh Namah! Om Saravana Bhava! Kuja (Mangal) Dosha is an astrological yoga or condition that occurs when Mars is in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th house from natal Moon or Lagna (Ascendant) or Venus (as per some scholars) of the Vedic Horoscope (birth chart). The intensity of dosha is … Continue reading Kuja or Mangal Dosha (Sevvai Dosham) in Vedic Astrology – Cause, Nature, Effect and Remedies
Hari Om The “Avatar” or divine descendent refers to the Supreme Lord taking a brief human form for his own purposes, which are considered to refer to the welfare of the world or universe, which is His own creation. Potentially, Jiva in every being is in the sense an Avatar, which is best expressed by … Continue reading 24 Avatars of Lord Vishnu – From the Bhagavata Purana
Hari Om Gautama, prince of the house of Siddhartha, of the Sakya class, was born in northern India in the township of Kapilavastu, in the year 556 B.C., according to the best authorities, as interpreted and reported by Max Muller. The Japanese tradition agrees with this, practically, stating that O Shaka Sama (signifying one born … Continue reading GAUTAMA BUDHA—THE COMPASSIONATE
Hari Om In theoretical as well as applied psychology no term is more misleading, or confusing than the term consciousness. We use the term often in our conversation; we come across it in our study; but when we are asked to define it properly, to explain its significance, its meaning, or the idea for which … Continue reading THE INNER CONSCIOUSNESS — How to Awaken and Direct It?
