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From Bindu to the Universe and Back: Understanding Sṛṣṭi and Laya Krama |
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Anyone who spends time in Śrī Vidyā soon hears the terms Sṛṣṭi Krama and Laya Krama. They appear in discussions of the Śrīcakra, in talk of āvaraṇa worship, and in the teaching of nyāsa. For a newer sādhaka, the words can initially sound like names of specialized practices reserved for advanced practitioners. |
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Posted On : 05 Oct 2026 |
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The Surface of the Ocean: Perhaps Yoga Is Still Hiding |
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Yoga and spirituality have never been as easily available as they are today. A person interested in meditation, pranayama, Kundalini, chakras, mantra, tantra, Vedanta or any other aspect of the yogic tradition no longer has to search through libraries or spend years looking for books and teachers merely to obtain information. |
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Posted On : 21 Sep 2026 |
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The Sadhana Footprint: A Shravana Suggestion Against More |
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As Shravana begins on 13 August 2026, the internet does what it always does this time of year. It fills up — with videos on which mantra to chant, which Rudrabhishek to book, which fast to observe, which app to download for a daily reminder. Every feed becomes a marketplace of more: more shlokas, more techniques, more do's and don'ts, more urgency dressed up as devotion. |
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Posted On : 13 Aug 2026 |
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Om Tat Sat: The Line Repeated Eighteen Times in the Gita — and What It Actually Means |
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If you have ever read the Bhagavad Gita in a printed edition, or heard it chanted, or seen it quoted in full, you have likely encountered a short Sanskrit line that appears at the very end of every single chapter — all eighteen times, without fail. It is easy to skim past. It looks like a formality, a bureaucratic stamp marking "chapter closed." Most readers never stop to ask what it says. |
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Posted On : 10 Aug 2026 |
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Brahma Satyaṃ Jagan Mithyā: The World as Appearance, Brahman as Reality |
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Among the countless verses of Advaita Vedānta, few have traveled as far outside their original context as this one line from Śaṅkara's Vivekachūḍāmaṇi: Brahma satyaṃ jagan mithyā, jīvo brahmaiva nāparaḥ — "Brahman is real, the world is appearance; the individual self is nothing other than Brahman itself." |
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Posted On : 07 Aug 2026 |
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Kriya Yoga and Chaturmasa: Why the Four Holy Months Are a Gift to the Sadhaka |
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During Chaturmasa, the tradition doesn't ask us to discover a new path—it simply invites us to walk the timeless one with greater sincerity. Drawing upon Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, this article explores why Tapas (discipline), Svadhyaya (self-study), and Ishvara Pranidhana (surrender) together form Kriya Yoga, and how the four sacred months provide a natural season to deepen these three pillars of sadhana. |
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Posted On : 03 Aug 2026 |
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Be Open to the Infinite |
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Many seekers identify themselves by their lineage, sampradaya, or spiritual tradition. Such lineages are sacred, for they preserve wisdom, discipline, and the living current of the Guru's grace. Yet we must remember that Shiva Tattva, Brahman, or the Ultimate Reality is never confined to any one path, tradition, or philosophy. |
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Posted On : 27 Jul 2026 |
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Aṇor Aṇīyān Mahato Mahīyān: The Paradox at the Heart of the Self |
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In the second chapter of the Katha Upanishad, young Naciketā sits before Yama, the god of death, having won the right to ask three boons. His final question is the boldest one a human being can ask: what happens to a person after death — does the self persist, or does it simply end? |
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Posted On : 24 Jul 2026 |
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Stop Chasing the Unseen: Why the Present Is Where Sadhana Truly Happens |
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Walk into any satsang, spiritual forum, or gathering of seekers, and sooner or later the conversation drifts to familiar questions. What happens after death? Is there a heaven, a hell? Who was I in my past life, and what karma have I brought with me? Will I attain moksha in this birth or the next? Can enlightened beings foresee the future? |
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Posted On : 20 Jul 2026 |
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Purifying the Vessel: Preparing the Mind Before Deep Sadhana |
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Many of us have heard that the mind has three layers: the conscious, the subconscious, and the unconscious. This three-fold model is familiar because it has been widely used in Western psychology and popular literature. Modern cognitive science, however, does not generally describe the mind as three neatly separated compartments. Instead, it speaks of conscious awareness alongside many automatic and non-conscious processes that work together continuously. |
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Posted On : 13 Jul 2026 |
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