Shubham Karoti Kalyanam This year shall be the Sri Vishwavasu Nama Samvatsara. It is the 39th year in the 60 year cycle of Samvatsaras (years). ‘Viswavasu’ indicates that it shall be a year of beneficence, peace and good fortune.
100TH BIRTHDAY OF BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA SAI BABA: ESSENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE From, “My life is My message”… to “Your life is My message,” we have come a long, long way.
Whatever You Have is Enough My grandmother would often say, “Praapt hi paryaapt hai.” Meaning whatever you have; whatever God has given you, is enough for you. Be happy and peaceful with your lot and do not crave for too much.
Another Year Gone By A child prays to God to fulfil his desires. An adult prays to God to help him overcome/kill his desires. Everyone wants to be happy. It is a myth that happiness comes from fulfilment of desires.
The Hungry Warriors After sunset, both armies would drop their differences and eat together in the Udupi King’s kitchen... King of Udupi in feeding everyone such that, all got ample food, yet not a grain was wasted.
Illuminate your soul this Deepawali Diwali is a time to clean up your home, in the run up to the festival and also declutter, your home, mind and thoughts... While cleaning out your home, removing the cobwebs, the dust and mites, do give a thought to sweeping out unwanted desires, yearnings, animosities and thoughts too.
Divine Navratri When the Purusha aspect combines with Prakriti in any form, then creation happens! If we can understand this, we realise that the female aspect is as important as the male aspect. Women are as valuable and equal to men.