The worship of snakes is found all over ancient Indian subcontinent. India, mostly being an agricultural country has always worshiped wild animals including snakes for protecting themselves from this fearsome creatures as wel…
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You have your relatives, friends and well wishers Who give you physical, mental and emotional support Your job, workplace, boss, colleagues Give you financial support and fetch you a respectable position in the society Of course, workplace also gives you both mental & emotional stability You are able to utilize your talents and skills for the betterment (of the quality of life) of self and others Now what about your spiritual support? Who supports the growth & development of your soul? Do you grow spiritually too? Yes, you do. Your…
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The Lockdown Boon – Every cloud has a silver lining! On the 50th birth anniversary of Sahaja Yoga, we faced, along with the rest of the world of course, a complete lockdown situation worldwide. Let’s see the beneficial points of it – Lakhs and lakhs spent on creating tents, toilets, food areas, meeting areas, puja areas came to an immediate halt. The money can be spent wisely – eg. in maintaining the existing Sahaja Yoga establishments – instead of depending on volunteers, proper recruitment with allotted work roles and monthly…
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Women and chums Since time immemorial, women have been almost ‘outcasted’ during their chums (menstrual cycle/ monthly period). Initially, it was started to give some rest to the ladies during this delicate period – also it is quite painful for many women and, in fact, it can be quite harmful for her uterus if she indulges in heavy duty household chores. Now one may ask what I mean by ‘Heavy Duty’ household chores. You see earlier, we did not get packeted stuff – flour and spices had to be powdered…
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How I add friends on Facebook or other social networks? I see the timeline of the friendship requester. Observe the type and kind of posts. Quickly see the kind of friends already added by the member (A man is known by the type of friends he keeps – remember?) I send friend requests to Sahaja Yogis – based on the number of mutual (Sahaja Yogi) friends. I expect the newly joined friend to go through my timeline – read what I have to say, like or share the post if…
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Shri Ganesha At Every Step – 1,2,3 Inward Journey – With Ganesh Ji as guide He is seated on a four-petal shaped red throne adorned mostly with coral red gems Passionate Planet Mars is His playmate Kartikeya, his elder brother, is more like his guardian His allotted duty is to protect His Mother Gauri Who is asleep on a spiral bed as Kundalini Shakti Only when the ethers around is full of purity When the seeker approaches with absolute innocence Does He bless him with devout devotion & wisdom And…
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I am going to relate a true life incident. This happened while I was a counselor in Arena Animation Academy in Kankurgachi. There was one faculty, Uday Da. Very favorite and much sought after among his students. Well, as colleagues we share a lot many things like personal likes, dislikes, involvements etc. So he was one rebel during his youth and had even gone to the extent of getting personally involved in the ‘Ram Janma-bhoomi and babri mazid ‘ episode that took place in India couple of years ago. He…
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Eye of Horus & the Agnya Chakra Connection The Eye of Horus is one of the best-known symbols of ancient Egypt. Known also as the Wadjet, this magical symbol is believed to provide protection, health, and rejuvenation. Due to its powerful protective powers, the Eye of Horus was popularly used by the ancient Egyptians, both the living and the dead, as amulets. Even today, the Eye of Horus continues to be used as a symbol of protection. The Distinctive Meanings of the Parts of The Eye of Horus Each of…
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Mr. Gana Shah – The Vice Chancellor The ‘Shiny Seven Wheels School’ was not known to many but was the best in the world, rather in the Universe! As and when people came to know about its greatness, thousands tried to get an entry into it but hardly 1 or 2 passed to reach till the seventh grade. Maximum could not even cross over the 1st grade and people wondered why! Soon it became more and more famous! As people heard about it, they all thought it to be rather…
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Lord Vishnu and His ways – A childhood memory! Many of us remember how Amar Chitra Kathas and Jataka Tales or Aesop’s fables formed an integral part of our lives! Way back in the 1970’s, we just had 1 TV channel – Doordarshan and all that I waited for was Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays for Chitrahaar, Chitrahaar and movie respectively! So what did we do in the rest of the days? Yeah – somehow finish homework and mug up tables and poems….and read comics!! I was much younger maybe around…
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