In the third section of the Mundakopanishad which is a dialogue between Angiras and Rishi Shaunaka, a beautiful imagery of two birds is presented. द्वा सुपर्णा सयुजा सखाया समानं वृक्षं परिषस्वजाते ।तयोरन्यः पिप्पलं स्वाद्वत्ति अनश्नन्नन्योऽभिचाकशीति ॥ १ ॥ “Two birds …
The Bhagavatam is a body of knowledge (one of the 18 Puranas) with stories about the many manifestations and glories of lord Bhagavan Narayana/Vishnu. This story is about a five-year-old child called Dhruva. He is the elder son of king …
Once upon a time there were a group of six spiritual seekers. Off they would go to a retreat, a workshop and share what they learnt, with each other. Then one day, they heard that a strange animal called the …
The blessing of the teachings of Advaita Vedanta are available to us even today because of Jagadguru, the teacher of the world, Adi Shankaracharya or Shankara and the Parampara of guru and shishya. In the tradition we consider him as …
In the Mahabharata, there is an episode when Sage Durvasa and his disciples visited the Pandavas in their hermitage in the forest. Since Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas had already eaten by the time Durvasa arrived that day, there …
The alarm is set to wake up at 4 am. You want to join the illustrious club of early morning risers who are more cheerful and productive during the day. It so happens that the alarm did ring at 4 …
There is something magical about an escape. An escape during the long commute into the rhythm of our playlist, getting away for the weekend, checking out social media, practising the musical instrument, meeting friends, checking out the new series. After …
After Bhagavan Rama if there is anyone who is worshipped and has become beloved it is Hanuman. He is seen as a unique embodiment of heroic shakti (power and strength) and bhakti (devotional love towards Bhagavan Rama). In later literature, …
During this time leading to Sri Rama Navami, the birthday of Sri Rama on earth it would be nice to hear of a small dialogue between Sri Rama and Rishi Vaashishtha. The dialogue called Yoga Vaasishtha written by Rishi Valmiki …
Role – a word we have borrowed from the language of theatre for real life too. An actor plays diverse roles on the stage. The more diverse the roles in his portfolio the more accomplished he is. If the script …