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Vivekananda and Kali

Articles, Sadhana, SaintsJuly 4, 2018512Views 1Like 0Comments

EXCERPT from " THE LIFE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA BY HIS EASTERN AND WESTERN DISCIPLES", Advaita Ashrama. After the death of Swami Vivekananda's father, the family fell into hard time, with not enough money even for two meals. That is when the one day Narendranath Dutta thought he will go an ask Ramakrishna to use…

Nagas

Articles, SadhanaJune 25, 2018469Views 4Likes 0Comments

Naga-s have always been an integral part of Dharmic traditions. It is believed that they once inhabited the earth along with various other beings, and they carried tremendous amount of spiritual and occult power within them when positively inclined, and caused destruction of whole lineages when negatively inclined. While remnants of Naga worship can be…

When Ramakrishna Became Kalpataru

Articles, Sadhana, Saints, ShaktiJune 24, 2018735Views 0Likes 0Comments

January 1, 1886, was " an event of unusual consequence and meaning" in the life of Sri Ramakrishna and his followers. Ramakrishna was suffering from throat cancer at that time, and his health was declining. It was a relatively good day for him, and he took a walk in the garden. And something strange…

Spiritual Guidelines for the Internet Era

Articles, SadhanaJune 6, 2018673Views 1Like 0Comments

Since we keep getting many private messages with spiritual queries regarding mantras, diksa ETC, here is a guideline compiled by our team keeping in mind that most of the questions come from people using social media and India to search for Sadgurus to guide them. 1. Do no search for any Gurus over the net. In…

Power of Eclipse

Articles, SadhanaMay 21, 2018389Views 0Likes 0Comments

While eclipses are considered to be dangerous times wherein most temples are kept closed and various kinds of sutaka are followed, it is also an ideal time for sadhana and attaining siddhi. The sandhya bhasa of Tantric texts - twilight language - refer to fantastic number of japas to be performed for a mantra or…

Yogis who don’t Succeed in One Lifetime

Articles, Sadhana, VishnuMay 21, 2018377Views 3Likes 0Comments

What happens to a Yogi who does not attain to the highest condition in one birth? We have the words of Sri Krshna in the Gita resolving this query from Arjuna. * * * अर्जुन उवाच: अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः । अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति ॥ Arjuna said: He who takes up Yoga with faith, but cannot control…