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Divine Guidance

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Why did the Pandavas win the battle of Mahabharat? They were brave.. They were determined..they were fighting for their rights.. But this was not sufficient., there was something more they had What we would call ad the divine guidance They had the firm support of the Lord himself.. And wherever there is divine support, nothing can go wrong.  Shri Krishna guided Arjun to break the cycle of fear and worries and to ho ahead and fight the battle. Arjun was a great warrior, but he was a human being like you and me. He had his own fears,concerns, insecurities. He had his own share of ' what ifs' and ' hows' But he still stood firm and fought the battle. This could only happen because he followed the divine guidance To quote a verse from Geeta, in Sanskrit( the ancient Indian language)  "yatra yogeshwara krishno yatra partho dhanurdharah tatra shrirvijayo bhutihi dhruvanitir matir mama " Which is translated as "Where there is Sri Krishna, the Lord of Yoga and Ar...

Seeing Beyond the Obvious:the third eye

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When I was little I had heard the story of the great Hindu Lord Shiva.  While his other two eyes indicate his activity in the physical world, his third eye in the center of his forehead looks beyond the obvious. It stands for spiritual knowledge and power, and is thus called the eye of wisdom or knowledge.Little did i know that we all have have an ability to access our third eye Located right between the eyebrows, slightly above the nose. This Chakra forms as our spiritual eye. What I would refer as the eye of the eye that sees beyond obvious. The third eye acts as a medium see what we call as "Clairvoyance".. Seeing beyond the obvious and understanding the signs of the universe Intuition, visions, dreams are a result of an active third eye The chakra is also reffered as "Ajna" meaning command or summoning in sanskrit. This chakra is often also called as Bhru madhya due to its location or Dvidak padma Colour : The Chakra is indigo in colour. Indigo is the colour of ...

Express yourself.. The throat chakra

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The throat chakra is the 5th Chakra in our energy system and lies right at the throat. The chakra is also named as Vishuddha or Vishuddhi which means "pure place" The chakra is also called as kantha padma which means lotus of the throat The throat chakra is at the location of vocal chords and has to do with our outward communication. It has to do with the element of ether.It has a circle with a flower of 16 petals and hence is also termed as Shodash dala Colour The chakra is beautiful turquoise blue in colour. The blue is the colour of expression , infinity and inspiration Beej mantra The beej mantra is ham Body parts Ear ,Nose and Throat  vocal chords Neck  Thyroid glands Jaw and Teeth Physical issues Sore throat Issues with teeth Hypothyroid or Hyperthyroid Neck pain and upper back issues Mental and emotional Trouble expressing yourself Shame Fear of speaking truth Issues with public speaking Laryngitis Stammering It is often noticed some people are gregarious and some are ...

Dil Se...The Heart Chakra

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Think of someone you love... Your boy/girl friend or your spouse or even your child. Or it could be your sibling,best friend, your parent, your pet too. What do  you feel. Rather where do you feel. The heart chakra is called  anahata , which means "that which cannot be destroyed." Its element is air, which governs the sense of touch.  Its quality addresses our ability to connect with or touch others. It's often symbolized by a lotus, which, when open, drinks up the power of the sun but, when closed, droops down and withdraws. Thats the reason the chakra is also called Hritpankaja   Colour : The heart chakra is green in colour and has the element of air . Green itself signifies healing and unconditional love and compassion can heal almost everything on earth The heart chakra blends the qualities of both spiritual and earthly energies, hence combines the warm tones f the earthy yellow and the cooler blue tones of spiritual chakras  The beej manyra for the chakra i...

Sunshine all the way : The Solar Plexus Chakra

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Often in life we come across people who by their sunshine warm our souls.Their sunshine is perfectly right.Almost like a beautiful early morning sun on a spring day.Neither too less like a foggy winter day nor too warm to burn us.Know that their Solar plexus chakra is beautifully glowing making us believe in ourselves and spreading hope The Solar plexus schakra is the 3 rd chakra as we move up in our body.Located below the Sternum in the upper abdomen this chakra is also called as Manipura in Sanskrit which means city of jewels The Manipura chakra opens behind and in the front and controls our self confidence  The element of this chakra is  fire and the beejmantra is 'Rumm' Picture : Colour : The term solar itself is self explanatory of its colour.The chakra is almost like the sun, bright yellow and radiant.It can also be compared to a field of sunflowers swaying to and fro A well balanced solar plexus chakra is a glowing bright yellow.whereas a...

Orange County : The Sacral Chakra

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The second called sacral chakra is located below our naval .it is called 'swadisthtana'in sanskrit which literally means 'ones own house'It is also called Hara by some The Sacral chakra opens behind and in the front. This chakra spins slightly faster than root chakra,but still at a slow pace. The element of this chakra is water and the beejmantra is 'Vam' Picture : Colour : It is beautifully orange in colour A well balanced sacralchakra is a glowing orange with white light in between whereas an imbalanced chakra is burnt orange Sacral chakra is concerned with the issues of emotions and is affected by feelings of 1) Food cravings 2) Sexual desires 3) Creativity 4) Addictions of alchohol or substance 5) issues of appearance weight 6) Passion 7) Sleep patterns Body Parts governed by this chakra It controls your sexual organs and reproductive system including uterus and ovaries in women and testes in men  It also controls the bladder and the kidneys. Physical health...

Full Moon Meditation

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Full moon is a good time to meditate as there are lot of energies in the air due to the moon cycle at its peak Its upto us to channelise it to the right direction. What could be a better way than to meditate Procedure : You could follow whatever suits you but this is like a sketch 1) Preferably take a fresh water bath and wear good comfortable cotton clothes 2)Sit or lie down in a comfortable position 3) be alone in the room and turn off your phone so that you are away and cut off from everyone. Tell your family that you ll be in meditation for next 15-20 mins so that u re not disturbed 4) If possible sit facing the moon. If not viewable from your window, imagine yourself sitting facing the moon 5) now relax yourself deep breathe 10 times. Pray to your God/Angels to protect and shield you during this  May only positive energies reach you. This is the most important thing 6) imagine the moon emitting its pure rays on you. Its pure love. 7) now imagine this pure light reaching your b...

Paint the town red : Root Chakra

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The first chakra called root chakra or base chakra is located at the very base of spine very much at our groin area. Root chakra is called ' Muladhara' in sanskrit which literally means base support Root chakra opens downward connecting the energy body to the earth. We know that all chakras spin at a rate. The one at the base spins at slowest rate It is deep red in colour almost like a beautiful shade of ruby.The deep red colour signifies passion or strength. A well balanced root chakra is sparkling red in colour whereas an imbalanced chakra is muddy red Root chakra is concerned with the issues of survival and physical security and is affected by feelings of 1) Money and Finance 2) Job ,Business and Career 3) Buying Property  4) Materialistic possesions 5) Physical security  In short it is to do with thoughts about' Roti, Kapda aur Makaan' It helps us get grounded Body Parts governed by this chakra Legs, feet, bladder, kidney, lower ba...

An introduction to the Chakras ; Part 2

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Pace of chakras : We know there are 7 chakras. The ones in the base or bottom spin the slowest and as we move upper in the body towards head their pace of spinning increases. Thus the root chakra is slowest and the crown is the fastest Issues and Characteristics: Also the lower 3 chakras : root, sacral and solar plexus correspond to the physical or materialistic issues and the top 3 : throat , third eye and crown chakras correspond on spitual issues. The heart chakra acts as a connector between physical and spiritual world. Colours : The chakras corresponds to the colours of VIBGYOR or the rainbow . Thus the root chakra starts with red colour and the crown chakra is violet in colour. The base chakras have the warm colours and the top chakras have cooler shades of blue violet Root chakra : Red Sacral: Orange Solar Plexus: Yellow Heart : Green Throat : Blue Third eye: Indigo Crown : Violet Root chakra opens from the bottom and crown opens at the t...

An introduction to the Chakras - Part 1

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A small introduction to Chakras What are Chakras? 'Chakra' literally means wheel in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. The way wheels can make an automobile run ,chakras can drive the human body. Our body has many chakras, roughly about 100 of them but there are 7 main Chakras which drive all our physical, mental and emotional health Each chakra has a strategic location and can be referred as energy points or energy centres in our body. They are more like whirlpools of energy in our body Please know that, Chakras are the parts of subtle body and not physical body The 7 Primary Chakras are as follows : 1) Root Chakra 2) Sacral Chakra 3) Solar Plexus Chakra 4) Heart Chakra 5) Throat Chakra 6) Third eye Chakra 7) Crown Chakra Function of Chakras: Once you realise we are more than our physical bodies,you ll realise that we need to take care of our energies and hence Chakra comes to picture.Each chakra corresponds to specific organs and...