The Spiritual Significance of Dhanteras and Diwali

To understand the festivals of Dhanteras and Deepawali, we need to go back in time, when after a hot spell of summer, the rasa (bodily fluids primary blood and lymph etc) inside us, which was boiling due to heat, start settling down once rains set in and temperature drops from 45 to as low as … Continue reading The Spiritual Significance of Dhanteras and Diwali

RAMNAVAMI- UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE THROUGH AYURVEDA AND ASTROLOGY

When the Sun enters or is about to enter Aries (the zodiac of Mars which represents high pungency or say speed of heat i.e. pitta in Ayurvedic terms), it begins to express itself well (exult in Astrological language). In layman’s language, the inner heat/pitta begins to expand outwards due to the force of Mars (pungency … Continue reading RAMNAVAMI- UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE THROUGH AYURVEDA AND ASTROLOGY

The Science Behind Kumbh: Astrology and Collective Consciousness

Every 12 years, India celebrates a festival called Kumbh where people from all the across the country and even world assemble at this festival. For centuries, the festival has been celebrated in rotation in one of the four cities of India namely Haridwar (next to river Ganga), Prayagraj (next to Ganga and Yamuna), Nasik (Next … Continue reading The Science Behind Kumbh: Astrology and Collective Consciousness

The Symbolism of Ganga in Ancient Puranas

Puranas mention of river Ganga as a holy river which came down on earth to uplift the collective conscience of the world. The story goes that there was one King by the name of Sagara with sixty thousand one sons and once he performed Ashwamega Yagya (Ashwa refers to horse and Yagya means Yagna) to … Continue reading The Symbolism of Ganga in Ancient Puranas