The year of conflict

The drawback of staying 36kms away from Ashram is that it becomes difficult to do trips twice a day. Went for the Pooja yesterday morning and came back home, but didn’t have the energy to take the trip again in the evening, and I had this sense that evening satsang and Guruji’ talk would be [...]

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This year keep your goals spiritual

The Rudra Pooja started at 10am with Guruji entering the VM to chants of mantras and as he sat down to meditate, so did I and when I opened my eyes it was almost an hour later towards the end of the pooja, the meditation though wasn’t deep, but was refreshing. Guruji though continued to [...]

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Finding the “switch”

Last evening in the satsang, Guruji took the mike and struggled a bit to switch it on and while someone rushed in to help him, he switched it on and said “It is all about finding the switch“. Reminded me of this event from a Satsang way back in 2006:
Last evening in satsang at Ashram, [...]

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A cure for everything

 Any true “Hyderabadi” would know what Zinda Tilismath is!! Known  for its efficacy in treating anything from the common cold, cough,  ear-ache, stomach ache, toothpain to scorpion sting – the Zinda  Tilismath is a common man’s remedy sold since 1920’s in Hyderabad.
 

A purple tinged liquid sold in 5 ml pack, costs Rs 17 and is [...]

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So much for “Synchronisticity”

In the “Friends of Agastya” meet last friday, Ramji narrated the story of how his Foundation came to be named “Agastya” after the Sage Agastya, and talked a little bit about the Sage. That was the first time I heard about the “Aditya Hridaya Mantra“; and then on Saturday came to know that the kids [...]

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Another Amul in the making

When Ramji Raghavan called us this last wednesday to invite us over to the “Friends of Agastya” meeting, we jumped at it, cleared other things from our calendar, to be at the meeting and it was 4 hours well spent. Ramji through Agastya has done a phenomenal job of transforming education in rural India. Yes, [...]

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Heading to the Himalayas this summer!

This will be our first visit to the Himalayas, tentative plan is to visit Badrinath/Kedarnath, Corbett National Park if possible etc and undoubtedly to meditate in the mountains If anyone has any idea about the must see and visit places, please drop in a note, we would greatly appreciate it!

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The way to security in good times or in bad times!

Via  the spring issue of Eknath Easwaran’s quarterly journal:
On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual
awareness will yield protection from the greatest fear.
– Bhagavad gita, 2:40
For me this is one of the most memorable verses in the Gita, and it will take a lifetime on the [...]

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Photo Identity Card!!

[Via DeccanHerald]
God’s will moves in mysterious ways. This indeed came true for Dinesh Ghodke, Director, World Alliance Youth Empowerment. He was invited to deliver an address at the All Indian Science Spirituality Conference at Trichy recently. 
He wanted to return to Bangalore the next day as he had to conduct a course for 1,000 students for [...]

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Shelter from the changing times

Way back when I was a kid, we had a night long Ram-Katha at home, I do not have vivid memories, but all I do remember is that someone with a very melodious voice, accompanied by his team with various musical instruments, sang the Ramayan at my home…I still remember the indescribable feeling of peace [...]

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