This Navaratri, ask and it will be granted.

What a wonderful Navaratri it has been so far. We have the tradition of having the Devi puja at home, involves some elaborate rituals, but for the last two years have been so very fortunate to be doing this Puja at home. The early morning kriya, meditation along with the Rudra Puja chants followed by [...]

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“Be the agent of Change in this world”-Navaratri Knowledge!

So, where to begin and how much to write? I am not sure, just back from the 7th day of the Navaratri – the day of Rudra and Sudarshana Homa at the ashram and here is what Guruji spoke today.  Standard disclaimers apply, this is not a verbatim translation and all errors are mine!  “The [...]

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Taking an intention

Today marked the begining of the Yagnas/Homas and the first Homa is the Ganapathi Homa to propitiate Lord Ganesha – the destroyer of all obstacles on the path. The Homas begin with Guruji taking a sankalpa (an intention) for health, happiness and prosperity of the mankind. A sankalpa is an intention, which is recited before [...]

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Navaratri

Bawa writes about the first three days of Navaratri at the Ashram Guruji maintains a very strict silence during the first 4-5 days. He even does an almost total fast on these days. If you have never seen Guruji in His Silence, then you have missed something ethereal. The Silence around Him is so thick [...]

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Navaratri

Today’s edition of The Times of India carries an article on Navaratri by Guruji.  This period is a time for self-referral and getting back to the source. During this time of transformation, Nature sheds the old and gets rejuvenated. Vedanta says, matter reverts to its original form to recreate itself again and again. The creation [...]

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