Spirituality
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Why Music is free therapy
Music is one of those things that bring people joy. Usually people listen to the song, and delve a little deeper into their moods. When you are happy, you listen to happy, fast beat songs. When you feel sad or miserable, there are thousands of popular sad songs that go with the theme in your mind. Break ups are manageable because of songs. Love becomes more festive and exciting when you listen to love songs that match the mood or characteristic of your current situation with your partner. So, it is no wonder that people listen to these kinds of songs, and a vast majority of people function as normal…
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“Why Hold on?” – A Poem by Sri Laxmi
Yesterday was Buddha Pournima (Buddha’s appearance day). We don’t celebrate His birthday by doing anything special, as we are not Buddhists. But by chance, I went for a walk yesterday on my terrace. A glance at the moon revealed the true nature of reality. It was a full moon, and indeed, it was Buddha’s birthday. Buddha’s teachings are not just for Buddhists. It is for people of all religions and walks of life. To see reality, as it is. To sharpen one’s perception, the Buddha’s teachings and practices are like a great medication that cures one’s deceptive ideas about life and reality. A surgeon’s scalpel pierces, but it does its…
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Going to Narasimhar temple (Pilgrimage) in my dream
Yesterday I woke up with a wonderful dream experience of visiting a Narasimhar temple that was on a mountain. I kept chanting “Vrittothpulla Vishalaksham” (Mantraraja Pada Stotram) and climbing up this difficult mountain to see a silver Narasimhar. It felt exhilarating to experience a 3D pilgrimage in my dreams. Upon waking up, I was confused, and I called my parents to ask about the meaning of this experience. My mother asked me if I had been thinking a lot about Narasimhar, and, to be honest, at that point, I was still thinking very much about Krishna. I am still kind of immersed in the Vrindavan visit that we did two…
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Sanatana Dharma – The Eternal Religion
References from Tirumular’s Tirumantiram about Vedas and Agamas Contd… Tirumular about the greatness of Agama Sastras Contd…
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श्रीलक्ष्मीनृसिंहस्तोत्रम्
श्रीलक्ष्मीनृसिंहस्तोत्रम् — श्रीलक्ष्मी — नृसिंह नाम चिन्तनम्सर्वपाप नाशनम्नृसिंह पाद वन्दनम्भयमुक्ति प्रदायकम्नृसिंह नाम कीर्तनम्वैष्णवोत्तमो भवेत् सत्वरम्नृसिंह पाद सेवनम्हरिभक्ति प्रदायकम्नृसिंह नाम वदेत् नित्यम्नृसिंहो रक्षति सर्वदा || — श्रीलक्ष्मी
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The Greatness of Sri Krishna Prasad
Food when offered lovingly to Krishna becomes Krishna Prasadam. This Prasad/Prasadam has healing properties. It heals mental, spiritual, and physical ailments because the healing touch of Krishna purifies everything that it touches. In my parent’s house, I used to eat only food that is offered as prasad to Lord Vishnu/Krishna. In fact, in my house, we hardly used to eat outside as my parents are staunch Vaishnavites. Every meal, fruit or sweet was offered first to our home deities and then consumed. I didn’t understand the greatness of this practice for a very long time, though I ate Krishna Prasad all throughout the decades. I never thought about why they…
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Benefits of reciting Srimad Bhagavat Mahapurana
After the complete recitation of Ramcharitmanas, I am reciting Srimad Bhagavat Mahapurana. You can have Darshan of my home deities here: Here are some of the benefits of reciting and hearing the Srimad Bhagavad. The Supreme Lord said: O Grandfather Brahma, one should regularly hear the famous Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) with faith. Know for certain that such hearing is the only means of satisfying Me. One who daily reads SB will attain with every syllable the results of giving a brown cow in charity. One who daily reads or hears even a half or a quarter of a verse of SB attains the results of giving one thousand cows in…
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“How to be victorious?” according to Lord Rama
I had written a poem about Buddha couple of years back and posted it yesterday in this blog because it was Buddha Purnima. It went like this: “With Dhamma as its wheel, Equanimity as the goal, Truth as its chariot, Buddha as the charioteer, Move forward in the path of Liberation.” Poem “Buddha” by Sri Laxmi I had a nice synchronicity yesterday evening as I was reading Lanka Kanda in Goswami Tulsidas Ji’s Ramcharitamanas which had a wonderful scene where Lord Rama explains how to attain Victory at all times. Lord Rama is seen going to the war barefoot and without a chariot. Vibhishana is disconcerted by seeing this and…
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பக்தி இயக்கத்தின் மறுமலர்ச்சி
பகவான் ஸ்ரீ ஹரியின் பாதங்களை நோக்கி அனைவரையும் ஈர்த்து வந்த நமது வைஷ்ணவ ஆச்சார்யர்களின் பக்தி மார்க்கம், வட இந்தியாவில் உள்ள நமது ஆச்சார்யர்களின் உதவியால் மீண்டும் புத்துயிர் பெற்றதைக் குறிப்பிடுவதில் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைகிறேன். இறைவன் பற்றிய கதைகள் நம் இதயத்தை கவர்ந்து, நம் இறைவனின் தெய்வீக நாமங்களை உச்சரிக்க வைக்கின்றன. பாரதத்தில் நமது சனாதன தர்மத்தின் இந்த மகத்தான மறுமலர்ச்சியைக் காணக்கூடிய நேரம் இது! ஒரு தசாப்தத்திற்கும் மேலாக வெளிநாட்டில் வசித்த நான் முதலில் இந்தியா திரும்பியபோது, வெளிநாட்டிலுள்ள இந்தியர்களை விட இந்தியாவில் உள்ள இந்தியர்கள் மேற்கத்திய மயமாக்கப்பட்டதை நான் கவனித்தேன். ஒரு அதிர்ச்சியான வெளிப்பாடு, மற்றும் எனக்கு, ஒரு ஏமாற்றம்! கடந்த கால நமது முனிவர்கள் மற்றும் துறவிகளின் பெருமைகளை நான் எப்போதும் கேட்டு மகிழ்ந்தேன், மேலும் நான் அமெரிக்காவில் வாழ்ந்தபோது மிகவும் அறிவொளி பெற்ற சிலருடன் இருக்கும் அதிர்ஷ்டத்தையும் பெற்றேன், அவர்கள் ஒருபோதும் செல்வத்தின் பின்னால் முடிவில்லாமல் ஓடவில்லை, ஆனால் அவர்களுக்கு லட்சுமி தேவியின் ஆசீர்வாதம் மிகுதியாக இருந்தது. திருமணமான பெண்ணாக இருந்தாலும் எனது ஆன்மீகப்…
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The resurgence of Bhakti movement
I am delighted to note that the Bhakti Marg of our Vaishnav Acharyas which used to attract every one towards the feet of Lord Sri Hari is again revived with the help of our acharyas in North India. The stories about the past times of the Lord pull our heart strings and make us recite the divine names of our Lord. What a time to be able to witness this great revival of our Sanatana Dharma in Bharat! When I first returned to India after living abroad for more than a decade, I noticed that Indians in India had become more Westernized than Indians abroad. A shocking revelation, and for…
