In order to represent points in space, we first choose a fixed point ओ or ‘O’ (like the origin, ॐ OM). Interesting that this sound…

Overview The purāṇa recommends a daily reading of two muhurta[1], but concedes that shorter durations like one muhurta or even half muhurta also gives great…

The direction in which we sleep plays a vital role in automatically charging the body for the next day. Sleep is the natural means to…

Little do we realise that sometimes what feels like a punishment can be a blessing in disguise. This is a study of solitary confinement. Solitary…

It refers to self-consciousness and is something like awakening. It causes the rise of individual identity which did not exist in the sleeping state. Ahaṁkāra…

Mahātattva, Hiraṇyagarbha – Buddhi It refers to the supreme intelligence as the power of understanding and unbounded reason. Compare this to the buddhi of individual…

There are five tattva jointly called the pañca tattva where pañca means five and tattva means principle or element. Tattva refers to the truth or…

भैरव उवाच। bhairava uvāca | Śrī Bhairava speaks – क्ष एव परमो देवो बुद्धरूपी जनार्द्दनः। उग्रतारा – महामन्त्रं पञ्चार्णं परिजप्य च॥ १-३॥ kṣa eva paramo…

Fasting Procedure You are required to observe a fast on the day of Mahā Śivarātri. The very detailed procedure is quite difficult to follow, for…

Ahaṁkāra is a stumbling block to spiritual growth and mokṣa. When the mighty Rāvaṇa, King of Lanka, tried to dislodge Śiva from Kailāśa to carry…