What Stands Between You and God

What Stands Between You and God

Dr. Pillai: “What stands between you and God is your humanness, which is ignorance. Humanness is pervaded by the inability to know the nature of reality. Senses and ego compress your reality so that you depend on your mind, senses, and ego. Human life is a battle with...
Significance Of Offering Food To The Lord Before Eating

Significance Of Offering Food To The Lord Before Eating

What is Neivedhya Neivedhya is the food offered to Gods in the temples and at home. In a day, neivedhya is offered to God at regular intervals by the priests. Offering food to deities at the puja room of homes is also a common practice followed by the Hindus. Why is...
Powertimes And Their Importance

Powertimes And Their Importance

What is Powertime? The celestial timings occurring throughout the year are known as Powertimes. The ancient spiritual masters observed the space and using their spiritual power, they introduced power times for the betterment and benefit of the individual, society and...
Worship Shoolini Durga and Its Mantras

Worship Shoolini Durga and Its Mantras

Soolini Durga is a powerful Hindu Goddess. She is one of the nine forms of Goddess Durga (popularly known as Nava Durga). Soolini Durga is hailed as “Paharon ki Rani”, The Queen of Mountains.   The Legend of Shoolini Durga Shoolini Durga is the consort of Lord...
Everything You Need To Know About Pooja Flowers

Everything You Need To Know About Pooja Flowers

Pooja and Flowers For ages, flowers have been an integral part of worship. Pooja rituals will be incomplete without offering fresh flowers to the deities. The word ’Pooja’ itself has a connection with flowers, the 1st half of the word ‘Poo’ means flowers, while the...
How to Worship Murugan Vel

How to Worship Murugan Vel

Hindu Gods and Weapons Hindu Gods and goddesses usually hold weapons in their hands. Each weapon represents a secret virtue and represents the quality of the deity holding it. For example, the Chakra (Discus) of Maha Vishnu signifies speed. Lord Muruga holds a Vel in...
Lion-Faced Narasimha’s Birthday

Lion-Faced Narasimha’s Birthday

Lion-faced archetype Narasimha is the 4th Avatar of Protector Archetype Vishnu. Call on him for protection and peace in your life.     Dr. Pillai: “This is a picture of Narasimha. It is pronounced either Narashimha or Narasimha. Nara is human, Simha is lion,...
Spiritual Significance of Mother’s Day

Spiritual Significance of Mother’s Day

Mother and her importance Mother has been accorded great importance in all civilizations. Particularly in India the Mother and her role were highly revered by Hindu religious scriptures and the preceptors. It is said that a person should thank and respect four things...