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Sri M gives an introduction to the Upanishads and also gives a gist of the Katha Upanishad on the 1st Day of the talks which happened in Trivandrum from the 11th - 13th Dec 2018. Day 1 https://www....
Freedom is like the Wheel of Enlightenment - the rim symbolizes mindfulness while the hub stands for moral discipline; the veil of illusion is gradually lifted as one goes deeper into understanding...
You cannot practice freedom because it has no preset design or pattern. Absolutely free and boundless - it cannot be ‘practiced’ in day-to-day life.
The week leading up to Children’s Day saw children engaging in drawings and animated discussions on Chacha Nehru, along with the impending preparation for a special assembly. Many a class could be ...
We are glad to announce a public talk by Sri M at Varanasi on the banks of the river Ganga on 25 December 2018, 3.00 pm onwards. The location for the talk is Assi Ghat, Varanasi. No registrations r...
The Tandav Nritya of Shiva seeks to free you of all intrinsic conditioning that you are individual and different. If you are ready to embrace the Dancing Shiva, you are free!
True consciousness is to transcend all images we create in our minds. The Tandav Nritya– 'primal dance of Shiva', is a beautiful expression for the annihilation of all images we have created.
Of Shiva's armaments, one is the ‘paasha’ – noose. Shiva flings the noose only on those who are ready for it, and not at random. Believe me, being secured by this noose is beautiful.
Though we may think we are human, in essence we are actually ‘pashus’ – animals. Shiva, who presides over us, is therefore called Pashupathi- Lord of the ‘pashus’.
Humility is the understanding that one doesn’t know; or that, perhaps, there is more to know. The idea that one ‘knows’ has to be set aside, so that the mind is empty to receive.
According to the Rishis, Truth cannot be grasped and can only be understood by going as close as possible to it. The moment you think you have found it, it becomes something else. That continuously...
In the name of modern thinking and scientific enquiry, sadly some throw all traditions aside. Why discard something profound just because it is a tradition? You can adapt it. Discarding it is lik...