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Pravriti and Nivriti (Engaged in action, Retire from action)
There are two attitudes, one, you see everything as perfect, another is finding various imperfections. One is called Pravriti, when you’re engaged in action; nivriti, when you retire from action. Often, we are not okay with the way things are around us a ... -
6 reasons why your meditation might not be working
Lava and Kusha are best friends. They enjoy doing everything together. So naturally, when Lava joins a meditation course, Kusha also wants to follow suit. However, Kusha’s schedule does not allow him to join a class. So, he decides to meditate on his own. ... -
With Meditation, Source of Negativity is Nipped at the Root
Negativity cannot remain without a hook to hang on. Positivity and happiness can exist without any reason. The mind goes on trying to find a hook for its negativity – if not this person, then that thing or that person. This perpetuates maya. The creeping ... -
The intelligent know that worldly pleasure is momentary
The intelligent ones do not get lost in the pleasure that comes out of the contact, of the Gunas and its objects. They are not carried away by the pleasure of the senses and its objects. They know that this pleasure is momentary. It has a beginning and an ... -
Five Steps of Meditation
“Happy New Year to you all. It’s a nice way to celebrate the New Year with meditation. What is meditation? Meditation is a state from which everything has come and to which everything goes. It is that inner silence from where you feel joy, happiness, calm ... -
Meditation: The Taste of True Freedom
Every human being wants to be free. But when the mind gets caught up in a never-ending list of day-to-day activities, it seems like the search is forgotten. But meditation allows you to come back to your true nature. On a spiritual quest, freedom, meditat ... -
Experiences of True Beauty
This is continued from previous article on 11 ways for a glowing skin Below are the experiences of people who found the secret to their beautiful skin in yoga, meditation, Sudarshan Kriya and Ayurveda. “Through meditation, you can reach a place inside you ... -
Meditation radiates love in you – inside out
"Love is not an emotion; it is your very existence."~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar If love is our very existence, if that is what we are made up of, then why do we keep searching for love outside? Why do we base our happiness on being loved by s ... -
Just do it with Meditation
A content writer by profession, my productivity was defined as the number of stories I wrote in a week and the quality of those write-ups. I felt I was doing a decent job, meeting my target of three stories a week. Amidst my ‘content’ routine, I found mys ... -
Take A Break, Meditate!
‘Give me a break!’ screams the mind as we rush towards finishing a list of to-dos: work meetings, home responsibilities, ‘me’ time! There is constant roller coaster of emotions: joy, frustration and stress. Before you know it, there is the next set of res ...