Why we shout in anger? 2. April 2016 Vishwa Spiritual (0) A Saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked. 'Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?' [More]
Personal Practice - Manoranjan, NY 23. January 2016 Vishwa Privates (6) My friend visited from NY with a desire of having spiritual discussion and find out a yogic practice which may suit his needs on daily basis. [More]
The Lord and Worship 1. January 2016 Vishwa Spiritual (0) The following lines in Yoga Vasistha explains about the Lord or God to be worshiped and best method of worship [More]
Pillars of Tantra 11. November 2015 Vishwa Tantra (0) No matter which path of tantra one practices, which school of Tantric one belongs to, there are some common aspects of Tantra, which applies to any tantric practitioner. Following are three major pillars of tantra. [More]
Sanatana Dharma and Hinduism 19. October 2015 Vishwa Spiritual (0) Some people use term Sanatana Dharma and Hinduism interchangeably or consider Sanatana Dharma and Hinduism are the same [More]
Left-Hand vs Right-Hand Path of Tantra 23. July 2015 Vishwa Tantra (1) In my previous post I discussed about the Schools of Tantra. This post will further dive into the two major paths of Kaula School of Tantra. As most tantra practitioner start their practice in Kaula School, as this is the preliminary stage in which a teacher first initiates a student. Since it is easier to identify our body and relate with external objects thus Kaula practices are suitable for the beginners. [More]
Yogic Eating Guidelines 16. March 2014 Vishwa Yoga (0) Ayurveda is the sister science of Yoga. Based on Ayurveda and Tantra, one should be mindful of following during eating. Some points might make you smile, to some you may strongly agree anyway. Enjoy... [More]
Schools of Tantra 10. February 2014 Vishwa Tantra (0) As time passed the tantrics developed so many techniques that it became almost impossible to study and teach. So, they categorized them in a progressive order as a journey of a student from gross to subtle, from the external to the internal realm. Using this simple reason, they divided into three distinct schools of thought, one school uses external objects, while other one purely uses internal meditative practices, and third employs both. Following are the main schools of tantra. [More]
Meditation in Bhagavad Gita 25. January 2014 Vishwa Spiritual , Vedanta, Yoga (0) The Bhagavad Gita helps those in trouble. In the Gita there is a conflict. Arjuna is unable to take a decision and to resolve this, he turns to Krishna and listens to him. It is important to realize that Arjuna is not just listening to Krishna, but that he is in a state of meditation. [More]
Cosmic dance of Shiva 29. December 2013 Vishwa Spiritual , Yoga (0) Nataraj Asana is called the representation of cosmic dance of Shiva. So who is Nataraja and what it means? In Sanskrit, Nata means Dance and Raja means King. So Nataraja literally means the King of Dancers. Shiva is represented in the form of Nataraj dancing over a demon or dwarf (representing ignorance). So Shiva or Nataraj dances on the demon Apasmara, which represents his victory over ignorance. It also represents the passage of spirit from the divine into material. [More]