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The spiritual seeker, however, also requires tranquillity of mind as an essential prelude to spiritual practice. To this end, many pranayama techniques utilise kumbhaka, breath retention, to establish control over the flow of prana, calming the mind and controlling the thought process.
Mystic syllable OM is the choicest point of concentration prescribed for the benefit of the student of Vedanta, who is constitutionally more intellectual than emotional.
Living room should be in the east (leaving the south-east corner) or in the north.Above any of the entrance doors on the inside of the room no photographs of any God should be displayed.
Meditation means a continuous dehypnotizing from identification with body, mind, and name and from. It must start in everyday life. If you cannot be detached from the day-to-day activities, it will be difficult to enter into meditation. In order to sit for meditation, the mind must be detached and withdrawn from day to day concerns. The means for achieving this is Karma Yoga, or selfless service. It is the fundamental step on which meditation is built; no meditation is possible without it.
Guna is simply defined as character or quality. They are sattva (knowledge, purity), rajas (action, passion) and tamas (inertia, ignorance). Each guna has a rightful place, role and function in our environment, despite some displaying more positive aspects and others negative. All three types of guna are present in everyone, and each may be displayed in different contexts.
Deep breathing is important from the standpoint of both health and spiritual development. Deep breathing increases our vitality and promotes relaxation. Unfortunately, when we try to take a so-called deep breath, most of us do the exact opposite: we suck in our bellies and raise our shoulders. This is shallow breathing. We will now summarize the benefits of deep breathing. Deep breathing produces the following benefits:
Hindus had devise astrological means of judging marriage compatibility whereby the relations between the couple may stand the strain of maladjustments. If the horoscopes of the bridegroom >>More
Tilak, which is made with the soils collected from different places of pilgrimage has unlimited benefits.Application of soil tilak on the forehead means a strong curtain to keep the mind pious.
Name is an important factor in a persons life. When we get a composite number of a persons name, we can know much about a person. Some times it so happens that ruling number and destiny number
Tilak, which is made with the soils collected from different places of pilgrimage has unlimited benefits.Application of soil tilak on the forehead means a strong curtain to keep the mind pious
The existence of Kala Sarpa Yoga in the horoscope indicates very strong karmic bondage of the natives. Such people are always fired by some unknown zeal and if they lack the spiritual orientation
The right place for keeping hard cash, jewellery and other valuables is southwest.North is the direction ruled by Kuber. He is lord of all the accumulated wealth.
Living room should be in the east (leaving the south-east corner) or in the north.Above any of the entrance doors on the inside of the room no photographs of any God should be displayed.
Deep breathing is important from the standpoint of both health and spiritual development. Deep breathing increases our vitality and promotes relaxation. Unfortunately, when we try to take a so-called deep breath, most of us do the exact opposite: we suck in our bellies and raise our shoulders. This is shallow breathing. We will now summarize the benefits of deep breathing. Deep breathing produces the following benefits:
Chocolate contains phenylethylamine, a chemical related to amphetamines. Like amphetamines, this chemical causes blood pressure and blood-sugar levels to rise, resulting in a feeling of alertnes
Most people close their eyes, when they pray.The eyes remain closed, as we join our hands or bow our heads in the presence of God. But in most instances, the mind remains active
Mystic syllable OM is the choicest point of concentration prescribed for the benefit of the student of Vedanta, who is constitutionally more intellectual than emotional.
Name is an important factor in a persons life. When we get a composite number of a persons name, we can know much about a person. Some times it so happens that ruling number and destiny number
Hindus had devise astrological means of judging marriage compatibility whereby the relations between the couple may stand the strain of maladjustments. If the horoscopes of the bridegroom >>More
Though the Law of Karma is simply stated as you sow, so shall you reap. Events occur in our universe according to a sequence, which is scheduled by the Law of Karma on the great calendar known as
The existence of Kala Sarpa Yoga in the horoscope indicates very strong karmic bondage of the natives. Such people are always fired by some unknown zeal and if they lack the spiritual orientation
Though the Law of Karma is simply stated as you sow, so shall you reap. Events occur in our universe according to a sequence, which is scheduled by the Law of Karma on the great calendar known as
Name is an important factor in a persons life. When we get a composite number of a persons name, we can know much about a person. Some times it so happens that ruling number and destiny number
Most people close their eyes, when they pray.The eyes remain closed, as we join our hands or bow our heads in the presence of God. But in most instances, the mind remains active
Mystic syllable OM is the choicest point of concentration prescribed for the benefit of the student of Vedanta, who is constitutionally more intellectual than emotional.
Chocolate contains phenylethylamine, a chemical related to amphetamines. Like amphetamines, this chemical causes blood pressure and blood-sugar levels to rise, resulting in a feeling of alertnes
Sage Parashara advocates a code of conduct for astrologers, stressing particularly on the necessity for technical, intellectual and moral excellence; the capacity to weigh the pros and cons of
Tilak, which is made with the soils collected from different places of pilgrimage has unlimited benefits.Application of soil tilak on the forehead means a strong curtain to keep the mind pious.
Hindus had devise astrological means of judging marriage compatibility whereby the relations between the couple may stand the strain of maladjustments. If the horoscopes of the bridegroom >>More
Deep breathing is important from the standpoint of both health and spiritual development. Deep breathing increases our vitality and promotes relaxation. Unfortunately, when we try to take a so-called deep breath, most of us do the exact opposite: we suck in our bellies and raise our shoulders. This is shallow breathing. We will now summarize the benefits of deep breathing. Deep breathing produces the following benefits:
