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International Yoga Day 2018: Yoga and Ayurveda for all Humanity
2018 marks the fourth International Yoga Day since its inception in 2015 by the United Nations. It has now become an important annual global event and special day in India overall. Each year marks additional progress in spreading the practice and...
Wishes Granted through Each of the 27 Nakshatras or Lunar Mansions
June 13,2018 / Articles on Vedic Astrology / 0 CommentsThis is one of several articles by David Frawley on the Vedas, Vedic Astrology and the Nakshatras. It reflects his special Vedic research. This particular information is not available in any other astrological texts and is part of special...
Why a new encounter with Adi Shankaracharya, India’s greatest intellectual, is essential
June 04,2018 / New Articles by David Frawley / 0 CommentsIn his book, Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker, former diplomat Pavan K. Varma explores the continued relevance of his teachings by revisiting the sites he frequented. Adi Shankaracharya is one of the most revered sages in the...
Dr David Frawley's Foreword to RISHI TALES
May 29,2018 / Articles on Vedic Management / 0 CommentsForeword by Dr David Frawley to RISHI TALES (Volume 1) by U. Mahesh Prabhu. The book is available on Amazon.com for $9.99 and Amazon.in for INR 200.00 India’s vast and sublime Sanskrit literature is full of wonderful stories, anecdotes,...
How to Treat Dual Doshic Types with Ayurveda and Yoga
May 27,2018 / Articles on Ayurveda New Articles by David Frawley / 0 CommentsAyurveda has a brilliant yet simple division of human beings into three primary constitutional types of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Vata types are dominated by the air element primarily, are thin or light in build, nervous, sensitive,...
The Flow of Soma
May 21,2018 / Articles on Yoga On the Vedas & their interpretation / 0 CommentsBy David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) In the following article we will discuss the Vedic principle of Soma and its related principle of Agni in order to help us understand the internal alchemy behind the process of Yoga. This may provide a...
Agni and the Fire of Self-Inquiry
May 05,2018 / On Advaita Vedanta & Ramana Maharshi On the Vedas & their interpretation / 0 CommentsBy David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Self-inquiry (Atma-vichara), such as taught by Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, is regarded as the simplest and most direct path to Self-realization. However, Self-inquiry is also very subtle and can be hard to...
Secrets of the Five Pranas
April 29,2018 / Articles on Ayurveda Core Teachings / 0 CommentsThe following article by Dr. David Frawley adopted from his book Yoga and Ayurveda: Self-Healing and Self-realization All that exists in the three heavens rests in the control of Prana. As a mother her children, oh Prana, protect us and give us...
Ayurveda and the Mind: An Overview
April 15,2018 / Articles on Ayurveda Articles on Vedic Counseling / 0 CommentsBy Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Ayurveda is inherently a psychological as much as it is a physical system of medicine. Its scope of practice includes both physical (sharirika) and mental (manasika) diseases. Therefore, we...
Mantra Yoga & Shakti Mantras
Shakti Bija Mantras Adapted from book Mantra Yoga and Primal Sound Copyright David Frawley 2010 Besides the mantric power of letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, there is another series of powerful bija or single-syllable mantras, which...
India’s Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy: The Role of Yoga and Dharmic Traditions
April 09,2018 / Articles on India New Articles by David Frawley / 0 CommentsThis article is a summary of the address delivered by Dr. David Frawley, Founder & Director, American Institute of Vedic Studies on 29th January, 2018 at the Workshop on India’s Foreign Policy organised by India Foundation in...
Discovering the Secret Power of Hanuman
March 29,2018 / Hindu Deities New Articles by David Frawley / 0 CommentsHanuman endows us with the Atma-Shakti or self-power to realise our higher potential and accomplish what is magical. Hanuman is the great hero of the Ramayana, the wonderful story's most fascinating character. Though having the form of a...
How to Cope with the Digital Age with Yoga and Ayurveda for the Mind
March 29,2018 / Articles on Ayurveda New Articles by David Frawley / 0 CommentsMost of us spend several hours on the day relative to a computer, tablet or smart phone. This creates tension but also depletes the mind and can even dull the senses. On top of this we may be wired up to music for hours. The...
Rama and Sita through a Yogic Vision
March 24,2018 / Hindu Deities New Articles by David Frawley / 0 Comments"The real question behind the Ramayana is not whether monkeys could speak or if Rama and Sita are politically correct by today’s opinions, but how we can live a higher truth." writes Dr David Frawley Lord Rama is much more than an...
Yogic Neuroscience: Developing the Soma of the Brain
This is a Vedanet.com exclusive article by Dr. David Frawley The brain is capable of secreting powerful chemicals that can bring about extraordinary changes in body and mind. While drugs can be used to stimulate or substitute for these, there is...
Harmonizing the Windmills of Our Minds
March 04,2018 / Articles by Yogini Shambhavi / 0 CommentsShaktis in Nature There are Shaktis or hidden powers throughout Nature that can help us take our spiritual experiences to a higher level. There are ancient powerful vortexes on Mother Earth where we can connect to its spiraling Shakti...
What is Prakriti? Unfolding the Mystery of Life!
March 02,2018 / New Articles by David Frawley / 0 CommentsPrakriti is a common term in Vedic thought, particularly in Samkhya, Yoga and Ayurveda, but few people truly understand it. Let us explore what Prakriti is and its deeper implications. What does the Sanskrit term Prakriti actually...
Suffering and Awakening
February 28,2018 / Articles on Vedic Counseling New Articles by David Frawley / 0 CommentsIt is not necessarily sad that we suffer, that we experience pain, disease or even death. The real sadness is that we have lost consciousness of our true nature in which there is peace even in the midst of pain, misfortune and...
