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April 15,2021 / Articles on Vedic Astrology / 0 CommentsVishnu is the primary Devata for the Sun in Vedic thought, notably in the form of Surya-Narayana. Narayana is the cosmic form of Vishnu who rules over the entire universe. The mantra - OM Namo Narayanaya! - is a mantra of sadhus and connects us with the supreme Consciousness. It can be used to...
Yogic Quest: Test your understanding of Vedic Knowledge
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Psychological Immunity and How to Measure it
April 08,2021 / Articles on Vedic Counseling / 0 CommentsWe all know the importance of physical immunity. This is our ability to resist disease, ward off pathogens, endure the dualities of heat and cold and seasonal changes, have physical strength and stamina, slow down the aging process and heal our bodies from within relative to injuries or chronic...
Releasing the Knots of the Heart: Hridaya Granthi
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Yogic Pratyahara and Psychological Immunity
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Consciousness and Immunity
March 19,2021 / Articles on Vedic Counseling / 0 CommentsConsciousness and Immunity Strong immunity is the basis for physical and mental health. It has ramifications outwardly relative to our social order and natural environment, and inwardly for our own deeper awareness. This includes karmic factors at individual and collective levels. A good...
Lord Shiva in Vedic Astrology
March 15,2021 / Articles on Vedic Astrology / 0 CommentsLord Shiva has a central yet complex role in Vedic astrology, associated with a number of planetary energies, though he has specific planetary associations. We will explore these from my years of research in Vedic texts and Shaivite Yoga. Shiva and the Sun and...
Shiva Ayurveda - The Yogic Power of Healing and Transformation
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Ojas: The Power of Immunity in Yoga and Ayurveda
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Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda: The Meaning of Chikitsa
March 07,2021 / Articles on Ayurveda Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsYOGA THERAPY OR YOGA CHIKITSA The Sanskrit term for therapy throughout its medical literature is Chikitsa, which literally refers to the application of consciousness (chit) or caring. Yoga Therapy is called Yoga Chikitsa. Yet chikitsa as a specific term occurs rarely in traditional...
The Non-Dual Reality of Lord Shiva
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Everyone Should Learn Ayurveda
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The Meaning of Maya: the Illusion of the World
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Nakshatras and Upanakshatras
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What is Samadhi and How to Achieve It?
December 26,2019 / Articles on Yoga / 1 CommentsSamadhi is one of the key words of deeper Yoga practice, if not the most important. Yet few Yoga...
Durga signifies the innermost power of consciousness
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Shiva Ratri: Waking Up to your Immortal Self
March 04,2019 / Hindu Deities New Articles by David Frawley / 1 CommentsLook to your true Self beyond body and mind that are but your instruments of expression in the...
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Addiction and the Digital Age – The Need for Higher Consciousness
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Soma, the Bliss Principle in Vedic Knowledge
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Managing Vata Dosha in the Information Technology Era
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The Goddess Kali and the Spiritual Heart
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Why we must honour the sun and do yoga
July 03,2017 / Articles on Yoga New Articles by David Frawley / 1 CommentsThe following article by Dr David Frawley was first published by DailyO. We certainly need more...
