This COVID lockdown times have had a few very memorable powerful spiritual experiences. Samvatsari Bhaav Pratikraman, a few Sadhguru sathsangs, Akhand Diya (in a different way).. add to that a Zoom Garba session for this Navratri! (what is garba?) Organized by Dada Bhagwan Foundation, I was intrigued by their Zoom Garba plan. I thought it […]
Hinduism
Vir Samvat and Vikram Samvat – Traditional Indian Calendars
Vikram and Vir Samvat (samvat means ‘era’) are two traditional Indian calendars. In 2016, I decided to shift my personal year-end reckoning to these Indian calendars. Because it has a whole cultural and traditional net around it, making it a very useful tool to make life more meaningful. And also, I was delving into the […]
Acts of Merit, पुण्य : Offering Support To Other Spiritual Seekers
Acts that gain you merit or पुण्य. Earlier I wrote about Karma Yoga and doing work such that it becomes a way to enlightenment. Part of this are acts conducted to spread the word about a spiritual path. These acts could inspire others to take a look at this path and also support a person walking this […]
Renunciation: A Look At Its Meaning & Associated Myths
Lately I have a new interest – Podcasts. Podcasts aren’t really new to the online space and I am a digital marketeer, but I have just very recently connected with the joy of podcast listening. 😉 It was prompted by a vitamin deficiency driven insomnia. At night, I would lie down and rest my eyes. […]
Introduction to the Ashtavakra Gita
The great and well known Bhagavad Gita was a discourse between Arjun and Krishna in the moment of Arjun’s great confusion on the battlefield, while the lesser known but amazing Ashtavakra Gita is between Ashtavakra and Janaka. And here Janaka is in a different state as a devotee and seeker. He is a king and has […]
Mahashivaratri : Shiva In My Life Photo Series
A night to be awake and aware! #Mahashivaratri 2017 🎶🎷🎵🎼❤️ योगेश्वराय महादेवाय त्र्यम्बकाय त्रिपुरांतकाय त्रिकाग्नि कालाय कालाग्नि रुद्राय नीलकंठाय मृत्युंजयाय सर्वेश्वराय सदाशिवाय महादेवाय नमः महादेवाय नमः महादेवाय नमः #yoga #yogi #mahashivratri #adiyogi #india #festival #incredibleindia A post shared by Priyanka Dalal (@priyankawriting) on Feb 24, 2017 at 8:39am PST Earlier in February 2017, life intensity […]
Adiyogi: The Source Of Yoga, Book Review
A post shared by Priyanka Dalal (@priyankawriting) on Feb 28, 2017 at 6:03am PST I have been pretty over-excited with Adiyogi for a while. I found out about this book just a few days before #Mahashivaratri and it became my first pre-ordered book on Amazon. I knew from a while that Sadhguru was looking to […]
The Meaning of ‘Hindu’ & Why It is Important
Recently a Twitter conversation with friends, @priyankawriting It can be beneficial I should think. — Anubha (@teatattler) April 28, 2016 @priyankawriting mandatory is fine I guess. They could do away with including it in the whole “marks” thing, yes. — Anubha (@teatattler) April 28, 2016 @priyankawriting it’s the “Indian” institute of technology after all, doesn’t […]
The Danger in making a Clinically Equal society for Men & Women
Hinduism is a lot in news now a days. I wanted to share some views often on the much discussed news topics but waited until I could sit down and articulate it properly. I see certain trends within society which lead to an onslaught on the age old Indian culture and religious environment, No […]
Navagunjara
Recently I came across an ancient Indian figure. I am usually curious about Indian legends and stories, so was quite fascinated by this creature. It is apparently better known in Oriya-land. It is called a Navagunjara, Pic source: http://metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/73296 Interesting isn’t it! How many different animals and birds can you count? Head – Cock – I thought it was […]