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My parents both have contracted viral swine flu. They are both very old: 74, 82. I am in the US, and they are in India. At this age, I feel guilty about not being there to take care of them. At this age, they have gotten a bit more obstinate than usual and it’s tough to negotiate with them on the phone. 👵👴🌸🙏 […]

It is not uncommon that children move to far and distant places for better financial and professional prospects. It is part of the general social

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Dear Sir, please explain the following: “If the mind still needs the more familiar mental conception, it can be kept so long as it is needed; only do not let the soul be bound by it and do not let it limit the inflow of other relations with the Divine and larger forms of experience.”: Sri Aurobindo: Letters on Yoga. Q1: How to ensure that the mental conceptions do not bound and limit the soul? 🧠✨🕊️🙏

One must always remember, in fact start with this state of humility that the mind does not understand spiritual things. If it is there and,

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I feel the pressure on my crown when I do meditation. Also, is this a common occurrence? This crown thing? It appears now and again randomly and gains momentum during meditation. Meditations have literally changed. It feels like as though I took a subtle bath(a rather risky turn of phrase ) every time I meditate. Why is this happening to me? When does the Force choose you? 🧘✨🕊️

Yes. Pressure upon the crown takes place before the full opening.

Many, many, many experiences come. It is best not to get too much into

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So, who actually devised this “Vama Char” path of Tantra? Tantra practitioners claim it is a divine path to Moksha (liberation), albeit one that operates beyond societal norms. It originates from Lord Shiva, who imparted the Vigyan Bhairav ​​Tantra—a dialogue between Shiva and Parvati—wherein Shiva reveals 112 techniques to her. 🔱🔥🕉️ […]

India is a land dedicated to all kinds of spiritual explorations and discoveries. It has opened several doors upon the Divine out of which Tantra,

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Alok Da, I wrote a reflection on a childhood memory of a ferocious storm where, amidst the thunder and scolding, catching a single raindrop opened me to a sudden, ecstatic realization: “The Lord is falling as rain.” Even without dramatic spiritual experiences in my daily sadhana, I find myself growing steadily calmer and far more at peace. 🌧️✨🙏[…]

It is powerful and cathartic. May the rain of Grace be upon you and fill you to the fill one day, drop by drop.

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