April 2013
6 posts
If God made Me.
And God made Christ.
Am I not the Son of God?
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Practice Japa
We often hear and speak of yoga, bhakti and dhyana as ways of experiencing spirituality. One topic often ignored is that of japa - or nam smaran in which one chants a mantra (often one of the names of God) repeatedly. Usually it is chanted 108 times - though there is no compulsion.
Common mantras which are chanted include:
1. OM Namah Shivaya
2. OM Ganeshaya Namah
3. OM Namo Narayane
4. OM...
March 2013
12 posts
ॐ ॐ ॐ
http://www.jainworld.com/phil/bhawana/bhawindex.htm
I’ve been reading this today… And I’m quite impressed.. Is a collection of “eternal truths” that are (mostly) common to Hindus, Jainas and Buddhists, written in a simple, lucid style..
I highly recommend it to anyone interested in spirituality, philosophy or religion. Good day.
जय महावीर की जय शिव शंकर...
जय शिव शंकर!
February 2013
5 posts
January 2013
49 posts
A predominantly white neighborhood.
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“Grey hair was not the sign of my growing age, neither the young age proof of my...”
– A Poem in Malayalam
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I wrote a short story. Untitled.
I
It was a cold, foggy day. X walked through a deserted path, leading to a small market. He kept his hands inside his pockets, searching for unfound warmth. He was dressed casually, a windcheater over a checked shirt and jeans. He looked to the right. There was a forest, of sorts, where one would often find people drinking alone in plastic glasses. It was not a dense forest, and the trees were...
It is certain, that in my last birth I was born in the great Andhra Pradesh.
Vepudu Swag
I just cannot live in a place that embraces apathy as a virtue.
