Revivez, au travers de témoignages inédits, les grands moments qui ont fait la carrière de Ravi ShankarCes mémoires exceptionnels retracent le parcours d’un homme hors du commun. Dans une langue claire et élégante nourrie des témoignages des nombreux musiciens qui ont croisé sa route, Shankar se souvient de son enfance à Bénarès, de ses tournées en Europe à l’époque où il dansait dans la troupe de son frère Uday, de son engagement auprès du maître Allaudin Khan qui ...

During Gurudev's Ludhiana visit on 19th Feb, at 11:40am in Sunview office, he told us to plant a Nakshatra Van. At that time Sadhvi Hemswaroopa was present as the technical expert on such plantation, and we finally got inspired to make it.NAKSHATRA VAN = VEDIC SACRED GROVENAKSHATRA = BIRTH STAR = A Lunar Mansion, where the Moon appears each night in the sky as it waxes and wanes to complete one round from Full moon to Amavasya.A Sta...

Punyakoti is an adaptation of a folksong prevalent in South India. No one knows who first sang the song of Punyakoti - about a cow that spoke the truth at all times. In the plains of India, it has remained with the generations of men and women who tilled the land and cared for their herd. It reminded them of the eternal harmony that has always co-existed between the truth, and harmony in nature. The folks of yore in India knew the close relation between the Earth and their cattle - it was ...

Do you want to find balance, peace, and joy amid the ups and downs of everyday life?Renowned spiritual teacher, global humanitarian, and tireless advocate for peace Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has changed the lives of millions of people around the world for the better. Yet many in the West have not been introduced to his profound and practical approach to living a spiritual life. This book will change that.In June of 1995, Gurudev began a weekly tradition o...

Original Dhatupatha from the Siddhanta Kaumudi. Lists 1943 Roots.- Correct Sequence of 1943 Roots- IAST Transliteration for Clarity- Index of Roots with Tags and Accents- Internal Grouping of Roots अन्तर्गणः mentioned- Roots with Initial Letter in Original Enunciation ष् / ण् ṣ / ṇ listed- Root Accent in Enunciation उदात्तः अनुदात्तः स्वरितः udāttaḥ / anudāttaḥ / svaritaḥ marked- Root Tag letter इत् स...

What is Yoga?Yoga is a higher state of Being. It is a state of the consciousness that reflects Purity, Cheerfulness, Compassion. Yoga is that moment in life when one is at ease, absorbed in divine union.The entire process that comprises ofShouldering Responsibility Well,Taking Timely Action,Making Wise Decisions,Handling Difficult Situations, and displayingGrit, Humility, Patience and Perseverance

生活在21世紀的科學時代，我們慣於吸收知識，卻常常遺漏心靈的學習，漠視情緒的變化；進步讓我們向物質生活尋求滿足，將負面情緒歸咎於外在世界，用藥物與壓力灌養枯竭的心靈，卻始終忘了生命價值的圓滿來自靈性的充實與成長。印度心靈大師若威香卡以生活萬象為例，明述情緒與心靈需求的重要性，將社會教育所遺忘的心靈修養與情緒管理做了一個最透徹的解說與答案。了解心靈的傾向以及主導心靈運作的法則，有助於釋放心靈慣性模式的掌控，了解負面情緒及原因，可以幫助我們不至於迷失於其中。若威香卡除了用知識幫助我們認知，協助我們把心靈帶回當下；還建議大家透過定期練習靜坐、瑜伽、呼吸練習和真誠的祈禱等技巧，清除壓力、擴展意識並且敞開心靈。試閱：心靈大師古儒吉解析：「追求靈性的答案、質疑生命的意義與目的、尋求內在的圓滿實現」追求靈性的答案、質疑生命的意義與目的、尋求內在的圓滿實現是生活在新世紀人們的一大生命課題。本書透過印度心靈大師對人類價值的解析，為世人提供新世紀人生旅程的重要精神糧食。本書特色本書匯集了作者...

Prashna Upanishad is attributed to sage Pippalada and is in the Gopatha Brahmana of the Atharva Veda.This Upanishad gets its name from the word Prashna , which means “a Question” in Sanskrit.Whenone’s mind is peaceful,the heart is loving,basic needs are well taken care of,Thena question that arises is directly addressed by the Divine,since it is addressed only to the Divine.

Bhaja Govindam is the Smallest, Simplest, Sweetest Upanishad-like work penned by the great Master Adi Shankaracharya himself. In soul-stirring poetry, Sankara expounds the wisdom of attaining peace and nirvana. A beautiful work of the highest literary order that is sung in many Indian homes.मूढ जहीहि धनागमतृष्णाम् कुरु सद्बुद्धिमं मनसि वितृष्णाम् ।यल्लभसे निजकर्मोपात्तम् वित्तं तेन विनोदय चित्तं ॥ २ ॥mūḍha jahīhi dhanāgamat...

Bhakti is a very special attitude. It is a rare kind of lifestyle. It requires tremendous guts, large-heartedness and purity of vision. Narada was an adventurer from long ago, who exemplified the qualities of a Bhakta.We have heard the famous quote - Beauty lies in the eyes of the Beholder. This is what Narada lived. To him each and every one was divine, so he extended his hand to the cruelest sinner and to the most benevolent king. He went out of his way to have a dialogu...

The Sanskrit Alphabet consists of 56 Letters. There are Vowels, Semivowels, Row Class Consonants, Sibilants and the Aspirate. The Alphabet is called अक्षरम् in Sanskrit.Each letter is clearly enunciated with correct movement of the Tongue. Nasals lend a distinct twang and the Vedic chants are a delight to hear because of Accented Vowels.Reading an Avagraha, Ayogavaha, Visarga and Anusvara is properly explained as all the letters of the Alphabet are laid out threadbare.

"Cogito, ergo sum," said René Descartes in the 17th century. I think, therefore I am. And his philosophy that the body and the mind are separate entities, existing independently of each other set the tone for modern medical science. In the last few decades, irrefutable research from around the globe proves that this is not the case. The body and the mind are inseparable from each other.The mind is not shackled by the confines of space and time. The body is. When these two fundament...