MATHEMATICS
Yathaa Shikha Mayuranaam, Naaganammanayoyatha Tadvadvedaangasaastranaam Ganitammoordhanistitham’ This sloka, as mentioned in the Vedaanga Jyotisham, the irst known work in astronomy,…
Category: Spirituality
VibhutiPaad, Yogsutra 12
ततः पुनः शातोदतौ तुयययौ िचयैकातापरणामः॥१२॥ Tatah punah shaantoditau tulyapratyayau chittasya ekaagrataa parinaamah ||12|| Tatah: then Punah: again Shaanta: the past,…
Architecture Beyond The Scope Of Humans
Thousands of years ago, there were such marvels built that defy today’s science. The way it has been made just…
MEETING DEVI SITA
As Lord Hanuman lies across the ocean to do the karya of Shri Ram, he is tested on the way.…
In Sickness and in Health
I have been practicing Sanatan Kriya for more than a decade now, and have been actively participating in the animal…
Fate Served on a Plate
Our past, present and future is governed by the world of energy, physical attempts to alter it do not work.…
Essence of Herbs – Rasa (taste)
Dashanan’s wife, Mandodari was bearing his child in her womb, and under terrible pain, when she asked him, ‘Oh Lord…
Vibhuti Paad, Yogsutra 1
Patanjali details the 6th limb of ashtang yoga, देशबन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणा॥१॥ Deshabandhashchittasya dhaaranaa ॥01॥ Desha: place Bandhah: binding Chittasya: of mind…
Madhubani
Madhubani, literally translates as ‘from the forests of honey’, and refers to the traditional wall art of the ancient city…
yogsutra – Vibhuti Paad, Yogsutra 3
Patanjali details the 7th limb of ashtang yoga, तदेवार्थमात्रनिर्भासं स्वरूपशून्यमिव समाधिः॥३॥ Tadevaarthamaatranirbhaasam svarupashunyamiva samaadhih ॥03॥ Tad: that (practice of Dhyan)…
Shrieks in Darkness
When a body is formed, there are two aspects to it. First is the physical — when the sperm meets…
700-YEAR-OLD Sun Dial
“Here the language of stone surpasses the language of human,” expressed Rabindranath Tagore, for the architectural ingenuity of the Sun…
Sadhana Paad, Yogsutra 55
Patanjali now details the outcome of pratyahara, ततः परमा वश्यतेन्द्रियाणाम्॥५५॥ tatah paramaa vashyatendriyaanaam ॥55॥ Tatah: from this (pratyahara) Paramaa: highest…
GHATIKA YANTRA – timeless technology
Before the advent of mechanical and battery operated clocks, while one could keep track of time on a sunny day…