YOGABHARATI

प्राणस्पन्दो निरुध्यते - PrAnaspando Nirudhyate  Introduction  दिवि भमौ ू तथाssकाशेबहिरन्तश्च मेविभःु  योविभात्यवभासात्मा तस्मैसर्वात्मनेनमः ||   Salutations to him who is all pervading, who shines as the light of perception illuminating the earth, sky, space, the inner self and the outer world and who manifests as all that exists.  The text of Yoga Vasishta is attributed to Sage Valmiki (real author unknown), and consists of around 32000 Shlokas or 64000 lines of poetic grandeur. The whole narration is in the form of a dialogue between Sage Vasishta and Shri Rama. It is explained in the form of stories, stories within stories, to impress upon the reader to validate the deeper significance a seeker (mumukshu) has to engage in, to approach the problems confronting him. This has been condensed further to Laghu Yoga vasishta containing about 6000 verses and translated into many languages. The main theme centers around the root cause of Shri Rama’s despondency when he returned from the gur

Calamity, A doorway to Love divine - Teachings of Kunti Mata Yoga is a path where a seeker only rises in the journey as there is nothing beyond the Love Divine. During this joyful journey of connecting to the Divine, there is a beautiful transformation in the seeker. As Swami Chinmayananda ji mentions, “ Transmutation happens to the devotee ” , I too believe that “Bhakti path” itself is like the moulting of a snake’s skin or unraveling of the spider web. By a total surrendering attitude, one’s ego is dropped and one is more connected to the inner Self. In this presentation, I would be sharing a brief description of Kunti's insightful teachings which would give guidance to a seeker in the path of Bhakti and self-purification. Introduction  The agitations and sufferings of our mind are like the spider's web, woven out of our ignorance/avidya, when faced with challenges or a calamity in life. A devotee on the other hand, when faced with a calamity, constantly remembers Bhagawan f