Opposites are the essence of life and so Mahashivratri is celebration of opposities. To understand this deeper we should dive deep in Osho’s understanding of Tantra. Osho says Tantra is the search for the rhythm of the opposites, of contradictions. Contradictory, opposite stand point become one in tantra. This has to be deeply understood only […]
Category Archives: Spirituality & Well Being
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Jul
Jul
You are driving in the rain, listening to nice music and suddenly a song breaks the spell and throws you in the middle of a painful memory. Same can happen while watching a movie or just sitting in a café with your friends. A song, a familiar looking voice or person, or even a smell […]
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Jul
Jul
Ramakrishna Paramahansa was an Indian Hindu mystic and saint in the nineteenth century Bengal. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and a chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Once Ramakrishna attained enlightenment, his focus on Vivekananda grew even more since he saw the latter as a means to spread his message around the world; he saw […]
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Jun
Jun
Believe as you sit by the dying person that you are sitting by someone who has the true potential to be a Buddha. Imagine their buddha nature as a shining and stainless mirror and all their pain and anxiety a thin, grey mist on it that can quickly clear. This will help you to see them as loveable and forgivable and draw out of your unconditional love
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Oct
Oct
Just one more day from now, and Bodhi will be in Kolkata to celebrate the Durga Puja. The idol of Ma Durga has already been made and has arrived at the Baba Lokenath Temple, transported from the famous Kumortuli—a place known for its traditional artists, clay modelers, and expert sculptors. These artisans give form to […]
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Sep
Sep
“PitruPaksha (पितृ पक्ष) “fortnight of the ancestors” is a 16–lunar day period in the Hindu calendar when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors , especially through food offerings. The period is also known as Pitri Paksha/Pitr-Paksha, PitriPokkho, Sorah Shraddha (“sixteen shraddhas”), Kanagat, Jitiya, Mahalaya, Apara Paksha and akhadpak, PitruPandharavda or pitrupaksh. “During this time, Hindus pay tribute to their ancestors for the reponse of their souls. […]
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Sep
Sep
Isn’t life about having a good work-life balance? But we realize it very late till life starts slipping out of hand. We keep on working day in and day out to achieve our goals and to be termed successful, in the bargain we get a highly compromised life. “No one on his deathbed ever said, […]
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Sep
Sep
Love is a small lamp, but it is enough, in fact more than enough. You don’t need to carry a sun with you, just a small lamp is enough in the dark night. Of course it sheds light only a few feet ahead of you but that’s all that is needed : You walk those […]
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May
May
Culture has not been able to come into being because of the family. We think that the unit of our family is everything – if the family is there, then we have everything. And the sicknesses which the family has given birth to never occur to us. Family is the first imprisonment. If it is […]
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Mar
Mar
We don’t want to see others happy. This can mean only one thing: that we are suicidal, that we are not even ready to see ourselves happy. We have invented the idea: “only when the whole world becomes unhappy can I be happy”. But how can one be happy when the whole world is unhappy? […]