Saranaagathi means “Surrender Unto the Lord”. Surrender is also called as “आत्मनिवेदन or AtmaNivedana” is the highest form of Bhakti or Devotion, where the Self is surrendered to God in entirety. This Surrender is the culmination of the sadhana of Bhakti and Jnana.

Saranaagathi in its true sense is the ultimate aim of all branches of yoga –…

A film coming out soon. The director wrote:

"The inspiration for the "Women of Bhakti" film came about in response to the yoga/kirtan community's growing interest in bhakti. As a long time student, practitioner and teacher of bhakti yoga I have experienced and witnessed the profound effects that living in bhakti can have on people both individually and collectively. The treasures of bhakti are meant to be passed on, and I felt a sort of inspirational calling to create a film and forum…

Nearly everyone postpones one grand thing or a collection of mighty hopes and dreams.



Between the quote marks of our lives are phrases like these: "When things slow down...when I finish my degree...when I get certified...as I acquire a deeper knowledge base...when I have kids...when the kids are grown...when I get well...when I marry...when I divorce...when I retire...when I get that promotion, that raise, that job, that house, that whatever the…

Deep inside our consciousness is an oasis of peace. This is the molten core of the soul, but it is not hot, it is cool. Not passive, but a source of inner power to fuel our mind and intellect, so that we can create powerful thoughts and make accurate decisions. If you can learn to go to this centre, peace will be your companion, positivity your partner, and you will be able to chill out in one second, anywhere, anytime. Returning to the centre of your self is…

Ganesh Jayanthi,popularly known as the 'Maghi Ganesh Jayanti',is the day when the Ganesha frequencies reached the Earth for the first time.This is the birth-day of God Ganesha,which falls on the fourth day of "Shukla Paksha" of Magh Month as per traditional Marathi Calendar ie the fourth day of bright fortnight).This is a very auspicious day ( Angara Yog).This…

This is the highest Mantra for mankind gifted to us by the thousand Buddhas  out of their compassion for all sentient beings.

This mantra originated in India and migrated to Tibet, where the pronunciation changed somewhat as the Tibetan people found some of the Sanskrit difficult to pronounce. The Tibetan form of the mantra is "Om mane peme hung".…

Women enjoyed a position of respect and stature in ancient Vedic India. Women of the Vedic period (circa 5000-1200 BCE) were epitomes of intellectual and spiritual attainment. The Vedas have lots to say about these women, who both complemented and supplemented their male partners. When it comes to talking about significant female figures of the Vedic period, four names - Ghosha, Lopamudra, Sulabha…

Sri Puradara Dasa is known as the Karnataka Sangeetha Pra-pithamaha (founder of Carnatic classical music). Purandara Dasa is believed to have been born in 1494 in Pandarapura in Karnataka. This was the golden age of Kannada literature too, under the most famous Vijayanagar emperor Sri Krishnadeva Raya. The influence of of Sri…

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Gongs of bells, meditating monks,

Chanting of hymns Knock knock are you there?

Sweet smell of incense, coupled with garlands of rose,

Burning of ghee diyas,pouring of milk Knock knock are you there?…

          The course of birthing and dying is just part of the process of soul – reincarnation.  This is not what the ascension we entail to be the higher level of life ascension development. When we die in the physical world, we will re-incarnate life in the astral world, and the astral world, is not that what we generally called heaven. A believer would think that the astral world,   is already the heaven, but the truth,  it is still not the heaven yet, in fact, would that entail, very…

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the year 2012. This year has been anticipated, worldwide, in almost all cultures for decades, if not centuries. And through her grace, we are entering it on the coat tails of our beloved Divine Mother. She has scooped us up and held us in her loving embrace as we cross this threshold into 2012. What more could we ask for? All of the anxiety that many on Earth are experiencing, as we enter into 2012 has been removed for us by Mother and replaced with…

Popularly known as the avataara of Sri Vigneshwara, he is one of the Dasa Chatushtayas. His aradhana falls on 16-1-2012.

Murariraya and Venkamma were a poor brahmin couple living in village Mosarakallu in Raichur district of Karnataka. They were blessed with four sons – Bhaganna, Dasappa, Seenappa and Rangappa. When Murariraya…

Makar Sankranti is India’s major festival. This day, sun moves from Tropic of Capricorn(Dakhshinayan) to Tropic of Cancer(Uttarayana). Makar Sankranti is celebrated in different states of nation with different names. In Tamil Nadu it is called Pongal. In Assam it is celebrated as Magh Bihu and Bhogal Bihu. In states of Punjab and Haryana it is celebrated as Lohri festival. In Uttar Pradesh it is celebrated as Khichdi or Donation festival. In Bihar it is known as Til…

The greatest saint ever born in the history of mankind, the sage Shankara probably lived around 800 A.D. His teachings can be summed up in half a verse: “Brahma Satyam Jagan Mithya Jivo Brahmaiva Na Aparah—Brahman (the Absolute) is alone real; this world is unreal; and…