Dashami: The Tenth Day of Victory

Dashami: The Tenth Day of Victory

The Tenth House of the Astrological Chart is considered to be the chart’s marker of success and achievement. It shows the overcoming of challenges and a ‘victory’ over hurdles that appear on the path. When an astrologer looks for indications about career and...
Bhagavad Gita: A Selection of Verses

Bhagavad Gita: A Selection of Verses

Sri Krishna — charming cowherd, glorious king, mentor extraordinaire and divine incarnation — lived over five thousand years ago. His early years were spent in a quaint town called Vrindavan in Northern India. Krishna is the soul of the Mahabharata, the brilliance of...
Shravana: The Power to Influence

Shravana: The Power to Influence

The month ‘Shraavana’ gets its name from the lunar constellation Shraavana, which means ‘to listen’. When the Full Moon shines among the stars of Shraavana, it brings special focus to growth and the need for the qualities of a ‘Listener’.   The stars of...
Guru Purnima: The Acknowledgement of Grace

Guru Purnima: The Acknowledgement of Grace

In the Vedic month of ‘Ashadha’, when the Full Moon shines in ‘Uttara Ashadha’ Nakshatra, the lunar constellation of the ‘victorious’, the day is observed as ‘Guru Poornima’ or ‘the Full Moon of the Guru’.   After completing her lunar journey...
The Upanishads: Illuminating the Self

The Upanishads: Illuminating the Self

Dear Seeker, The Upanishads are a part of the Vedic Literature (the Vedas) that contain meditations upon the nature of the Self. They are primarily concerned with answering the question “Who am I?”, and they elaborate upon the manner in which the individual...