meditation
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The phrase “Aham Brahmāsmi”—अहं ब्रह्मास्मि—comes from the Bṛhadāranyaka Upaniṣad (1.4.10). It is a very important statement from our Vedic thoughts. Although it became popular again because of the show Sacred Games, the way it was used there is far from its original meaning. The grandeur and the worldly implication that was attached to this mantra…
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As I continued reading through the Brahmanda Purana, something profound stood out: Not all dissolutions are violent. Some happen in perfect stillness. One passage describes it beautifully: “When the Kalpa was over… Kala was asleep.” “Maharishis remained for thousands of their nights… in sattva, waiting.” This is not destruction in the usual sense. It is…
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Introduction: From Stillness, Everything Long before time-stamped history began, ancient seers described the origin of all existence not as a violent explosion, but as a quiet hatching. The Brahmanda Puraṇa speaks of a cosmic egg—the Brahmāṇḍa—enveloped in seven concentric sheaths, expanding in layers of energy and awareness. Within this shell, Bhagwan Brahma emerges and the…
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What if creation wasn’t sparked by a bang, but by a breath or a thought arising in conjunction with that breath?What if the universe didn’t end in destruction, but withdrew into silence while all functions and beings slowly dissolved? The ancient Puranas—texts thousands of years old—speak not of explosive endings but of a gentle withdrawal.…
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The Unshaken Boy — Retelling the Story Prahlada, the son of the powerful asura king Hiranyakasipu, was born into darkness but moved steadily toward light. While his father ruled with terror, Prahlada sat in stillness, chanting the name of Lord Narayana, deep in devotion to the luminous one. This was the very deity his father…
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Introduction — A Palace That Travels Without Moving In the Vishnu Purana, there’s a moment that feels almost like science fiction—Lord Krishna, after building the grand city of Dwaraka, wishes to bring a magnificent celestial hall called Sudharman from the heavens down to Earth. But instead of having it built, he simply asks for it,…
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Introduction In both ancient philosophy and modern physics, a subtle consensus is emerging: everything is vibration. Whether described as quantum fields or naada (primordial sound), the idea that form arises from frequency is being explored across disciplines. One of the most evocative depictions of vibrational creation comes from the mythic image of Lord Shiva’s damru—the…
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Introduction In a recent reading of Sri Vidya Kosha by Prof. S.K. Ramachandra Rao, I came across several compelling ideas that link mantra, geometry, and energy through the sacred diagram known as the Sri Yantra. Although I am not an expert in Śrīvidyā, what intrigued me was how these ancient perspectives seem to align—at least…
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