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Getting To Know Garuda
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Getting To Know Garuda

Recently, I was watching a television program where experts were hypothesizing the puranic character of Garuda to be a monster, an eagle-human that they thought

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Nandi: The Divine Transceiver
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Nandi: The Divine Transceiver

There are various energies which govern this Creation – sun, moon, stars…and then there are energies which are sent to preserve this Creation – cows and

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Why A GURU Is Necessary?
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Why A GURU Is Necessary?

Once, Yogi Ashwiniji was lecturing on yog at the Oxford University, London, when someone from the media got up and told him, “If you talk

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Women In India
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Women In India

In the last issue of the TIW in 'Straight from the Anahad', Yogi Ashwiniji called a woman Shakti and compared her to a

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Imbalance - Cause of Disease
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Imbalance - Cause of Disease

The pleasures and the miseries of life are the experiences of the soul - through the body. Ayurveda defines body as something that is constantly

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Cows in Scriptures
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Cows in Scriptures

Of the three heinous crimes enumerated in the Shaastras, Gau Hatya (cow slaughter) is one (Rigveda 7.56.17). The ones who think this to

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Education Rewritten – Myths busted
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Education Rewritten – Myths busted

All those who've been educated in schools propagating western-style education, do you remember what you were taught? Has it opened doorways of the

Tulika Sharma 5 min read
Of Reel and Real Gurus
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Of Reel and Real Gurus

In a movie, a don is seen wearing a black suit, dark glasses, he has a lean frame and is surrounded by commandos, again in

Yogi Ashwini 3 min read
Of The Shaktis That Run The Creation
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Of The Shaktis That Run The Creation

The Creation is governed by certain shaktis. As you progress in yog sadhna, you are able to experience their forms. Every day, each one of

Yogi Ashwini 3 min read