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Reality Untouched
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Reality Untouched

The rays from the setting September sun bounced off the shimmering surface of the water in iridescent splendour as I looked out over the horizon,

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A Havan in 18th Century Punjab
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A Havan in 18th Century Punjab

Havans are a medium to interact with the world of energy. Often people confuse them to be a ritual practice that is typical of a

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A Letter to Krishna
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A Letter to Krishna

I woke up to the first rays of the sun in the mystical land of Vrindavan or the grove of vrinda (tulsi), as it rose

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Satsang
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Satsang

When you keep an iron nail next to a magnet, after sometime the ordinary nail starts exhibiting magnetism. If you pour ice in hot water,

Yogi Ashwini 3 min read
Our Golden Past Clad In Iron
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Our Golden Past Clad In Iron

Iron is the fourth most common element in the earth's crust. Iron had been carried over by the tribal communities of India from

Shalini Verma 4 min read
Ancient Air India
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Ancient Air India

In 1881, Col. Olcott, the co-founder and first president of the Theosophical Society, said, “The ancients could navigate the air, and not only navigate it

Shalini Verma 2 min read
The Great Architect Of India
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The Great Architect Of India

The references in both Ramayana and Mahabharata mention the two great architects, namely Vishwakarma and Maya Danav. Vishwakarma, son of Lord Brahma, was the divine

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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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