Psyche in general means a mindset or state of mind. This is an era of abundance. Even though abundance is better than scarcity in reality everything takes a toll on one or other aspect of the self. Abundance creates a dilemma of choices. When there is scarcity people tend to…

Explaining the concept of fire invocation. Agni mukham is exactly the end of poorvanga prayoga and the start of uttharanga prayoga. Poorvanga prayoga just simply means pre-procedure. Poorvanga prayoga includes kalasa sthabanam or invocating the diety in a water pot, yantra sthabana or construction of yantra, consecrating fire altairs according…

Explaining the concept of brahman granthi, vishnu granthi and rudra granthi! GRANTHI Granthi literally translates to knots. In the context of lalitha sahasranamam and also in the tantra traditions, seers believe any creation is bound by three knots. The term karma is very popular, whereas granthas is not popular. In…

Explaining the context of SVA-TANTRA yethi tantra ha !! — SVA-TANTRA The word sva-tantra means freedom. In sri vidhya upasana the term tantra more refers to ones own style or the way. “Sva” means self, tantra means the way, hence the namavali means to follow ones own way. why is it an emphasis to follow one’s way in a ritual scripture…

A series of writings reflecting the context of the script: Lalitha Sahasranamam. — The following series of writings i write is the style of Sri Vidhya practised in Shambavi Peetam, Not the common Sri Vidhya we see practised which stresses more on panchadasakshari mantra and navavarna pooja which became more prominent in 19th century. What shambavi Peetam practices is a legacy from vedic…

Understanding panchabootha kriya: five element cleanising! — What is panchabootha kriya ? The word pancha bootha means five elements. five elements here refers to air, water, fire, earth and space. From times immemorial all the seers and their writings have profoundly and unanimously accepted that everything in nature is comprised of these five elements. these five elements are the primordial pillars sustaining…

A brief article resolving the doubts on the benefits of gaining knowledge. — For a long time, it has always been on debate whether money or knowledge is superior amongst them. The race never seems to end by the course of time, if money prevails, knowledge proves its worth. If knowledge prevails money proves its power. This is the case for many centuries…

Brief article narrating the misunderstanding of the fundamental of the word by Sai Aascharyanandha. The terms orthodox and unorthodox have become more of an identity these days. Fundamentals of these words are widely misunderstood, because those words are derived from the root word,”Tradition”. In simple terms, a person who believes…

Narration on the seed syllable svaha and its application. — Svaha is not a new term for people in india irrespective of the religion or faith one follows. The famous seed syllable “svaha” is used in the fire ritual while offering something to fire. …