My Journey Into the Void of Mahakaalbhairava as Arunachala Shiva
My Journey Into the Void of Mahakaalbhairava as Arunachala Shiva There are mountains that belong to geography. And then there are mountains that belong to consciousness itself. For me, Arunachala was never merely a sacred hill in Tiruvannamalai. It was a living axis of silence — an immense field of primordial awareness that seemed […]
The “I” as the anya (The other) & the Mahabhaava of “I-I”
The “I” as the anya (The other) & the Mahabhaava of “I-I” As soon as sleep state ends, the “I” surfaces bringing with it a world of thoughts and emotions. Pursuits, goals, ambitions, disappointments, failures and many more results of the doing ‘I’. Also brings it with the ideas of separation and thus claims itself […]
The Ascent of the Heart: Exploring the Three Levels of Bhakti in Sadhakas
The path of bhakti, or devotion, is a journey of the heart, a blossoming of love for the Divine. For the sadhaka, the spiritual aspirant, this journey unfolds in stages, each marked by a deepening understanding and a more refined expression of this sacred emotion. The scriptures and the wisdom of the ages speak of […]
The guru is the bridge between the saakar & nirakaar
For years, one may have been conditioned to believe that God exists as Rama, christ or krishna alone and God’s grace enters our lives through these crevices of grace. The light of parmatma takes the shape of bodies and forms that feel recognizably safe and familiar to the mind. Rituals, traditions and lifestyles all tailored […]
THE WAY OF THE GURU
The Guru repeatedly points out that pain is bound to follow pleasure until the sufferer and enjoyer identities are given up. The root cause of pain is not the painful experiences of life but due to our own role play that we are identified with. In a subtle way, the painful experiences are only a […]
THE GURU’S WAY OF SELF ENQUIRY & SURRENDER
The Guru repeatedly points out that pain is bound to follow pleasure until the sufferer and enjoyer identities are given up. The root cause of pain is not the painful experiences of life but due to our own role play that we are identified with. In a subtle way, the painful experiences are only a […]
Sharnagati: Learning to live by leaning on Gurus grace.
Sharnagati: Learning to live by leaning on Gurus grace. As we grow older and believe we get wiser in the ways of the world, we slowly begin to loose the innocence of spirit and become more and more proficient in the ways of the world. holding a space of appearing fully in control of our […]
Awakening: A painful dent to the ego ( Aham)
Awakening: A painful dent to the ego ( Aham) Against the odds of popular belief that our awakening is meant to be a full stop to all our problems and the happily ever after…The rude shudders of awakening can rip apart our age old ideas and leave us feeling lost, confused and sad than ever […]
It is beyond words or thoughts
How does one stay when there is no purpose in one’s life? Neither making a mark in the world, Nor earning the money. Neither being loved by anyone deeply Nor wanting to do the same. Neither refusing to do, Nor accepting everything that needs to be done. Neither intending to make a difference Nor succumbing […]
The Path of Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi & Sri Vidya
I am, Dr Pallavi Kwatra and I bring my personal story of Guru’s grace and its blossoming in my life. Shree Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi came into my life in 2014. Bhagwan’s compassionate eyes have been focused on me every day since then. True to his word of how it is impossible to escape the Guru’s […]