Category: Philosophy
Pitri Moksha: Setting Your Ancestors Free From Within
Every year in India, we perform rituals for the departed — shraddha, tarpan, pind daan. Offerings are made. Prayers are chanted. Rivers are visited. It’s all very sacred on the outside. But let’s pause here. How many people performing these rites actually understand why they’re doing it?How many know what it means to “set an…
Sahasrara Chakra, Zero, and Infinity.
The concept of the seven chakras, especially the Sahasrara Chakra, has often been wrapped in mystical narratives that make it sound like some esoteric energy vortex only accessible to monks living in the Himalayas. But let’s cut through the mystery—it’s neither mystical nor mythical. The chakras, especially the Sahasrara, are about the way our consciousness…
Twinkle Twinkle Sankhya and Star, How I Wonder What I Am?
The endless sky, dotted with sparkling points of light, held a certain magic for us. How many of us once sang “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” with childlike wonder, imagining what these distant orbs truly are?
Mahavidyas, the feminine within you
Mahavidyas, in Hindu philosophy, represent the absolute manifestation of nature, or what we call prakriti. To understand their significance, it’s helpful to compare them with the concept of Sankhya, a philosophical system that also deals with the relationship between purusha (consciousness) and prakriti (nature). However, there’s a key difference: while Sankhya takes a more agnostic…
