How to Set Up a Hindu Altar?
Perhaps after you have visited a Hindu temple and you have chosen your ishta devata, preferred god or goddess, you feel inspired to create your own altar at home for your personal worship. Why Set Up an Altar? Place of Worship First choose a proper place for it like a corner in your living room […]
Hinduism is Real: How I Fed my Ganesha
My beloved Swamiji, HDH Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, spoke during satsangh about the experience of Nithyatva, the 7th dimension of the multiverse on Oct 16, 2019. Nithyatva is the space of eternity, a space where matter to energy (or food into energy) and energy to matter conversion happens at will with no effort, the effortless zone […]
A Sacred Fire Ritual and Miracle at the Sheshadri Ashram
Sheshadri Swamigal Homa or Fire Ritual at Sheshadri Swamigal Ashram in Tiruvannamalai Sri Sheshadri Swamigal lived from 1870 to 1929. He came from Kanchipuram to live at Arunachala. At his passing a samadhi shrine was built at his ashram. Though nearly 90 years have passed since his passing, I can feel the energy present at […]
Rose and Sandal-Scented Holy Bath to Kalabhairava
Divine 911 Call You can call upon or pray to a few gods for emergencies like you dial 911 in the USA my guru HH Paramahamsa Nithyananda told. One is Lord Venkateshwara in Tirupati. I had already experienced his manifestation power in Phoenix. Another one is Sundareshwara, a form of Lord Shiva in Madurai. And […]
The Sacred Science of Puja
Do you know the science behind puja? In Vedic tradition, puja is the simplest and most authentic way you can connect and commune with the Divine. It awakens in one the Advaita Bhakti – the space of devotion rooted in Oneness with Cosmic Consciousness. For millennia, across all changing ages, the different puja rituals have been practiced […]
How to Make an Idol into a Deity?
One day in 2012 my guru the Avatar HDH Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, aka Swamiji, spoke on how to make an idol into a deity. He said, carry a small idol or murtie with you in your pocket. After 3 months it becomes part of your consciousness, your inner space, and can do miracles. Live […]
The Why & How of Food Offering
Food offering in the Vedic tradition is associated with Annapurna. “Annapurna, the goddess of food and nourishment, is an incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva. Annapurna is empowered with the ability to provide food to an unlimited amount of people. Temple art in India often depicts Lord Shiva with his begging […]