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Three Ways to Bring Balance, Harmony, & Healing to the Chakras
Chakra comes from the Sanskrit word, चक्रम् cakram, which means wheel. The chakras are energy centers or wheels where energy, also known as prana, chi, or qi, rotates and flows. Anatomically, the chakras correspond to the locations of major … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Healing, Yoga
Tagged balance & harmony, chakras, chi, gemstones, healing, mantra, meditation, nutrition, prana, vibrations
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Om Namah Shivaya: Mantras to Shiva
On this eve of the new moon that welcomes in … Continue reading
Posted in Religions & Philosophies, Yoga
Tagged 108, Auspicious One, Cosmic Dance, Great Yogi, liberation, Maha Shivaratri, mantra, moksha, Nataraja, self-realization, Shiva, Shiva Sutras, vibrations
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Still…
Originally posted on Blazing Light of Glory:
Lisa and I are in the middle of Review VI in the Course, which consists of lessons 201-220. At the beginning and end of each of these 20 short review lessons is the mantra: I am…
Posted in Meditations
Tagged a course in miracles, ACIM, eternal self, God, I am That, inner peace, life, mantra, peace, Ram Dass, Spirituality, still, stillness
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Mantras for Joy for the New Year
ॐ नमः शिवाय शम्भू शङ्कर Om Namaha Shivaaya Shambhuu Shangkara As Sung: Om Namah Shivaya Shambho Shankara Om, I invoke Shiva [Gracious/Auspicious One], Formless Joy, Beneficent One लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु Lokaah Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu May all beings everywhere be joyful!
Posted in Meditations
Tagged auspicious, beauty, chants, joy, mantra, New Year, prayers, sanskrit, Shambho Shankara, Shiva, YouTube
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Saint Francis and World Animal Day
Today is both the Feast of Saint Francis and World Animal Day! I have been very blessed to have shared my entire life with many animals. Since birth my life has been filled with animals and full because of animals. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Meditations
Tagged abundance, animal spirits, compassion, environment, Gandhi, Love, mantra, nature, peace, Prayer of Saint Francis, Saint Francis, San Francisco shaman, World Animal Day
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Navaratri – Nine Nights Celebrating the Goddess
Navaratri means nine nights, from navam, नवम्, nine, and ratri, रात्रि, night, in Sanskrit. This festival is celebrated twice each year, in the Autumn and the Spring. In Spring Navaratri begins when the Moon enters the Nakshatra Ashwini at 0° in Mesha/Aries in the Sidereal Zodiac (Vedic … Continue reading
Posted in Religions & Philosophies
Tagged divine mother, feminine, goddesses, Hinduism, mantra, moon, nakshatra, Navaratri, Rosh Hashanah, San Francisco astrologer, Shakti, trinity, Yom Kippur
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महा मृत्युंजय मंत्र Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is a beautiful and powerful meditation mantra. With the epithet “three-eyed one”, this mantra addresses the god Rudra, the fierce and destructive aspect of Shiva. The transformative vibrations of this mantra can assist us in overcoming illness, mental … Continue reading
Posted in Sanskrit Studies
Tagged ascension, awakening, death, healing, immortality, liberation, mantra, meditation, moksha, prayer, Rudra, sanskrit, Shiva
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गुरुस्तोत्रम् Gurustotram (2)
अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम् । तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ।। २ ।। (2) akhandamandalaakaaram vyaaptam yena caraacaram tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai shriigurave namah (2) The unbroken whole (circular) form, comprised of all animate and inanimate things That place … Continue reading
Posted in Sanskrit Studies
Tagged consciousness, Guru, gurustotram, language studies, Maha Shivaratri, mantra, sanskrit, Shiva, Shiva Sahasranama, translations
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Gurustotram (1)
ओम् श्रीगणेशाय नमः om shriiganeshaaya namah Om radiant Ganesh As some of you know from my About Page, I have studied ancient languages (Latin and Greek) as well as modern language, languages, and linguistics. Last spring I had begun … Continue reading
Posted in Sanskrit Studies
Tagged ancient languages, Brahma, devanagari, Ganesh, Guru, language studies, mantra, sanskrit, Shiva, Supreme Reality, sutras, Vishnu
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Through the Peacock's Eyes 