Guruji Gururaj

The highest state of meditation experience are the symbolized expressions in the festival Mahashivarathri. The Indian mind from time memorable has mastered the art of symbolism.  In the age where there were no printed publications it was natural for the sages to develop their own specialized methods of preserving their spiritual wealth.  Symbolism in Indian spirituality took shape and all the ritual a Hindu follows has the essence of symbolism in them.  One of the most symbolic festivals is the Maha Shivarathri.  It is a day full of beautiful events and if a sadak understands the symbolism and follow should ultimately culminate in a state of bliss, let me list the events being followed on this day.   The day starts with fasting, visiting shiva temples offering his prayers and should spend the entire day in solitude.  Evening during the sandhya time one should do the shiva pooja and offer his ego as a sacrifice. And remain in waking sta...

Ever since the evolution of human consciousness, Man’s pursuit is to attain everlasting happiness.  In this direction thinkers have travelled a long way discovering several paths leading to the same destination (but today we are quarrelling and debating on the superiority of one path with the other). In this travel of human evolution, one of the greatest discovery has been the ‘Karma Yoga’. The authoritative thesis on this subject is no other than the great Bhagavad Gita. The thinkers of the ‘Gita’ indeed are the great saints or scientists in the present day context, have dived deep into the working of the mind and ego, its interaction with the stimulus received from the five sense organs and have observed three main components; Karma, Akarma, Vikarma Karma means action or work, While Akarma is non-action, it is indeed surprising that both are recommended in the Gita and have the same level of significance and sanctity in the spiritual endeavor of man. The third component; ...