Prabhu Sathyananda

  Celebrate World Yoga Day – 21-06-2021 Dear Friends, Tomorrow, 21-06-21 is very auspicious day. On the one side it is Nirjala Ekadasi, the most auspicious of the Ekadasis, fasting for getting blessings of   Lord Vishnu.   on the other , it is world yoga day. Right time for every one to start the journey of Yoga, Pranayama and meditation. Having personally experienced the benefits, I am advocating everyone to practice some kind of yoga, asanas, pranayama, Meditation. We are lucky to have born in the country of Yoga and Ayurveda. In this COVID tension and anxiety, meditation is the best way to calm the mind. Medical science has found out that many of the casualties of COVID is more due to anxiety than infection.   Pranayama strengthens the lungs, calms the nerves and mind, improves immunity and health through inhaling of higher amount of oxygen. Yoga asanas strengthens both body and mind and brings total health and wellbeing of the practitioner. Being a firm b...

  Success is easy Success has different meaning for different people. Everyone wants success. Very few consider themselves successful. Success is not something others talk about you. It is the inner feeling, happiness that Success brings. It is very easy to get success, only thing we need to know the path. As per Bhagavad Gita, A man is made by his belief. As he believes so he is. If you believe that you can win, then you have already won the most part of it. Believe that you can be happy, you too can be  successful  and you can .   Modern success literature also reiterates same. In the book “power of your subconscious mind” , one of the finest books in this area, author Joseph Murphy explains the power of your subconscious mind to bring sure success.   “whatever human mind can conceive and believe, the subconscious mind brings into reality without fail “it is in science, it is in scriptures, it is in in Bhagavad-Gita . Success is simple, first step is to ...

  Soma Pradosham Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra Om Tryambak Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushtee-Vardhanam । Urvarukmeva Bandhanaan Mrtyoh-Mrukshiya MaaMmrataat ॥   ॐ ತ್ರ್ಯಂಬಕಂ ಯಜಾಮಹೆ ಸುಗಂಧಿಂ ಪುಷ್ಟಿವರ್ಧನಂ ಉರ್ವಾರುಕಮಿವ ಬಂಧನಾನ್ಮೃತ್ಯೋರ್ಮುಕ್ಷೀಯ ಮಾಮೃತಾತ್             Importance: Pradosha is observed on the thirteenth day of lunar fortnight ( Thrayodashi)   This is a highly auspicious day dedicated to Lord Shiva.   When Pradosha falls on a Monday it is Som Pradosh, i.e today, June 7 , 2021 and is very auspicious. There is a popular belief that the power of all the Gods and Goddesses   merge in the Shivling or in places where there is the presence of Shiva. Three hours , 1.5 hours before and 1.5 hours after sunset on Pradosha is considered very auspicious and it   is said that Lord Shiva and Parvati are in a happy mood during this time and bless the devotees who follow dharma. Lord Shiva had tol...

 *ಓರ್ವ ಯುವತಿಯೊಬ್ಬಳು ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಬಂದಳು..*  *ದರ್ಶನ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಆಯಿತಾ ಮಗಳೇ,  ಎಂದು ತಂದೆ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದರು….* *ಮಗಳು:*  ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಬೇಡಿ..  ಕೋಪದಿಂದ ನುಡಿದಳು… *ತಂದೆ:*  ಏನು ನಡೆಯಿತು ಮಗಳೇ.. *ಮಗಳು:*  ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ಭಕ್ತಿ ಇಲ್ಲ,  ದೇವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಅವರ ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಫೋನ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುವುದು, ಫೋಟೋಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆಯುವುದು, ಭಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ್ದು ಅಲ್ಲದೇ ಬೇರೆ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.  ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ಭಜನೆ ನಡೆಯುವ ಬಳಿ ಸಹ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ನಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಯಾರಲ್ಲೂ ನನಗೆ ಭಕ್ತಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ. *ತಂದೆ:*  (ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಹೊತ್ತು ಮೌನವಾಗಿದ್ದು)  ಸರಿ..  ನೀನು ಅಂತಿಮ ನಿರ್ಧಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವ ಮುನ್ನ ನನ್ನದೊಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಕೋರಿಕೆ… ನೆರವೇರಿಸುತ್ತೀಯಾ..? *ಮಗಳು:*  ಖಂಡಿತಾ ಅಪ್ಪಾ…  ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮಾತನ್ನು ನಾನು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂದಿಲ್ಲ.  ಹೇಳಿ ಏನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು… *ತಂದೆ:*  ಒಂದು ಗಾಜಿನ ಗ್ಲಾಸಿನ ತುಂಬ ನೀರು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗು ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ..  ಮೂರೇ ಮೂರು ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಬರಬೇಕು..  ಆದರೆ ಒಂದು  ಸೂಚನೆ…ನಿನ್ನ ಲೋಟನಿಂದ ಒಂದೇ ಒಂದು ಹನಿ ನೀರು ಚೆಲ್ಲಬಾರದು.  ಈ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೀಯಾ……...

  Overcoming Fear: Veetha   “ Raga , Bhaya , Dwesha “ . Bhagavad Gita mentions about three great enemies of human which one must overcome to be successful and happy. They are Raga (Attachment), Bhaya (Fear ) , Dwesha ( hatred). Fear is one factor hindering people from enjoying eternal bliss that the human being really is . We all have read about how young seagull overcame fear of flying. It was afraid of flying . It was made to starve for 24 hours. When mother brought fish , seagull jumped to get and could see itself flying and overcame the fear. Thus, the only way to overcome fear of any act  is experience that act again and again. People have all kind of fears , fear of failure, fear of height , fear of darkness , fear of closed place, fear of public speaking  etc., Many of these fears are acquired during our child hood through some bad experiences. The opposite of fear is confidence. Confidence is in fact ante-dote to fear. How to develop confidence...

 Happy Deepavali Deepavali  is a festival celebrated throughout the world though in different forms . worshipping Dhana Lakshmi praying fo0r prosperity. leading from darkness to light, killing the Asura ( evil spirit in us) are various achievements associated with this festival. This brings us to the point of whether these are real events of  are they really of any use . when you ponder over this one thing becomes clear. All these rituals or beliefs are to strengthen the human spirit to purify itself of evil thoughts and bring positive thoughts and energy and spread it in the society. As proved scientifically also the human minds are interconnected and are always interacting through vibrations. These festivals bond the minds further and bring all-round positivity thus purifying the environment of evil thoughts and bad energy.  Positive thoughts is the essence of happy life . man is what he thinks. Thoughts make the person. any happy or otherwise events or a...

  Destiny – in our hands? In my childhood days whenever I meet astrologers, my distant uncle was an astrologer and I knew few others through him, I used to ask them on whether human life is pre-determined or he has the freedom to decide his future? Either way, what is the use of astrological prediction for me if I cannot change that? If I can change that, means future is not already decided, then how can you predict something which is not there now and is based on my future actions? I used to get different answers. One such response looked acceptable for me was, There is destiny, that is future is decided. But you have freedom to change it through your efforts. Humans are under the influence of stars and their positioning in one’s birth. However, by practicing certain methods like reciting Mantras, performing Sacrifices, visiting holy places will reduce the impact of bad position of stars. This may be true or may be working through belief/faith, but results were coming. Today...