Invoking Ganesh Shri Vakratund mahakay suryakoti samprabha, nirvghney kuru mey deva sarvakaryeshu sarvada – with a rounded trunk, gigantic figure which is illuminated by a thousand suns, may all my tasks be accomplished without any problems.  Worshipping Shri Ganesh with prayer and knowledge is auspicious. In the Indic tradition, any task, be it a new business or a holy ceremony, starts with the worship and igniting of Shri Ganesha. This puja is performed like a ritual. The underlying meaning associated with this practice is very profound.  It is essential that we understand this so that we can explain it to others, especially the younger generation, as it would make them realise and comprehend our culture and its Vedic wisdom in its true perspective. Only when a puja or ritual is performed keeping in mind the philosophy and understanding the hidden messages concealed in the forms of the various deities, devi-devtas and…

Pranam Maa Saraswati Kar Prakash, Dey Sammati Pranam Maa Saraswati Bestow Light, Impart Good Sense Saraswati Namastubhyam varde kamrupanim Vishvarupi vishalakshi vidya gyan prdayanee O Saraswati, goddess of knowledge and wisdom I bow to thee O omnipotent, omnipresent one, who has big eyes (vision), Bestow upon me the boon of wisdom and knowledge. Pray to Saraswati, who takes the creation of Brahma to perfection, through all the Arts. It is said that during the eight phases of the day, Saraswati manifests through everyone’s speech at least once. Each one of us has experienced sometimes that what has been uttered by someone rather casually, has come true. But the human mind engrossed in the material world cannot understand it. To attain this state in totality, where ones speech is consistently governed by Kamalasana -- the one who is seated on a lotus, symbolic of thousand qualities, this is possible only by…

Observe thoughts. Be conscious of the thinking pattern because it is that which creates the path for growth or decline. Analyse your opinions and ideas truthfully, then be centred in them because they will attract all the information in the form of media, books, incidents to resurrect themselves. Suppose you don’t like a person, by being fixed in that pre-conceived notion, carrying this seed within will attract fodder -- circumstances, written matter or people of the same opinion to firm up your views. That is why it is very important to stay open till you are not fully aware of the Truth because if one is settled in incomplete knowledge and notions, they alone will continue to be nourished. That is how even demonic thoughts are born and keep on perpetuating. Just like the admirers of a famous person will find more and more reasons to become his ardent followers…