From Mental Stillness to Dhārmika Living Why do we face challenges in reaching the depths of our journey of self-awareness? Why does something that once came naturally become increasingly difficult as life progresses? And, how do we understand and overcome these challenges without abandoning the responsibilities we have undertaken? I would like to reflect on these questions through my own experiences and my understanding of Sanātana Dharma. My Journey — From Stillness to Resp

www.sohamvidya.in The Sohamvidya Journey From Workshops to a Movement The Beginning This is the journey of Sohamvidya—where it began, how it has evolved, and where it hopes to go from here. Sohamvidya was founded in 2019 by Dr. Malladi Srinivasa Sastry, a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist with a longstanding interest in Sanskrit and the wisdom traditions of Sanātana Dharma. Sohamvidya began quite simply through the Dive-Inwards workshops conducted by Dr. Malladi Srinivasa Sast

By Karen Dabrowska, London, UK I thought I was on the pig’s back: at 69 I had an advanced belt in tai chi, was going to four, two-hour classes a week, walked for an hour to two without any problem, ate a healthy diet most of the time, my weight was fine. I believed I was doing well for my age. Getting ready to train Then after one Tuesday tai chi class I felt ill, headache, nausea something was definitely wrong. Took myself off to A &E and was told nothing to worry a

The scriptures reveal a profound truth about the Bhagavan- The Supreme Lord. The Lord is Ṣaḍguṇa Sampūrṇa—perfect and complete in the six divine qualities of Jñāna (Knowledge), Bala (Strength), Aiśvarya (Prosperity), Vīrya (Heroism), Tejas (Radiance), and Śakti (Power). These six qualities exist not as separate attributes but in perfect harmony within the one Supreme Reality. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa further declares in the Bhagavad Gītā: "Cāturvarṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ

Good News! You were born free.You were born divine. The beliefs, religions, and ideologies that limit you were not born with you—they were acquired along the way. Break free from those limitations. Think. Question. Experience. Realize. Discover the divinity within yourself, and recognize that the same divine reality pervades all existence. Your true nature is Sat–Cit–Ānanda—Existence, Consciousness, and Bliss. The journey to liberation begins within you. You are your own savi

There is a significant meaning behind the word "Putra". Let us look at the etymological origin of the word, as follows: Pu-nāmno narakāt trāyate iti putraḥ. Pu is a hell from which the son who saves the departed parent is called Putrah. While "Pu" refers to hell - "trāyate" means to save. In other words, a true son is one who contributes to the spiritual welfare of his parents, uplifting them and protecting them from spiritual downfall. We should therefore understand not jus

There was once a devoted temple lamp that burned every night before the deity. It took its duty very seriously. “If I do not burn,” the lamp thought, “the temple will be dark. If the temple is dark, people will lose faith. If people lose faith, everything will fall apart.” So the lamp burned with great strain. It worried about the oil, the wick, the wind, the time. Even when its flame flickered, it refused to rest. One evening, as dawn approached, the lamp noticed something

Marriage in Sanātana Dharma is not merely a personal arrangement or a social convenience. It is a sacred saṁskāra that establishes the Gṛhastha āśrama , the very axis upon which individual life, family continuity, and social stability revolve . Through marriage, life is consciously aligned with dharma , enabling the harmonious pursuit of the four puruṣārthas — dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa . Among the four āśramas, the Gṛhastha alone directly supports the others— Brahmacar