Overcome fear of death
Everyone fears death, a common man or a distinguished person. Death is anyway inevitable, what is the best way to overcome the fear of death? Let's look at a simple example. If a person is well-prepared for an exam
A new beginning…
A fresh and new beginning starts with clarity of mind. One day, the mental state of Sage Valmiki was so clear that he outpoured a beautiful poetic expression with two levels of artha, meaning. One offered the external view
Happy Ugadi, Sobhakruth New Year
Time is powerful. It is not influenced by or affected by anyone or anything. Veda refers to Time as one of the the three divine forms of God. It is called satthva sunya. The other two divine forms of
Vasantha Navaratri
There are traditionally two sets of navaratri uthsavams celebrated annually. The first one is vasantha navaratri, celebrated from Ugadi (marking of a new year following movement of the moon, lunar calendar) to Sri Ramanavami. The second one is sarad
The New Year Plava and the Predictions
April 13th, 2021 is first fortnight’s (sukla paksha) first day (padyami, 15 days between new moon and full moon) in the first lunar month (Chaitra). This is celebrated as the new year for lakhs of people in Telugu and
