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SatChitAnanda!

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Hello all, Namaste! I want to let my blog readers know about my new website- swaroopa.net. Very simple id, not the complicated blog id address. Now to the post.   Last week we discussed the concept of Satchitananda ! Let us delve into it more. In this modern age, where everyone is after happiness and fulfillment, this concept becomes even more important to discuss. The Upanishads, the Vedic treatise expands on such a concept. Last week, we discussed it as the bliss (Ananda) of a true (Sat) heart (Chit). But how can we find the true heart? The bliss of that heart comes only later. But first we need to get to the true heart. We have discussed many times the difference between the heart and the mind. The heart we are discussing here, is not the physical heart, but the metaphorical one. Take many of the pictures in which the Master in Christianity, Jesus is depicted. He would have a red heart that is illuminated around with a halo. This halo we can interpret as Self-realization. A
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The power of Dharma!

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Hello all, Namaste! I want to let my blog readers know about my new website- swaroopa.net. Very simple id, not the complicated blog id address. Now to the post.   Last week, we discussed how a global mindset affects the energy of the globe itself. This was in the macroscopic scale. Today, let us discuss the microscopic scale, as pertaining to Dharma. In these times, where Dharma is being trampled underneath the foot due to lies, deception, grandstanding, fakeness and immorality, I felt it is a good topic to discuss. Dharma: What is Dharma? According to Wikipedia , "In Hinduism, dharma signifies behaviors that are considered to be in accord with Ṛta , the order that makes life and universe possible, and includes duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues and "right way of living". In Buddhism, dharma means "cosmic law and order", and is also applied to the teachings of Buddha. In Buddhist philosophy, dhamma/ dharma is also the term for "phenomena&
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The global mindset!

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Hello all, Namaste! I want to let my blog readers know about my new website- swaroopa.net. Very simple id, not the complicated blog id address. Now to the post.   Last week, we discussed how our own individual mindset decides which way our life evolves. Many times we lead our life thinking we are our minds. We are not our minds , in one sense. We are our minds in another sense. Why contradicting statements? Let us delve into this concept.  Who are we? Nowadays, as I understand, the second we come into existence as a being in the womb, we, the Soul is given a mind and a body, in that order. The Soul or in other words our heart is 'us' the being. This is closely connected with our emotions or the subconscious mind. But this subconscious mind has no language. Emotions are its language. It usually works through the right brain. Now, the logical mind or more of the left brain is the language, words, logic and rationality. This is the thinking and talking mind. That is wh
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Walls transformed to doors!

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Hello all, Namaste! I want to let my blog readers know about my new website- swaroopa.net. Very simple id, not the complicated blog id address. Now to the post.   Last week we just celebrated the new year and the start of the new decade. Within nine days it has changed so much. An Iranian military leader was killed. The USA and Iran are almost on the brink of war. People of Iran are on the streets against the USA. Other countries are scrambling towards world peace and to have restraint. The people in India are on the streets against the citizenship law. The Chinese government is shelling and teargassing people in Hong Kong. Australia is burning due to the wildfire. In between a Ukrainian flight crashes to the ground killing 176 people aboard. The world is literally burning in a huge metaphorical fire. Mindset: No, this blog is not about politics or religion. There are thousand other News sites and channels for that. This blog is indeed about higher ideals and thought. A higher
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Moola Nakshatra - A Curse or a blessing?

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As mentioned last week let us discuss the characteristic of the nakshatra, Moola and whether it needs to be feared as many in the society do. Before that, two weeks back we discussed what are Nakshatras and why they are calculated according to the placement of the Moon in the horoscope. In the Nakshatra group, when starting from Ashwini nakshatra, Moola comes as the nineteenth nakshatra. Now, why am I writing this post? What is so special about Moola Nakshatra? This post is an afterthought to the fact that in South India in some communities, there are two proverbs prevalent about the Moola Nakshatra. One is, "Aan Moolam arasalum, Pen Moolam Nirmoolam." Meaning- If a man is born in the Moola Nakshatra, he would rule the kingdom. If a woman is born in the Moola Nakshatra, she would uproot her base or home (in other words, she would destroy her home). The second proverb is "Moolathu mamiyar moolayile." Meaning- The mother-in-law of the Moola nakshatra becomes a
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Ardra nakshatra - The inconsolable human!

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In this new year to help people, I am putting a sale on my readings. I have reduced the prices drastically 70-80%. Hope people take advantage of this price reduction.  As life was interfering, I was not able to write for the last three weeks. Also, the personal readings on my store are catching up slowly. That also keeps me away from writing. But I decided this week, I need to write and post a blog. As per the amazing response and comments I got for Moola, a Kethu ruled nakshatra, this time I thought I would tackle Ardra or Thiruvathira(i) in Malayalam/ Tamil, a Rahu ruled nakshatra. And today of all the days, the nakshatra under which I am writing this blog post is exactly Thiruvathirai or Ardra in the lagna of the current place chart where I am. Lagna is the physical form taking shape of the Ardra blog. Numerology: We have discussed Rahu many times. According to my perspective, Rahu is the grand illusion of the material world or Maya. Every human and even celestial beings get ti
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Ashwathama - A lesson to be learned!

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Before starting this post, I want to reminisce a bit on our Blog journey. Last year in 2017, it was on Kerala (a state in India) New Year Day called Vishu, I published my first post. This year Saturday (April 14, 2018) is Vishu. So it has been one year since I started my writings. At this moment, I would like to Thank all,  for the encouragement I got from my immediate family, extended family, friends, blog readers and the greater world. It is your comments. views and encouragement that helps me to post every week topics that I assume to be important. I would also very much like to interact with my readers as well. If you feel any Moral, Ethical, Mythological, Philosophical, Astrological topic worth pondering on, please let me know through comments and I would try a stab at it. Thank you for a wonderful and inspirational year. Wishing all a very Happy Vishu! Namaste! Now to the post. Last week, we discussed a bit on the spiritual law of justice through the post of Kannagi , how du
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Kannagi - The incensed lady!

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Wishing all a fantastic week where you are able to put into actions the deeds needed to capture your true authentic Self and purpose. Every step we take intentionally leads to that greater realm and once we really figure out our true purpose the doors that open for us are grander and lovelier. The last couple of weeks we discussed two strong mythological ladies who stood strong on their principles, spoke their mind and are true and authentic examples of the divine feminine. Why don't we this week analyze a third lady who due to her anger and rage burnt down an entire city? This story comes in the Tamil history and mythology called 'Silapathikaram' (The tale of an anklet) where a very angry lady, Kannagi took to task the King as well as the city that did injustice to her. The anger of a lady when she feels truly deprived of justice is something to be fearful about. That is why Durga in the form of the protectress is worshipped even by the trinity of Gods in Hinduism, B
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Satyam Vada! Dharmam Chara! (Speak your truth! Walk your purpose!)

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Hello all, Namaste! All of you, my dear blog readers, know about my website- swaroopa.net . I have started my business, Swaroopa store , which can be accessed from Shop tab on my website, for Souls who are interested in a personal reading. There is also the Swaroopa Store link, on my blog's left side. Now to the post. We have been dealing with a lot of philosophy for a long time. So, thought, why don't we discuss some leadership concepts by virtue of Saturn. Any way, the US is going to go through a momentous election, in another three weeks. So, thought, why don't we discuss some leadership perspectives? To make matters a bit interesting, I thought we would discuss it through the eyes of Saturn. Who is Saturn? In astrology (always Vedic astrology in this blog), Saturn is the time keeper. He is also the ruler of the material realm. In Hindu mythology, he was the son of Sun, and his mother, Chaya, the shadow of Sun's wife Samjhna. Once, Sun became very bright and she
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Draupadi -The bold Queen!

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Hope all of you are having a great week where you find the inner strength deep hidden within you to traverse the tough or challenging circumstances that could have been placed in your path. Every single experience in this earthly existence is a little bit more to know truly who we ourselves are. But many times in the chaos of the material realm we forget to capture the true essence of every experience. Last week we delved into the realm called 'Collective Unconscious' where all the historical experiences and the struggles we as humankind had to go through gets recorded in the human collective psyche as the 'Collective Unconscious'. The struggles we are going through with the fundamentalist movements all over the world can be looked at as an example of the 'Collective Unconscious' trying hard to prevent us from taking a wrong step towards progression lest we are wiped out as a race. But then the 'Collective Unconscious' also has no knowledge of the ne
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Ganda Moola Nakshatra -The transformation!

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Hello all, Namaste! Hope all of you had a beautiful week where you were able to take all the disparate energies of your life, align it well towards the goals you have kept for your life. Last week we discussed the Nakshatra 'Moola' and how there are many social misconceptions associated with it's energies. Today let us discuss another aspect associated with Moola nakshatra and the house it sits in, which bring a more fear for those who know a slight bit of Astrology. It is called 'Ganda Moola' and Moola is one of the Ganda Moola lunar mansions. So this concept for Moola is called a 'Ganda Moola'.  What is Ganda Moola? In Astrology there are houses, and each house brings the energy of fire, earth, water, and air. Most of you know the Astrology houses, I assume. So according to the energies mentioned above the different house energies are- 1, Fire houses - Aries (Mesha), Leo (Simha), Sagittarius (Dhanus) 2, Earth houses - Taurus (Vrishabha), Virgo (Kan
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