…by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Courtesy: Times of India, Sept 30, 2008.
The festival of Navaratri is celebrated with prayers and gaiety in the beginning of autumn and spring. This period is a time for self-referral and getting back to the source. During this time of transformation, Nature sheds the old and gets rejuvenated.
Vedanta says, matter reverts to its [...]
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Navaratri: Celebration of the universe
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Dasara, hinduism, Navaratri, religion, Spirituality, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ganesha Chaturthi: Experiencing the formless through the form
Posted in Spirituality, tagged ganesh, hinduism, Ravi Shankar, religion, Spirituality, Sri Sri on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated on the day on which Lord Ganesha is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is worshipped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Though it is celebrated as the [...]
Divine in the form and formless – by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Posted in Spirituality, tagged divine, idol worship, Ravi Shankar, religion, Sri Sri, worship on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Divinity is unmanifest, but man has an innate desire to perceive the divine
in the manifest creation around him. He creates idols, breathes faith into
it and requests divinity to be present in that idol for a while, so that he
can worship, express his love and play with it. At the end of his worship he
requests divinity [...]
