Sattvic Moong Dal Soup
I tried Rani’s Moong Dal Soup as a basis for a colorful creation. I added hink to make the dal easier to digest. As a veggie lover I added carrots, potato, and a tomato to the dal soup. To further enhance the flavor I added curry leaves and coriander leaves. It’s a delightful quick-cooking and […]
Why we Celebrate Diwali – Festival of Light
Lakshmi Devi is the Goddess of Wealth in the Vedic tradition. She is Miss Universe and the consort of Lord Venkateshwara who resides at the Tirupati Temple in South India. This temple is so rich, even the roof is made of gold! Devotees love giving to this temple because they receive back. Venkateshwara shows himself […]
What is Truly Necessary? A Guide to Frugal Yogic Living or Aparigraha, Living with Minimal Things
By Ma Udaysree & Yogi LB What truly is necessary is very individual, cultural, and spiritual. In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali we find aparigraha, living with minimal things. It’s not restricting yourself; to the contrary. Living with minimal things creates a great freedom in your life. Think about it for a moment. You practice […]
Lakshmi: Goddess of Wealth
The Lotus or Nelumbo Nucifera is the National Flower of India. It is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial. The lotus flower symbolizes purity, transformation, and spiritual enlightenment. Of special interest here is the Goddess […]
Aparigraha – Tips to Living a Minimal Lifestyle and Save!
By Ma Udaysree & Yogi LB I decided to live a minimal lifestyle as a yogi and explore how much I could save every month. I haven’t always been this way, and it’s taken years of simplifying and cutting back on little things, one at a time. And while there are definitely many more things […]
Your Brain Has Been Hijacked By Sugar
Are you a sugar addict or think you might be? The first thing you should know is it’s not your fault. Your brain is hardwired to crave sweet foods. Your body runs on sugar — glucose to be precise. Glucose fuels the cells that make up your body — including brain cells (neurons). Way back […]
Yoga and Swami Shivananda of Rishikesh
Swami Shivananda of Rishikesh was a doctor by profession but eventually became a swami to settle in Rishikesh. Rishikesh is the main yoga town/center in Northern India. Every year thousands of yogis and wonna-be yogis from around the world come to Rishikesh to study yoga like with the Divine Life Society whose founding father is […]
Purpose of Life: The Path without Goals
A quick research for the term ‘purpose of life’ on Google revealed more than 8,580 million search results. A huge number of people are looking for their purpose in life and a huge number of advisers are available to help with this important question more and more people tend to ask themselves. I am one […]
Amazing Grace: Darshan by Enlightened Beings
It truly is amazing grace to have the darshan of an enlightened being. I just watched a short video of Mother Meera traveling from venue to venue and more venues in Germany. Seeing her travel from place to place I reflected. I thought, we are so blessed to have these enlightened beings live, sometimes under […]
Your life can’t change if you don’t change
Your life can’t change if you don’t change. We have to break the cycle of repetitive thoughts and actions, change our inside, in order to see a different result at the outside. If we think the same old unproductive and negative thoughts, how can there be change at the outside? We attract what we continuously […]