The Power of Prayer – Developing a Relationship with God

Here is a series of 3 blogs we will be publishing from the book, ‘The Power of Prayer’. We have taken the write-ups by Swami Chinmayananda. Prayer is a very personal thing for most of us. We all pray at different altars and with different techniques. There is no right or wrong. But if we…

Siva and Sakti

Sakti Tattva is really the negative aspect of the Siva Tattva. Though they are spoken of separately they are really one. Sakti Tattva is the will of Shiva. Amba, Ambika, Gauri, Gnanambika, Durga, Kali, Rajesvari, Tripurasundari are all other names for Sakti. Sakti is Herself pure, blissful consciousness and is nature itself born of the…

Siva and Parvati

O Devi! All auspicious one, the giver of success and prosperity, we bow to Thee! Shower peace and amity on this earth and protect us ever more by Your kind compassion at a glance! The daughter of the king of Parvatas, Himavan is Parvati. She is the wife or Sakti of Lord Siva. She is…