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PREM PRAKASH
Sri Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra
The Maha-Mrityunjaya mantra is a powerful tool for healing and overcoming fear. During this time of stress and uncertainty, this mantra can help one sustain a healthy nervous system and strong immunity. It can also aid in mental balance, the ability to stay centered and sane while collective turmoil is
Spanda Karikas
Spanda Karikas is an important scripture of Kashmir Shaivism from the 10’th century AD. Translation by Prem Prakash – May 2020 Section I: Svarūpaspanda The Primal Creative Impulse as One’s True Nature 1. Yasyonmeṣanimeṣābhyāṁ jagataḥ pralayodayau Taṁ śakticakravibhavaprabhavaṁ śaṅkaraṁ stumaḥ We extol Shiva Shankara, The Generator of Auspiciousness — the
30 Day Program for Peace and Healing
1. Today I see all things as lessons. My purpose in life is to learn and to grow. I have no other goals to accomplish. As such, everything that occurs is an opportunity to fulfill my reason for being alive in this world. 2. Today I am determined to learn.
Maheshwara Murtham
The 64 Auspicious Names of the Great God, Shiva The Maheshwara Murtham is a list of 64 names that describe the attributes of Shiva, the yogic archetypal God. Shiva is the expression of healthy, spiritual male energy. Rather than simply translating the names, I have conveyed the meaning of the
“The Garland of Waves of Divine Consciousness”
The Brahmajñānāvalīmālā, “The Garland of Waves of Divine Consciousness,” is a text composed by Shankara, perhaps the foremost exponent of the non-dual vision of the yoga tradition. This writing exemplifies jnana yoga, the yoga of wisdom. It highlights the unity of all beings, and the divine consciousness that resides in
Selfless Service
From Spring, 2019 issue of Light of Consciousness My yoga guru, Baba Hari Dass, died about a month ago, at the age of 95. Curiously, it doesn’t feel like much has changed. I am sad about his passing, of course, and that I’ll never get to see him again in
“Satisfaction”
A simple farmer lived his entire life troubled by a seeming lack of wealth. He convinced himself that all his problems would cease, and he would be happy, if only he had money. The next life he was born as a king, with all of the court’s gold at his
