September 19, 2023

(Adapted from The Sublime Art of Pūjā course) Many of us worship Gaṇapati every day, so why is Caturthī such a special time for Gaṇapati Pūjā? First, we need to consider the auspiciousness of groupings of 4 in our tradition; the 4 states of consciousness, the 4 levels of expression, the 4 states of the self,

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September 11, 2023

The Nitya Devis are alive in you at every moment. The sequence of the NItya Devis from the new moon, Kameshvari, to the full moon, Chitra, is a way to look at our moment to moment lives and spiritual path. Remember the last event you attended that inspired you. That is Kamesvari arising in you as

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September 8, 2023

Among the many tales of Kṛṣṇa is that of his 16,000 wives.According to various Puraṇās, the 16,000 women were princesses kidnapped by Narakāsura. When Kṛṣṇa slayed him, the women requested that he marry them to save them from dishonor.He did.My Guru gave me an alternate explanation.The 16,000 refers to the “mating” of the 1000 rays

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August 14, 2023

The cyclical nature of creation is one of my favorite teachings ever. Everything occurs in cycles – time, seasons, energy levels, inspiration, motivation. However, the linear way in which we are raised makes us think that being on the downswing of energy or motivation is unacceptable. We are required to be “on” all the time, where

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