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#newdaynewchapterOne of the many symbolic meanings of the blue lotus flower is the triumph of the spiritual over the material. Another meaning of the blue lotus flower is wisdom, understanding, and intellect, which are sometimes depicted as a half-opened bud in the artwork. As opposed to the red lotus flower, which symbolizes the purity and selflessness of the heart, the blue lotus blossom typically conceals its inner workings.The unending nature of knowledge is symbolized by the blue lotus flower's unfurling bud. You can always tell an engraving or artwork is of Buddhist origin if it features a blue lotus flower. A Buddha statue in the Yoga pose, perched atop a lotus blossom, is a symbol of spiritual enlightenment and pristineness. The lotus position (legs crossed, back straight, hands on knees) is a common meditation posture in Yoga.The final stage of a Spiritual Journey.In the beginning there is muddy water. All Life is Suffering.But, there is a lotus seed planted. Potential.Under the right conditions the seed will sprout. The right effort and direction is needed. The stem will grow and rise above the water. Experience and wisdom ascends from the normal mundane world. Finally the flower blooms and fills the world with it's fragrance. A new Being enters the world with seemly otherworldly Presence that the ordinary cannot fully comprehend.Cheers!

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The dance between darkness and light will forever persist—the stars and moon need the darkness to shine, and darkness is meaningless without them. Krishna stands as a unique figure in our history, reaching the pinnacle of spirituality while embracing joy, laughter, and song. Traditionally, religious individuals are depicted as somber, serious, and defeated by life's battles. However, Krishna defies this image, bringing a vibrant, joyous energy to spirituality.Meditation can take two forms: on the formless God or God with form. Meditating on the formless God is exceptionally challenging, requiring one to erase all sensory experiences and focus solely on the essence of the Inner Self. In this state, Shiva dances in ecstasy, exclaiming, "What am I! What am I!" This practice, known as Shiva yoga, involves gazing at the forehead and embracing the Vedantic method of "Neti, neti," which means "not this, not this," to negate the world and realize one's true nature.

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VajrayoginīVajrayoginī is a Tantric Buddhist Buddha and a Dākiṇī. Her essence is "great passion", a transcendent passion that is free from egoism and delusion: it works intensely for the welfare of others and for the destruction of ego-clinging.She is the symbol of altruistic love and radical clarity. For Vajrayogini, this focuses on the transformation from ordinary grasping and clinging, to altruistic, supreme love.Vajrayoginī practice belongs to the Mother Tantra class of Anuttarayoga Tantras, used to free the mind from the confines of habitual reference points. A deep method of Vajrayana meditation, to further open our identity, charging it with the energies of the five wisdoms.#ontogony #ontogonía #carlosdeleon #spritiuality #espiritualidad #personaldevelopment #desarrollopersonal #conciousness #awareness #meditacion #meditation #healing #therapy #terapia #tara #whitetara #tarablanca #budismovajrayana #vajrayanabuddhism #budismotibetano #tibetanbuddhism #freemeditation #groupmeditation #vajrayogini

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Here is the perfect Mudra to practice in Pitrupaksha 🧘♀️Saman Shankh Mudra is a sacred hand gesture used in rituals, especially significant during Pitrupaksha, a period in the Hindu calendar devoted to honoring ancestors. This mudra holds deep spiritual importance in ancestral rites. Here's why:1️⃣ Bringing Peace to Ancestors: The mudra invokes calmness, helping devotees bring peace to their ancestors’ souls and guide them to higher realms.2️⃣ Purity and Devotion: Resembling a conch, it symbolizes purity and sanctifies the space during Shradh or tarpan, elevating the offerings made to ancestors.3️⃣ Spiritual Connection: This mudra bridges the gap between the physical and spiritual realms, ensuring that the offerings reach ancestors with grace and sincerity.4️⃣ Harmony and Focus: It fosters inner harmony and mental clarity, allowing rituals to be performed mindfully and reverently, ensuring ancestors receive their offerings.In essence, Saman Shankh Mudra symbolizes reverence and purity, strengthening the spiritual connection between the living and their ancestors.Start your yoga journey! Follow us for tips, tutorials, and inspiration to elevate your practice to new heights.#Yoga #NamasteYogaClasses #MudraPoses #InnerPeace #SpiritualGrowth #YogaMotivation

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The spiritual world offers countless paths, each with its unique practices and #philosophies. Among these, yoga practitioners hail the virtues of various mudras, #following the footsteps of revered sages throughout history. But what did these sages ultimately achieve through the five mudras considered most potent? Did they succeed in breaking free from the cycle of birth and death? Jagatguru Tatvdarshi #SantRampalJiMaharaj provides a groundbreaking analysis of these five mudras, supported by the unmatched #spiritual wisdom from the sacred Kabir Sagar (Sukshma Veda), chapter 29 'Panch Mudra' on page 181. He elucidates the nuances and exact significance of these mudras, shedding light on where they lead the practitioner. In this #educative article, discover the true potential of these mudras and #explore whether they can grant #salvation to devotees, through case studies of renowned #Rishis who practiced them.Read More: https://bit.ly/3XHAEI7

The 7th Chakra is called Sahasrara (Crown) Chakra. It is located at the top of the head and serves as the crown of the chakra system, symbolizing the highest state of enlightenment and facilitating our spiritual development.In art, Christ is often depicted with a golden light surrounding his head, and the Buddha is shown with a lofty projection on the top of his head. In both cases, these images represent the awakened spirituality of the Sahasrara Chakra.The colour is white, and element thought and this chakra is associated with the mind's highest functions. Even though the mind cannot be seen or felt concretely, it creates the belief systems that control our thoughts and actions. As the mind thinks, so we create our lives.The key characteristic of the crown chakra is the humility that fills you as you bow before Infinity, one of the reasons that so many traditions use the act of bowing to allow the merging with the Universe, the experience of All as One. With humility comes peace and with peace comes Bliss.Excessiveness in this chakra appears as being overly intellectual or feeling yourself to be a member of a spiritual or intellectual elite. Deficient energy manifests as difficulty thinking for yourself, apathy, spiritual scepticism, and materialism.When unbalanced it can manifest as fear of death, grief, doubt, and denial of the spiritual existence.When balanced it can manifest as experience as all as One – Bliss, Samadhi, Unity, enlightenment, relationship with the unknown. Meditation is the best practice to balance this chakra, Mantras, chanting, concentration, and insight practices as well. :)#meditation #yoga #chakras

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - One of the most common and straightforward ways to use a crystal for healing your aura is to gently grasp it in your hands during meditation.𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐔𝐩 - Placing your chosen crystal in a cup of sun-charged or moon-charged water creates a relieving potion that can both ease and strengthen your aura.𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮 - Keeping your crystal of choice close to you by wearing it in jewelry or keeping it in your pocket is always a good choice.𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐭- Add a large aura cleansing crystal to a soothing bubble bath for rejuvenating energy.𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 - Sweeping your crystal of choice up, down, and around your body works as a sort of full-body energizer, drawing out any negative energy as it passes around your body.#aura #chakras #love #meditation #healing #spiritual #psychic #reiki #spirituality #chakra #energy #crystals #finalfantasy #n #yoga #ozuna #tarot #ff #ffxiv #crystalhealing #odisea #spiritualawakening #nibiru #tekashi #twinflame #psychicreading #chakrahealing #anuelaa #realhastalamuerte #crystal

The logic-obsessed are like those who have never seen the sun in their dream and claim that it doesn’t exist. The psychology-obsessed are like those who argue that people seeing the sun in their dreams should be allowed to dream. But neither considers the possibility that beyond the dream may be a waking world wherein the sun is an objective reality.Gita wisdom expands our consciousness to consider the possibility of non-material reality. And the process of yoga, especially bhakti-yoga, wakes us from the dream level of material reality by giving us spiritual experiences of Krishna. These experiences are so sweet and deep that they render material reality pale and stale in comparison.When we taste such sublime spiritual reality, we stop rejecting or reducing God: rejecting him as illogical or reducing him to a psychological truth. Instead, we use the logical and the psychological, as far as they can go, in pursuing him. That is, we engage the intelligence and the mind in our devotional service to him. The Bhagavad-gita (04.09) indicates that when we understand that Krishna’s activities are transcendental – meaning, in our context, beyond the logical and the psychological – the resulting devotional purification raises our consciousness to the spiritual level, where we unite with him in eternal love

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Navratri is a celebration of the spirit or prana which alone can destroy mahishasura (inertia), shumbha-nishumbha (pride and shame) and madhu-kaitabh (extreme forms of craving and aversion). They are completely opposites, yet complementary. Inertia, deeply ingrained negativities and obsessions (raktabeejasura), unreasonable logics (chanda-munda) and blurred vision (dhoomralochan) can be overcome only by raising the level of prana and shakti, the life-force energy.The seeker gets back to the true Source through fasting, prayer, silence and meditation. Night is also called ratri because it brings rejuvenation. It gives relief at the three levels of our existence – physical, subtle and causal. While fasting detoxifies the body, silence purifies the speech and brings rest to the chattering mind, and meditation takes one deep into one’s own being.

Whenever I am feeling anxious or unsettled, I get on the mat and do a Tantric Core practice that focuses on the Third Chakra, the Manipura Chakra region. When we connect to this region of our body and expand our breath into the full circumference, we start to connect to our own inner Light. Then I sit in meditation, dwelling in the center of the torso, steadily. (I often use mantra, but sometimes watching a flame to the point where I become the flame also helps. There are a number of options.) The result - NOTHING can throw me. Not the world's current events, not a challenging relationship issue, not the worry of my bank account - you name it - NOTHING can throw me. This approach leads to a feeling of safety and gentle confidence that dwells within. There is no need for armor, noise, nothing to make me bigger than I am. It's a gentle power radiates outwards, able to help others. Come join me in just a few weeks to learn the tools so that you can take care of yourself in all ways. PEELING THE LAYERS OF THE CHAKRASA 50-Hour YACEP TrainingIn person + Livestream + On Demand(Lots of ways to get the wisdom)Aug. 23 - 25 and Sept. 6 - 8, 2024Link for details: https://bit.ly/4ecBLcg#peelingthelayersofthechakaras #chakras #nadis #pranavayus #mantra #thereismoretoyogathanasana #thisisthemore #thirdchakra #manipura #gentlepower #tantraflowyoga

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