by Olga | Jan 10, 2022 | Focus of the Month
श्री कृष्णः शरणं मम śrī kṛṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṃ mama I take refuge in the all-attractive Lord who is the true identity of all being. (translation by Sharon Gannon) It is the new year, and you might have expected a more uplifting title. Dying is not the first thing that comes...
by Olga | Dec 5, 2021 | Focus of the Month
Oṁtvam eva mātā ca pitā tvam evatvam eva banduś ca sakhā tvam evatvam eva vidyā draviṇaṁ tvam evatvam eva sarvaṁ mama deva deva Oh god, you are my mother, father, relative, friend, knowledge, wealth. You are my everything. This verse is from the ‘Pandava Gita’,...
by Olga | Nov 2, 2021 | Focus of the Month
निर्माणचित्तान्यस्मितामात्रात् nirmāṇa-cittānyasmitā-mātrāt (PYS IV.4)क्षणप्रतियोगी परिणामापरान्तनिर्ग्राह्यः क्रमः kṣaṇa-pratiyogī pariṇāmāparānta-nirgrāhyaḥ kramaḥ (PYS IV.33) The individual consciousness comes from Cosmic Consciousness, or the self arises from the...
by Olga | Oct 1, 2021 | Focus of the Month
sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥka-bhāg bhavet May all be happy. May all be free from sickness. May all look to the good of others. May none suffer from sorrow. —Vedic prayer Learn the Chant here with Petros on...
by Olga | Aug 30, 2021 | Focus of the Month
Sarveṣāṁ svastir bhavatu Sarveṣāṃ ṣāntir bhavatu Sarveṣāṃ pūrṇaṃ bhavatu Sarveṣāṃ maṇgalaṁ bhavatu May auspicious be unto all. May peace be unto all. May fullness be unto all. May prosperity be unto all On my altar lies a simple acorn, it is small and can fit in my...
by Olga | Aug 2, 2021 | Focus of the Month
क्षणप्रतियोगी परिणामापरान्तनिर्ग्राह्यः क्रमः kṣaṇa-pratiyogī pariṇāmāparānta-nirgrāhyaḥ kramaḥ The succession of changes (the uninterrupted sequence of moments) is only recognized as distinct moments when one has transcended those moments and is on the other...
