The Importance of Sanskrit Alphabet: Sanskrit alphabet is considered to be of Divine nature. It is eternal and indestructible. Comprised of the 51 letters (a to kṣa), called a...

During that first American tour in 1988, Guruji and Amma were invited to stay for a few days at the Himalayan Institute, Swami Rama’s mountaintop Ashram in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. “Swami Rama was awa...

The following 108 names are used for worship of the Guru as well as Śiva during the Kalāvāhanā ritual. 5 Elements/Cakras: 1 oṁ aiṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ sadyojātāya namaḥ 2 oṁ aiṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ brahmaṇe guru liṅgāya ...

I haven’t come across Guruji explaining this particular issue, but I can venture a guess. The answer can be found in the Pañcopacāra pūjā. In the pūjā each offering is prefixed by a bījā (laṃ, haṃ, ya...

Source: Guruji's explanation of Kalavahana mantras

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In 2012, Guruji introduced an entirely new ritual called Siri Jyoti (“Abundant Lights”). A briefer, more concentrated variation on the demanding Navāvaraṇa Pūjā that stands at the center of Śrī Vidyā ...

There are many devotees who have purchased Mahāmeru from Devipuram and want to know how to worship it at home. There are also those, who don’t have a Mahāmeru but, nonetheless, want to learn an easy t...

Kalā means a part of nature. Āvāhanā means an invitation. Pūjā means a sacred ritual. So the Kalāvāhanā Pūjā is a sacred ritual that invites the powers of nature into our bodies through the medium of ...

The 15th and 16th letters in Sanskrit alphabet are “aṁ” (anusvāra) and “aḥ” (visarga). In ṣaṭcakra japa we add “ṁ” (anusvāra) to each one of the letters of the sanskrit alphabet. When we add anusvāra ...