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Story of Gautam Buddha

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  Siddhartha  Gautama, the founder of  Buddhism  who later became known as “the  Buddha ,” lived during the 5th century B.C. Gautama was born into a wealthy family as a prince in present-day Nepal. Although he had an easy life, Gautama was moved by suffering in the world. Some events are firmly agreed: he  left home  at 29, he attained 'awakening' at 35, and he died 45 years later. When the Buddha became  enlightened , he found the answer to  suffering , and he knew how to defeat  suffering . This answer was called the Four Noble Truths. He was not sure if he should teach his new ideas or not. He asked himself if the world was ready for such a deep teaching. But in the end, he decided to travel to a town called Sarnath to teach the people his new way. He taught about the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The people listened to him. When he taught, he did not pretend to be a God. He said he was just a man who had found the meaning of life (enlightenment), and that

Ramnavami- 2021

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One of the auspicious festival in Hindu religion, Ram Navami is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Ram-- seventh avatar of God Vishnu. It usually falls on ninth day of Chaitra Navratri and celebrated during the month of March/April as per Gregorian calendar.  On this day, devotees pray for peace, prosperity and success and seek divine blessings from Lord Rama. The Significance of the Festival indicates the victory of goodness on evil and establishment of the Dharma to beat the Adharma. Ram Navami festival celebration starts with the Jal (water) offering in the early morning to the God Sun (A Deity) to get blessings from him. People also believe that the God Sun is an ancestor of the Lord Rama. The word ‘Rama’ itself has great power, invoking the energies of the sun, Ra, and the moon, Ma. By reciting the mantra “Om Namo Rama Om” with devotion and fire, one can be a great disciple, or ‘Hanuman,’ and move mountains of obstacles. As the Soul traverses through its long, arduous journey fr

Significance of WESAK for a spiritual practitioner

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Significance of WESAK for a spiritual practitioner The Wesak Festival- A Technique for strengthening the Spiritual Contact & to build up the Antahkarna. The auspicious day of Wesak celebrates the birth, the enlightenment as well as the physical death of Lord Buddha. Of all the full moons in the year, the Wesak Full Moon is believed to be the most powerful.  According to legend, the exact time of Full Moon of Wesak, Lord Buddha makes a tremendous sacrifice for humanity by coming down to earth and pouring forth divine energy and spiritual blessings. He becomes an effective instrument to channelize the same to Mother Earth, all humans and living beings on Earth, which is a great form of service, generating tremendous amounts of Good Karma! On this sacred day, the spiritual practitioner's higher soul and incarnated soul gets the opportunity to immerse itself in a huge downpour of divine energy.

WESAK FESTIVAL

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Wesak is widely celebrated throughout the East as the Festival of the Buddha. For esotericists, it is the high point of the spiritual year when forces of enlightenment flow from the higher worlds into the mind of humanity. While Buddhists celebrate Wesak as the time that marks the birth, death and enlightenment of the Buddha, ageless wisdom students regard it as a living event. At the exact moment of the Taurus full moon, the Buddha is said to return momentarily to earth, appearing to those gathered in a secluded valley in the Himalayas who are able to see him. Some have dreamt of being present at the ceremony. The Christ stands before the Buddha and, in a moment brimming with vitality and significance, receives the Buddha’s blessing on behalf of humanity, before turning and radiating this blessing out to the assembled gathering and to all human beings. The Buddha has always been known as a great Revealer, rendering the mind as a “clear sheet of glass” in order to see the reality of Onen