Category Archives: INSPIRATION
Exploring Vedic Tradition: Naivedhyam
Exploring Vedic Tradition: Naivedhyam
Exploring Vedic Tradition: Satvic Food
Exploring Vedic Tradition: Satvic Food
Consciousness & Food
“If you are aware and conscious, you will never create trouble for others. Only unconscious people can eat non vegetarian food. When Consciousness steps in, automatically you will drop it. You cannot injure somebody if you are conscious.”- Paramahamsa Nithyananda … Continue reading
Ananda or Bliss
Paramahamsa Nithyananda, a young enlightened master from India, says, “Each of us is searching for nothing but Ananda or Bliss. How much ever intellectual, how much ever sophisticated may be the terms in which we express it, we are all … Continue reading
Vedic Food Prayer
Here is a commonly known Vedic food prayer. Brahmaarpanam Brahma Havir Brahmaagnau Brahmanaa Hutam Brahmaiva Tena Gantavyam Brahma Karma Samaadhinaa The act of offering is
Annapurna – Goddess of Food and Nourishment
“The figure above the entrance of a cave usually shows who the shrine is dedicated to. I think this one is Annapurna. Annapurna is an incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva. Annapurna is empowered with the … Continue reading
How to Offer Food
Light an oil lamp and an incense stick on your altar that has a photograph of your Guru and/or Ishtha Devata (most beloved god). Place the food container (special bowl w lid or plate that is used only for this … Continue reading