Spirituality Simplified

Today’s interesting question is ; Where does the human soul reside … The word human being is made up of two words human and being .‘Humus’ the word is derived from Greek meaning dirt/ soil. ‘Being’ is said to be the soul or the energy in its  purest form. Being is that ignition on which runs the body. When the ‘Being’ departs, the ‘Humus’ is laid to the ground /dirt or burned to  ashes which again...

Simple Exercise to bring ' Inner peace'  One question I am asked constantly is how to bring inner peace in life? I often answer by seeing the curiosity of the person because some are not serious about what they are asking . If I say spirituality is one aspect of understanding to bring in inner peace then the next obvious question is what is spirituality? Many of us connect this one word ‘s...

Someone asked me once - now that you are on this path of spirituality. You must have developed a new outlook towards life. It does reflect in your behavior. Tell me, what are your thoughts on giving up and what would make you most happy giving up ? I answered with a smile, thanks for recognizing changes in me. You asked a great question.  I often ask myself the same question many times and each ti...

Today is the turn for a topic which teaches to- LOVE YOURSELF FIRST ! What is to love yourself first?  Love yourself is simply seeing your own worth. Do you accept yourself the way you are or not? The first step toward self-love is to ask yourself: What is the good within me? We tend to dwell on what we do not like about ourselves rather than notice the many good qualities that we exhibit in our l...

Today I will talk about Handling Stress… Stress is one commonly used word in today's ages. Right from young children to elderly people use this word very casually. As if it is a matter of pride to be under stress. It has become a common  belief today that if you are stressed  then you are actually normal because then you can concentrate on your task and enhance your performance.  Stress can be...

Today I am talking about -What are habits? How do habits develop a personality? Many of you may say even a child knows what habits are. Habits are  repeated actions we do on a daily basis. Some of them are autonomous features which we hardly notice. So what? Now take a look at the definition of what is personality development?  Personality development is the development of the organized pattern of...

In my new series  you are hearing answers to deep questions asked by our minds but often suppressed by our own intellect. In this fifth season you will hear some simple but honest answers which are hidden under a few layers of our consciousness. For instance, what is freedom? What is controversy and how it starts? What are habits, how are habits developed? What is forgiveness, why is it important?...

Today's topic is : What is resentment? Are resentments justified? Is it right to be upset when it's contrary to my beliefs? Resentment is often defined as anger and an annoying experience as a result of unfair treatment, and it's a relatively common emotion. In simple words it is a feeling of anger because one has been forced to accept something that she/he does not like. A nagging fee...

Today I will talk about -What is a controversy? Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion. The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus – "turned in an opposite direction".  Now the bigger question is “What makes things controversial?” 

Today, I am starting a new series of answering deep questions asked by our minds but often suppressed by our own intellect. In this fifth season you will hear some simple but honest answers which are hidden under a few layers of our consciousness. For instance, what is freedom? What is controversy and how it starts? What are habits, how are habits developed? What is forgiveness, why is it importan...

Experiencing psychosomatic symptoms can make one feel powerless, especially if they become chronic or disrupt one's life. If  someone is in a place where their symptoms are making it hard to function — for example, experiencing chronic pain or chronic digestive issues — and may feel desperate to feel better. May also feel upset if healthcare professionals seem dismissive of their symptoms beca...

 So far you have heard what some of the vital organs in our body crave for the most. When certain emotions make our thinking hazy , unclear then our organs demand the bodies to produce some of our innate values like peace, contentment, purity ,happiness and energize the organs. This way the organ recharges its potential and starts to function efficiently as in normal condition. You heard about the...

After lungs and heart the digestive system plays a vital role in our body. The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract—also called the digestive tract or GI tract. The main organs that make up the digestive system are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. Helping them along the way are the pancreas, gallbladder and liver. The digestive...

 In my previous episode I spoke about lungs, how lungs crave for peace. Today I am going to talk about heart. What is one very subtle but important quality that the heart craves for? You must have guessed it by now as the air is filled with that quality especially during this time of valentines. Correct heart needs love...

In my previous posts, I talked about the effect of emotions on the brain and five senses. Today, I am going to talk about lungs and what lungs crave for? The lungs are the center of the respiratory (breathing) system. In Spite of so efficiently working and continuously providing oxygen to the body lungs crave for a very distinguished quality of the human spirit -PEACE...

After our brain comes the five senses of the body. These five senses are sight, smell, hear, touch, and taste. The body organs which are connected or  responsible for the five senses are eyes, nose, ears, mouth and hands. They not only make us look good and pretty but assist the body in seeing,hearing, touching, smelling and tasting. Despite the fact that they appear physically different from the...

Today, I will inform you how the brain , which is a powerhouse of our body, gets affected by emotions. Anger, fear, jealousy, rage all take a huge toll on our brains.  Many malfunctioning of the brain are directly related to such negative emotions. How can one take charge of it, let's see. Brain is a physical organ which resides in our skulls and is mainly in the forehead area. It is  divided...

Last time I spoke on psychosomatic illness and mentioned how emotions start to rule our mind resulting in psychological ailments. I would like to talk about emotions which give an adverse effect on our human bodies and how we get some severe ailments by creating these strong emotions. Before going any further I would like to explain what emotions are and what are feelings...

Today I begin with the fourth season of Spirituality Simplified. I hope I have been able to help you understand some basic concepts of Rajyog Spirituality.  In this season I would like to give some in depth on how Rajyog can help our physical self. That is how some organs in our body crave for certain innate qualities of our souls. Every week I plan to pick a vital organ of our body and would desc...

I would like to wish all my listeners a very happy new year 2024. May this year bring true peace in your lives. May the peace satisfy your mind and soul so that you all experience real happiness. May the happiness brightens your life and you conquer all the hurdles on the path of spirituality. May spirituality bring inner strength out and may you rule your lives happily, peacefully, powerfully and...

Today I will do a recap of what I have shared with you all in this year 2023.  As the end of this year is approaching I thought of revising what you all have heard till now. In my introductory episode I spoke about what spirituality is. I recall saying that Raj yoga spirituality is interacting with one or more people. It is a study of interaction between self and others. How do you feel and behave...

So God tells in Bhagavad Gita that everything in the universe goes through three stages from new to medium to old. Whether it is a physical matter or not these three stages happen in all the living or non entities. For example a child becomes a boy then a young man then an adult then an old man and finally leaves the body. Similarly a seed germinates to a plant, a plant to a bush or tree and so on...

This explanation is based on the knowledge of Rajyog taught by God himself in Srimad Bhagavad Gita. The explanation may ask many more questions about why- how- when did the human mind start to deteriorate? You may agree with me or you may not. It is totally your take on the matter however, it is only the logical explanation, which made sense to me and appealed to me when I was looking for answers...

Often laziness gets replaced by procrastination. When a person must intend to do something, and then decide not to do it for any reason, the act qualifies as procrastination. Procrastination is a unique form of delay and we all delay things. Various studies have found that up to 20 percent of adults feel that they struggle with procrastination. It’s important to make these distinctions because eve...

Attachment is very similar to greed but is often mistaken for love and care. It is defined as an emotional bond with a thing, a person or possession. Attachment in reality is like an obsession where the mind thinks the person, situation or the object is in my control. I possess that thing and try to hold it tight just like sand in my fist. Love and attachment seem pretty interconnected, but they a...