Navaratri is a time for Celebration. The joy in the ashram is palpable, the happiness a living entity. But, it is not Celebration as most people think it to be… a mad party, a movie, or any such thing. It is the Celebration that effortlessly manifests itself when thousands of people go deep in meditation [...]

Nav means nine and also means new, ratri is night, the time for rest and rejuvenation … so nine days and nights to relax and become New… Nine nights of the Mother Divine. Many people ask me what kind of a diet they should follow during the 9 days of Navaratri … Well, this is [...]

Yesternight during Pooja and a swinging Satsang, Guruji started showing signs of recognizing that there are people around Him Towards the end of Satsang, He took the mike and broke His silence of 5 days saying a drawn out Jaiiii Gurudev! and smiling mischievously and beautifully… Of course all of us in the audience went [...]

Nav means nine, also means new. Ratri is night, the dark, sacred night. Night is when you rest and relax. Unwind from the hustle and bustle of the day.  So during the nine days (and nights) of Navaratri, we give ourselves rest. We meditate longer than usual, eat much lesser than normal. Do Yoga, Satsang… [...]