Tag: meditation
Camphor, Dhoop and Deepak: The Purpose Behind Everyday Puja Items
Why camphor is burned at the end of an aarti, which oil belongs in the lamp, and what the five elements have to do with the order of a puja.
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Rudraksha for Students: 4 and 6 Mukhi for Focus, Memory and Confidence
Which beads are traditionally given to students, how to combine them, and how to build a study routine around them that a teenager will actually keep.
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How to Cleanse and Charge Crystals: 6 Methods and When to Use Each
Salt water will ruin some crystals and sunlight will fade others. A method-by-method guide, including which stones must never meet water.
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Sphatik Mala: The Cooling Crystal Mala for Sadhana
Sphatik is clear quartz, and its mala is the one recommended when the practice - or the practitioner - runs hot. Also the easiest mala to fake with glass.
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Sawan (Shravan) Month: A Practical Guide to Shiva Worship
Why Shravan is the most important month in the Shaiva calendar, what the Monday vrat involves, and how to observe it if you cannot take a day off.
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The 7 Chakras and Their Crystals: A Practical Starting Guide
What each of the seven chakras governs, which crystals are traditionally associated with it, and how to build a simple practice without buying everything at once.
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Mahashivratri: How to Observe It and Which Beads to Wear
The night of Shiva, the four prahar puja, the fast, and why it is considered the single most auspicious time in the year to begin wearing Rudraksha.
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How to Do Japa With a Mala: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
Which fingers to use, which mantra to start with, how long it takes, and the small mistakes that make a new practice harder than it needs to be.
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Why a Japa Mala Has 108 Beads: The Meaning Behind the Number
108 appears in astronomy, in the body and in the ritual calendar. Here are the explanations that have been given for it, and what the guru bead is for.
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