Category: Esoteric Essays

This article discusses few examples and some aspects on the symbols used by many scriptures of this world. After reading this article, one will have an additional direction to tread, in the search of truth.

This is a brief over view on the eight limbs of Raja Yoga as expounded by sage Patanjali. The article tries to give a different perspective to what is generally accepted by public. It dwells into the core of the philosophical import of the Patanjali’s instructions.

A brief overview on the Vedas, their metaphysical origins, four-fold categorization, etc. The article mostly deals with philosophical and spiritual aspects than historical aspects.

A brief overview on Peace Invocations or Shanti Pathas.

This article showers some light upon the meter of Gayatri and the mantra of Savitri, also known as Gayatri Mantra. It gives a brief introduction, meaning of the mantra and also points out some misconceptions in regard to this mantra as well as suggesting some cautionary points.

The Bhagawadgīta is one of the very foundational works of so called Hinduism. Though the teachings are Universal in their essence, it is widely fixated into the cult of Hinudism. (I hardly think Arjuna or Krishna called themselves as Hindus, like Jesus did not call himself a Christian. Hence the teachings are Universal). One can…

Final version of first set of thirty names: 1 to 30 of Lalita Sahasranama. This includes the description of “Vāgbhavakūtaṃ” or “The group (kūtaṃ) of names that describe about the externalization (bhava) of the WORD of GOD (Vāk)” which is the region of her whole head including the bridge of neck

A small poem to boost a friend in sorrow!

I am going to venture into a long series of articles, on Lalitā Sahasra Nāma – The thousand names of Lalita Dēvi. This will be written in parts of 16 names per article (some times depends on the length of descriptions of the names). Such a division will give me time to condense my understanding…

Mahabharata has many a secret, hidden in it. They are secrets, to the mundane eye and clear TRUTHS to the initiates. I try in this article, to dive into the world of secrets of this epic, trying to bring out some of the hidden treasures to the surface. My goal is achieved, if the reader…