Why?

When I was walking in my neighborhood two weeks ago, I saw this tree stump and wondered why it had been decorated it this way. After pondering it for some time, the story I made up was that the homeowners didn’t want the tree there and didn’t want to take out the stump. I suspected these materials were placed in this way to keep people from tripping over it. Continue reading “Why?” →

Wordless Wednesday

From Darkness to Light

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya | Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya |
Mrityor-Maa Amritam Gamaya | Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||

Om, Lead us from Unreality (of Transitory Existence) to the Reality (of the Eternal Self),
Lead us from the Darkness (of Ignorance) to the Light (of Spiritual Knowledge),
Lead us from the Fear of Death to the Knowledge of Immortality.
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

Navatatri started on Friday. Navaratri is a nine day festival honoring Goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Durga destroys our negative tendencies; Lakshmi brings prosperity; and Saraswati is the embodiment of knowledge. On Friday, I went to a friend’s house for an event and she had a Navaratri altar set up. The altar was so stunning that I gasped when I walked into the room. I heard the same reaction from other people. Continue reading “From Darkness to Light” →