WISECITI

The word Nav means nine/new and Ratri means night. Navratri is celebrated for nine days. The festival is associated with the prominent battle that took place between goddess Durga and the demon Mahishasura and is celebrated the victory of good over evil. These night nights are dedicated to nine avatars of the Goddess Durga. This festival is vibrant and knowN for gaiety and colors. Navratri is associated with silence, strong focus, prayers, chanting, and fasting. In these nine days, the first three days are attributed to Tamas guna, then the next three days are attributed to Rajas guna and the last three days are attributed to Sattva guna. Our Consciousness sails through these three Gunas during Navratri. When Tamas Guna in us is dominant then we feel lethargy, sad, less aware, depressed, etc. When Rajas guna is dominant in us we are very aggressive, angry, irritated, etc. And when sattva Guna is dominant in us then we feel balanced, peaceful and we are more creative and happy. Throu...

GANESH CHATURTHI Ganesha , the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is worshipped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Before we start any pooja(prayer), we always evoke Lord Ganesha. Evoking lord Ganesha means, to awaken lord Ganesh element present in us! To move from negativity towards positivity, that is from tamas guna(dullness, laziness) to sattva guna(purity, harmony). Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on the day on which Lord Ganesha is believed to bestow his presence on earth in most of our homes, for all his devotees. Though it is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha, the symbolism behind the festival is much deeper.  On Ganesha Chaturthi , most of us install the idol of Lord Ganesha, which is made from clay, for a few days at our home. We appeal to Ganesha that the same life that exists within us, which is lord himself should reside in the idol for a short time. so that we can pray, be grateful, and also play with him. We want to return all t...

We all are so busy in our routine life, that we hardly get time to reflect on our own mind, our own thoughts. In this, we always forget to be grateful for what we have! It has become so important now, for all of us to be grateful, because many of us always talk about what we don't have! and become sad and carry dull face the whole day, forgetting that God is giving us so much every day! If we take a close look at everything, then we will realize that everything is a gift! Let us see how! I think many of us have been stuck inside the elevator for at least a few minutes. For those few minutes, definitely, suffocation was felt, and the moment we came out, we felt relieved and, we inhaled a deep breath in!  We felt so grateful for air at that moment, right? At that point, we realized how air is important to us, and now we breathe so much air every day but still not grateful and happy about it! The air we breathe is the biggest and free gift God has given to us!  ...

SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR Image Account(Instagram):-  Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar   SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR His holiness SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR is a universally revered spiritual and humanitarian leader. His vision of a violence-free, stress-free society through the reawakening of human values has inspired millions to broaden their spheres of responsibility and work towards the betterment of the world. Back then in an era, where ancient wisdom was buried under years of ritualistic practices when games became wars and wars were played like games, A young boy was found in deep meditation in a quaint village in south India known as Ravi Shankar. He would say, ‘I have family everywhere. People are waiting for me.’ He astonished his teachers by reciting the Bhagavad Geeta at a tender age of four. He completed his graduation in Vedic literature and physics and had a deep and profound knowledge of the spiritual world. He became one of the most prominent sages of the modern ...

Worrying is actually having a fear that something bad can happen in the future. So worrying is related to the future, not present.  We waste so much of our energy, mind, and time in thinking about the things which can hardly occur. Wasting our present on thinking about the future is just pointless. Here, I am not telling you to not plan for your future, planning is very essential for a productive future, but worrying is not at all productive. If you think that some outcomes can come bad, you better accept that and work on that or be prepared to face it. But worrying about something in the future is not a good idea, you are just ruining your present life also. Hence answer to the title's question is NO! Worrying does not help you in any way, instead, it occupies our mind, and hence we cannot think properly. Worrying has negative impact on our whole body and mind. Our mind is like a transparent crystal. whatever color we place behind the crystal, the crystal refrac...

All of us at some point of time have definitely experienced that whatever we resist not only persists, but it grows in size. Whenever we don't want something to happen, we resist that in our minds. But actually, deep down, we are making that resistance concrete in our mind, creating space for that resistance. When we resist something, we are constantly thinking about it in our minds, and whatever we think creates space in our minds.  WHAT YOU RESIST, PERSIST! To make this more clear let us do one small experiment. 1]Close your eyes, and relax. 2]Then don't think about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  3]Keep your eyes close for a few minutes.  4]Then open your eyes So what happened when you closed your eyes and told your mind to not think about coronavirus pandemic?? For almost all of us, after hearing that, we should not think about coronavirus, the very first thought was of a coronavirus itself. This is what happens when we resist somethi...

The entire Universe is said to be made up of five elements. These five elements are Air, Water, Fire, Space(ether), and Earth. They are also called as Panchamahabhoota. Everything we see is permutation and combination of these five elements. Our body is also made up of these five elements. About 60-70 percent of our body is made up of water element. In astrology, water is connected to the moon and the moon is connected to our mind, hence mind is also connected to water. Hence in Vedic astrology moon sign is given more importance than sun sign, because moon rules over your mind. Hence it is important to study more about the water element. Water apart from being one of the most potent solvent carries energy around the body in the form of nutrients. Also, it has the capability to copy, memorize, and carry information. Water responds to sound, words, music, picture, and the state of mind of the people that come in contact with. Now, according to studies, different sound vibra...

When everything is going the way we want it to go, then it's natural to be happy. But when things are not the way we want them to be, then most of us become sad, anxious, angry, etc. If we can be happy even when things are not right, or the way we want them to be, then actually we have learned the right way to live life. Doing this is no easy task. But if we really decide to do so, have a commitment towards it, then it can be easy! Just make it a habit to be happy!  Every day morning just have an intention that you will be happy no matter what!. That's it! Once you have decided, then you can definitely do it. In starting you may not achieve the results you want to, but gradually you will! Do this every day and then it will come naturally after some days. Anyways one day everything is going to end, nothing stays forever. Then why not be happy? To make this habit easier, let me share one story with you all. Once upon a time, there lived one master, who had ...

In this fast-paced world, wherever we go, we will see a lot of competition. And many times we think we are not good as others are, or we start finding faults in ourselves. Which is not a healthy thing to think about! Many people are undergoing depression and stress because of low self-esteem. So to overcome all these things we need to do a few things and also need to understand life from a different perspective. Know that everything here is temporary! If we take a close look at everything around us, we will notice that everything is going to die or expire at some point time, if not now then later. Things we purchase have an expiry date on them, our feelings are temporary, one moment we feel very happy, and at another moment we feel sad or anxious or angry. Thoughts are temporary, So like this, our life is also temporary. One day we all are going to die. This doesn't mean that we should not do anything and just sit and enjoy it or be sad. No! Before we die let's ...