Monika Suri

Explore and Exhale Sometimes you need to take out time just for yourself . Yes , only yourself . I am not asking you to work on your hobbies , read a good book or say a kind word to yourself . They are all fine and one should keep doing those things but today is different . Take out , say half an hour , just to sit and explore  . Look for a peaceful corner of your home . Sit straight in a comfortable position . Close your eyes . Listen to some soothing music for the first 2-3 minutes and then all silence . Be aware of your body , your wandering mind and  your breath . Inhale and exhale deep . Feel your breath -in and out . Do you feel good while you breathe deep? If not , change your breathing pattern and let it be normal . Now do you feel better ? If not , find out for yourself which kind of breath is comfortable to you ? Continue a comfortable breathing . I know our  minds have a wandering nature . Drag  your mind back to focus on your breath every time it wanders . Explore your feel...

Spiritual health is basically one’s morals and life principles  -its how we treat ourselves and others when no one is looking .  Spiritual health is about the connection with self , others , the nature and God .  Spiritual health  is  one of the key aspects of overall health of a being . According to numerous studies , spiritual health leads to improved mental health  and is positively related to physical health too . No doubt that  the major component of spiritual health is the religious component- the religious thoughts or actions , But still a  person may not be  spiritually very healthy just because  he goes to a temple or other religious place daily . Spiritual health components Connection with God–Religious Component  The religious component means a sense of connection with God, love of God, prayer, the feeling that God is effective, and God-oriented knowledge, attitude, and behavior.  “ The most important and essential component of spiritual health is communication wi...

Under #blogchatterprojects , I started spreading #bhagavadgita teachings through my blog. I have read the  sacred book earlier too but #Blogchatter provided me opportunity to read #bhagavadgita once again. Many of us have  already read it and many want to read it . But the way the life keeps us entangled  , leaves hardly any time for taking any steps on the spiritual path . We are left just  thinking and thinking and thinking.   So I thought of noting down  few   important verses from #bhagavadgita which we can implement as   daily life management tips . These tips  are the wisdom of the Vedas which can help us   manage anger/stress   in life and  by HIS grace , we can have peace , love and contentment in Life . 1 .   2 . 3 .     4 . 5 . 6 . 7 .   8. 9 . 10 . My blogging would mean successful and I would feel blessed  if   any of these  ten life management tips from #bhagavadgita  can make a difference in your life . Read my previous post on #Buddhiyoga from #Bhag...

   

  Our Mind Sometimes our mind is  so cheerful  and the other time mind is full of anger . Sometimes the mind behaves generous and sometimes it is full of greed and lust . Sometimes it is spreading smiles and sometimes it is just passing negative vibrations  all around. We are behaving as per mind’s wish , feeling helpless , having no control over the emotions. So is our mind our enemy or our friend ? The mind is always restless and unsteady . All the time it wants to do something or achieve something . Many times we act as slaves to our mind by fulfilling its wish of certain material desires. But it is so turbulent that it just doesn’t get satisfied and it further wishes something more . Many times we have to serve the dictations of lust and anger . So isn’t our mind our Enemy ? The Unconquered Enemy ?  Bhagavad-Gita says  the following : We definitely need to do something to conquer this enemy . In  practical world it is very difficult to control our mind.  In Bh...

  Why Bhagavad-Gita ? In today’s modern life we are always in a hurry , doing something or the other. We want to earn big , have all modern amenities and enjoy our life. Anger, tensions, frustration, materialistic comparisons have become part of lives. Our very physical existence in this world keeps us surrounded by many kind of problems and tensions. Daily we hear news of murders or rapes . I think the much needed religious bent of mind is lost somewhere. We need to take a step towards divine Consciousness. We should help others too in moving  on this path. Reading Bhagavad -Gita on daily basis , may be even one verse a day , can be very helpful to bring joy in our life. When you start reading it , you would find that its verses  comfort you and can give you tips about managing  your  life in a better way, be it managing anger or remaining stress free. It’s explained in Bhagavad-Gita that as sun is situated in one place but is illuminating the whole universe , similar...

आज 5 जून 2017  को निर्जला एकादशी का पर्व मनाया जा रहा है …..एक साल में 24 एकादशियाँ होती हैं….ज्येष्ठ मास के शुकल पक्ष की एकादशी को निर्जला एकादशी के नाम से जाना जाता है …. आध्यात्मिक  दृष्टिकोण:— हिन्दू धर्म में एकादशी के दिन उपवास(व्रत) रखने की परम्परा है …..सभी एकादशियों में से निर्जला एकादशी सबसे महत्वपूर्ण मानी गयी है …कहते हैं की अगर आप सभी एकादशियों का उपवास नहीं कर सकते तो सिर्फ एक निर्जला एकादशी का उपवास रखकर आप सभी एकादशियों जितना पुण्य प्राप्त कर सकते हैं ….इस दिन दान पुण्य की विशेष महत्ता है …सारा दिन भगवन विष्णु की पूजा की जाती है और द्वादशी के दिन विष्णु भगवान का स्मरण करके उनको भोग लगाके उपवास संपन्न होता है एकादशी को माधव तिथि के नाम से भी जाना जाता है …अर्थात वो तिथि जो माधव(भगवन श्री कृष्णा ) को समर्पित है…….इस दिन के उपवास में सभी प्रकार के अन्न व् दालों से परहेज किया जाता है ….. हमारे हिन्दू धर्म में कई त्यौहार हैं जो तिथियों के अनुसार मनाये जाते हैं….जैसे अक्षय तृतिया , गणेश चतुर्थी, नाग प...