Nirvana The Moksha

Further to our previous blog on Hasta mudra for consciousness and healing, mudras have many more purposes as each finger represents more. The thumb represents kidney, bladder, intestines, belly and female reproductive organs and the Index finger represents the throat, neck, teeth, ears and thyroid glands. The Middle finger is for intellectual awareness, power, accomplishments, and ego whereas the ring finger is for eyes, face, and brain. The pinky, little finger, represents the heart, lungs, shoulders, upper back and circulatory system of our body. This information on fingers is useful for curing people with acupressure or acupuncture. According to the tantra philosophy, the universe is the expression of awareness or consciousness. The Shiva being masculine and retains the static quality and Shakti or the Kundalini, a feminine, is dynamic, energetic and very creative. The human beings are a miniature universe. Every principle that applies to the universe also applies ...

Mudra is a formation of a gesture, we also call it a ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism performed during spiritual practices.  Mudras involve the eyes, body postures, and breathing techniques as well, here we will focus on understanding the Hastha Mudra for meditation and consciousness. Hastha Mudra is a Sanskrit term where hastha means hand and mudra means a mark or a seal.  Hastha mudra is practiced mainly in a seated position but some techniques can be done while walking or even while standing provided the body is calm.  The advantage of mudras is that it helps in the flow of energy and stimulates the brain while performing asana, pranayama, and meditation. Our yogic science has explained that the human body consists of panch tattvas and every finger is related and connected to these tattvas. The Thumb represents fire (agni), the index finger represents air (vayu), middle finger represents space (akash), ring finger represents earth (prithvi) and the ba...

A sound is a powerful tool. The vibrations and waves generated due to the  right kind of sound can heal the soul.  Music, however, has always been there as a source of relaxation and peace. Music is also a type of sound.  Our solar system creates a sound of AUM. God is the master of the cosmic sound that causes the planets to adopt the elongated orbit to produce beautiful vibrations and music; also known as the music of the spheres. A great Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras also observed the heavens sounded one vowel down to our earth. The ancient sages from India also discovered the same conclusion. The pronunciation of vowels corresponds to the vibration of the f ive planets namely Venus (O), Jupiter (A), Saturn (E), Mars (I) and Mercury (U). Our music reveals the essence of the universe. It is through music that we can reach  God too. Great Saints like Kabir, Soordas, Swami Haridas  are known for their soothing devotional songs and Mu...