Mantras, Brainwaves, Scent, and Manifestation The Science of Sound Before we can explore exactly how aromas assist our intention and help us to create positive changes in our lives, we must first examine the science of sound. The science of sound is known as “Nada Yoga” which is based on how sound vibrations affect the body, mind, and spirit. Nada...
Prabhuji’s Gifts products are extremely good for meditation purposes, for helping you to relax, helping you to find a little bit of time in your busy schedule to just be with yourself. So this is the Prabhuji’s Gifts Stick Incense that is very good for meditation. There are lots of different scents, and this is the chakra stick incense, which...
Let’s face it: water makes everyone feel good. We revel in the positive energy of a waterfall, feel invigorated while swimming in a mountain lake, enjoy seeing the dry grass rejoice in a much-needed summer rain, admire raindrops as they hang like precious diamonds from leaves while catching the sun after a downpour, and we feel refreshed after sunning up...
Hold a piece of Palo Santo wood slightly upside down and light the tip until there is a small flame. After 1 minute, blow it out so only smoke is produced. Place it embers-down on an angle in a fireproof bowl so that the embers will get enough air to continue to burn and gently blow on the embers when...
Bhagavad Gita 1.1 dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva kim akurvata sañjaya “Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O Sañjaya, after my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kurukṣetra, desiring to fight, what did they do?” In the Bhagavad Gita, one will find all that is contained in other scriptures as well as things...
Maha Shivaratri, or the great night of Shiva, is a night of prayers and worship of Lord Shiva. According to various traditions, the night commemorates significant events in Lord Shiva’s life, such as his marriage with Goddess Parvati, the night he performed the Tandava Nritya (the cosmic dance), and the night he drank poison and saved the entire universe during...
bhaktyā tv ananyayā śakya aham evaṁ-vidho ’rjuna jñātuṁ draṣṭuṁ ca tattvena praveṣṭuṁ ca paran-tapa “My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding.” (Bhagavad Gita 11.54, written in Sanskrit on Prabhuji's Gifts...
Ah love. It’s glorious, isn’t it? It must be. After all, we sing about it, long for it, express it and hope we are loved back. This little word – love – it seems, is a really big thing. But what is love, really? “The highest expression of love is like rain, falling and splashing on anything exposed to its...
In India, a devotional and fragrant tradition originated hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. First, bamboo was sliced into thin pieces and rolled onto irresistibly divine incense pastes. Different regions are known for their different blends of dried flowers, herbs, sandalwood and oils designed to be offered to God, while invoking great devotion in the one who offers...
patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ “If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.” Even the poorest of the poor can attempt to engage in transcendental service to the Lord and have a permanent blissful abode in eternal happiness. The only...
