In the Regeneration and Divinisation of Human Beings

  ========================================================================= 1.#Opinion : Wednesday, 20  Jan 2024. 05:30. 3506// Article Yoga and Meditation Yoga: Its Meaning and Application in Our Lives -1. Post-1. =========================================================================== 1.Idealism of Yoga: It is, indeed, not strange that most people do not have access beyond the physical level of yoga, because true yoga needs intense personal discipline, coupled with hard thinking, under the guidance of an able teacher. The majority looks for material advantages, and when yoga promises superphysical and spiritual blessings, it becomes unattractive to the common mind, clamouring for immediate tangible results. Yoga is not merely a means of personal regeneration but is universal in character, and can be and should be effectively applied in all walks of life – social, national, educational, etc. This concept of yoga ranges beyond not only the physical but also the mental realms of e

  ==================================================================================== Wednesday, 17 Apr 2024. 05:30.  In the Regeneration and Divinisation of Human Beings  HINDU FASTS & FESTIVALS: 8.Makara Shankranti: Post-7. ====================================================================================== 8.Makara Shankranti: SALUTATIONS and adorations to the Supreme Lord, the primordial power that divided the year into the four seasons. Salutations to Surya, the Sun-God, who on this great day embarks on his northward journey. The Sanskrit term “Shankramana” means “to begin to move”. The day on which the sun begins to move northwards is called Makara Shankranti. It usually falls in the middle of January. Among the Tamilians in South India this festival is called the Pongal. To many people, especially the Tamilians, Makara Shankranti ushers in the New Year. The corn that is newly-harvested is cooked for the first time on that day. Joyous festivities mark the celebration in ev