Choosing a spiritual ascension mentor or guide is a deeply personal decision that can influence the trajectory of one's spiritual journey. With a myriad of options available, from traditional gurus to modern-day spiritual coaches, finding the right fit can be a daunting task.

Here are some tips to help you make an informed choice:

1. Clarity About Your Needs:
Before starting your search, reflect on what you're looking for. Do you need someone for spiritual counseling, energy work, or guidance through specific practices like meditation or yoga? Understanding your needs will help narrow down your options.

2. Check Qualifications:
While the spiritual realm is less regulated than other fields, many credible mentors and guides have undergone formal training, certifications, or have been recognized by certain spiritual communities. It's essential to verify their qualifications relative to your needs.

3. Experience Matters:
While newer mentors can offer fresh perspectives, there's no substitute for experience. An experienced guide will likely have navigated various challenges and can provide insights from a place of understanding.

4. Seek Recommendations:
Word of mouth is invaluable in the spiritual community. Talk to friends, family, or peers who are also on a spiritual journey. They might recommend someone or even share about mentors to avoid.

5. Testimonials and Reviews:
In today's digital age, many spiritual mentors have an online presence. Check their websites or social media profiles for testimonials and reviews from previous clients or students.

6. Initial Consultation:
Before committing, it's a good idea to have an initial consultation or meeting. This will give you a feel for the mentor's approach, and you can gauge if there's a personal connection.

7. Trust Your Intuition:
Your intuition is a powerful tool in spiritual matters. If something feels off or if you don't resonate with a potential mentor, trust your gut feelings. The right guide should feel like a natural fit.

​8. Ethics and Integrity:
A genuine spiritual mentor operates with the highest levels of ethics and integrity. They should always respect boundaries, maintain confidentiality, and prioritize your well-being.

​9. Flexibility in Approach:
Every individual's spiritual journey is unique. Your mentor should be flexible enough to tailor their guidance to your specific needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all approach.

10. Affordability:
While it's crucial to invest in your spiritual growth, it's also essential to ensure that the fees are reasonable and within your budget. Remember, the most expensive mentor is not necessarily the best.

11. Openness to Questions:
Your spiritual journey may come with doubts, questions, and challenges. Ensure that your mentor is open to addressing these and does not dismiss your concerns.

12. Avoid Dogma:
Beware of mentors who insist that their way is the only right way or who discourage you from exploring other paths or practices.

Choosing a spiritual ascension mentor is an investment in your spiritual growth. It requires due diligence, reflection, and listening to your intuition. Remember that the mentor-student relationship should be based on mutual respect, understanding, and a shared commitment to growth. With the right guide, your journey can be enriched, providing deeper insights and more profound transformations.

​In the pursuit of spiritual growth, connecting with our inner self is essential. This journey is not just about self-improvement; it is a deeper exploration into the essence of our being, revealing the profound truths of our existence.

​Spiritual awareness is a unique path for each individual, involving introspection and a deep dive into the core of our consciousness.

​A pivotal step in this journey is embracing solitude and silence. Our lives, often bustling with activity and noise, can drown out the subtle voice of our inner self.

​Finding moments of quiet is crucial for this inner dialogue. Solitude provides the space to disconnect from the outer world's distractions and focus on our inner realm. It doesn't necessitate long periods of isolation; even brief moments of daily introspection can significantly impact our spiritual connection.

Deepening Understanding Through Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness and meditation are vital tools for fostering this connection. These practices help us to be present, observing our thoughts and emotions without judgment. They enable us to become aware of our internal dialogues, beliefs, and life patterns.

Meditation, in particular, allows us to delve into our subconscious, uncovering insights and wisdom. These practices are not mere relaxation techniques but gateways to self-awareness and spiritual enlightenment.

Journaling: A Tool for Reflection and Insight
Journaling complements this journey well, offering a medium for expressing thoughts and emotions freely. It facilitates processing our feelings and gaining clarity on our experiences. By documenting our dreams, reflections, and spiritual milestones, we can track our growth and understand our thought patterns and behaviors.

Journaling's value lies not in eloquence but in its capacity for honest self-exploration.

The Transformative Power of Inner Connection
This inward journey is transformative, fostering personal growth, self-compassion, and a deeper understanding of our life's purpose. As we strengthen our inner connection, we find harmony and balance, improving not just our self-perception but also our interactions with the world.

This process helps us realize our interconnectedness with the universe, enhancing our life perspective and deepening our comprehension of existence.

Connecting with our inner self is a fundamental aspect of spiritual growth and awareness. Through solitude, mindfulness, meditation, and journaling, we embark on a path of self-discovery and enlightenment.

This journey enriches our lives, deepens our relationships, and contributes to a more conscious and compassionate world. It is a journey of self-realization, leading us to discover who we are and what we can become, unlocking our potential for profound transformation and fulfillment.

​The journey of spiritual ascension often leads individuals to a deeper understanding of their interconnectedness with all life forms and the planet itself.

​As one's consciousness expands, the awareness of the intricate web of life and our role within it becomes more pronounced. This heightened awareness frequently results in a more profound sense of environmental consciousness. 

​1. Interconnectedness

• Spiritual Ascension: As individuals progress on their spiritual paths, they often experience a deepening sense of unity with all existence. The illusion of separateness starts to dissolve, revealing that everything is interconnected.
• Environmental Consciousness: Recognizing this interconnectedness translates into understanding that harm to one part of the environment affects the whole, including ourselves. A polluted river doesn't just affect the fish; it affects the entire ecosystem and, eventually, human communities.

2. Reverence for All Life

• Spiritual Ascension: Higher states of consciousness often bring about a profound reverence for all forms of life, seeing the divine or universal essence in everything.
• Environmental Consciousness: This reverence can manifest as a commitment to preserving biodiversity, opposing cruel practices against animals, and promoting more humane, sustainable methods of interaction with all creatures.

3. Understanding Cause and Effect (Karma)

• Spiritual Ascension: Many spiritual traditions emphasize the concept of karma, the law of cause and effect. Actions, whether positive or negative, have consequences.
• Environmental Consciousness: This understanding translates to the environment as well. Actions like deforestation, overfishing, or pollution have tangible, often dire, consequences for the planet.

4. Mindful Consumption

• Spiritual Ascension: As one ascends spiritually, there is often a move towards simplicity and mindfulness in all areas of life, including consumption.
• Environmental Consciousness: Mindful consumption naturally leads to eco-friendly choices—reducing waste, choosing sustainable products, supporting ethical practices, and understanding the environmental impact of our consumer decisions.

5. Holistic Well-being

• Spiritual Ascension: The journey often brings about an understanding that true well-being is holistic, encompassing mind, body, and spirit.
• Environmental Consciousness: Holistic well-being extends to the health of the planet. Clean air, unpolluted waters, and natural habitats are crucial for the physical and mental well-being of all creatures.

6. Responsibility and Stewardship

• Spiritual Ascension: With expanded consciousness comes the realization of one's responsibility towards the well-being of all.
• Environmental Consciousness: Recognizing this responsibility often leads to proactive efforts to care for the environment, advocating for sustainable practices, and educating others about the importance of environmental stewardship.

7. Shift from Ego to Eco

• Spiritual Ascension: One of the significant shifts in the spiritual journey is moving from ego-centric perspectives to more inclusive, universal viewpoints.
• Environmental Consciousness: This transition can be described as moving from "ego" to "eco", where the well-being of the planet and its inhabitants takes precedence over individualistic, short-term gains.

In essence, spiritual ascension and environmental consciousness are two sides of the same coin.

As individuals evolve spiritually, their sphere of concern often expands from self, to community, to the entire planet. They begin to recognize that spiritual health and the health of the Earth are intricately linked, and that to truly ascend and evolve, we must ensure the well-being of our shared home.

​The spiritual ascension journey, while deeply personal, can be profoundly enhanced by the presence and support of a like-minded community. Engaging with others on a similar path can offer insights, provide emotional and psychological reinforcement, and promote collective growth. 

​1. Validation and Understanding
Embarking on a spiritual journey can sometimes feel isolating, especially when faced with experiences or insights that are challenging to articulate or are misunderstood by those not on a similar path. A supportive community offers validation, helping individuals understand that they aren't alone in their experiences.

2. Shared Wisdom and Learning
Every individual's journey is unique, but there are often common themes and insights that arise. By sharing stories, experiences, and teachings, community members can learn from one another, gaining a broader and richer perspective.

3. Emotional Support
The spiritual path can have its ups and downs. Moments of doubt, confusion, or the proverbial "dark night of the soul" can be navigated more easily with the emotional support of those who have faced (or are facing) similar challenges.

4. Collective Energy Amplification
There's an inherent energy in collective practices, be it group meditation, chanting, prayer, or ceremonial rituals. The focused intent and energy of a group can amplify the power of spiritual practices, making them more profound.

5. Accountability and Motivation
Engaging with a community can serve as a source of motivation. Seeing others committed to their practice can inspire consistency in one's own journey. Furthermore, sharing goals or intentions with others can create a sense of accountability.

6. Guidance and Mentorship
Within spiritual communities, there are often individuals with more experience or knowledge who can offer guidance. They can provide direction, answer questions, and offer mentorship, aiding others in navigating their spiritual paths.

7. Networking and Resources
Communities often become hubs for resources related to spiritual growth. This can include book recommendations, information on workshops, lectures, or retreats, and access to different spiritual teachers and methodologies.

8. Sense of Belonging
Humans are innately social beings. The feeling of belonging to a group or community can satisfy the fundamental human need for connection. This sense of belonging can anchor individuals, especially during times of profound change or introspection.

9. Opportunities for Service
Many spiritual traditions emphasize the importance of service or "seva." Being part of a community can provide opportunities to give back, be it through teaching, volunteering, or supporting others in their journey.
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10. Cultural and Spiritual Exchange
Engaging with a diverse spiritual community can expose individuals to different cultural and spiritual practices, fostering inclusivity, understanding, and mutual respect.

​While the spiritual journey is a deeply individual endeavor, the collective energy of a community can act as a guiding light, making the path clearer and more enriching.

As with any journey, having companions who understand, support, and share in the experience can make all the difference. It is a symbiotic relationship where each individual's growth contributes to the collective evolution, and the collective, in turn, supports the individual's ascent.

As always lunar eclipses occur on a full moon day and this time around it falls at a particularly potent time! Astronomically it seems like a fascinating phenomenon where we can observe the otherwise bight white full moon turning dark and then a deep blood red. 
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Energetically speaking, those who are sensitive to cosmic energy changes can feel these energy shifts days and sometimes even weeks in advance. There have been many strong energy pattern changes in recent times, and we can already observe their effects in the ever-turbulent world around us! 

When these happen at an individual level, it can lead to accidents, misunderstandings, arguments and even fights. When such thoughtless actions happen at a larger scale, we can see rifts between nations and mass movements of crowds in a certain direction, leading to riots and even financial markets crashes or short frothy rise!!

In a few hours, we are going to experience a very powerful lunar eclipse. Moon represents our mind, rightly called as the manas… which represents a deeper concept, that I will address in another post. As we find our mind coming under the “grasp” of strong forces, indicates that it is very possible that we feel strong, sudden urges to think and act in ways that are very atypical for us. It also leads to rash, thoughtless behaviors.

So, what can we do to protect ourselves during this and for that matter every lunar eclipse? The best thing to do is to be observant of one’s own internal working. 

Watch your thoughts and emotions- is this really how you are feeling (then there should be a deep real cause) or are you reacting to something/someone and are coming under the influence/grasp of surrounding forces? 

Take an extra moment and think thru before saying or doing anything. Under the turbulent energies of a lunar eclipse, it is very possible that your actions are thoughtless and rash, which you will later regret. So best to breathe deep, take a few minutes to clearly think thru before taking any actions particularly when it comes to important situations like your relationships, finances and so on…

Lunar Eclipse is a great time to forgive and forget the past… It is time to bless all that has been in your life. Those things, situations, and people who you feel have completed their run in your life… it is time to let them go… Not with anger or regret… not with pain or grievance, but with love, joy and gratitude.

​Everyone who is in our life, and everything we experience is for a reason. Our own karmas have manifested them in our life. When this is about pleasant instances, that is not much of a problem. Though, even here, many a times, people get too attached to the good and do not trust that their future could be even better- filled with even more joy and wellness. 

As for the unpleasant people and situations… what is the point in being angry or upset at them. This does not mean you condone the situation or the wrongful acts of the perpetrator, it simply means you “choose” to bless that situation with forgiveness and gratitude… and leave it behind. This way, you can lessen your own burden and walk further along your path of spiritual development with fortitude and resolve.

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​​As we welcome a new Vedic New Year, it is a good time to reflect and thank all those who helped you this past year and welcome this new year with joy and exuberance!!

Take atleast five minutes each and every day, to offer gratitude and say 'thanks' to those who served and made it possible for you to live the day. It could be the delivery person, toll-booth clerk, or the person who served you coffee... 

Each one of them in their own way, made it possible for  you to live the day. We all are spokes in this grand Wheel of Life- we are all connected!

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We are progressing towards a very powerful Lunar Eclipse on May 26, 2021. The exact time of when this eclipse will be visible will depend on your location. As we know, lunar eclipses happen during a full moon. And this eclipse is happening on the auspicious day of Buddha Purnima, which is the day Gautama Buddha attained his enlightenment- from Gautama, he became The Buddha, the enlightened one!

There are many factors which makes this a very intense lunar eclipse. For starters, it is a blood super moon. Which means the moon is much closer to the earth, making it appear much larger than usual. This larger than usual moon is called as a Super Moon. Since it is a total lunar eclipse, the shadow over the full moon, will make it look blood red in color- thus the name, blood super moon!
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So, what does it mean for all of us? Every full moon is the time of fruition of certain aspects of our life and the time to let go of others that we deem as no longer serving our greater life-path. And when full moons are also accompanied with a lunar eclipse then, it becomes a powerful time to release old baggage!! This could be in terms of things that we no longer use, it could be emotions that have festered in our heart for too long and now need to be purged, or it could also mean… letting go of people and situations that are detrimental to your overall well-being.

So, for this powerful blood super moon lunar eclipse, make a firm decision, a Sankalp- to let go of all that is no longer fortifying your life. If it is something that has served you well for a long time, but you have simply out-grown it (object or situation), then thank it for the benefits it has brought into your life and helped you to get to where you are in your life-path.

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Conscious living is very much essential in today’s fast moving world. Whenever one starts living consciously, one becomes more aware about one’s own self and being.  

One starts observing situations and analyses the information gathered by the senses. Taking the right decisions at the right situations with right attitude, etc is the outcome of conscious living. The thoughts which were directed towards external objects are diverted inwards. The scattered mind becomes focused mind thus improves the productivity in professional life. 
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Once there is proper intellectual understanding about one’s own mind and being, the fear is driven out from the mind.  The doubts arising out of fear vanishes and the confidence level increases. It happens with both the personal and professional life.  One becomes more aware about the social and family responsibilities. 

The mind automatically starts managing the emotions, expectations, desires. One gets an understanding that he is not limited to this body. It is possible to understand one’s own nature and thus possible to overcome his own limitations and constraints in the character. The level of concentration increases, and one can focus on any aspect according to the situation, without any distraction. 

Conscious living is again a transformation of one’s basic nature and quality of mind. One starts experiencing that the events in the life as just natural happenings and realizes that the body and mind are only the instruments to perform the actions.  Rather than expectations driving the mind, self confidence increases through this process and the individual is driven by confidence and faith.  

Conscious Living must start by synchronizing the body and the mind by being aware on each and every action performed by the body.   This is because, whatever the thoughts arise in the mind, the intellect analyses it and executes through the sense of organs in the body.  Through increased awareness, one thinks a before performing any action thus the intellectual discrimination starts. 

Let it be any situation in the life, one who is sharp only can win the adverse situations by overcoming the difficulties.  The individual is aware about what to talk, when and where.  

Basically, one starts facing the situations wisely. One can use this awareness to increase productivity so as to manage multiple jobs and responsibilities.  The mind becomes free from fear and is equipped to grasp new ideas and concepts.  One starts accepting the situations with the understanding that with the help of the effort put forth, the success comes naturally. One starts accepting failures also by realizing the fact that it is natural and keeps trying for the next chance of success.  

A selfless attitude starts developing internally and a good relationship is established with the fellow beings. One becomes broad minded and is capable of accepting limitations of other individuals. 

Since there is no fear, worries and tensions, there is no mental stress or struggle.  This attitude keeps the diseases away and helps to manage the health in a good way.

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