Our ancestors added various regimens to maintain physical and mental discipline before and during the yatra to ensure the holistic well-being of the yatris.
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Read how walking or padayatra has been used traditionally and purposefully used in our culture with a deeper psychological or spiritual intent.
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Offering physical service for the Divine can be a means to elevate the individual’s consciousness. We explore here some seva rituals at temples.
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Read about Ćaturmāsya Sankalpam, which like other traditional wellness practices was tied to dharmic duties to ensure people would follow and benefit from it.
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Ever wondered why our elders called out ‘Shiva!’ or ‘Hari!’, when either they themselves or someone else sneezed? Can sneezing be a blessing?
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Ever wondered why are we sometimes told to let the baby cry for some time? Does it have anything to do with balancing the elements within?
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The author explains how our ancestors prescribed simple practices based on their close observation of the connection between sound and air.
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In this part, the author reminds us that behind many of the hygiene related customary practices and modes of conduct which we hear from our elders, considerable knowledge and understanding of subtle truths of natural laws was there.
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