SADHANA FOR NAVARATRI
The Adiveda Weekly #66
Hari Aum Sadhakas,
In this week's blog, As we approach the auspicious occasion of Navaratri, celebrated from Sun, Oct 15, 2023, to Tue, Oct 24, 2023, we are thrilled to present this week's blog dedicated to preparing for this divine festival with essential Sadhana practices, providing you with the necessary tools and insights to embrace the upcoming Navaratri with reverence and spiritual preparedness. Stay tuned, as we will be sharing detailed insights about Navaratri and the Navadurgas in the forthcoming weeks.
-Adiveda Team
The full blog for this week:
The Sanatana Dharma
One of the main sadhanas that are recommended during these days is the reading of the Devi Mahatmyam (Glories of the Goddess), which is also known as Chandi Path (chant of the fierce one) and Durga Saptashati (seven hundred slokas to Durga). It is a highly esoteric treatise with seven hundred slokas, in which are embedded many important bija mantras. As with all Puranic books, the stories are all symbolic. If we read this with faith and concentration, we will find that with each asura that Durga vanquishes, one of our negative traits will also be vanquished. Before we start the reading, we have to supplicate her that she will clear all our negative tendencies and make us pure and ready to receive the highest wisdom.
Reflection of the Week
In the first chapter, Durga slays the demons known as Madhu and Kaitabha. They stand for the dualities of pleasant and unpleasant. Madhu is sweetness or addiction, and Kaitabha is bitterness or aversion. The world is a world of duality and we have to overcome this duality before we can proceed on the path to liberation.
Ayurvedic health tip of the week
Once you wake up in the morning, gaze upon as much natural morning light as you can. Open your curtains/blinds and windows and stare out into this light, which will help your circadian rhythm to adjust in the best possible way. Take this time to also give thanks that you are alive with the opportunity for another day in which to live out your dharma and face your karmas. Make full use of your time in this life!By Dr. Poorna Menon, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Mantra of the Week
Important dates this week
Ekadashi Shraddha on October 9, 2023
Navaratri begins on October 15, 2023
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