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Navratri: A Celebration of Strength, Devotion, and Renewal / Dhairya Yoga

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India is a land of festivals, where every occasion is filled with colors, devotion, music, dance, and deep philosophical meaning. Among these festivals, Navratri holds a special place. The word Navratri itself means “nine nights.” For nine nights and ten days, devotees across the country worship the divine feminine energy, which is seen as the source of life, strength, wisdom, and protection. But Navratri is not only about religious rituals; it is a festival that symbolizes the eternal victory of truth over falsehood, light over darkness, and righteousness over injustice. At its heart, Navratri is a celebration of Shakti—the divine energy that sustains the universe. This energy is revered in different forms, primarily as Goddess Durga, who is believed to manifest in nine forms during these nine days. Each form represents a unique quality, from innocence and nurturing power to courage and ultimate wisdom. By worshipping these forms, devotees not only express devotion but als...

Why do we disguise?

Why have we set different standards for society and our own families? Why do we respect and pay homage to Bhagat Singh  , Chandra Shekhar Azad, Mahatma Gandhi  , Gautam Buddha  , Swami Vivekananda  , Guru Gobind Singh, Jesus Christ, Prophet Muhammad, Shirdi Sai and myriad of other names which can be figured here; when we do not want our child to become anyone of them? Hypocrisy has somehow become true nature of human being; and to certain extent it is acceptable. However, things go for a toss, when we entirely forget who we are and live in a dream materialistic world. For instance, we have become so materialistic that most of us can't live without our mobile phones even for a minute. We have become addicted. And it has marred the entire society where it has become social addiction and we are happy that we have advanced, entered in era of Smart phones which might diminish our entity. Let’s identify our real nature; freedom and not dependence. We were born inde...

Self realization

Self Realization.    Why do we need to realize ourselves? It's a relative question these days. Restless minds have already created numerous problems in the modern world, and i still wonder, why people don't bother to concern about themselves. You keep yourself busy in everything other thing but not even a minute for yourself. Your development, to ponder why such restlessness You do not require to change the world, not at all. And moreover you can't even change the world, It changes itself. You require to take cognizance of each activity you do. You need to analyse, why do i have such restless mind? Why do i always find myself in a restless situation? and there are many other whys? To answer all these whys, you just need to observe yourself, read yourself. analyse yourself. and realize yourself. Here it comes, self realization. To have a stable, peaceful, calm mind and to clear your conscience. Self realization is required. To overcome form disastrous wars,...

Parents or Paying Rent

DYF..... Parenting Today we will discuss about child and parents. It's often observed nowadays that child and parent are disconnected. There is no emotional connectivity between child and parent; which leads to imbalance in the family a nd later in the society as well. The child grows up with some preconceived notions about parenting and somehow, which is not necessary but a chain begins and he/she has sown the seeds that this is how a child is brought up. and so on. There may be various reasons for disconnection between child and parent. Such as working parents, separated parents. Lets talk about working parents. Parents leave their child at Creche/ day care for child upbringing and devote their time to earn livelihood or a decent rather materialistic life style. So bonding or relationship between a child and his/ her parent does not grow beyond a thick point in many cases. A child may develop some behavioral disorders as well. The kid might not even know abo...