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NEWS RELEASE: Indic Dialogue April 16, 2024   We are pleased to share an article released today on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, made more special this year, as we bring you  Shri Jeffrey Armstrong's very knowledgeable article:  The Return of the Ram Janma Bhumi Mandir and its “RAM-ifications”  

Celebrating the Appearance Day Shri Bhagavan Sept 6, 2023 "This was my most ambitious poetic endeavor to date, centered around the grand theme of Bhagavan Shri Krishna's Vraja lila. I unveiled it in celebration of the Shri Krishna Janmashtami Festivity of 2018, which coincided with the auspicious influence of the Moon in the Rohini Nakshatra, marking the divine moment of Govinda's earthly appearance. My aspiration is for this devotional poetry...

Studying yoga philosophy can offer numerous benefits for individuals interested in the practice of yoga, or those seeking a deeper understanding of life and self. Ultimately, studying yoga philosophy is a personal journey that can lead to self-discovery, personal growth, and a deeper connection with oneself and the world. It can provide a framework for living a more conscious, meaningful, and fulfilling life. Here are several reasons why someone might...

By Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi) 2022 Revised & updated   During the months of December and January, much of the world observes the transition from one year to another. It is no accident that Christmas and the New Year Holiday celebration takes place in the last days of December and on the first day of January. In our modern times, many of the original reasons for these seasonal observations have...

By Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi) Jeffrey illuminates the Gita in 4 seasons of video classes, each season going deeper. More info: https://gitacomesalive.com/pages/membership USE the Discount code FIRST-50 on www.GitaComesAlive.com to get 10% off The Bhagavad Gita is the tip of a transcendental iceberg, the peak of a mountain called the Mahabharata in the great epic history of India. Set in the mysterious and opulent Asia of 7500 years ago, the 100,000...

Watch the video here   The Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali, in its second verse, explains that the effect of living in the realm of matter is literally that we get our "knickers in a twist" what to speak of our DNA (a double helix) and of course all of organic life is twisted via the Fibonacci sequence, into a distorted but necessary "pretzel" form of our self, based on combined...

"AyurVedic Astrology Simplified" Master astrologer Jeffrey Armstrong takes you step by step thru the process of “seeing” the Vedic charts. By the end of the course you will have a deeper understanding of people’s characteristics, an ability to hear, see and feel the energetic qualities that the planets bestow a person and the analytical capabilities to read a chart from scratch. Of course, Vedic astrology takes years to master… but learning these...

Mastering the 8 Limbs of Yoga: A Brief overview Yoga is arising spontaneously everywhere on our planet. We are in midst of a revival, a reawakening of our true nature, joyfully embodied, rooted in a sustainable lifestyle on Mother Earth, seeking the good of all beings, longing for freedom and peace. This Yogic reawakening has no one leader, headquarters, dogma, hierarchy or organization. There is no process of conversion, nothing...

I am asked all the time…What is the difference between Vedic Astrology and Western so I thought I’d post a chapter that explains it …. Jeffrey Armstrong ~ Jyotish Visharada, CVA and Jyotish Kovid, CVA, Founder of VASA – Vedic Academy of Science & Arts, has been a Vedic astrologer for over 45 years and is one of the pioneers of AyurVedic astrology in the West. Excerpted from “God/Goddess the...

Kavindra Rishi/Jeffrey Armstrong is the originator of the term “AyurVedic Astrology” and since 1973, he has pioneered working with Ayurvedic physicians assisting them in diagnosing and restoring patients through Ayurvedic principles. He is currently in Delhi (Dec 2015) presenting a paper at the 22nd International Vedanta Conference on “The Provable Correlation between the Body-Types of Ayurvedic Medicine and the Birth Chart of Vedic Astrology.” Geneticists in India have now succeeded...

 Excerpt from the Last Chapter in The Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar A Vow of Love Within the word Avatar is another secret Sanskrit word that guides us to the next level of our development. The word is vrata, made from the same letters as Avatar. Vrata means “a vow or commitment”—a giving of our word that then governs and directs our behavior. This is the healing medicine for...

http://www.sciencetosage.com/?p=1533 A good place to begin defining Tantra is with a companion word, Yoga. Both Tantra and Yoga began in India at least ten thousand years ago. The basis of Yoga is the quest to free the individual soul from matter and return it to a state of union with the Divine. Yoga means union with God. The very basis of both Yoga and Tantra is the eternal nature of...

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, in its second verse, explains that the effect of living in the realm of matter is literally that we get our "knickers in a twist" what to speak of our DNA (a double helix) and of course all of organic life is twisted via the Fibonacci sequence, into a distorted but necessary "pretzel" form of our self, based on combined opposites. . Which is to...

Jyotish, Allopathy, Genetics and Ayurveda Together “Jagat” means the whole manifested Universe This paper is aimed at the center of a convergence of Mathematics, Astronomy, Modern Science, Ayurveda (Body Types), Chemistry, Biology, Allopathic Medicine, Genetics and finally Jyotish or Vedic Astrology. This convergence is the next step in a scientific understanding of life that began with Vedic knowing, moved West and is now returning to Bharat as she resumes her...

Extracted from the forthcoming book & The UltiMate Relationship Seminar By Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi) The essence of this article is taken from the teachings of India and other ancient cultures who viewed sexuality or the use of our creative ability in a sacred way. These and most all indigenous cultures had a set of sacred teachings, rituals, and very specific rites of passage for both men and women meant...

Q. What are the “Vedas” and Vedic values? Jeffrey Armstrong: The word Veda means ‘to see’, and gave us our modern word, video. Its root is ‘vid’, and from that comes, wit, meaning ‘knowledge’ or ‘what we know,’ so Veda, first of all means the knowledge that we need in order to exist and fulfill our purpose for existing. That knowledge is considered to be eternal and to co-exist with...

The cosmology of India describes our universe as having fourteen parallel realities on multiple levels, all existing and intersecting within the material realm in which we are currently living. One of those levels is called the Deva realm. The Deva realm is supposedly the home of the beings who actually conduct the laws of nature to which we are subject. This view of Divine helpers is much misunderstood as the...

Uttarayana-the Northern Gate Today the Northern Gate to the Deva Realm is wide open for the last time until the Winter Solstice. This is the day of peak solar manifestation, when the masculine Divine in His most noble and brilliant form, is shining forth to empower all atmas who are willing to fill their being with sunshine as the direct link to the immortal realms of Brahman. Drink this amrita...

Jyotish, India’s Ancient Science of the Stars Except from “God (Goddess) the Astrologer - Soul Karma and Reincarnation  How We Continually Create Our Own Destiny” Vedic astrology is also called Jyotish, or the Science of Light. Just as astronomy studies the stars and planets through analyzing their light to discover their position and nature, Vedic astrology tries to understand the relationships between cosmic light and the unfolding of cause and...

2020 Astrological update… Since, April 30, 2019, Shani or Saturn has been in backwards or retrograde motion in the sign of Sagittarius, which it entered back in Jan 27, 2017, since then it then went backward April 6 2017, on June 22 it backed up into Scorpio, on August 25, 2017 it went direct in Scorpio and on October 27, 2017 moved forward into Sagittarius again, on April 18, 2018,...

Archanam – the Mysteries of Divine Form “Archetypes are Archives for Artifacts Divine” Kavindra Rishi The root meaning of the Greek, Latin and English words arch, arc, ark, is the Sanskrit word arch. This arch gives rise to the archa vigraha or Divine Form, otherwise known as the deity form of the Transcendental Being. By adding nam the word becomes Archanam which means to worship the eternal forms of the Parama Purushas or Supreme Persons. In Greek the same word became arkhe which means – a...

Jeffrey Armstrong is a modern day Vedic Philosopher and teacher of Vedanta, its principles and conclusions. In this paper (excerpt) he presents classic Vedantic thinking as a debate against the arguments and objections of its critics and detractors. These include the three Abrahamic faiths, Buddhism and Jainism, all forms of modern science, the New Age movement and its various speculative teachers and perspectives, the Neo-Yoga movement and its non-philosophical methods...

World Hindu Youth (WHY) association hosted a seminar on “Reframing Bharat” followed by another on a “New vocabulary to describe Vedic dharma” recently at the Chinmaya Mission Badri campus Chicago USA . Presented by best-selling author Jeffrey Armstrong, also known as Kavindra Rishi, from Vancouver, the seminars aim to teach the younger generation how to speak confidently about Hindu dharma especially to its detractors. Vidya Naha of WHY presented Armstrong as a...

Written by Ellen White Author OmSingles.Article based on an interview with Jeffrey Armstrong. Did you know people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of dying? This statistic teaches us how much we fear presenting ourselves in front of others. So imagine how scary the process of true intimacy and new relationship can be for many people. As the co-owner of a dating website, and a writer of relationships, I...

There is a saying in Yoga that: “The mind is the best friend or the worst enemy”. That is why after learning Asanas or body postures and Pranayama or correct breathing, the next stage is Dharana or one pointed control of the focus of the mind. Yoga teaches that we are not the body or the mind; we are the consciousness that is present in both. That awareness is supposed...

During the months of December and January, much of the world observes the transition from one year to another. It is no accident that Christmas and the New Year Holiday celebration takes place in the last days of December and on the first day of January. In our modern times, many of the original reasons for these seasonal observations have become lost or obscured by the historical changes in our...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Jeffrey Armstrong on the Mysteries of Indian Culture, the Relevance of Hindu Vedas and the Reality of Ancient Flying Machines With Anthony Wile – December 19, 2010 www.JeffreyArmstrong.com Original Post   Introduction: Jeffrey Armstrong is an award-winning author of numerous books on Vedic knowledge including his recent book: Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar, Ancient Wisdom for a New World. He is a philosopher, practitioner and teacher of the Vedas for...

Paradigm-shifting ideas can germinate for years, even decades, until the time is right for them to manifest. So when I heard that it took over 20 years for director James Cameron to develop the vision for his recent megablockbuster film Avatar, I was not surprised. We do have something in common: I have spent the last 40 years studying the deepest meanings of the word “avatar” and the multilayered teachings...

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