Seeking Answers
The best way to learn is to ask questions. The second best is to listen to what others are asking. The magic is in the listening.
Understanding the Five Debts: Deva, Pitru, Rishi, and the Meaning of Vows
A Q&A explanation of what ṛṇa truly means, how unfulfilled vows create debt, and how Deva-ṛṇa, Pitṛ-ṛṇa, and Rishi-ṛṇa accompany every birth, along with the simpler human, parental, guest, and spouse-related debts.
What Is Pitru Dosh?
A clear Q&A explanation of the true meaning of pitru dosh, showing how it arises from one’s own karmic impressions and why responsibility lies within, not with the ancestors.
Understanding Havya and Kavya
A clear Q&A explanation of the concepts of havya, kavya, svāhā, and svadhā — the nourishment of divine powers and ancestral impressions according to the scriptures.
The Inner Science of Last Rites: Asthi Saṅcayana, Jalāñjali, Piṇḍa-Dāna, and Kapāla-Kriyā
A clear explanation of the deeper meaning behind Hindu post-death rites—why asthi saṅcayana, jalāñjali-dāna, piṇḍa-dāna, and kapāla-kriyā are actually for the living. Understand “pitṛs” as saṃskāras, how to redeem kriyamāṇa, prārabdha, and sañcita impressions, and how knowledge, action, and devotion take a solid form that opens the path to liberation.
Inner Meaning of Savitri–Satyavan
An interpretation of the Savitri–Satyavan tale as a precise symbolic teaching: Aśvapati as the mind, Savitri as the mind’s sāttvic power, Satyavan as the truth-Self, Yama as the law of karma, and the banyan-thread ritual as a reminder to keep attachments light while restoring Self-remembrance.
Shraddha, Pitr and Pindadana: The Inner Meaning Behind the Ritual
A clear, symbolism-based interpretation of śrāddha: who the pitṛ really are (our own saṁskāras), why feeding a brāhmaṇa means nourishing our inner brahmatva, how Gayā-śrāddha points to purifying mind-intellect, and what piṇḍadāna means as gathering and releasing our feelings through knowledge.
Inner Meaning of Ekadashi Vrat
A symbolic reading of Karva Chauth: puruṣa = Self, prakṛti = mind–intellect. The vow is not wife-for-husband, but for every person—to turn mind–intellect from objects toward the Self/Paramātma. The Moon signifies a cleansed, luminous mind fit to face the Divine.
Diwali’s Five Days: The Spiritual Meaning Behind the Rituals
A clear, symbolism-based interpretation of Diwali’s five days: Dhanteras as adopting pure conduct and virtues, Rūp Chaudas as cleansing negative thoughts and remembering karma, Diwali as lighting the inner Self, Lakshmi–Ganesha as wealth guided by wisdom, Govardhan Pūjā as uplifting consciousness, and Bhāī Dūj as living brotherhood—not just thinking it.
Inner Meaning of Karva Chauth
A symbolic reading of Karva Chauth: puruṣa = Self, prakṛti = mind–intellect. The vow is not wife-for-husband, but for every person—to turn mind–intellect from objects toward the Self/Paramātma. The Moon signifies a cleansed, luminous mind fit to face the Divine.