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In honor of Navarātrā, our community mantra practice session this Friday, March 28th, at 2pm PDT will be dedicated to the Goddess Durgā. We will be coloring her yantra in a traditional manner under the guidance of Ekabhumi Ellik, while listening to her mantras and the exquisite Devī Argalā Stotram chanted by Akhil Jobanputra, followed by meditation with Shivani Hawkins. Mother Durgā is a fiercely loving, powerful, and protective form of the divine that protects us from every kind of harm. Recognizing her presence in our lives frees us f ..read more

This full moon is Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā, and begins the time known as Pitṛpakṣa, also called Śrāddh in modern times. This is the annual fortnight each year where we pause to honor our ancestors and work through our ancestral karma. A traditional conception of life is a wheel that keeps spinning throughout time. All creation is unified by and bound to this wheel. As much as we cling to our notions of discrete individuality, the reality is that we are created out of many beings who existed before us. Even the atoms of our body existed before w ..read more

Jaya Gaṇeśa-deva! This 10-day celebration of Śrī Gaṇesa honors the most iconic and universally embraced deity in our dharma tradition. In this course, we invite you to learn about: -how Śrī Gaṇesa got his elephant head -what he represents, and why we worship him -the traditional practice of making a mūrtī by hand, and then immersing it into water -all about the traditional Ayurvedic prasāda for Gaṇeśa, including the famous and beloved modaka! -how to sing the Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī mantra, and its meaning, as well as another common prayer śloka -a ..read more

Śūbh Janmāṣṭami! Happy birthday to beloved Lord Kṛṣṇa! Of all the deities, Śrī Kṛṣṇa inspires profound devotion and love in all of us. In our latest free course, we couldn’t help ourselves and put together nine full lessons that incorporates hours of content to explore and relish! In this course, we invite you to learn about: -what Śrī Kṛṣṇa embodies -traditional practices for this day -the miraculous story of his birth -why he stands in that unique cross-legged posture -his special relationship to his friends, and cows -the story of Sud ..read more

Happy Rakṣā Bandhan/Nāriyal Pūrṇimā! This is one of the sweetest and most beloved celebrations in our tradition, and is practiced all over South Asia. In our latest free course, we invite you to learn about:   -the significance and meaning behind Rakṣā Bandhan -the medicinal and spiritual value of coconuts -how and why to make the traditional Ayurvedic prasāda for today, coconut rice -a step-by-step guide to tying a rākhī on someone -the true understanding of safety and protection, and what that actually looks like ..read more

Śūbh Gurupūrṇimā! Today is a very blessed and cherished full moon! It is the day where we honor the guru and express gratitude for the wisdom we have received. We also honor the special bond between guru and disciple. To help support your practice, we are delighted to share our latest free course, where you will learn: -who can be called a guru, and why -traditional methods for learning and how they work -the profound teachings encoded in the iconography of Dakṣināmūrti, Lord Śiva in the form of the guru -Sanskrit mantras and prayers to ..read more

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We are honored to invite you to a very special Rudra Pūjā Immersion led by Śrī Raghu Ranganathan, a senior teacher at Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram. Raghu Gurujī has studied the Vedas and the Śrī Vidyā tradition since childhood, and he teaches and also leads large-scale yajñas and pūjās around the world. It is our great privilege to participate in this ceremony with him. This particular Vedic ceremony for Rudra worships all five faces of Lord Śiva simultaneously: Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, Aghora, Tatpuruṣa, and Īśāna. This is the same ceremony ..read more

Our joyful, uplifting, sacred New Year’s celebrations are beginning soon! To support your practice, we are delighted to share our latest free course with you. Learn about all 5 days of Dīpāvali (Diwali) practices and traditions, and the many different ways in which we honor and invoke Śrī during this time. You will also learn: -the significance of cows and why we love them -traditional forms of wealth -how do to a basic dhana-pūjā -the iconography and symbolism of Dhanvantari, the lord of health and healing -the relationship betw ..read more