by Olga | Jul 15, 2026 | Focus of the Month
~ Translation by Manorama By chanting Om namo bhagavate vāsudevāya, we use the vibrational energy to bow to the divine within, not necessarily to a particular form of God, but to a higher Self. Vāsudeva is a symbol for the indwelling consciousness present in every...
by Olga | Jun 1, 2026 | Focus of the Month
~ Translation by Sharon Gannon Being born and raised in a country where Catholicism is the main religion, it is no surprise that that was the environment in which I grew in. It was by attending the traditional Sunday ceremony with my family that a sense of...
by Olga | May 7, 2026 | Focus of the Month
~ Translation by Sharon Gannon This mantra does not ask Tara to remove our suffering. Rather, it asks her to teach us how to release what binds us. That distinction makes all the difference. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Tara embodies absolute compassion. She...
by Olga | Mar 25, 2026 | Focus of the Month
~ Translation by Manorama Śatākṣī, ‘the hundred-eyed’ form of Durga appeared to earth during a desolate era – she cried from every one of her eyes, her tears filled the rivers and oceans. Grass, grains, vegetation grew and with that the fish, birds, insects, and...
by Olga | Mar 6, 2026 | Focus of the Month
~ Translation by Manorama Growing up in Lebanon, the abundance of the Levantine land and sea was overshadowed by the constant paradoxical threat of everything being taken away from us at any time. This environment made it easy to confuse abundance with accumulation,...
by Olga | Feb 13, 2026 | Focus of the Month
~ Translation by Manorama When we chant this mantra, we call upon Sarasvatī, the Goddess of wisdom, creativity, and speech. She is a deity, seated on a white lotus, blessing us with clarity of thought and purity of expression. She is also a symbol, a mythic...
