Depression is a kind of mood disorder which affects a person’s mental as well physical well being. Depression is accompanied by feeling of deep sorrow, grief, hopelessness, helplessness, besides losing interest in the things in and around his life. However, to reach higher potential in life, it becomes imperative to cure depression so that people may spend their lives with happiness, ingenuity, and enthusiasm. Treatment for depression has both a material as well as a spiritual side. A doctor can prescribe medication that will allow a balanced chemical reaction in the brain. Though spirituality has become an elapsed aspect of mental health care, it plays a significant role in completely healing up depression and anxiety. The path of spirituality is that of inner self discovery and focuses completely upon individual process of self discovery as well as search for greater significance of life. However, it is important to understand that in order to become spiritual it is not necessary to become religious or practice a particular belief. Even without being religious, you can avail the benefits of spirituality. All what is required is the willingness to dedicate oneself to complete truthfulness and personal responsibility. Spiritual healing complements conventional medicine, as

Health could be defined as physical, mental, social and spiritual well being of an individual. Though, a lot has been said about the first three aspects of health, very little has been discussed about the ways which affect our health spiritually. Today, when mankind is plagued by many life-threatening diseases like AIDS, Cancer, Hepatitis, it is ironic to see that no complete or authentic cure has been invented to cure the aforesaid diseases, despite tremendous advancement in medical field with researches still being underway. This is when people start nurturing belief in the supreme power i.e. God and look for spiritual healing. One thing which an individual needs to bear in mind is that all incurable illnesses like cancer have a spiritual root cause and are predestined. It is only through ample spiritual practice can you overcome your destiny. Spiritual practice either reverses one’s destiny, wherein a person gets cured of the life threatening disease or gets shielded from the pain and suffering caused due to such diseases. Spiritual healing could be accomplished through intense praying, and by having strong faith and belief in the almighty. These days’ doctors prescribe practicing spirituality in addition to rest and medication. In fact,

The world today is no longer a peaceful place and each one of us are in under some or the other form of stress. So, it becomes essential for each one of us to create optimistic and peaceful thoughts in order to bring peace to our mind. This could be made possible by practicing Yoga and Meditation which indeed are effective ways to get rid of negative thoughts and develop positive thinking. In order to nurture the natural qualities within, it is important to change our thoughts from being negative to positive so that we can focus within our own self and free ourselves from all sort of negativity. Meditation techniques and yogic postures transform your entire self, your thoughts, while recognizing the negative thoughts and converting them into positive and peaceful thoughts. Although Yoga is a form of exercise which not just offers benefits towards the physical well being of your body, but also creates balance between the body and the mind. In fact, yoga works on the belief that there is an intimate connection between the mind, the body and the breath. While practicing Meditation a person needs to be very patient as it is not always difficult

Like elders children too become anxious when they go through stressful situations. It could some prevailing situation at home or something stressful in their school or anything that could upset them emotionally. Since, children are innocent; they have not yet become accustomed to the adversities of life. Consequently, it becomes very important that they learn to remain calm, serene and relaxed. By practicing meditation children can understand as well as accept themselves in a better way. Meditation for children should be involved in their daily routine as they are expected to perform well in every areas of life. This leaves them stressed and de motivated at the end of the day. This is where Meditation comes to picture. Meditation not just improves their confidence levels but also make them feel enthusiastic about everything they do. Meditation can assuage anxiety, frustration, fear, anger, restlessness thereby decreasing the risk of developing health problems. Meditation helps children develop self-awareness, creativity and memory power. Parents should therefore introduce their children to meditation from an early age which in turn would help their children to be in complete control of their mind along with a complete co ordination and relaxation of the mind and the

Durga Puja is one of the prominent festivals of India and is celebrated with great pomp and show especially in West Bengal (Kolkata). Celebrated especially in the month of September/ October, this festival is celebrated for ten days out of which the last four days beginning from Maha-Shashti till the tenth day (Dashami) when the idol of the goddess is immersed in rivers and seas is celebrated with great fervor and joy. Over a period of time, this festival has acquired the status of the biggest social event of the Bengalis besides being a religious ceremony. These four days Bengalis have lot of fun and frolic by organizing many performances. They catch on the latest designer wear clothes and accessories and eat delicious food. Also known as Sharodotsav, this festival evokes the power of female Shakti represented by the Goddess Durga who slaughtered the buffalo demon Mahishasura to restore peace and sanctity on earth again.  Maa Durga’s Puja is performed for wisdom, prosperity, and peace of mind. It is also done for financial and social stability. Though this puja is performed in puja pandals and is performed in a massive scale, this puja could also be performed in our house.

If you or some of your near and dear one is suffering from prolonged sickness or is on the death bed then Mahamrityunjaya puja and homa should be performed to recover from ill health and distress. Maha Mrityunjaya puja (japa) is perform to appease Lord Shiva because Shiva is considered to represent ultimate truth i.e. death which is governed by Lord Shiva. Addressed to LORD SHIVA, this mantra is said to generate divine vibrations that is said to provide protection against accidents and calamity of every kind. Even diseases declared incurable by the doctors can be healed strongly and effectively by this mantra. Also known as the Moksha mantra, this mantra removes the fear of death by consuming all sort of negativity by evoking the Shiva within us. The Mahamrityunjaya puja involves the chanting of this mantra. On chanting this mantra for 1, 25000 times or even its half i.e. 62,500 with full devotion and belief, a person can even come back from the mouth of death. Though this mantra could be chanted anytime in a pure environment, chanting this Mantra with sincerity, belief and devotion in Bramha Muhurata is considered to be extremely beneficial. We at chamundaswamiji.com are spiritual

How do you feel when your body doesn’t seem to be functioning properly? Unquestionably, you would tend to feel dull and gloomy with excitement missing in your life.  Since, our body and mind work in co-ordination with each other, it is important to maintain a healthy body in order to keep the mind joyful and enthusiastic. Maintaining a healthy body is not very difficult and could be achieved with some amount of discipline that needs to be maintained on a regular basis. In fact, you don’t need to burn a hole in your pocket in order to achieve a healthy, well shaped, flexible and strong body. All you need to do is eat healthy and nutritious food. Since, eating is such a habit in our life that we fail to notice the kind of food we take, its basic constituents and its nutritional value. In order to maintain a physically fit, well shaped and flexible body, you need to combine a low fat diet with some form of regular physical activity. You would require developing a healthier, more satisfying relationship with food, if you wish to maintain a healthy body. A Healthy eating plan ensures you get all of the

When you talk about health care, images of patients, diseases, medicines, hospitals etc come to our mind. All you can visualize is pain and suffering. It is indeed difficult to cope up with such emotions and requires a lot of energy and strength. Spirituality has the potential to prevent, cure or deal with illnesses and has therefore become a subject of interest for health care practitioners. While patients fight with the physical aspects of their disease, they also have to deal with mental and spiritual suffering. In fact, they feel helpless in answering the deepest questions of life. This is where spirituality plays its role in health care, especially for those illnesses where cure is not possible. Patients who are spiritual can cope with illness, pain, and life stresses more easily. Researches prove that patients or medical practitioners with spiritual bent of mind tend to develop a more positive attitude and can therefore lead a better quality of life. Though advancement in medical science have led to prolonged life span yet spiritual or compassionate care is much valued by patients as it involves serving the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspect of a human being. Spiritual care emphasizes the equilibrium

Human beings have quest for spiritual enlightenment. Spiritual enlightenment is a slow but sure course of soul development that leads to rising degrees of perception and consciousness of eventual truth. However, achieving spiritual enlightenment in this modern age can be quite difficult. On the path to spiritual enlightenment, a person may go through many ups and downs. A person may go through a phase when he or she may feel that they have reached the highest platform of spiritual life but all of a sudden darkness sweeps in making him wonder what has happened. This phase of transition from almost achieving a state of spiritual enlightenment and back to a state of ignorance and obscurity could be attributed to spiritual overconfidence i.e. the moment we start experiencing God, we tend to develop ego within ourselves and applaud ourselves for the achievement. Even the greatest of sages and saints like Rishi Vishwamitra and Acharya Rajneesh fell from the grace of achieving highest level of spirituality when they were just on the verge of achieving enlightenment. Most of us moving in the path of spirituality face spiritual failure for many apparent reasons. Living beings have attachment towards families, friends and other materialistic

When we are going through pain, be it physical or emotional, we lose the ability to think properly. We face lot of difficulties to get in touch with ourselves i.e. our inner self, spirituality and attaining enlightenment. It is therefore necessary to attain spiritual awakening as without achieving it we would be relentlessly searching for the true meaning of our lives. Spiritual awakening besides providing self-transformation provides numerous other benefits. After achieving soul awakening and self-development a person could lead a balanced life. Ultimately, the same balanced life will lead you to a life full of happiness and contentment. For attaining spiritual awakening you need meditation. At present, meditation and its benefits have been well recognized and are quite different from what we had in mind before. Beside calming the mind and relaxing the body, meditation awakens the spirit and initiates the trip towards spiritual awakening. Meditation helps you to increase your focus and concentration; you get to listen to your inner self. Understanding the inner self would allow you to understand our higher self along with the understanding of how the higher self connects with the universe. By connecting with your inner self, you will make your way towards