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Greetings from the Himalayas.
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This newsletter is a reminder of one of the more significant Vedic days - Akshaya Tritiya - The Day of Lasting Achievements: what Maharishi cognized as its significance for our individual wellbeaing.
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Also, a very nice quote from Maharishi on the softening effect of TM on our hearts and minds, and how this permeates and projects to all around us. This post is nicely embellished by another instalment of good news for the week, and good balance to all the news focussing on war, politics, petrol shortages, etc.
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Finally, a nice gallery of what it's like here in the ashram during spring.
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334: Mother. Orion. Europe 💪 Ukraine. Vancouver's marine life. Asia pivots to solar. (Some wonderful relief from war, conflict, politics, petrol scares, etc) Four humans just flew behind the Moon…and photographed Earthrise. At 12:37 a.m. on April 6, 2026, four people crossed an invisible line in space. The Artemis II spacecraft Orion, carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and …
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When the heart and mind are soft
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“When the heart and mind are soft, universal, then whatever comes is absorbed in it. Whatever we throw into a heap of ash, it just gets absorbed. Whatever we throw against the steel wall, it rebounds back strongly. So the hearts, the hard, stony hearts and minds which are devoid of good qualities, devoid of compassion, kindness and virtue, are …
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Spring in Kunsi ashram, Uttarkashi
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Akshaya Tritiya 2026-5-20
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Significance of the day Akshaya Tritiya as one of the most important days in the Vedic Calendar. On this day, Surya (the sun) and Chandra (the moon) are both in a state of exaltation — their greatest brilliance — simultaneously, which happens only once a year. According to Vedic texts, this was also said to be the day the ancient …
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Maharishi Purusha - established in 1981, special peace program in Uttarkashi since 1999 (25 years!).
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