Introduction In Sanatan Scriptures, Sukanya was the daughter of King Sharyati, son of Vaivasvata Manu, and later became the wife of the great sage Chyavana. The sage had spent so many years in deep meditation that his body was covered by an anthill and a bird’s nest had formed over him. One day, the young and curious Sukanya noticed two shining objects inside the nest. Unaware that they were the sage’s eyes, she playfully poked at them, causing him to lose his sight. Enraged by this act, Chyavana cursed the kingdom, but Sukanya’s father pacified him by offering his daughter’s hand in marriage. Despite Chyavana’s old age and blindness, Sukanya accepted her role as his wife and devotedly cared for him with cheerfulness and loyalty. One day, the celestial physicians of the gods, the Ashwini Kumaras—twin brothers renowned for their beauty and healing powers—saw Sukanya and were struck by her radiant charm. Believing her beauty was better suited for heaven, they asked her to abandon her hus...
Introduction Self-Mastery refers to the ability to control one's own desires or impulses. It can be defined as self-control i.e., to be able to exert a strong will against the impulses of oneself to create the future that we wish to create. Master Shi Heng Yi discussed 5 Hindrances to Self-Mastery in the TEDx VITOSHA. He grew up in two different ways of life as he was born in Germany and at the same time, he got the chance to learn about the ancient art coming from the Shaolin Temple. At the age of four, he got introduced into the monastic practices for the first time, nowadays known as Shaolin Kung Fu. A master from the Shaolin Temple told him a story in which a man, who was living close to a mountain, every day thought about how would he climb that mountain and what would he see on the peak of the mountain? Finally, when the day came, he arrived at the foot of the mountain and asked more than 30 people about how they got up the mountain and what did they see there? They all told ...