Vivek Khurana: Ekadasi Question: I introduce myself also

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Dear Vivek Khurana;

Om shantih! Ekadasi is an astrological event which for me, at

least, is very complex--I just cannot calculate it at all. However,

there are lots of handy and willing calendars of Ekadasi, which i am

linking you to. The meaning of Ekadasi goes back into the limitless

past of Hinduism, and is a tradition. In essence, some sages vast

ages ago noticed that eleven lunar days after the New and Full Moon ,

spirit was very active, and so it became honored. Yes, this is a deep

idea, and so i am sending you a link with further links embedded in it

so you can see for yourself. Many people honor Ekadasi in India, it

is very popular, but it is so very, very old that a few traditions

about it have developed in different families and different systems of

Hinduism such as Shakta, Advaita or Vaishnava. the link mentions some

variations. So, what should you do? I suggest that you pray and ask

for help on that day if it is not a tradition in your family or in

your religion.

As for my humble self, in my family yoga is very old. My miother

had a guru in the 1940s when it was not popular as it is now, and when

I was about 20, I joined a yoga group, and learned Sanskrit and in the

end went to India for a few years as a pilgrim.

Om shanti, I will pray on Monday Ekadasi for peace with all of you!

Robb