Your Quick Guide to Church Denomination in Christianity Are you new to church and looking to determine which denomination you are? Maybe you’re attending a different church but trying to see if it belongs to a specific denomination. In that case, you need to know a few things about the different denominations in America today. The denomination…
“Ikigai” is a Japanese word that means- a reason for living, a meaning for living. Ikigai simply means “a reason for being” or “a purpose in life”. It refers to the intersection of four elements: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. The…
Do’s and Don’ts during Navratri Navratri is a nine-day Hindu festival celebrated twice a year, in the months of Chaitra (March-April) and Ashwin (September-October). During this festival, devotees worship the goddess Durga and observe fasts to seek her blessings. Here are some dos and don’ts to follow during the period of Navratri: Do’s during Navratri:…
Nodes in Astrology Astrology has been used as a tool to understand ourselves and the world around us for centuries. Although astrology has been practiced for thousands of years, it continues to offer insights and guidance that are relevant to our modern lives. Professional astrologers calculate birth charts using not just the planets, but also…
History of Horoscopes While many of us may be skeptical of the power of the zodiac, horoscopes have been a part of each of our lives, whether we believe them or not. Through the years, our understanding of astrology has changed. But at least once in our lives, each of us has gotten a horoscope…
What is Holaastak Holashtak is an unfavorable period of eight days before the festival of Holi for certain Hindu communities in North India. What should be avoided on Holaastak? It is considered inauspicious to perform auspicious ceremonies during the period like marriage, house warming, buying land, important investments or any of the Hindu sanskars. People…