Think of Lord Krishna protecting people under the Govardhanagiri hill..

Hari Om.
That was the first lock down for 7 days and 7 nights, under Govardhanagiri hill...but they kept Krishna in the centre and they were happy chanting and dancing. That is what is needed now. Keep HIM & Country in your mind.

Mind you! They did not have their essential services on....(We have it!).🙌🏻😊🙏🏻 Jai Sri Krishna!!!

KEEP CALM and CHANT MANTRAS.

LOKA SAMASTHA SUKHINO BHAVANTHU: Let the entire world remain well and peaceful.

Experiment to raise to Godhood level

The experiment in which  a man is trying to uncover the UNLIMITED POTENTIAL in him from a limited individuality; an ordinary mortal is trying to become IMMORTAL;  the finite is trying to discover the INFINITE in him;    this effort to raise to a GODHOOD level from an ordinary human is the greatest experiment in the history.  It has been tried out by ardent followers of many religions across the world and it still continues.
The eastern religions, especially Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) has made a remarkable contribution to this experiment over ages.

MantraS for peace and welfare.. in these challenging times.

In these challenging and difficult times when we are hearing only not-so-good news, the power and peace from chanting of Mantras and other prayers becomes apparent. All prayers are appropriate and effective, as long as we have the belief and sincierity in their chanting. The most common I hear nowadays is the Maha Mrintyunjaya Mantra given below, which is very powerful.

Om Try-Ambakam Yajaamahe
Sugandhim Pusstti-Vardhanam
Urvaarukam-Iva Bandhanaan
Mrtyor-Mukssiiya Maa-[A]mrtaat ||

Meaning:
1: Om, We Worship the Tryambaka (the Three-Eyed One),
2: Who is Fragrant (as the Spiritual Essence), Increasing the Nourishment (of our Spiritual Core);
3: From these many Bondages (of Samsara) similar to Cucumbers (tied to their Creepers),
4: May I be Liberted from Death (Attachment to Perishable Things), So that I am not separated from the perception of Immortality (Immortal Essence pervading everywhere).

At the end of the prayers, for the overall welfare and speedy recovery of this world, please add the chanting of verses below 3 times each.  These verses are most appropriate in the current situation.

Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Santu Niraamayaah |
Sarve Bhadraanni Pashyantu
Maa Kashcid-Duhkha-Bhaag-Bhavet |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||

Meaning:
1: Om, May All be Happy,
2: May All be Free from Illness.
3: May All See what is Auspicious,
4: May no one Suffer.
5: Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu. On Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthihi.

Hari Om.

Ego example

A wonderful example of how our ego works: If you are sitting in the banks of a flowing river and paddling your feet in the river thinking that you are making the river flow,  it is just a wrong understanding!  Infact that egoistic thought will cause stress and tensions in yourself.  It will prevent you from enjoying that moment.  Leave the flow in the hands of Supreme (or nature) and just sit there watching and admiring the waters and surroundings. The river flows by itself, and all happenings around are because of the nature managed by that Supreme.  You are just one of the pieces in that set up.

Handover all the responsibilities on GOD and just be a pawn in HIS hands.  He will take you to your best possible environments (according to your Karma and Prarabdha) which is condusive and suitable four you.  Keep Calm and leave the work to HIM!

Vasanas

All religious rites are only for the purification of mental and intellectual layers and to prepare them for the meditation. All physical and mental religious rites will result in positive vasanas. This may cancel out the negative vasanas in us, but  they are still vasanas and will result in after life.  If they are + vasanas, it will result in a better life condusive for further spiritual evolution in the succeeding lives, but the individual will have to destroy those positive vasanas too in that life to attain moksha.

Meditate and boil our your impurities!

When water from clouds come down, it is in its purest form.  However when when all such pure water collects and  forms rivulets, streams, rivers etc. it flows down through various environments where it collects other particles to it both good and bad.  These particles are not merged in the water, they are just suspensions. Water is still the H2O, but there are other compounds mixed in suspension. However when that water is purified and distilled again (thro boiling),  the water again becomes pure.

SImilarly,  all things including humans in this cosmos comes from the pure Brahman.  However the circumstances of the life make them add vasanas to their bosom and make them impure, demonic and evil.  Non-humans such as plants and animals continue to live as such in their path of evolution.  However humans alone have the capacity to make a change in their existing life. 

Meditate and boil out the impurities and you can become pure and attain God hood again.