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  Sauranga : The Radiant body of the sun  Author Gurukkal Dr. S Mahesh    – The Warrior Monk   Indian Martial Arts Guru | Spiritual Visionary | Founder, Agasthyam Foundation | Author & Filmmaker           A  Program from Agasthyam Kalari -Every Sunday morning, my grandmother would wake up before dawn. She would collect 108 fresh flowers from the garden. Sometimes jasmine, sometimes hibiscus, sometimes even tiny wild blossoms.And as the first rays of the Sun gently kissed the earth, she would face the east, close hereyes, and offer each  flower with a mantra. It was her prayer, her science, her medicine, and her silence all in one.     As a child,  I used to watch her and wonder ‘Why is she offering flowers to a ball of fire in the sky? But as I grew,  and as I walked deeper into the path of Kalari and healing, I understood She  wasn’t offering flowers to the Sun outside. She was invoking the Sun...

 Path to self realisation  Author Gurukkal Dr. S Mahesh    – The Warrior Monk   Indian Martial Arts Guru | Spiritual Visionary | Founder, Agasthyam Foundation | Author & Filmmaker                         Let me share something timeless from our tradition  the path to Self-realization . In Vedanta, we say the journey to truth has three stages: Śravaṇam , Mananam , and Nididhyāsanam . Hearing, reflecting, and deeply meditating it’s not just theory, it’s a living process. Let me tell you the story of a seeker named Sivayogi .   The Journey of Sivayogi Sivayogi was not just a learner  he was a longing soul , a man on fire with the desire to know the truth of existence . He had read scriptures, practiced austerities, chanted the names of Shiva… but something inside still remained unsatisfied. He knew about the Self, but he hadn’t yet realized it. So one day, he climbed a sac...