Dr. Jayant Kulkarni
Nasik, Maharashtra, India

We are doing Agnihotra for more than 20 years now, and this incident happened almost 12 years back. One day in our garden, I saw an abandoned newborn kitten stuck in bushes. It was raining heavily and mother cat abandoned this newborn kitten. The kitten looked injured too as he was trapped in the bush. I saw this and took it out from the bushes. But the kitten wasn't looking well at all. As it was a newborn, it was not even able to properly drink milk. It looked as if it would die in a few days. We kept that kitten in a small tray in our garden. It could barely move.
 
I started mixing Agnihotra ash with milk and used to feed it that. Slowly we observed that the kitten began to drink more and more milk.

 
Sanjay Kumar
Nasik, Maharashtra, India
 
     Once there was a dog near my house and that dog was badly diseased. It didn't have any fur. Its skin was badly infected and was bleeding. He used to visit our house and used to sit on the terrace at a point which was exactly above the spot where we used to practice Agnihotra downstairs.
      I often chased him away because he was looking very ugly and I was worried that, with its condition it might transmit diseases. But still, the dog would again come back and sit on terrace on that exact spot without fail.
 Slowly, we observed changes in that dog and after a short time it started growing fur on its skin again. And not just that, but after a few days he was walking like a normal dog without having any sign of an infection!

 
Photo above: America and her husband
 Josué practicing Agnihotra.
Below: some of the delicious foods growing
 in our garden with the help of the Homa
fires and their ash.

Our Urban Homa Garden
 
By Josué Gómez and América Camacho

We started with the experience of growing food in a rented urban garden last year 2024 at the invitation of a friend in a casual and indirect way. She was renting a small plot of 40x40 m2. There we applied just some of the HOMA farming principles, since we live in another part of Malaga and it is not possible for us to do Agnihotra there. But we do practice Vyahruti Homa and Tryambakam Homa often and apply the ash from our Agnihotras and other Homa fires to the crops. And, although we are not farmers, the results are very good,
 we would say EXCELLENT!

This cauliflower from our harvest
weighs 4 kilos 347 grams
and has a sweet and tasty flavor.

The earth changing inventor vom Zimbabue,
Maxwell Chikumbutso, unveils new autonomous cars among others.

In this video, we talk about Maxwell Chikumbutso, who has just unveiled a new autonomous car (motorized vehicle powered by microsonic energy) ein collaboration with a Chinese car manufacturer. He also unveiled an autonomous racing motorcycle, among other inventions.

WHY DO WE HAVE CHEMICALS IN OUR FOOD?
 
8 nov 2023, CNBC Health

More than half of the calories consumed in an average household in the U.S. or U.K. comes from ultra-processed foods (UOF). Recent scientific studies have linked eating UPF with serious health issues

"… Now we would like to say here that those of you practicing these healing fires should be aware that the intensity of the healing Yajnyas, Agnihotra and other Homas, has increased now. Each fire carries within it great power to heal and provide purifying energies to the ones who practice it and those who come into contact with it.

 Much healing energy is locked into the ash and ingesting this ash also provides one with the same healing energies. We suggest that you teach it and not be satisfied to keep it to your own family. Indeed, it is time for it."

Lalitha,  Kushi & Divya - India

Said - Peru

Thomas - Chile

Irina & Oleg

Luis - Peru

Grupo Homa Lake Worth, USA

Diego y María - USA

María - USA

Aleta- Peru

Jaigopal - Chile

Emilia, Amelia & Joaquín - Peru

Juanita & Cecilia - Ecuador

Josué - Spain

Jeiber - Colombia

Helga - Germany

Durgesh - India

Homa Family Piura - Peru

Munusamy - Malaysia

Harshitha, Vasantha, Prathiksha, Chandana, Sheela
& Sowbhagya - India

Abel - Peru

Janardhun - Mauritius

Sanjay - India

Javier - Peru

Kenia - Panama

Amalia - Peru

Ernesto - Peru

Cesar - Ecuador

Pati - Chile

Lucho - Peru

Francisca - Ecuador

Sonia - Ecuador

María Emilia - Peru

Pristess Yogini - USA

María & Amiga - USA

Yusefa - Peru

Frits - Australia

Helen & Kate - Australia

Elizabeth - Spain

Cesar - Ecuador

Carolina - Chile

Bernd & Katherina - Germany

Jockgrim - Germany

Jimena - Chile

Sara - Ecuador

Grupo Homa Bucaramanga - Colombia

Vicky - Ecuador

Jayabharathy -India

 Jayant - India

Roshni - Mauritius

 Oksana - Kazakhstan

Sudhama - India

Geeanee - Mauritius

Cecibel - USA

Sooraj - Mauritius

Ivy - USA

Almendra - Chile

José María - Peru

Erick - Ecuador

Colombia - Dora

Olga, Nina & Ana - Kazakhstan

Ceneth - Mexico

Nathalia - Peru

Diana - Colombia

Varsha - South Africa

Thubten Chokyi - Australia

Mangesh - India

 
Okay, it may be darkest before the dawn and okay, there may be light at the end of the tunnel, and okay, a ceasefire in Gaza is in place, but to buy into the concept of the Kingdom of Heaven is Near at Hand may be a bit of a stretch for some.
 
Despite the fact that more than 50 years ago, some of us in several countries—USA, India and Germany in particular—were given warnings and glimpses into the ‘challenging’ future Planet Earth was facing, now that those challenges surround us nearly incessantly, it is often not easy at all to do what is necessary to face and withstand those challenges—and help others do the same.
 
Forewarned is forearmed and, indeed, we have been forewarned and as well as forearmed. Our stock of munitions can succinctly be summarized as the Fivefold Path. Two of the 5 steps are material aids—Yajnya and Daan—and the other 3 constitute not only a blueprint for inner growth, but a bastion of resilience we can access on a moment’s notice.
Midst the destruction, distraction, disinformation, delusion, and downright evil surrounding us, we can be optimistic that we can not only survive, but can as well serve others less able to manage on their own. And, for sure, these opportunities to serve are as crucial to our own well-being as to those being served.
 
But 1) this is not a drill, 2) only mouthing

It's always darkest before the dawn.

 
 the words or cut and pasting the lessons WILL NOT CUT IT, is not sufficient and might be what Shree Vasant was alluding to when it was said THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR HALFWAY MEASURES.
 
In midst of a war, all efforts need be maximized so that optimal results occur. It’s not like, “I’ll sleep when I die”— balance is still operative— but holidays lasting months should be discouraged. And martyrs need not apply.
 
‘No halfway measures’— so more YAJNYA (we do 5 hours of Om Tryambakam Homa daily at our Ecovillage).
More DAAN, to reduce our material attachments.
More TAPA to improve our overall competence, resilience, and effectiveness. More awareness of and reliance on Law of KARMA so that our actions remain appropriate and garner best results.
And more SWADHYAYA, as continuing to evolve ensures our becoming the best instruments of the Divine.
 
These five steps are the arms, the weapons we have been given to fight the deleterious elements which are rearing their ugly heads. If we can be keep our individual and collective noses to the physical, emotional, and spiritual grindstones that face us, then when the battles are won, we can look back with no regret and with the knowledge that we have lived and acted in consonance with Divine Will-IDAM NA MAMA.
 
Should anyone doubt the power of and behind these tools, the understanding that the Divine through the instrument of the Vedas, prescribed them should assuage any doubts.
 
And the results—short term or long term— should not be of our concern. They lie with the Divine.

 
Grief and loss:
tools for transformation

When we lose our connection to someone or something, we feel an internal emptiness and go through an intense period on an emotional level, which in reality, affects all the levels of our existence. This is what we call “grief”.

There’s no doubt that the society we live in today causes us pain, loss and grief on a nearly daily basis, even if we’re not aware of it. It could be said that we, as women, have been dealing with this atomic bomb of pain and loss, so to speak, since the beginning of time because of our maternal nature. Those who have experienced motherhood can bear witness to this reality. After nine months of carrying this treasure which belongs to us inside of our bodies, we then have to lose it when we give it life. We are forced to share it and let go of it. This all happens on a hidden level and most of the time is totally subconscious. So, we could say that we have been trained to deal with loss and pain…

Of the many studies that are carried out about modern society, those that really stand out are the ones that conclude we are living in constant pain. We’re in pain because of the climate catastrophe which we have contributed to one way or another, or we’re in pain because of the recent global pandemic whether it was caused by humans or not… We don’t just feel pain when a being we love dearly leaves us, we also feel pain when we lose our job, when we lose material possessions, when we reach the end of a stage of life, such as our children leaving home, retirement, divorce, cheating, betrayals, etcetera. We are constantly facing bereavement and therefore pain, because it seems we still haven’t learnt to not have expectations, to not let ourselves be blinded by fantasies.

The huge changes that are taking place right now affect us and often create a feeling of sorrow and loss. Because of this, it can sometimes be challenging to carry out our spiritual practices and acts of self-care, whatever they may be. But they can also become a tool for liberation.

How can we navigate these turbulent waters without perishing before we get to port safely? How can we break the viscous cycle of illusion, disappointment, happiness and unhappiness?

How can we begin to fill all the different spheres of our lives with the energy of LOVE, which, in the end, will be what releases us from these feelings of loss and pain?


Well, consistently practising the five steps of the Fivefold Path are fantastic tools to achieve this commitment.

1. Yajnya: Healing fires from Vedic Science that purify the atmosphere. This helps to purify the mind. The basic Yajña is AGNIHOTRA.
2. Daan: Sharing material possessions in the spirit of humility. This helps to reduce attachment to material things.
3. Tapa: Austerity and self-discipline. This helps to bring your affirmations to fruition.
4. Karma: Good actions without attachment to the fruits of their labours. This helps self-purification.
5. Swadhyaya: Self-learning. “Who am I?” This leads to liberation.

 


Nobody is saying this is a simple and easy task, because the rules and protocols of the society we live in might already be burned into our mind’s hard disk. Regardless of this, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE and as the song “Un Sueño Imposible” (An Impossible Dream) says:

“Believe and dream the impossible,
Fight evil without being afraid,
Triumph over that invincible fear,
Face pain with your back straight”.

Women’s Circles offer the opportunity to help us survive this pain, whatever its cause and whatever its nature, and within this support group, to learn to overcome, especially in the first phase, this sensation of emptiness and emotional confusion that the loss has caused us.

 
Activity

As usual, we begin with a fire, be it Agnihotra or Vyahruti.

Sit comfortably and focus on the flame that is lit. If you notice that you’re breathing quickly, take three deep breaths, then continue breathing normally. Whilst the flame is still going, you can begin to scan your emotions as well as your body, and answer the following questions:

1. How do I feel physically? What physical manifestations have appeared in my body since the loss?

2. How do others perceive me at the moment? Have they commented on my emotional or physical state?

3. Which of my weaknesses will affect how I face this mourning process?

4. Which of my strengths will help me face this mourning process?

Once you have answered these questions, (they need not be in order), stretch your body and perform this simple exercise: With your hand over your thymus zone, which is between your heart and your sternum, hit yourself gently three times, imitating a heartbeat. Repeat this 20 times. Ancient Greeks believed the thymus was the seat of the soul, and today it is also referred to as the happy gland and it is said that activating it helps us regulate our emotions.

Until next time!

 
    In a previous article we discussed the Science of the Soul and the Second Birth. We also saw, at another time, that Master Vasant told us that “Being Born in a Human Body and having access to the Teaching were Great Blessings.” He also reminded us that what a human being truly is his spirit.
    We can assimilate the psycho-biological (psycho-physical) complex that we call the human body, including its capabilities, as all the material that covers the core of the seed, including the shell, and that allows it to adapt to the environment and nourish itself when it begins to germinate. (The body is the temple, and the spirit lies within it.)
    The human body is a vehicle that regenerates, that can move, that can choose its nutrients, the impressions it receives, the company it surrounds itself with, the activities it engages in. It has physiological systems that allows it to live, systems that allows it to feel and systems that allow it to think and grow in consciousness. All these elements and several others that we may not know, can constitute the favorable environment or not, so that the seed of love that this body carries within can germinate and develop.
    The seed, to germinate, must break the shell and begin to interact with the environment in which it lies. Depending on how we choose to live life, we have free will, we can harden the shell (ego) or transform it into a favorable environment for the development of the spirit that strives to manifest itself.
    Master Vasant taught us that “Homa Therapy considers the human being as a "biological transducer" and through the practice of Agnihotra and Homa Therapy, it acts as an instrument to achieve the manifestation of subtle energies for the benefit and healing of the atmosphere. A restored atmosphere heals the mind and we become happy because we find our fulfillment.”

  
    This means that the spirit that lies within each human body, through that body and by practicing the techniques that the Fivefold Path provides us, can modify the conditions of the environment and enter a virtuous circle that allows the habitat to be maintained and regenerated.
    It was a great surprise when Master Vasant, in one of his talks, told us that plants are permanently giving us love. If one thinks about it, plants, despite being fixed in one place (planted), are permanently giving us colors, shapes, aromas, flavors, relaxing sounds with the breeze, freshness, shade, various forms of nutrients, electromagnetic balance and perhaps other energies that we cannot perceive or verbalize and, in addition, in silence, without fuss and, in addition, in an overwhelming abundance.
    In the Fivefold Path, Agnihotra is fundamental. This process brings us back into contact with the rhythms of Nature and allows us to enjoy two special moments of the day: sunrise and sunset. At these two special moments there is a special combination of energies that are at our disposal and, furthermore, through this special Fire, we can contribute to reestablishing the balances of the planet's energy cycles and, consequently, also the balances of our vehicle-instrument, which will certainly help the germination of our seed of love.
   The technological approach of today's society, by distancing us from contact with Nature, is making it more difficult every day for us to realize that Nature is our mother, nurse, governess, doctor, teacher, source of knowledge and perhaps other things as well.
    Normally we need to get closer to Nature to rest and relax, but we must not forget that a deeper approach allows us to understand how the cycles of life work, the need to maintain balances and, to the extent that the seed of love that lies within us germinates, our purpose in life and the concomitant happiness.

 
At one point in my life, I was in the habit of drinking alcohol. One day, having very strong stomach pains, I received a strong vision of Shree Vasant telling me, “No more alcohol.” Following the vision, the pain disappeared and I quit drinking completely.

One day, Irma Garcia told me that Shree Vasant would give me a private appointment, if I was interested. I said yes and she said, “Fine, it is at 4:30 am tomorrow.” Well, the idea of getting up so early overwhelmed me! However, the next morning I was not only awake, I had taken a bath and dressed in white meditation clothes! When I entered His room, He invited me to sit and feel free to ask anything. I could not think of anything worthy of His attention, so I just sat and wept a steam of tears, unable to stop.

I began practice of Agnihotra regularly and had an astounding experience. I had a small tree that a friend had given us planted in a pot, but it was dead. It was a Leechi tree from China, very rare around here. I did not want to throw it out and wanted to preserve it somehow. I began to put Agnihotra ash in the pot. The plant began to revive and became a beautiful tree that adorned our courtyard from many years.
 
In those years Shree visited Venezuela frequently and we had the honour of travelling all around with Him by car, from the Andean mountains to the Amazonian forest. Day after day His humility, patience and caring inspired us to follow His example.

One day, Shree Vasant invited us to Chile and while there, He decided to go to Easter Island (Isla de Pascua), a tiny speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. He was to perform some fires there to clean up the resulting toxicity of the French nuclear testing in the Pacific Islands. We did not 

 
know anybody there nor did we have any hotel reservations, and it was a six hour flight from Santiago over the Pacific. We boarded the plane along with Juan Ojeda from Chile. During the flight, Juan met a woman native to the Island who offered us a place to stay for the duration of our visit! She was the wife of a local chieftain, so we enjoyed all kinds of facilities, even a car while there!
Watching Shree perform Rudra Yajnya sitting at the top of an imposing cliff overlooking the ocean, in a land that seemed almost prehistoric was an incredible experience!
 
But when we think of it, the most remarkable experience of all resides deep within us, and I at least cannot describe it in words. I can only say that it is very easy for me to see the difference in my life from before and after I met Shree Vasant. It entails living an exemplary life – full of service and love – as He has been teaching allover the world. Simply put, we cannot imagine what would have become of our lives without His blessings and daily presence. OM SHREE
 

Dr. Aquiles Méndez in his daily
Agnihotra practice