Finding Balance through Lotus Ocean🕉️
Greetings readers ~
It’s been almost 10 years now since that very auspicious day in August 2016 when I first heard Prashant Trivedi (PT) speaking in a YouTube interview on the ancient Vedic science of Jyotish. Little did I know at the time that I was listening to the being who would become the most influential person in my life. What struck me immediately was how he could take something as vast and metaphysical as Vedic knowledge and bring it down to simple, practical steps: connect with nature, honor the elements, clean up your diet, discipline your body and speech, establish a real foundation. No fluff ~ just real orientation for “where are we?” and “why are we here?”
I was already primed with a thirst for Vedic mythology, Jyotish, and Ayurveda, searching for answers that actually work. Hearing PT felt like encountering a real master for the first time ~ someone who could connect all these seemingly separate subjects into one wholistic vision. When P’s giTa was released through Lotus Ocean, it deepened everything. Being instructed to read it out loud, from the center of the mouth with proper posture, was my introduction to real centertation. It wasn’t just philosophy to think about internally ~ it was consciousness training through sound and disciplined action.
Soon after, I was practicing Lotus Ocean meditation, body disciplines, and mantric repetitions with people from around the world. An international network of sincere seekers formed, all working on wellbeing and conscious evolution. Over time, I even had the opportunity to teach basics in my region and online, sharing Vedic fundamentals of balance and natural living. That was (and is) a great honor.
Choosing this lifestyle helped me clean up old habits ~ diet, speech, attention, energy. It taught me responsibility. It helped me establish real goals with the long game in mind, beyond temporary aims. It helped me set proper boundaries and align my life with the laws of nature and Divine order. This path isn’t about chasing illusions; it’s about practical steps toward wellbeing, bliss, higher understanding, and preparation for what lies beyond death.
And then there’s the music.
Another magical door opens here. PT’s vast musical catalogue blends Vedic cosmology with spontaneous, often ritualistic performance. Many recordings happen in nature, sometimes even in rare spaces like crop circles, using rare early-to-midcentury vacuum tube amplification paired with modern modulation. The result? One-of-a-kind soundscapes that truly feel like the soundtrack to life. Beyond production, I’ve also learned the art of refined home stereo playback ~ honoring Divine sound through quality equipment and intention.
What Lotus Ocean and Prashant Trivedi offer in today’s world is priceless: authentic Vedic Sanatan Dharm presented clearly, practically, and without pretension. A foundation for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. A space to practice. A way to reconnect with nature and Divine order in a time when that connection is rare.
For me, this journey has been life-saving and life-evolving ~ a true gift that keeps on giving.
In gratitude ~
Frank Shields
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