material desires vs. spiritual connection

On the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, as the Earth's axis tilts farthest from the sun, cultures worldwide pause to mark a profound astronomical event - the Winter Solstice. This celestial phenomenon has inspired rich traditions, mythologies, and celebrations that span continents and millennia,

ॐ त्र्यंबकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्।  उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात्॥  Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam  Urvarukamiva Bandhanan Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat Translation “We worship the three-eyed