All beings that exist with the life force within them want only one thing - to be free from all sufferings. Whether we are consciously aware of this or not is not of relevance - the truth is there in front of our eyes, in front of our actions, in front of our words, our … Continue reading Mind Matters Most | Article
बाह्याभ्यन्तरस्तम्भवृत्तिर्देशकालसंख्याभिः परिदृष्टो दीर्घसूक्ष्मः॥५०॥ bāhya-ābhyantara-sthambha vr̥ttiḥ deśa-kāla-sankhyābhiḥ paridr̥ṣṭo dīrgha-sūkṣmaḥ Pranayama manifests as external, internal, and restrained movements of breath. These are regulated and made long and subtle in accordance to place, time, and number. bahya = externalabhyantara = internalstambha = holding, restraint, suspension, stationary, retention, cessation, transitionvrittih = operations, activities, fluctuations, modifications, changes, or various forms … Continue reading Y.S. 2.40 – How to Be a Master of Breath (Pranayama) | Article
Happy to share with you all an interview I had with Karen Lynn Dixon. Take a listen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T73oAqRXHk&lc=UgxC9p4blwBobE-VkSZ4AaABAg.9H0AMHlgLs49H0hMgNMMfA
“(This) extraordinary sleep of no slothfulness, which removes (any) thought of the world of multiplicity, manifests for people when all their former attachments have vanished because of the superiority of their inward awareness. Yoganidra, in which extraordinary happiness arises from uninterrupted practice, blossoms in the yogin whose basis of intentional and volitional thought has been … Continue reading What is Yoga Nidra? | Article
Yoga Sadhana During Purnima The Buddha was born under the full moon, gained enlightenment under the full moon, gave his first sermon under the full moon and passed away into Mahaparinibbana on the full moon. Many noble beings choose the full moon as an important marker stone for their life events. But why? What makes … Continue reading Why Do Spiritual Practice During the Full Moon? | Article
The Truth is One, but the Paths are Many. The Bhagavad Gita extols three major margas or paths of Yoga which help the aspirant frame his personal nature with the highest goal, realization and union with Brahman, or the all-knowing and pervasive consciousness that governs the universe. Although each path is different, the destination is … Continue reading The Bhagavad Gita: 3 Paths of Yoga
Yoga in its most literal sense is meant to yoke, or unite, aspects of the body, the breath, and the mind. When these three come in to accord, we move beyond the physical forms into the subtle aspects of the anandamaya kosha, or the body of bliss, that inner divine nature that resides within all … Continue reading What is the Goal of Yoga?
Fire is his head, the sun and moon his eyes, The heavens his ears, the scriptures his voice, The air his breath, the universe his heart, And the earth his footrest. The Lord of Love Is the innermost Self of all. - Mundaka Upanishad
