It’s important to note that Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan is not at all like other yogas or even Kundalini Yoga involving the transmission of energy of a yogi. When one begins the Kundalini Yoga Sadhana as taught by Yogi Bhajan, a relentless process begin that takes you inexorably through all the stages […]
]]>Today I am going to start a 40 day Mantra Discipline that will end on New Year’s Eve. I am chanting for Abundance, Peace, Health and Spiritual Realization in the New Year for all. Will you join me? Starting today the discipline will end on New Years Eve. Here are the Mantras I will be doing: 1. Om Gum Ganapatayei […]
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]]>Most people get the reason why we meditate. They can understand it’s relevance to the spiritual path – going deeper into one’s own being. Also, with the practice of Mantra repetition, once they understand how these spiritual sounds effect us, they can easily see how important Mantra repetition is to our spiritual sadhana or path. But when it comes to seva […]
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]]>Today is Maha Shivaratri and the crescent moon that appears on this the 14th day after the New moon in February/ March every year is especially powerful to those who chant Mantras. The crescent moon is so identified with Shiva and so this morning I got up at 4:00 a.m. to shoot the waning moon. Any Mantra you perform on Maha […]
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]]>Some people come to the spiritual path through working with Sanskrit Mantras to change their relationship with and experience of Abundance. So for that reason, I love working with people that wish to transform this part of their lives, and to see the changes that can happen in their lives if they are willing to do some work. Often when they see […]
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]]>Our true nature is to be. Be human. Simply. Free. Our natural essence is that of oneness with all. One with Nature and all living beings. Somewhere, most of us lost that. It is in this lifetime we need to uncover that again. This is our calling. The only really important thing to do in this life. How do we do that? How […]
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]]>I remember the first time I stood in awe looking at the majesty of the Grand Canyon. I was mesmerized by it’s beauty, the rich red rock and the stillness in the air. I marveled at the steep stone walls … Continue reading →
]]>What are the Yoga Sutras?: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali succinctly outlines the art and science of Yoga meditation for Self-Realization. It is a process of systematically encountering, examining, and transcending each of the various gross and subtle levels of false identity in the mind field, until the jewel of the true Self comes shining […]
]]>The Patanjala Yoga philosophy, which is one of the six systems constituting Vedic philosophy, is also known as Ashtanga Yoga (the yoga of eight parts or limbs) and is closely related to Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy. Ashtanga Yoga is the practical manifestation of both these philosophies. This practical system attempts to understand the nature of […]
]]>Bhagwatgita in the seventh chapther has tried to explain to us the knowledge of absolute.Hear is a inroduction to the same. Now hear, O son of Prtha [Arjuna], how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt.Geeta 7(1). I shall now […]
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