Through the art of listening, we learn to attune to the sensations and perceptions that arise in the body and mind. In the postures – the asanas – this listening involves observing the pulsation of blood and nerve as the flow of blood and the impulses of the nervous system travel through the body. [...]
Interpreter Of The Guru Gita, Artist, Teacher Through evocative words and onscreen adventures, and an intersection of mainstream pop culture and ancient spirituality, Eat, Pray, Love introduced millions to ashrams in India, the practice of meditation and to the seemingly esoteric yet powerful and purifying selection of Sanskrit verses known as the Guru [...]
A Meditation On Free-Flowing Love From The Radiance Sutras, A New Version Of The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra Love has many splendors and each one is a lot of trouble. Our English word love is related to the Sanskrit lubh, – “perplexed, disturbed, to desire greatly, to long for.” Whether we are loving a woman, man, [...]
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your [...]
The Thoughts We Cultivate Have The Power To Transform Our Perceptions If we overeat, we may find ourselves feeling bloated, lethargic, nauseous and achy, especially if we’ve chosen toxic or junky foods. We quickly realize that we must release this excess in one way or another or our discomfort will worsen. We may realize [...]
A Meditation On Desire from The Radiance Sutras, A New Translation Of The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra The English word desire means: “To want something very strongly; to long for; to crave,” and it comes from the Latin phrase de sidere, “from the stars.” Sideris is a “heavenly body, star, constellation.” Desire is from the heavens, [...]
Sutra 16, Verse 39 From the Radiance Sutras, A New Translation of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra The universe is an expanding shout of joy. A jam session is vibrating throughout creation – tune in. Feel it humming in your body. Hear it in the sounds of nature all around you. Listen to the deep, blissful [...]
Think you know what “yoga” means? Here is the full definition of the word, Yoga, as set forth in the Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 856: the act of yoking, joining, attaching harnessing, putting to (of horses) a yoke, team, vehicle, conveyance employment, use, application, performance equipping or arraying (of an army) fixing (of an arrow [...]
The Divine Power Of The Senses “I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it,” says Shug in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. God wants to “share a good thing.” It is clear that we have been given a great capacity to share in [...]
Yab-Yum Images In Tibetan Buddhist Art One of the most provocative features of Tibetan Buddhist sacred art is the frequent depiction of male and female spiritual beings locked in intimate sexual embrace – referred to in the Tibetan language as “yab-yum” or “father-mother” aspect. Whether shown seated together in meditative equipose or standing in dynamic [...]