Lord Shiva released Her from his tresses into seven streams or tributaries, the main one being the river Bhagirathi from the glacier known as Gaumukh, for it appeared to some to be shaped as a cow’s mouth. Ganga is as
During one of the most trying times in my life, when my marriage was coming to an end, I would venture daily into the forested area near our home and take the family dog for a long walk. Walking through
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he
A good deal of explanation is necessary here. We have to understand what Chitta is, and what the Vrittis are. I have eyes. Eyes do not see. Take away the brain centre which is in the head, the eyes will
When Srikrishna reveals to Arjuna the greatness of His creation and the manner in which He has built it out of His being by a reconciliation of logical opposites, he says “Pasya me yogam aishwaram”, Behold my divine Yoga. We
The flowering of meditation is goodness, and the generosity of the heart is the beginning of meditation. This is important because in meditation, if you want to go into it very deeply, unless one is aware of the senses, they
The Kriya Yogi mentally directs his life energy to revolve, upward and downward, around the six spinal centers (medullary, cervical, dorsal, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal plexuses) which correspond to the twelve astral signs of the zodiac, the symbolic Cosmic Man. The
The first dream which we have considered was the fulfillment of a wish; another may turn out to be the realization of an apprehension. When, after passing through a narrow defile, one suddenly reaches a height beyond which the ways
Yoga is a Science that deals with Body, Mind, Soul and Ultimately, the Universe itself. Yoga Science does not tell you what to do and what not to do, but teaches you how to be. Yoga science is a science
Meditation happens in transition. Actually meditation happens, you can’t do it. You can only create a congenial atmosphere for it to happen. Somewhere in the teenage the mind starts drifting. It doesn’t happen before teenage. Before the hormones become active
