Tribute: Prayag Giri ji (Hari Baba)
Remembering Prayag Giri ji ~ Gautam Dhar Swami Prayag Giri spent 20 years in austerities and meditation at a cave at Gomukh. Originally from a tiny Himalayan Village, Dhontri, near […]
Sacred Space
Yoga Comes & Yoga Goes
Yoga comes and yoga goes. To be alert is to recognise both. In the hours of darkness, caught in the world of action and the whirlpool of samskaras, or the […]
Awareness is the Key
Awareness must be cultivated. No amount of discussion, reading, sitting in meditation or prayers will enlighten us. The traveller on the journey needs to walk with one-pointedness, mindfulness, ceaseless determination, […]
Practice: Tat Twam Asi
My practice is to remember and acknowledge ‘Tat Tvam Asi’. We are all here as expressions of the boundless. Me and Mine Spending time with those dedicated to exploring and […]
Pratyahara: Forgotten limb of Yoga
“Pratyahara itself is termed as Yoga, as it is the most important limb in Yoga Sadhana” ~ Swami Sivananda Yoga is a vast system of spiritual practices for inner growth. […]
Sacred Forest
The little boy lived in the high mountains. An undulating green pasture served as the ledge on which the little hamlet nestled. Precipitous trails from the village arrowed down to […]
Navaratri: Nine Nights of Devi
Navaratri is from 17th to 25th October 2020 Prathamam Shailaputri ca dvitiyam brahmacharini |Tritiyam chandra ghanteti kusmandeti chaturhakam || Panchamam skandamaateti shashtam katyayaniti ca |Saptamam kalaratriti mahagauriti chastamam || Navamam […]
Consciousness Impulse
Consciousness impulse drives evolution “The very stones cry out and raise themselves to Spirit “. Georg Hegel, the German philosopher. Intriguing? it folows that the consciousness impulse drives evolution. Consider […]
Guru Purnima – Festival & Spiritual Significance
“Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Gurudeva Maheshwara Guru Sakshat Para Brahman Tasmay Sri Guruve Namah” The Guru is the Eternal Supreme Being We offer our salutations to the Guru The full […]
Notes from the Kumbh – Vignettes
Kumbh Prayagraj: The city prepares for the Ardhkumbha beginning in January 2019. Journalist Raman Nanda’s recollections of the Mahakumbha in 2001, are shared here. The Kumbh is an experience. Shared […]