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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gorakhnath: Immortal Master
It is said that seeing Sri Gorakhnath in samadhi, Mata Parvati asked Lord Shiva about the yogi. Bhagwan Shankar or Lord Shiva stated that it was his own yogic manifestation. […]
Paharpani Caves, Uttarakhand Himalayas
Paharpani is within the mighty Uttarakhand Himalaya, at the border of Nainital and Almora districts. Picturesque, its beauty is in its pristine, natural character, on the ancient pilgrim trails. Geographically, […]
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 […]