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Re: 3rd tier stage? or else?

Hi X, Generally, I am skeptical towards all descriptions of "states" (which are invariably presented as non-states), or stages, that somehow or other lie "beyond" what is called nirvikalpa samadhi, asmaprajnata samadhi, nirodha sammapati, samjna... More »

Re: Kundalini Yoga, Chakras and Chakra Meditation

Kathy, that is my feeling exactly, in a more poetic way! Sanmugan, I"m delighting in your sharings !

Re: Kundalini Yoga, Chakras and Chakra Meditation

I think it is better to read the book by Swami Sivananda on Kundalini. The link provided by honorable Bhatta at the end of his post as source will bring the entire book online. Swami... More »

Re: Assignment - what you don't want to write about ~ the next on

Dear Azyh, It seems to me that these two characters are compartments of the "I" character's own being and although apparently separate, only two sides of a polarity, both seeking union.  It is ultimately beyond... More »

Re: Sources for Hinduism

VEDA - Vedas and Vedic Knowledge Online-"Veda" is Sanskrit for "knowledge". Sanskrit was the language of Vedic civilization. Vedic culture, based on Vedic scriptures (sastras) called Vedas, flourished all over the ancient world with center... More »

Re: Bhakthi (Devotion)

BHAKTI AND JNANA Those who tread the path of jnana and yoga are liable to become proud of their powers and wisdom. Bhaktas are humble, humility being the foundation of bhakti yoga. Jnana yoga is... More »

Re: Kundalini Yoga, Chakras and Chakra Meditation

I wonder, do you still long for that feeling of bliss that you got when fully awakened? Dermot,   Thank you for asking, but no I don't long for that feeling of bliss and so on... More »

Re: Kundalini Yoga, Chakras and Chakra Meditation

I have been searching on Gaia for discussions around Kundalini for some time now, and delighted to read people's posts here. I had a spontaneous Kundalini awakening about ten years ago, having practiced meditation for... More »

Re: Kundalini Yoga, Chakras and Chakra Meditation

Hi HummingBird, They have all uplifting themes.  Since my experience in Belgium, I am regularly inspired when I meditate.  The plays are mostly in the form of parables and the poems are based on a number of topics,... More »

Yoga and the Spiritual Path

Before I get going too far, yoga also has spiritual teachings, and my teacher happens to use some of those teachings. However, I'm using the term "yoga" in the more general sense that people think... More »

Woodstock Anniversary Party!

It's the 40th anniversary of The Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. And I was there. Satya John suggested I hold the Woodstock Party so put on your party shoes and off we go... PLEASE CLICK... More »

What do you expect from life?

I don't subscribe to the notion of lumping everything together and calling it life, covertly anthropomorphising it and then relating to it as one Being who gives and takes and around whom I generate expectations...instead... More »

Who around you do you consider wise?

My yoga teacher.  He's simpleminded in many respects but his insight into matters of the heart and soul inspire me to continue the journey of self-discovery.

Secret revealed

The fat growing in my belly and the impatience in me that I sense every once in a while! Reminding me to resume my daily yoga and exercise and eat healthier! Thanks for asking and... More »

Samadhi

There WILL be noise... There WILL be sweat... We WILL collapse in the end of it all. Yoga Trance Dance. Friday Night. Be There. http://yogayoga.com/events#YogaTranceDancewithS www.saniehyoga.com

Another realignment

My body is going through yet another re-alignment. I am learning my yang 24 form and my body is also moving towards the full lotus in yoga. I have been a little more tired than... More »

Seven Circles Yoga

Seven Circles Yoga was developed by Kris for several purposes. As in most yogas, it helps centr the mind and assist the body in maintaining a healthy blood and air flow, not to mention balance.... More »

running...

running.... Of all the things one can do to keep themselves healthy, I've always been against running....this topic brings up reasons why I would choose not to push myself into it...it's nothing more than rushing.... More »

The One Minute Miracle Daily Yoga Ritual w/Rakey Master Dan

Arguna: Of those steadfast devotees who love you and those who seek you as the eternal formless Reality, who are the more established in yoga? Krishna: Those who set their hearts on me and worship me with unfailing devotion and faith are more established in yoga. As for those who seek the transcendental Reality, without name, without form, contemplating the Unmanifested, beyond the reach of thought and of feeling, with their senses subdued and mind serene and striving for the good of all beings, they too will verily come unto me. Yet hazardous and slow is the path to the Unrevealed, difficult for physical man to tread. But they for whom I am the supreme goal, who do all work renouncing self for me and meditate on me with single-hearted devotion, these I will swiftly rescue from the fragment's cycle of birth and death, for their consciousness has entered into me.

Whatever you do, make it an offering to me - the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering. In this way you will be freed from the bondage of karma, and from its results both pleasant and painful. Then, firm in renunciation and yoga, with your heart free, you will come to me.

Wherever there is Krishna, the lord of yoga, and Arjuna, the archer, I think, there will surely be, victory, welfare and morality.

Yoga in Mayfair or Fifth Avenue, or in any other place which is on the telephone, is a spiritual fake.

Most people think that aging is irreversible and we know that there are mechanisms even in the human machinery that allow for the reversal of aging, through correction of diet, through anti-oxidants, through removal of toxins from the body, through exercise, through yoga and breathing techniques, and through meditation.

Back on typical schedule. I awaken between three and five, meditate for one or two hors, go straight to my desk and work till one or two P.M. The type of meditation I do varies, but the basic form is "the practice of the morning." or "ultimate guru yoga," where the true nature of one's own mind is the ultimate guru. The practice is: Upon waking, or upon passing from dream state to the waking state, look directly into the mind, inquire directly into the source of consciousness itself--inquire "Who am I?" if you like, or practice looking directly into the looker. Upon inquiring into the self, the self disappears, dissolving back into radiant Emptiness, and consciousness rests as absolute Freedom and Fullness, unbounded and unlimited, unborn and undying, unseen and unknown.

"Why are we doing yoga?  For health reasons?  Perhaps a walk in the park would be better.  To help someone else?  There are so many ways of helping people...No, nothing of the kind.  No motivation, no aims, only an agreeable appointment for the body to look forward to.  We do it for the fun of it.  To twist, stretch, and move around, is pleasant and enjoyable, a body holiday."

The Yoga of the Dream State has always held to be one of the fastest, most efficient ways of reaching a plateau experience of subtle and causal realms, thus quickly opening the door to stable adaptation at - and transcendence of - those realms.

It is never too late.
Even if you are going to die tomorrow,
Keep yourself straight and clear and be a happy human being today.
If you keep your situation happy day by day,
you will eventually reach the greatest happiness of Enlightenment.

If your spiritual practice and the demands of your everyday life are not in harmony, it means there's something wrong with the way you are practicing.
Your practice should satisfy your dissatisfied mind while providing solutions to the problems of everyday life.
If it doesn't, check carefully to see what you really understand about your religious practice.

Religion is not just some dry intellectual idea but rather your basic philosophy of life: you hear a teaching that makes sense to you, find through experience that it relates positively with your psychological makeup, get a real taste of it through practice, and adopt it as your spiritual path.
That's the right way to enter the spiritual path.

When Lord Buddha spoke about suffering, he wasn't referring simply to superficial problems like illness and injury, but to the fact that the dissatisfied nature of the mind itself is suffering. No matter how much of something you get, it never satisfies your desire for better or more. This unceasing desire is suffering; its nature is emotional frustration.

Be gentle first with yourself - if you wish to be gentle with others.

We are not compelled to meditate by some outside agent, by other people, or by God.
Rather, just as we are responsible for our own suffering, so are we solely responsible for our own cure.
We have created the situation in which we find ourselves, and it is up to us to create the circumstances for our release.

Material things are not to be despised -- without them there can be no manifestation in the material world.

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Integral Life Practice

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Mental Wealth

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Hi Las Vegas, or Zaadsters & the Beautiful People of Gaia visiting Vegas for the weekend, The... More »

Nonduality Group

This is the place to explore nonduality - as well as Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism, Jnana Yoga,... More »

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Himalayan Institute

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