The Song in Your Heart
How we carry ourselves in life and the direction we decide to go depends on the song we keep in our hearts. The body is like a chariot, and the
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How we carry ourselves in life and the direction we decide to go depends on the song we keep in our hearts. The body is like a chariot, and the
Where do desires come from? We have a subconscious mind. The Yoga-sūtras are the psychology of yoga that describes the mind; called the Chitta. Our subtle body, or subtle material
Patañjali, the author of yoga-sutras, describes in the psychology of yoga the five kleśas, or the sufferings within the mind, and identifies the causes. Here they are in broad categories:
To focus our attention, the yoga wisdom texts recommend the process of mantra meditation—fixing one’s mind on a kind of potent sound. Authentic metaphysical sound vibrations may seem like any
Purpose means the reason for which something exists. A tiny screw, for example, exists for a reason. When lying on the street, the screw is insignificant. If you find it
With “How, what, when, and where,” we explore and navigate the world. Then there is the standout question: “Why?” It is a metaphysical question. Meta means beyond, and physical means
In his article “Self-Actual Engineer,” Professor Thomas P. Seage of Arizona State University writes, “Too often, we underestimate the importance of understanding our question. When you get lost in your
A cleric was once training his students how to perform a wedding. During the cleric’s tutorial, a frisky cat who lived on the church premises repeatedly interrupted the proceedings by
My spiritual teacher, or guru, is Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The word srila means one who not only lives in the beauty of reality, but also makes it available
In the quest towards self-realization, the quality of the questions we ask is vital. Voltaire, therefore, said, “Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” And Eugene