Being human
and life's little mysteries

We have thrived by coming together and moving concentrically around a common and compelling storyline. In times of stress and danger, we...

Who verily knows and who can here declare it, whence it was born and whence comes this creation? Rg Veda The Rg Veda uses a vernacular...

“Indra assumed the form of a falcon to test the character of King Sibi. The falcon chased a dove to kill it. The dove flew to King Sibi...

ksana-pratiyogi parinamaparanta nirgrahyah kramah The succession of changes (the uninterrupted sequence of moments) is only recognized...

The ancient yogic scriptures declare that God is sound and sound is God: Shabda Brahman. There is nothing but God. God is everything. God...

Yoga is the practice of getting happy. Not ordinary happiness, but deep and lasting happiness that is unshaken by the ups and downs of...

In this age of struggle, known as the Kali Yuga, it can be very difficult to maintain a serene mind. Conflict between nations, conflict...

Brahmarpanam Brahma-Havir / Brahmagnau Brahmana Hutam /Brahmaiva Tena Gantavyam / Brahma-Karma-Samadhina See God everywhere: God is the...

tat twam asi That Thou Art, or You Are That -Chandogya Upanishad To see yourself in others, in all others, to see so deeply that...

Everything that is seen should be looked upon as the Self Shandilya Upanishad “Guruji, what is pratyahara?,” I asked my teacher. He...

The state of “yoga,” or “union,” is when the individual self reunites with the infinite, undifferentiated, eternal Self. Yoga has...

shravanadibhiruddhiptajñana gniparitapitah jivassarvamalammuktah svarnavad dyotate svayam By hearing, thinking, and meditating, the...

Because inversions reverse the action of gravity on the body inside and out, they provide a powerful toning massage to the internal...

The Lord does not reside in the heart of one who is always focused on worldly affairs, …and is falsely attached to the path of action....

tyaktva karma-phala-asangam / nitya-trpto nirasrayah karmany abhipravrtto’ pi / na-eva kimcit karoti sah He who has let go of the...

atha yoga-anushasanam Now this is yoga as I have perceived it in the natural world. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (PYS 1.1) Anyone who...

As I wait for my weekly clinic appointment at the hospital, a white blackboard looms in front of me with large black letters. A message...

There are so many times in my life when I’ve said to myself, “if only I had a few more minutes, if only I’d left earlier, if only I’d...

tyaktva karma-phala-asangam / nitya-tripto nirashrayah karmany abhipravritto ‘pi / na-eva kimchit karoti sah He who has let go of the...

samniyama-indriya-gramam / sarvatra sama-buddhayah te prapnuvanti mam eva / sarva-bhuta-hite ratah Those who are able to control their...