Being human
and life's little mysteries

Until that point, I felt like my body was hanging on, trying to adjust to the massive, seismic shifts that come with having the largest...

“Admit something: Everyone you see, you say to them, “Love me.” Of course you do not do this out loud, otherwise Someone would...

sarva-bhutastham atmanam sarva-bhutani ca-atmani iksate yogayukta-atma sarvatra sama-darsanah Through the practice of yoga, the yogi sees...

gopala gopala devakinandana gopala Child Krishna, son of Devaki, friend of cows Gopal, or Gopala, is a name for the child Krishna....

There are many potential obstacles on the path to enlightenment, but there is one that is particularly challenging to deal with and that...

Whether we realize it or not, our lives are but a series of relationships. Egg to sperm, fetus to uterus, mother to baby, baby to mother....

Tat Twam Asi You are That -Chhandogya Upanishad of the Sama Veda It’s gonna be alright It’s gonna be alright Darling, its gonna be...

When our hearts are full of joy and compassion there is no room for anger, fear, blame, resentment, victimhood or any of the other...

When I see a corpse, I want to bury it, not eat it. Ingrid Newkirk Grandma the cat was twenty years old when she died on the morning of...

Between the deepening snores Of my neighbor next door And the woman across from me ‘s Pain, Emergency bells, calls out in the night ...

Much of what we think of as “me” are actually organisms that we normally would consider “not me.” The human body contains billions of...

“Well shake it up, baby, now twist and shout” -John Lennon, Twist and Shout I am in a small town in South India. The air is...

This post promises to be short. It will be short for two reasons: first, I am busy drafting four papers for my Rolfing training due...

Welcome into the community of the powerfully peaceful. Our tribe is carrying the banner of all the great visionaries of peaceful change,...

Sat-sangatve nissangatvam nissangatve nirmohatvam Nirmohatve nishchala-tattvam nishchala-tattve jivanmuktih Bhaja govindam bhaja...

It’s that time of year again as millions of Americans prepare their annual Thanksgiving feasts. Some may be preparing physically for a...

Aparigraha-sthairye janma-kathamta-sambodhah (PYS II.39) When one becomes selfless and ceases to take more than one needs, one obtains...

Once, there was an Ovum. It was single-pointed, perfect and complete in every way. Along came a sperm and fused with the ovum, and in an...

kshana-pratiyogi parinama-aparanta nirgrahyah kramah -PYS IV.33 The succession of changes (the uninterrupted sequence of moments) is ...

Atha yoga-anushasanam Now this is yoga as I have perceived it in the natural world (PYS I.1) In this sutra, Patanjali tells us that it...