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The Yoga of Consciousness: The Supreme Yoga
August 13,2020 / Articles on Yoga New Articles by David Frawley / 0 CommentsTraditional Yoga, as defined in key Yoga texts like the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita, is first of all a “Yoga of Consciousness”, requiring a deepening and expansion of an inner awareness. It is not a mere Yoga of outer action or bodily...
We need to embrace Shri Krishna now more than ever
August 11,2020 / Articles on Hinduism Hindu Deities / 0 CommentsIf there is any single figure who represents India, its yogic spirituality, vibrant culture and great history, it is Shri Krishna. This is not any easy choice as India is also the land of Buddha, Rama, Shankara and other sages of the highest order.
Why Sri Krishna is the Avatar of Yoga
August 10,2020 / Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsSri Krishna is the only human guru and incarnation of Vishnu called Yogavatara or the Avatar of Yoga, and Yogeshvara or the Lord of Yoga. The Bhagavad Gita remains the most important and foundational Yoga Shastra or definitive Yoga text. To...
Pranayama and Immunity
August 07,2020 / Articles on Ayurveda Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsPrana upholds the immunity of body and mind. This upholding prana is not simply the breath, with which it is related, but the deeper vital energy that sustains our entire embodied existence. Prana also forms the subtle or energy body of...
Rama and Sita through a Yogic Vision
August 04,2020 / Hindu Deities / 0 Comments"The real question behind the Ramayana is not whether monkeys could speak or if Rama and Sita are politically correct by today’s opinions, but how we can live a higher truth." Lord Rama is much more than an historical person. He...
The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi: An Integral View
July 27,2020 / On Advaita Vedanta & Ramana Maharshi / 0 CommentsBhagavan Ramana Maharshi, perhaps modern India's greatest sage, recommended Atma-Vichara or Self-inquiry as the best and most direct approach for Self-realization. However, a careful examination of his teachings reveals that he recommended...
The Three Gunas: How to Balance Your Consciousness
July 23,2020 / Articles on Ayurveda Core Teachings / 0 CommentsAyurveda provides a special language for understanding the primal forces of Nature and shows us how to work with them on all levels. According to Yoga and Ayurveda, Nature consists of three primal qualities, which are the main powers of Cosmic...
Knowing the Unknown and Unknowing the Known
July 20,2020 / New Articles by David Frawley On Advaita Vedanta & Ramana Maharshi / 0 CommentsWhat is the known? It is name, form and number, which are the main determinative factors or coordinates of the mind. The known is the mind and is held as memory in the mind down to a subconscious level. Apart from the mind's concepts...
Yoga and Ayurveda Practices to Protect our Nervous Systems in the High Tech Era
July 14,2020 / Articles on Ayurveda Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsToday we are spending large amounts of time daily in front of computer screens, cell phones, other electrical items or an electrified urban environment overall. In the process we are exposing ourselves to powerful artificial...
Audio: What is Soma and its Botanical Implications in Yoga and Ayurveda?
July 10,2020 / Audios / 0 CommentsSoma is an ancient Vedic deity opposite Agni or fire in nature. Soma refers to water and the receptive principle on all levels, including the cosmic ocean of space and bliss. Agni indicates fire and light, including the illuminating principle on all...
Freedom of Debate: Is It Allowed Today?
July 08,2020 / New Articles by David Frawley / 0 CommentsThe dharmic traditions of India have always valued a tradition of open debate in which everything is questioned and every point of view explored, however contrary. That is why India’s philosophical systems have such a great variety and never...
Guru Purnima: Spreading the Message of India's gurus
July 05,2020 / Articles on Vedic Counseling Core Teachings / 0 CommentsThe Guru has been one of India’s main exports to the world, with many traveling to teach and inspire millions around the globe. Now it is time for India as a country to take a more conscious role as the world Guru spreading its dharmic...
Why Guru Purnima is unique to Hindu Dharma
July 04,2020 / Articles on Hinduism Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsMany religions honour their founder or great teacher in various ways. Hindu dharma is perhaps unique in honouring the guru or spiritual master as a principle in itself beyond any particular personality, philosophy or revelation.The true guru is a...
Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Asana
June 30,2020 / Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsRaja Yoga commonly refers to the royal or higher Yoga. While the term is not specifically mentioned in the Yoga Sutras for its teaching, the Yoga Sutra tradition has been commonly called Raja Yoga over time. Yet Raja Yoga is an ancient term found as...
What is Your Real Identity? Going Beyond All Outer Identity to Universal Awareness
June 27,2020 / Articles on Vedic Counseling On Advaita Vedanta & Ramana Maharshi / 0 CommentsThe Pursuit of Identity Identity and belonging have always been an important part of human life, but are becoming more significant today. We live in an era dominated by the pursuit of identity through the new information technology on various...
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