Category: Articles on Vedic Counseling
Ananda: What is its True Meaning?
Ananda is one of the key terms of Yoga and Vedanta, and like many of these often misunderstood. Ananda is translated as bliss, though it has no real equivalent in the English language. Bliss is a helpful approximation but can be misleading. Ananda is composed of the prefix ‘aa’ indicating a superlative level, and
August 12, 2022
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Beyond Mind, Memory and Karma
Memory is the dominant function of the mind and forms the basis of our identity in life. Yet if we can detach from the mind and let go of the memory based ego we can remember our immortal consciousness, our true Self that is not bound by time or space, birth or death. In this
August 6, 2022
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Exploring the Inner Cosmology of Consciousness
The inner cosmos has its own structure as does the outer cosmos. Each reflects the other. In fact, one could say that the inner cosmos creates the outer cosmos. The cosmos is not something that exists outside of us extending into vast regions of space beyond our comprehension. The cosmos also dwells within
July 28, 2022
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Technology and Consciousness: The Need to Awaken our Inner Being
Can we develop the inner Consciousness to master our powerful new information technology? Or will it come to rule over us through its artificial intelligence? Humanity has undergone a series of continual, relentless, and powerful technological developments over the last two centuries. Each generation has had to live in a newer technological era than
July 23, 2022
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Yogic Pratyahara and Psychological Immunity
Pratyahara Yoga What is the main Yoga practice we can do for developing our psychological immunity, emotional calm, and inner equipoise in these difficult times? First, we must note that the principles and practices of Yoga overall are about mastery over the mind, so they all aid in psychological immunity, resilience, and the ability
July 17, 2022
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Yoga & Ayurveda in an Age of Social and Economic Uncertainty
In these times of economic and social uncertainty, Yoga and Ayurveda practitioners and schools have faced numerous unpredictable challenges, and often a significant decline in their revenues. After the global shutdown following the initial Covid outbreak, many Yoga Studios had to close, and many were not able to reopen again when the lockdowns were relaxed.
June 29, 2022
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Shiva and Prana Yoga
Shiva and Prana Yoga Prana Yoga is one of the most important Yoga traditions and an integral part of the worship of Shiva Mahadev,
May 31, 2023
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Turning Life’s Poisons into the Nectar of Soma
Shiva as the Drinker of Poison Shiva is the great ecstatic deity of Yoga, the supreme Lord of the highest inner energy and transformation. He
May 22, 2023
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Shakti, the Yoga Sutras and Patanjali
Some scholars state that there is no mention of Shakti in the Yoga Sutras. This is incorrect. Shakti is the last word in the Yoga
May 15, 2023
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Esoteric Hinduism and Western Esoteric Traditions
Global Esoteric Traditions Esoteric, mystical, and occult traditions have been widely connected worldwide as far back as we can trace their history. These secret teachings
May 12, 2023
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Svastha: Wellbeing in Ayurveda
Ayurveda, the Vedic science of life for all living beings, defines health and wellbeing in terms of Svastha. Svastha means abiding (stha) in one’s own
May 8, 2023
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The Upanishadic Connection to Neuroscience
Upanishadic sages thousands of years ago understood the secrets of neuroscience, but going beyond the physical body and mind to higher levels of consciousness. Vedic
May 4, 2023
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