Our Journey through the Lokas: the Many Layers and Dimensions of the Conscious Universe
May 30,19Vedic knowledge addresses the cosmos as a whole along with the depths of our own psyche, which it regards as …
Read MoreThe Upanishadic Connection to Neuroscience
May 12,19Upanishadic sages thousands of years ago understood the secrets of neuroscience but going beyond the physical body to higher levels …
Read MoreHAMSA RAHASYA: The Secret of Hamsa
Apr 8,19By Acharya David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Shiva Yoga and Hamsa The Hamsa is one of the key concepts …
Read MoreVedic Yoga and the Three Gunas
Mar 15,19In the philosophy of Yoga, derived from the Samkhya system, all matter in the universe is reducible to one primary substance called Prakriti. Prakriti literally means the original power of action. It does not refer to substance in the physical sense but to the potential from which all forms of matter, energy and mind can arise. Prakriti is the original state of pure potential out of which all things become possible. Prakriti is the latent state of substance, like the seed that holds the potential for a great tree. It is the prima materia of the world of which matter, energy and mind are manifestations. Prakriti, we could say, is the causal or original form of all substances, from which their subtle and gross forms arise. It is extremely subtle, ethereal and transcendent, forming the basis for space that is its first material form.
Read MoreShiva and Shakti Yogas
Mar 11,19Yoga means unification, which is first the unity of all the dualities and contraries that constitute the energies of life. …
Read MoreThe Original Teachings of Yoga: From Patanjali Back to Hiranyagarbha
Feb 1,19Many people today look to Patanjali, the compiler of the Yoga Sutras, as the father or founder of the greater …
Read MoreYoga Psychology and the Yoga Sutras: The Sovereign Remedy to Go Beyond All Sorrow
Dec 22,18The Yoga Sutras of Rishi Patanjali portrays a psychological view of Yoga, not a physical Yoga, which is only mentioned …
Read MoreVedic Origins of Yoga: Shvetasvatara, the Vedic Yoga Upanishad
Nov 6,18Adapted from Vedic Yoga: The Path of the Rishi In order to provide a better sense of how the Vedic …
Read MoreSoma, the Bliss Principle in Vedic Knowledge
Oct 25,18Soma, the Counterpart of Agni Every form of Agni has a corresponding form of Soma, without which it cannot …
Read MoreOur Daily Journey in Consciousness
Sep 22,18Our entire lives form an ongoing journey into consciousness that occurs one day at a time. We should treat …
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