Yoga is the cessation of identifying with the fluctuations arising within consciousness.
The primary goal of yoga at this stage is to be able to start identifying with the true self and not just the small ‘I am’ which is the personality and ego. As we saw in the last lesson that practice and detachment give us the daily tools to be [...]
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Patanjali & Tirumular on the yoga sutras and Tirumandiram. 2
10 days of change Day 7 - Break a habit
Break a habit.
We are all in one pattern or another running around trying to live life, but at the same time we are in various habits which are hindering the spiritual process and keeping us back. Each one of us has some sort of negative addictive habit which needs breaking so we can move on. This can [...]
Spiritual change Day 6 - Only use what you need
Only use what you need.
Today is a day of minimization and cutting the consumption of everything we use to the bare minimum. This practice will show us how much we actually waste and how much in our surroundings which we use is so unnecessary. When you go food shopping buy for today and when you eat only eat till [...]
10 days of change Day 5 - Do something you should do
Do something you should do.
The mind is always resistant to most changes as we become creatures of habit. In this practice we pick something that we know we should be doing but have been procrastinating about because of our adversity to change.
This is categorized as an action we should be taking but either we wait till the last minute and do [...]
Inauguration Day
I have been in Washington for a few days and going to some of the different events. Today is the inauguration ceremony and ball. There is so much activity and noise going on and it feels like people are trying to distract themselves from the real problems at hand.
It is a moment of hope and apprehension as the public are wondering [...]
What are your aspirations for 09?
It is round about the time people are either struggling with their new years resolution or it has already fizzled out. Forget about the new year what about now? All the aspirations and goals you have are still real and still attainable because you have this moment to do something about it. It is never too late [...]
