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The Art of Being Positive
There was a man once. He was always positive. Being positive was his second nature. Whenever anything untoward happened, his response would be, “It might have been worse.” So much so that it started annoying his friends. When one is … Read more →
The Ten Vital Energies
In a couple of posts on this blog and elsewhere, I briefly mentioned the ten vital energies. Today, I am going to share with you the yogic aspect of such energy flow in your body. The ten vital energies control … Read more →
Overcoming Negative Thoughts and Emotions
Why is overcoming negative emotions and thoughts important? One query I receive frequently from many is how to live in the moment. Seekers tell me they want to take their mind away from negative emotions and thoughts but are not … Read more →
Give or Take?
If you were given a choice of anything that you could take from, let us say, anybody, from someone who could give you whatever you asked for; what would you say? Of course, the conscious mind, the conditioned mind promptly … Read more →
Travel Light
What does it mean to travel light? Let’s start with a story. Once upon a time, in a certain village lived a holy man. Some thought he was an enlightened saint and many thought he was a senseless eccentric. The … Read more →
Pain is Inevitable. Suffering is Optional
A quote usually attributed to Buddha says, “Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional.” What a profound statement! There is no suffering if you can let go. Pain becomes immaterial in the absence of suffering. I am reminded of a … Read more →
Does God Get Angry?
There are two questions I have been asked tens of times about God. Recently, someone I have known for a reasonable time asked them and I replied. After doing so, I thought I should share it with others too. In … Read more →
Bhaj Govindam – 6
This is the final discourse of the six in the series on Bhaja Govindam. गेयं गीता नाम सहस्रं ध्येयं श्रीपति रूपमजस्रम्। नेयं सज्जन सङ्गे चित्तं देयं दीनजनाय च वित्तम् ॥27॥ Chant the holy names. Sing His glories. Associate with the … Read more →
Bhaj Govindam – 5
This is the fifth discourse of the six in the series on Bhaj Govindam. The verses used in the discourse are as follows: रथ्याचर्पट-विरचित-कन्थः पुण्यापुण्य-विवर्जित-पन्थः। योगी योगनियोजित चित्तः रमते बालोन्मत्तवदेव ॥22॥ The yogi who has given up worldly conventionalities and … Read more →
The Four Pillars of Sadhana
Goswami Tulsidasa writes in a certain legend in the Ramayana, an ascetic tells King Pratapbhanu upon the latter being amazed to see the occult powers of the adept: Jani ācaraju karu mana māhi, suta tapa tē duralabha kachu nāhi. Tapabala … Read more →
The Conditioning of the Mind: A King among the Cattle
My obeisance to my Ishta, my foremost Guru. The cause of all existence and sustenance, I offer myself, completely and unconditionally, at His lotus feet. Once upon a time, there was a lioness. She died during the course of giving birth to … Read more →
Self Transformation – Prologue
To date I have been writing on topics in a somewhat fragmented manner. I covered what I felt was important based on my own experiences and my interactions with others. I understand the need to tie them together using a … Read more →
Living with Love
If I were to pick the most important word in the dictionary, without a moment’s hesitation, I would pick Love. The greatest and most sublime of all emotions is pure love. Its profundity renders it unjust for love to be … Read more →
Depression: The Yogic View
Today I found out about someone who is suffering from depression. I sincerely wished I could see them in person and help them come out of it. Since that may not be possible considering my physical location, I am choosing … Read more →
Himalayan Expectations
You know, everyone is carrying an invisible load. Since it is invisible, you remain unaware of such weight as well as oblivious to its continuous piling up. From the moment you can recall to the present one, it has been … Read more →
