This is one of the most important posts I’ve ever done. Please read, reflect & share A fallacy is a claim that may sound convincing but is actually based on flawed reasoning. Sweeping statements about Yoga are often made that lack substantiation by reason, experience, or scriptural testimony Fallacy of Read more…
Are you tempted to call yourself an ‘advance’ Yoga practitioner?
Why cherry-picking aspects of your Yoga & amplifying them as the entirety can cause confusion amongst sincere seekers
This question is so hotly debated in the Yoga world and there is so much confusion and canceling on Social Media on this subject that I want to clarify a few notions about the term ‘Namaste’ out there. Well, the answer is not a simple Yes or No, because Indian Read more…
Because our definition of Yoga practice guides our growth in Yoga. If our definition of Yoga is narrow, our transformation through Yoga too will be partial.
I’m often asked how to find a Yoga teacher to study with. I too have mentioned the importance of studying with ‘your’ teacher multiple times in my talks and blogs. Lots can be said about this topic, but for now here are some clarifications & tips. Yoga is not a Read more…
How much ever suffering we may encounter or limiting stories our mind may tell us, in essence, we are never bound as true-Self (Purusha). The bondage and release are only in the realm of Prakriti.
Looking at this complex interaction of cultures and traditions across time-line I picture modern Yoga as a beautiful embroidered tapestry sewn with cross cultural fibers upon a sturdy canvas base of Hatha Yogic ideology and practices.
Surrender, like Love and Faith, cannot be forced. Just like you can’t be forced to love someone at a gun-point, surrender too can’t be forced by dogmatic injunctions. Surrender is a journey, it evolves through trial and error.
Gorakhnath, through his inner radiance, fullness of heart and unending zeal has managed to leave a mark on Indian spiritual thought and inspire spiritual revolutionaries over last millennia like no other mystic. Gorakhnath and his Natha lineage (Natha Sampradaya) has not only left its mark on Indian society at large but also greatly influenced the spiritual thought, methods and orientations of mystics, saints and spiritual traditions spanning the entire Indian sub-continent.