This is the inspired translation/commentary by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati of one verse from a longer poem by Shankaracharya. The verse is inspiring on many levels: it suggests that through good association-attaching your self to others who believe that …
In the Yoga Sutra, Patanjali gives us five recommendations, called yamas, for how we should treat others if we want to attain liberation. The fifth yama is aparigraha, which means “greedlessness.” When we desire happiness for ourselves at the expense o …
Imagine infinite space in front of you, as if peering through walls, buildings, trees and mountains-beyond planets, solar systems and galaxies, imagine infinite space. Now, imagine infinite space extending behind you. Next, imagine the same infinite sp …
In this sutra, Patanjali tells us that it is possible for any of us to experience yoga and realize the truth, because this truth is available all around us; if we are willing to look deeply into things, we would be able to realize it. Everything is mor …
Ram Dass asked his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, about enlightenment: “What can I do to get enlightened?” and Maharajji replied, “Love everybody and tell the truth.” So Ram Dass, taking what his guru said in earnest, tried this practice. But after a couple o …
In present day Western culture, thoughts of yoga and sexuality usually conjure up images of orange-robed, celibate monks. Or the opposite – tantric sex practices that promise to open the participants to higher levels of consciousness but at the same ti …