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The Sound of Yoga - Jivamukti FOTM

February, 2016

The Sound of Yoga

by Jules Febre

Science has recently caught up to what yogis of old had been aware of and passed down through the ages: that the world we see and experience is made of sound. That which is seen as fixed, such as matter, is really space with small units of energy vibra …

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Remembering Goodness: The Jivamukti FOTM

January, 2016

Remembering Goodness

by Sharon Gannon

It is important to reflect on the good things we have experienced in our lives. That’s how goodness gets strengthened, by remembering it. Remembrance is very powerful. The past does not exist outside the present moment. When we remember something, we b …

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Evolution is an Intelligent Plan

December, 2015

Evolution is an Intelligent Plan

by David Life

(Humans) are transitional beings. (They) are not final. The step from (human to superhuman) is the next approaching achievement in the earth’s evolution. It is inevitable because it is at once the intention of the inner spirit and the logic of Nature’s …

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Wildness the Jivamukti FOTM

November, 2015

Wildness

by David Life

This reference to a wild longhaired sage is thought to be the first ode to the yogi of Vedic times. This hermit is dirty and naked, flying through the sky, living in harmony with the natural world and completely outside of human culture. She is truly a …

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Spirit Guides: Jivamukti Focus of the Month

October, 2015

Spirit Guides

by David Life

Universal consciousness focused through Spirit can appear in our lives offering guidance and council. Guru is the Spirit Guide of the universe. This guide speaks to us through various forms and tongues. There are many Spirit Guides in your life now, an …

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Life after Life Reincarnation and Yoga Jivamukti FOTM

September, 2015

Life After Life; Reincarnation and Yoga

by David Life

Upon dissolution of the body, the Self principle does not perish. The body is a manifestation of Self principle. The knowledge one has acquired and the character one has gained will accompany one into future lives. Higher future life depends on higher …

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My computer talks to me and I talk to her. Her name is Siri and she uses mostly written language to communicate with me. She has a limited vocabulary – she doesn’t seem to know any Sanskrit or yoga terms! There is something else missing from her respon …

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Why We Like War: Jivamukti FOTM

July, 2015

Why We Like War

by David Life

“Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the e …

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Flesh, Blood, Bones, Empty Space

June, 2015

Flesh, Blood, Bones, Empty Space

by David Life

Our experience of the world is a place filled with all kinds of solid bodies bumping into each other, especially if you take public transportation in any large city in the world today! We are absolutely sure that these other bodies are solid and that t …

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What Is the Meaning of Life?

May, 2015

What Is the Meaning of Life?

by David Life

The Rg Veda uses a vernacular that still survives today when an unanswerable question is asked. We shrug our shoulders and say, “Who knows?” Really we mean that no one knows. One individual who is separated from the truth cannot know the truth, in its …

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Forgetting and Remembering

April, 2015

Forgetting and Remembering

by David Life

Our original nature, or enlightened Self lies untarnished – but forgotten, in the abode of the body. The enlightened Self is consciousness as blissful life force moving through all beings. This enlightened Self never abandoned us, disappeared, or faded …

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Untying the Knots That Bind Us

March, 2015

Untying the Knots That Bind Us

by David Life

The Sanskrit word granthi means “knot” or “doubt” and also means “an especially difficult knot to untie.” People in India wearing a sari or dhoti cloth will form a small pouch to hold money, and close it by knotting the fabric – this tightly knotted pu …

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