Deep thoughts to ponder
Focus of the month
My mother taught me that we lead by example. Our behaviour, not our words is the measure of who we are. We make a profound difference day by day in how we interact with the world. Do we behave in a way that we would wish others to emulate? Here, in cha …
Imagine a French press coffee maker. Now imagine filling the coffee maker spoon by spoon with coffee, or, for the sake of this text, with over 100,000 verses of the Vedas. Pour in some hot water of knowledge and let the verses float in it. Then, slowly …
“Silence is more effective than speech. From silence came thought, from thought the ego and from the ego speech. So if speech is effective, how much more effective must its original source be” – Ramana Maharshi I invite you to take a moment to immerse …
What would your life look like if every happening, every person who passed and situation that emerged, was welcomed as the intelligence of Life? What if you could ride the waves of existence, without being thrown perpetually off balance? Samādhi is thi …
Svādhyāya, literally means one’s own study, Self-study, or “to focus upon the Supreme Self in all circumstances without any distraction.” It is Patanjali’s fourth Niyama, which are ‘the Do’s’ and the second step of his eight limbed system. Almost all o …
Many years ago, I took the decision to go on a pilgrimage. The path was very long, all by foot, and I had very few things at my disposal. I remember every morning when I woke up, my mind gave me a thousand reasons to go home: the path was too hard, the …
“Unparalleled happiness”… Think about it for a moment; a happiness so great that it surpasses all the happiness you have ever felt. Sounds amazing, doesn’t it? Could such a thing ever be experienced within the realms of human life? Mostly when we feel …
Yoga is a contemplative practice. We use different ideas and concepts to move towards a greater truth. Shauca (cleanliness) is the first of the Niyamas (observances) to appear in Master Patanjali’s compilation of the Yoga Sutra. To formulate an accurat …
Aparigraha means non-acceptance of gifts, non-hoarding, being free from greed, being free from rigidity of thoughts and free from clinging to paradigms and opinions. In a positive sense, grasping is replaced with the practice of generosity, gratitude, …
In the Yoga Sutra, Patanjali gives us five recommendations, called yamas, for how we should treat others if we want to attain liberation. The fourth yama is brahmacharya, which means “to respect the creative power of sex and not abuse it by manipulatin …
As one of the five Yamas, Patanjali presents the practice of non-stealing as a way to be able to see the preciousness in everything. The word ratna, which means jewel, indicates prosperity. It appears when we stop taking things that do not belong to us …
In order to develop unwavering discriminating knowledge (vivekakhyāteḥ) between the seer and the object of seeing or Puruṣa and Prakṛti, master Patañjali states that it is essential to purify the mind. It is by practicing the eight limbs of Yoga that t …
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