Kirtan was my first introduction to mantra meditation and I was immediately attracted to it. Japa yoga was a practice I started about five or six months after I came […]
Creating A More Compassionate World Through Yoga
As living beings, we have a natural desire both to love and be loved. This is an inseparable aspect of our true nature, our spiritual nature. This is why it […]
Opening Our Hearts To Love Again
Even if we have been hurt in relationships many times in the past, it is natural for us to want to love again. We deeply desire to love others and […]
Applying Yoga Wisdom – Freedom From Worry
Worry is really not helpful in any situation. When we worry, we allow our fearful state of mind to take over our attention, our energy, our time, and lead us […]
Joyful Gauranga Breathing
Gauranga Breathing is another type of yoga mantra meditation. Like kirtan and japa yoga, this meditation uses transcendental mantras to gradually purify your consciousness, allowing you to more and more […]
Naturally In Harmony – Music for Spiritual Realization
Naturally, we are attracted to music. For many of us, it plays such a central role in our lives that we listen to it every day, throughout our day, and […]
Resolving Problems Through Yoga Wisdom – Healing Conflict
When our relationship with someone we care about is in distress, it is important to take responsibility for our part in the matter. Even if the other person has also […]
The Joy of Forgiveness
It is inevitable that we will have the experience of being wronged, hurt, or offended in some way by another human being. Moreover, it is likely an experience we will […]
Finding Real Shelter in Hard Times – Part 2
As discussed in earlier articles, we are spiritual beings currently living in a material body. Because of this, we have grown accustomed to operating on the superficial, material level. We […]
Finding Real Shelter in Hard Times – Part 1
It is inevitable that a person will encounter difficulties in their life. It does not matter how much material wealth, power, fame, beauty, knowledge, etc. that a person accumulates, they will face […]