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 […]
Why Natural Living?
The focus of this blog is Natural Living. Seeking to live naturally is very popular these days, but why? When we talk about living naturally, we are talking about recovering […]
What Is My Essence? (Part 1)
Knowing who you truly are is essential to realizing what it is that will actually make you happy, and bring meaning and fulfillment to your life. There are volumes of […]
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 […]
Who Am I – Answers in the Vedic Scriptures
If a person is seeking to purify themselves of what that is unnatural, then the question of “what is natural for me?” arises. To know what is natural for you, you must first […]
Spiritual Life is Happiness
Everyone is looking for happiness. We base our lives – either directly or indirectly – upon what we are convinced will bring us the most happiness. The desire for happiness […]
The Joy of Clarity
We are constantly faced with choices throughout our lives. There are smaller choices like what flavor of jam to buy and larger choices like what will be the focus for […]
Finding Happiness in Selfless Service
When I was a child, my parents would take my brothers and I with them to volunteer in a soup kitchen on Saturday mornings. We all helped in preparing the meal and […]
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 […]