We send your children to good schools so that they will become successful on the material level in life. On this level, success means that they earn enough to live comfortably. Yet, unfortunately, we do not train your children to be peaceful, calm, healthy and energetic, or to know their inner nature. Thus, this deeper […]
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Throughout life, individuals go through many stages in the development of their capacity to love. They grow by learning new things and encountering new situations, but their decision making faculty may still remain immature. It takes a long time for a person to learn to evaluate life’s experiences and recognize which experiences to take in […]
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If you study the evolution of love, you will realise that love is actually the oldest and most ancient traveller in the universe. Love has been travelling constantly, and it will continue to do so from eternity to eternity. Even before this earth came into existence, the omniscient and omnipotent power that you call truth […]
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The Panca Bhutas are also called Panca – Tattvas and it will help us to understand the nature of the Panca Bhutas if we have a clear idea with regard to the meaning of the word Tattva. The word tattva as used in the Indian philosophical systems is one of great and subtle significance. Literally, […]
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Progress in the yogic path: The factor which determines the rate of the yogi’s progress is the nature of the means he adopts in the pursuit of his aim, Ashtanga yoga of Maharishi Patanjali points out only the broad principles of the general method which has to be followed in liberating human consciousness from the […]
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There are four main paths of Yoga – Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga. Each is suited to a different temperament or approach to life. All the paths lead ultimately to the same destination – to union with Brahman or God – and the lessons of each of them need to be […]
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At the physical level, yoga and its cleansing practices have proven to be extremely effective for various disorders. More importantly, yoga is extremely effective in: Increasing Flexibility – yoga has positions that act upon the various joints of the body including those joints that are never really on the ‘radar screen’ let alone exercised. Increasing […]
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Uttanasana is Sanskrit word, “ut” means intense, “tan” means to stretch or extend and “asana” means pose. In English, we call this pose the Standing Forward Bend. But in any language, this incredibly beneficial posture is both therapeutic and revitalizing. In Uttanasana, your head is below your heart. This allows the unusual occasion for blood to […]
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Nadi Shodhana Pranayama The cleansing breath Pranayama is a compound word which constitutes of the two words Prana and Ayama. Where prana stands for vital energy, Ayama for extension. Pranayama means to extend the vital energy. The practice of Pranayama can be taken up safely and profitably only as a part of the full yogic […]
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Relaxes whole body with bridge pose (Setubandhasana): In sanskrit ‘Bridge’ means ‘Setu’, ‘Bandha’ means ‘Lock’ and ‘Asana’ means ‘Pose’. The poses look like the shape of the bridge, so this pose is called as bridge poses i.e. Setubandhasana. Basically this pose is effective in relaxing the body and reducing stress. It stretches the chest, spinal […]
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Many students misunderstand meditation. They think it means withdrawing from the world and avoiding their responsibilities and relationships. Meditation is not needed for this; you already have many ways to avoid your duties. Meditation is the simple and exact process of becoming aware of who are you. It is the practice of gently freeing you […]
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Om purnamadah, purnamidam, purnat purnamudachyate, Purnasya, purnamadaya, purnamevavashishyate Om shantih, shantih, shantih This creation, having a form and full of many attributes is perfect because only a Perfect can be born out of the Perfect. If the perfect is taken out of the Perfect, what remains is also Perfect. Om, Peace, Peace, Peace. The world […]
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Sadhana – Practice: The process in which aspirant unfolds develops and enlightens himself is called Sadhana. Sadhana is that practice which has the power to carry the seeker to his objective. Our object is to realise the truth of life. We have to bring about our maximum development and arouse and express the power lying […]
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Who is a Yogi?: This life stands between the two ends of birth and death. Our life, emerging from behind the curtain of the unknown, exhibits itself for some time to this manifest world and then makes its exit, merging with the known again. This life is like a manuscript which has lost its pages […]
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