Each one of us is born with a unique set of talents and a unique set of challenges. What explains this dichotomy? Why do we go through what we do? Is it all random and a product of chance or is there something deeper that we are missing out on?
Karma is cause and effect. It is the reason for so much diversity and dichotomy. Understanding the law of Karma is as essential as knowing the fundamentals of the physical laws that make up our universe. The law of Karma impacts our lives every moment. It holds the key to overcoming past inhibitions, enjoying the present, and creating a great future. It can bring acceptance, a positive attitude, and a lot of peace to our lives. When we understand the law of Karma, we can begin to liberate ourselves from it and move towards Supreme Happiness.
Popular conceptions of Hinduism’s Yoga and Vedanta traditions have tended to articulate embodiment as a problematic state to be transcended. And yet these traditions also emphasize the need to live in, and engage with, the world of matter; indeed, for all but a few monastics, the sphere of embodi...
Sanskrit texts were traditionally taught through oral transmission or śruti paramparā. It is thought that through chanting, knowledge can seep into one’s consciousness on a level beyond the literal meaning of the words. There is a specific method to how verses are structured and categorized, and ...
As some aspects of Western yoga veer ever further from their South Asian roots (Beer Yoga, anyone?) there is more confusion than ever about which teachings are part of the Indian yoga traditions and which have a Western origin. The very best examples of this confusion center on Tantra and on Chak...
