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Giving, The Ultimate Experience!!!
Life in its millions of manifestations is essentially a variety of transactions. The transactions can be of many kinds – between nations, cultures, individuals. There are transactions which are cellular, atomic and cosmic. Even as you sit, this very breath is a transaction. There is really no choice whether to transact or not. The choice [...]
Sadhguru: When the Mind Says Tomorrow
There is a popular superstition in some villages in India. As soon as the sun sets, the villagers fear that ghosts and demons will come to their homes. So in order to save themselves, they have a sign painted in red at the door that reads “Naale Baa,” meaning “Come Tomorrow.” The idea is that, [...]
Under Pressure: Your Brain on Conflict. Why Drama is Bad for Your Brain.
Of all the things we lack in the world today—cheap oil, clean air, vacation time—conflict is not one of them. We must face conflict and confrontations, whether with our co-workers, significant others (current and ex) or peers, throughout our lives. Such fights can be a major source of distress. The outcome can affect our workload, [...]
Look Who’s Meditating Now: The rising popularity of an ancient method
RUSSELL BRAND, the lanky British comedian, has made a career of his outrageous antics. While a host at MTV UK, he went to work dressed up as Osama Bin Laden. At the network’s annual music awards, he likened Britney Spears to a “female Christ.” And he was fired from the BBC after leaving raunchy messages on the voice [...]
From Anger To Compassion: The Power of Yoga
It does not matter how much people preach “don’t get angry”; when certain situations arise, you get angry. It does not matter what kind of human being you become; even if you become superhuman, you will never have absolute control over the external world. Whether it is with the company you work for, your family [...]
Questions with Sadhguru: Radiate Like the Sun with the Power of Surya Namaskar
Q: Sadhguru, you said we shouldn’t look at Surya Namaskar as a physical exercise. What’s its purpose then? Sadhguru: The purpose is to generate your prana [1] in such a way that it radiates like the sun. The sun has no intention of either roasting you in the summer season, or giving you solar energy, or [...]
Eight weeks to a better brain | Harvard Gazette
Participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress. In a study that will appear in the Jan. 30 issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, a team led by Harvard-affiliated researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reported the results of their study, [...]
Career: Don’t Judge Your Worth By Your Salary
How much you are worth need not be seen in terms of how much you are paid. How much you are worth should be assessed in terms of what responsibilities are given to you. The privilege is not the money that you receive; the privilege is that you have been allowed to create something. Money [...]
Effort: The Missing Link to Ultimate Well Being
No small amount of human duress is caused by a little hitch in the motivational equipment. What we want isn’t necessarily what we need. What we want mostly is what’s easy. We’re wired for instant gratification, if not vegetation. If there’s a product that can help you budge less, it’s a winner, whether it’s a [...]
Rediscovering the Ancient Science of Yoga
The word yoga literally means “union.” When you experience everything as oneness in your consciousness, then you are in yoga. To attain that unity within you, there are many steps. Hatha yoga, for example, is one step. Hatha yoga means you start with the body; the body itself has its own attitudes, its own ego, its [...]
Video: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Relationships
My Conversations with the Mystic – Shekhar Kapur with Sadhguru In this video, world renowned Yogi and Mystic Sadhguru discusses relationships with International film maker Shekhar Karpur. Enjoy LivingSutra
Readings: Living With The Himalayan Masters, By Swami Rama
Wow, is all I have to say after reading this book! It is filled with more than just great stories and personal accounts of Swami Ramas life. It captures more than just the vibrant and colorful experiences of life in the Himalayan mountain monasteries, hermitages and surrounding majestic mountains. In this book, one has the [...]
AUM: Harness the ‘Power of Three’
“Our Vedic culture gives a lot of importance to the ‘power of three’. In fact the entire creation is sustaining on this power of three, i.e the Trinity–Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiv. Harnessing this power in your daily life will energise and refresh you. Here is a practice from the Sanatan Kriya that will [...]
Spirituality To Religion: Simple Musings from a Master
Every religion started out somewhere as a spiritual possibility. Slowly, as the number of people increased and generations of people passed on, it became more organised and more distorted. What used to be a spiritual process became a set of codes and modes to follow, a set of beliefs to believe in, and slowly it [...]
Just In Time for the New Year: The Language of Love, Are You Talking Yourself Out of Intimacy?
The Language of Love Are You Talking Yourself Out of Intimacy? By David Cunningham Anyone who has been in a long-term, caring relationship learns to be careful how they speak of their partner. Careless or critical words and overly personal details shared can damage trust and cause lasting harm to a relationship. But what about [...]
Russell Simmons: Why I Meditate?
I have been a meditator for about 12 years. It has given me energy, strength, health, wisdom, and access to my own inner stillness, inner silence, inner bliss. It is my connection to myself; it is my connection to the universe. About two years ago, I visited a school in South Africa where all the [...]
Olivia Rosewood:Please Meditate, Its Good For You
Why did Einstein get all of his most brilliant ideas while relaxed in a bath or strolling through nature? Do you ever solve a difficult problem after you’ve stopped thinking about it, perhaps just as you’re drifting off to sleep? How is it that Def Jam mogulRussell Simmonstripled his wealth in the months after beginning [...]
Glutathione: The Mother of All Antioxidants
It’s the most important molecule you need to stay healthy and prevent disease — yet you’ve probably never heard of it. It’s the secret to prevent aging, cancer,heart disease, dementia and more, and necessary to treat everything from autism to Alzheimer’s disease. There are more than 89,000 medical articles about it — but your doctor doesn’t know how address [...]
Past Featured Posts
- Recommended Reading: Midnights With The Mystic
- Gopi Krishna Discusses: What is Kundalini and How Does it Affect a Growth In Consciousness?
- My Conversations With The Mystic Video Interview with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
- Autobiography of a Yogi. By Paramhansa Yogananda
- Nepal:Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu
- BKS Iyengar: My Body Is My Temple, Asanas Are My Prayers
- The Power of Language to Renew Our World
- Can Meditation Change Your Brain? A CNN Report
- Inspiring YOGA! New York City Vinyasa
- Yoga Pumps Up Mood-Lifting Brain Chemical
- Sacred Destinations: Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia
- What is Yoga? A practical introduction Part 1
- Vipassana Meditation. What is it?
- Creative Use of Emotion
- The Chemistry of Love. Conversations with a Mystic.
- Love and Hate are one?
- Can Yoga really take you to other dimensions of life?