Sadhana, Cycles, Discipline
Sex and Drugs and Rock and Rollis all my brain and body needIan Dury and the Blockheads (Youtube) vs. I have given you the tools. All you have to do…
Let the Mud Settle
Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear?Tao Te Ching, Chapter 15 A message arrived today, from a trusted source, "This guy…
Volunteer for Life
"Hey D, the line still isn't straight" I whisper. It's 1:00AM, and we're arranging cushions for the morning session while 200 participants sleep in this same dark quiet hall. We've…
Go Deeper
I had been so happy lately to find so much of the truth that's in me reflected in the teachings of vedanta. It was comforting to find a solid body…
Conscious Clarity Center
I'm headed out tonight to a monthly satsang with Terry Swejkoski, and realized I haven't mentioned him or his organization yet on this site. Conscious Clarity Center Terry is among…
I Am That, by Nisargadattah
I came across this work recently. It's produced in a conversational Question-and-Answer style. Nisargadatta grew up desperately poor in India around 1900. He met his guru at about age 36,…
Encountering Vedanta
I recently took a short trip to St. Louis, to visit a friend at Washington University. I'd never spent time in St. Louis before, so we did the normal touristy…
And Now, it’s Time for Yoga — The Yoga Sutras
Atha yoga anushasanamNow, the teachings of yoga.—Yoga Sutra 1.1 For me this opening verse is significant. Before it was not yet time for Yoga. Now it is time. For me…
How Lucky we Are
It is hard for any living creature to achieve birth in a human form. Strength of body and will are even harder to obtain; purity is harder still; harder even…
On Devotion, #2
I recently finished a 6 week Devotional program, Bhairavi Sadhana from the Isha Institute (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5pdZHozhts)(https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/yoga-meditation/additional-programs/bhairavi-sadhana). I wrote about it previously. But now that it's over what conclusions and lessons have…