by Krama Yoga | 2 Sep, 2025 | Monthly Theme
अहिंसाप्रतिष्ठायां तत्सन्निधौ वैरत्यागः ॥३५॥ ahiṁsā-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ tat-sannidhau vaira-tyāgaḥ Yoga Sūtra 2.35 In the presence of one firmly established in nonviolence, all hostilities ceases – Śri Swami Satchidananda Hiṁsā, or harming, happens on three...
by Krama Yoga | 3 Aug, 2025 | Monthly Theme
शान्ति, शान्ति, शान्ति Śānti, Śānti, Śānti Peace, Peace, Peace Quite often Peace is described as the opposite of War. Whether we are talking about a war between countries, populations, on drugs or with neighbors. Ultimately what happens as a result of war is...
by Krama Yoga | 1 Jul, 2025 | Monthly Theme
YS II.40 शौचात् स्वाङ्गजुगुप्सा परैरसंसर्गः॥४०॥ Śaucāt svāṅga-jugupsā parairasaṁsargaḥ “By purification arises disgust for one’s own body and for contact with other bodies.”
– Translation by Swami Satchidananda This “disgust” doesn’t mean hatred,...
by Krama Yoga | 10 Jun, 2025 | Monthly Theme
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः Om Gam Ganapatsye Namaha Invocation to Lord Ganesh, who is the remover of obstacles, who guards the doorway to the enlightened realms. His blessings are essential for good beginnings. Most yoga students or anyone with an interest in the spirituality...
by Krama Yoga | 1 Apr, 2025 | Monthly Theme
लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु Lokāḥ Samastāḥ Sukhino Bhavantu May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all. The Sanskrit equivalent of...
