by Krama Yoga | 30 Nov, 2025 | Monthly Theme
कर्माशुक्लाकृष्णं योगिनस्त्रिविधमितरेषाम् ॥ ४.७ ॥ karmāśuklākṛṣṇaṃ yoginastrividhamitareṣām || 4.7 || The Karma of yogins is neither white nor black; [however], it is of three types for others. The concept of Karma has been and will continue to be discussed for...
by Krama Yoga | 5 Oct, 2025 | Monthly Theme
गणेश शरणं | शरणं गणेश gaṇesha śaraṇam, śaraṇam gaṇesha I take refuge in the one who removes all obstacles There is a metaphor for the spiritual journey (or any journey) that its like climbing a mountain. Additional phrases can then be added on or incorporated...
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,...
