by Krama Yoga | 31 Jan, 2026 | Monthly Theme
One of the first spiritual scriptures I’ve had contact with was a small version of a Buddhist text in Pali, with German translation, was the Dhammapada. I would carry it around as a teenager,I guess I tried to look spiritual reading it in school and on the street....
by Krama Yoga | 2 Jan, 2026 | Monthly Theme
यमनियमासनप्राणायामप्रत्याहारधारणाध्यानसमाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि ॥ २.२९॥ yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyāmapratyāhāradhāraṇādhyānasamādhayo’ṣṭāvaṅgāni The eight auxiliaries are: Yama (restraint), Niyama (observance), Asana (posture), Prānāyāma (breath-control), Pratyāhāra...
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...
