by Krama Yoga | 31 Jan, 2024 | Monthly Theme
The Yoga Sūtra 2.12 क्लेशमूलः कर्माशयोदृष्टादृष्टजन्मवेदनीयः॥ kleśa-mūlaḥ karmāśayo-dṛṣṭādṛṣṭa-janma-vedanīyaḥ. The womb of karmas (actions and reactions) has its root in these obstacles (ignorance, egoism, attachment, hatred, fear of death), and the karmas bring...
by Krama Yoga | 5 Jan, 2024 | Monthly Theme
The Yoga Sūtra 4.34 पुरुषार्थशून्यानां गुणानां प्रतिप्रसवः कैवल्यं स्वरूपप्रतिष्ठा वा चितिशक्तिरिति॥ puruṣārthaśūnyānāṁ guṇānāṁ pratiprasavaḥ kaivalyaṁ svarūpapratiṣṭhā vā citiśaktiriti|| Kaivalya is [atttained when there is] the involution of the...
by Krama Yoga | 1 Dec, 2023 | Monthly Theme
सर्वेषां स्वस्तिर्भवतु । सर्वेषां शान्तिर्भवतु । सर्वेषां पूर्णंभवतु । सर्वेषां मङ्गलंभवतु Sarveśām Svastir Bhavatu – Sarveśām Śāntir Bhavatu Sarveśām Pūrnam Bhavatu – Sarveśām Maṇgalam Bhavatu – May auspiciousness be unto all. May peace be unto all....
by Krama Yoga | 30 Sep, 2023 | Monthly Theme
मैत्रीकरुणामुदितोपेक्षाणां सुखदुःखपुण्यापुण्यविषयाणां भावनातश्चित्तप्रसादनम्॥३३॥maitrīkaruṇāmuditopekṣāṇāṁ sukhaduḥkhapuṇyāpuṇyaviṣayāṇāṁ bhāvanātaścittaprasādanam||33|| Through the cultivation of friendliness towards those who are happy, compassion towards those who...
by Krama Yoga | 1 Sep, 2023 | Uncategorised
तत्र ध्यानजमनाशयम् ॥ tatra dhyānajamanāśayam Only the minds born of meditation are free from karmic impressions. Yoga Sūtra chapter 4, verse 6 Each thought, word and action in this life create our karmic impressions (saṃskāra) and determine our character both in...