Don’t Lose Your Head

Don’t Lose Your Head

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...
Time To Get In Line

Time To Get In Line

संतोषादनुत्तमसुखलाभः santoṣādanuttamasukhalābhaḥ ||2.42|| From santoṣā (contentment), there is the obtainment of unsurpassed happiness. Nearly two decades ago Apple released the iPhone. While I wasn’t fully aware of what it was and what the capabilities of this new...
The Mettā That Matters

The Mettā That Matters

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...
Start Again…Start Again…

Start Again…Start Again…

असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय ॥ asato mā sadgamaya, tamaso mā jyotirgamaya, mṛtyormā’mṛtaṃ gamaya. śāntih, śāntih, śāntih Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality. Peace, Peace, Peace...
The Journey To Detachment Begins With Connection

The Journey To Detachment Begins With Connection

सत्सङ्गत्वे निस्सङ्गत्वं निस्सङ्गत्वे निर्मोहत्वम् । निर्मोहत्वे निश्चलितत्त्वं निश्चलितत्त्वे जीवन्मुक्तिः ॥ भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं मूढमते । satsaṅgatve nissaṅgatvaṃ nissaṅgatve nirmohatvam  nirmohatve niścalitattvaṃ niścalitattve jīvanmuktiḥ bhaja...
Awe, In All It’s Ways

Awe, In All It’s Ways

यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas / tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaḿ kurute / lokas tad anuvartate BG 3.21 – Whatever the greatest man does; Thus the rest follow. Whatever standard he...