by Doug Whittaker | 31 Oct, 2023 | Monthly Theme
गते गते पारगते पारसंगते बोधि स्वाहा gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā The Heart Sūtra With Christmas just around the corner let’s talk about the act of giving away. In yoga, aparigraha is a profound concept that encourages us to cultivate a mindset of...
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 | 31 Jul, 2023 | Monthly Theme
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु व: | परस्परं भावयन्त: श्रेय: परमवाप्स्यथ || 11|| devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śhreyaḥ param avāpsyatha “May you cherish the gods (devas) and may the gods cherish you; by nourishing and cherishing...
by Krama Yoga | 29 Jun, 2023 | Monthly Theme
adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣamī अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्र: करुण एव च । निर्ममो निरहङ्कार: समदु:खसुख: क्षमी ॥ १३ ॥ The Bhagavad Gita, a sacred text of Hindu philosophy, is a profound scripture that...
by Doug Whittaker | 31 May, 2023 | Monthly Theme
जातिदेशकालसमयानवच्छिन्नाः सार्वभौमा महाव्रतम् jāti-deśa-kāla-samaya-anavacchinnāḥ sārvabhaumā-mahāvratam These Great Vows are universal, not limited by class, place, time or circumstance. Yoga Sūtra 2.31 Our yoga practice doesn’t directly affect the language that we...
by Krama Yoga | 30 Apr, 2023 | Monthly Theme
A Mothers Love दुर्गे मा काली Durge Mā Kālī Mother Kālī and Goddess Durga, who are both the ending as well as the beginning. We celebrate your power and overcoming darkness just as a mother cares for her children, may you guide us. – According to Hindu and yogic...
