India is a resilient country and the people find a way to navigate just about anything. Compared to everything else Indians face, fighting traffic is a minor bother.
Clarity Magazine, Daily Life
Clarity Magazine, Yoga Philosophy
Glimpses of India: The Conquest of Good over Evil
Diwali symbolizes the conquest of good over evil, the ascendance of light in the midst of darkness and, on a deeper level, the return of the soul to its true kingdom in God from its “exile” in the land of the senses.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Community
Glimpses of India: Ceremony at the Wagah Gates – A Unity of Spirit
Indians love ceremonies and really do them well.
Clarity Magazine, Daily Life
Glimpses of India: The Golden Temple of Amritsar
Guru Nanak displayed an inclination toward mysticism and he is said to have achieved enlightenment at the age of thirty after a deep samadhi of many days.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
In the Footsteps of Babaji
The smooth, black stone in the Badrinath temple has upon it, in relief, an image of a yogi sitting in meditation pose. The image looks strikingly similar to the drawing of Mahavatar Babaji — in our Kriya Yoga tradition, an incarnation of Lord Krishna. It is said that the stone is not carved and that the image on it occurred naturally.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Understanding Ganesha
Ganesha, the elephant-headed God, is honored throughout India and has come to be one of the most universally recognized images of Hinduism, a symbol of cultural identity and a force for unity in a land of disparities.
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The Science of Kriya Yoga, Part 2
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The Path of Kriya Yoga, Part 3
Clarity Magazine, Daily Life
Jugaad: India’s Secret Weapon
I don’t like to generalize but I am coming to agree with others who have said that the Indian psyche is primed for mysticism whereas the Western mind is primed for practical efficiency, due to the influence of culture and training.
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community
Back in Gurgaon
Sadhana Devi and I shifted last month to Gurgaon from Pune after being away since 2008. In our absence, the Ananda center/ ashram went through significant changes, making our return like coming back to a different place. Even Delhi seems to have changed for the better but my guess is that these transformations are more an outward projection of what … Read More
