Category: Spirituality

Yoga - Pratyahara

Yoga – Pratyahara

Pratyahara is the fifth of the eight limbs of Yoga. A yogi should master each of the eight limbs to be a complete yogi, one who can attain Samadhi at will for an extended period. We have already touched upon the first four limbs of Yoga, namely Yama, Niyama, Asana, and Pranayama. Pratyahara, the fifth…
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Yoga - Pranayama

Yoga – Pranayama

In the West, Yoga is often misunderstood as just a different way of physical exercising. So it is no wonder Pranayama is misunderstood as a breathing exercise. Prana in Sanskrit means the cosmic life force. So Prana is what makes the cosmos come alive. All living organisms inhale Prana as part of their breath. Ayama…
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Yoga - Niyama

Yoga – Niyama

Yoga is a well-defined, sophisticated science that has been used for centuries to achieve the highest levels of spiritualism. However, it requires perseverance and dedication to make any meaningful progress. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali elaborately describe the eight limbs of yoga to guide the yogi at every level. Niyama means rule or a guideline…
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Yoga - Yama

Yoga – Yama

Yoga is universal. It can be practiced by anyone seeking spiritual realization. Western culture would be very skeptical about the concept of realizing and experiencing God. However, in India, yogis for generations have become enlightened, and their experience proves the power of yoga. If achieving even small targets in our daily life is enormously challenging,…
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Yoga Asana

Yoga Asana

In the West, Yoga is totally misunderstood as a set of physical exercises. On the contrary, Yoga is the complete science about attaining the highest level of meditation, Samadhi, and experiencing God. Moreover, it is time-tested, well-structured, documented, and experienced by thousands of yogis over many centuries. To attain Samadhi, one needs a completely tranquil…
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Why Modern Meditation Methods Fail

Why Modern Meditation Methods Fail

Let us understand this by an example. Say you get fascinated by the pictures of the Himalayas and decide to climb Mount Everest. Of course, you can climb it if you have the will to do it. So, you start by searching for professional help, and when you find one, you pay them the fee…
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Sadhguru - The Mystic

Who Is Sadhguru

India has produced innumerable sages and mystics in the last fifteen thousand years. These enlightened beings have guided humanity on the path of spiritualism to encourage every individual towards their own enlightenment. However, most enlightened beings had led a secluded life. That was mostly because there were no means, like the internet, to reach to…
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When Religion Misled Humanity

When Religion Misled Humanity

Or would it be more appropriate to ask if humanity misled religion? Religion has helped humankind to keep its sanity. Every major religion has been founded with the best of intentions. But somewhere along the way, it seems, we lost the ways of our religions, and now we find ourselves standing face to face in…
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What Is Pranayama

What Is Pranayama

Most people take Pranayama as breath control. Well, they may not be wrong because one does seem to be controlling the breath. However, when one breathes, Prana also gets inhaled along with oxygen. So Pranayama makes use of breathing to channel the flow of Prana.  Pranayama can be broken into two words in two ways:…
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What Is Happiness

What Is Happiness

Wealth, power, love are some of the often sought means for achieving happiness. Almost everyone seems to know what they need to be happy. Anyone, however, hardly is. We work hard every day in pursuit of happiness. Many of us are forced to work hard, just to be able to survive while some flaunt lavishness and…
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