Podcast Ep. 76 [Sutra Studies Week 75: Reflections On The Fact That This Truth Is Self-Evident | Test It And There Will Be Proof; No Belief Is Necessary (Sutras 4.18-4.26) | Excerpt]

“[A]re you living life, or are you allowing the tools that you are using to navigate through life to limit you…? … Read More

Podcast Ep. 75 [Sutra Studies Week 74: Reflections On The Fact That Things Are As They Are, But Perspective Is Relative; The Mind Needs To Be Colored By A Thing And Be Clear Itself To Clearly See A Thing, But Only From Its Perspective (Sutras 4.15-4.17) | Excerpt]

“…I will take the time in this reflection to simply remind those who are on the path of inner evolution–with earnestness, sincerity, and honesty–to remain centered in the Truth and the light. I am simply going to remind you today, … Read MoreRead More

Podcast Ep. 74 [Sutra Studies Week 73: Reflections On Manifestation And Clearing Lower Attachments To Reveal The True Light Of The “Supreme” Self (Sutras 4.9-4.14)]

“Yamas and Niyamas are not accidently the foundational practices on the Eightfold path.” … Read More

Podcast Ep. 73 [Sutra Studies Week 72: Reflection On The Fact That Connection Liberates, Attraction/Attachment Binds (Sutras 4.7-4.8)]

The conditions will not always be right to “attract” all worldly desires in any given lifetime. This is true regardless of the power or importance that you give to your desirous attachments in life. The only thing that is certain … Read MoreRead More

Podcast Ep. 72 [Sutra Studies Week 71: Reflections On What Gets In The Way Of Your Evolution And Pure Expression (Sutras 4.2-4.6)]

“What…is liberation? What does it mean to be liberated?” … Read More

Podcast Ep. 71 [Sutra Studies Week 70: Reflections On Conditioning Your Body-Mind For Spiritual Fitness (Sutra 4.1) | Excerpt]

“Liberation…is the point of practicing.” … Read More

Podcast Ep. 70 [Sutra Studies Week 69: Reflections On The Tranquil Mind Reflecting The Pure Self (Sutra 3.56) | Excerpt]

“Nothing except the Self [the eternal, unchanging, incorruptible, Spirit within you and all things] is perfect, which is why the presence of any thoughts at all, even positive ones, will cover up your Absolute expression.” … Read More

Podcast Ep. 69 [Sutra Studies Week 68: Reflections On The Fact That The Skill Of Discernment Develops Liberating Awareness And Perception (Sutra 3.55)]

“Pratipaska Bhavana is learning to cultivate the ability to distinguish where any given thought is leading. It is the practice of readjusting violent and hateful thoughts, and other types of thoughts that are steeped in ignorance, essentially, with that of … Read MoreRead More

Podcast Ep. 68 [Sutra Studies Week 67: Reflections On The Fact That Discernment Is A Valuable Guru (Sutras 3.53-3.54) | Excerpt]

“You have probably heard the platitude that you can be and do anything that you set your mind to in life…and this is absolutely true to a very large extent when it comes to worldly accomplishments and the typical objects … Read MoreRead More

Podcast Ep. 67 [Sutra Studies Week 66: Reflections On If You Have Just One Desire, Let It Be A Desire For Liberation Above All Else | Everything Else Will Keep You Trapped (Sutras 3.51-3.52) | Excerpt]

“The world will constantly be bombarding you with attachments, selling you misery and disease, and sometimes covering it in sugar coated candy for your distraction and sensual indulgence…Other than basic reminders of what to avoid in order to not become … Read MoreRead More