Working On Your Buddhi: What You Need To Think Effectively

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Story-Time And The Yoga Sutras | Story 1: The Empty Cup | Podcast Episode 83 [Excerpt]

“This parable, which I…added some color and detail to that I hope you enjoyed, is often told to emphasize the point that if you want to learn something new, you must first be open-minded and willing to let go of … Read MoreRead More

Nirodha In Yoga: How To “Restrain” The Modifications Of The Mind-Stuff And Rest In Your True Nature

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Key Ways Of Knowing In Yoga

There is a reason that one of the most important ways of knowing in Yoga (a fundamental aspect of the field’s epistemology) is through direct experience with clear/undistorted (“uncolored”) awareness. This kind of knowing gives you the advantage of clarity … Read MoreRead More

Being Centered In The Self Is Different From Being self-centered

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What Is Eight-Limbed Yoga? | Ashtanga | Raja | The Eightfold Path

Eight-Limbed Yoga, also called Ashtanga Yoga (different from the physical practice of the same name), Raja (Royal) Yoga, or the Eightfold Path (particularly in Buddhism), to name a few titles, is a spiritual model that expresses and maps the natural … Read MoreRead More

True Freedom Has No Conditions: It Is Free

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Sutra Studies Week 77: Reflections On Consciousness Settling Into Its Own Nature (Sutra 4.34) | Final Sutra/End Of The Sutra Studies Series [Excerpt]

“It has been an honor to share the teachings and personal commentaries that this sacred guide extracted and drew forth from within me to pass on to you, and I dedicate this work to the power and the Love of … Read MoreRead More

Sutra Studies Week 77: Check-In | Giving Everything Back To The Source, Including Your Body-Mind-Spirit, And Your Karma

As we started to discuss in our Week 77 overview Self-Surrender begins with the understanding that you are not here to live for “yourself,” any one person (so do not allow anyone with delusionally overblown ego-fueled narcopathy or any other … Read MoreRead More

Sutra Studies Week 77: Consciousness Settles Into Its Own Nature (Sutra 4.34) | Final Sutra/End Of The Sutra Studies Series

“Thus, the supreme state of Independence manifests while the Guṇas reabsorb themselves into Prakṛti, having no more purpose to serve the Puruṣa. Or [to look from another angle] the power of pure consciousness settles in its own pure nature.” –The … Read MoreRead More

Sutra Studies Week 76: Reflections On The Fact That The Path Is Cleared When “You” Get Out Of The Way (Sutras 4.27-4.33)

“In Sutra 4.27 Patanjali reminds us that as you become rooted and grounded in your understanding of who you are beyond the fluctuations of your mind and form, you may experience distracting thoughts in between moments when your mind gravitates … Read MoreRead More

Sutra Studies Week 76: Check-In | Pure, Uninterrupted Flow Of Consciousness/Awareness Frees You From The Bonds Of Karma And False Overidentification With Form

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Sutra Studies Week 76: The Path Is Cleared When “You” Get Out Of The Way (Sutras 4.27-4.33)

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