In the previous sessions, we have discussed a lot about breath and the mental attitude of letting go of all tension and arriving at the natural state of ease. I think it's worth dedicating a session to discuss physical relaxation as a continuation of th ...
A Lesson on Awareness from a King: A Story About Meditation ;)
Once a spiritual seeker approached his guru and said "Sire! After years of sitting meditation, I still haven't attained unbroken awareness as the flow of oil from one container to another. Please, teacher, show me a way to cultivate unbroken awareness.". ...
Nature of Bondage and Liberation: A Story About Meditation ;)
Once a Sanga (spiritual gathering/group) of ascetics was travelling from one village to another and they came across a flooding river and on the bank of the river, they met a young beautiful woman, who prostrated before them and asked for the help to cro ...
Wu Wei: The Daoist Art of Flow
"Wu Wei" sometimes translated as non-action or non-violence or non-aggression or sometimes as spontaneity or flow is the Daoist philosophy and attitude of effortless action but it is more of an experience and not unlike the experience of Nishkama Karma o ...
Obstacles in Meditation: Dealing with Skepticism and Criticism
There is so much of negativity in the world, we all have experienced this. And if you are a creative individual or someone chasing a dream which doesn't resonate with the society and its norms, perhaps a spiritual seeker, at times it becomes extremely an ...
Child’s Play | A Word of Caution and Tips for all Meditators
Many people take meditation too seriously, It should be performed in a closed room (in complete silence) or by the side of a waterfall (in nature's lap only), no thoughts are allowed and they focus too much on what to wear, how to seat and some will even ...
The Ladder: A Story About Meditation ;)
A spiritual practitioner once on a casual visit was asked by his Guru how are his spiritual practices going on. "Not very well sir! I'm unable to cope up with the routine work and practices both." - He replied So the guru offered him a spirit ...
Meditation Master Class: 6. The Emotions and Breath!
In the previous session, we discussed the physiology of breath and today we are going to examine the psychology of breath but there's going to be a little bit back and forth between the two. We are going to focus a lot on emotions today because as much a ...
Meditation Master Class: 5. Anatomy of Breathing!
In the previous session, we discussed respiration and its effects with reference to cellular biology and organic chemistry but today we shall discuss breathing in terms of physiology, Physiological Aspect of breathing Let's begin by understanding ho ...
Explorations in Gita: An Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita
The need of Gita in this Age: In this age, the modern age, which is so modern that calling it “the nuclear age” sound so outdated that today I'm compelled to use the phrase “the quantum age”, the age of quantum computing, communication and telep ...