Clarity and Release
Clarity and release are the 2 key aspects of spiritual growth. The first helps us move forward, the second clears the obstacles to that. Release brings clarity, clarity brings release. Traditionally, the “way” is divided …
Category: Practices
Passing Shadows
Recently, the subject of being shadowed, veiled or overshadowed has come up a few times. We all have places we avoid going that will become more conscious. This is a wonderful opportunity to heal and …
Deep Yoga
Last year, I did a series of articles on the Yoga Sutra, emphasizing how Yoga (union) was much more than postures. It’s also useful to be reminded that Yoga is much older than the commonly …
Yoga Articles
Recently, I’ve been reviewing the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, as translated by Dr. Thomas Egenes. (see the Books tab) For your convenience, here are links to the articles. True Yoga The Enlightenment of Yoga The …
True Yoga
In my neighbourhood, there are quite a few yoga studios. Only most of them don’t actually teach yoga. Some teach a form of asana or posture, but in many cases it’s about fitness. In fact, …
Empath Empowerment
As we’re in the energy age, it should be no surprise that there is a major rise in the presence of energy healing. You’ll now find all sorts of different energy modalities. Even a bit …
The Importance of Proper Technique
In the spiritual market these days is a plethora of things people call “meditation”. We may think of them as largely equivalent but in fact there are huge differences. Practised long term, they’ll bring us …
What is Meditation?
Regular readers of this blog know that I recommend an effortless mantra meditation to support a spiritual journey. It helps purify the physiology, bring us to source in samadhi, and culture inner acceptance. It is …
Aura Reading
Over the years on this blog I’ve talked about refined perception, the koshas or auras, and other aspects of our energetic nature. Recently I’ve been talking some about Rose Rosetree and chakra databanks. Rose has …
Mantra Use
I’ve talked here a number of times about mantras, but mainly in the context of meditation. Recently I talked some about how everything is vibration and thus Word or mantra. In the west, we see …
Mantra and the World
As readers of this blog know, I recommend an effortless mantra meditation rather than one using concentration or similar. This is because a mantra is a sound with known effects. If we try to use …
Energy Modalities
Back in a discussion of Yugas, I noted that by Yukteswar’s calculations, we have moved into the Energy age (Dwapara). Along with the discovery of electricity and atomic energy, a number of energy healing modalities …