The Fruits of Action
One idea Westerners have picked up from Indian philosophy is karma. However, we usually think of consequences when someone mentions the word. As in “It’s good karma.” However, karma means action. The consequences come because …
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Emotional Healing
We digest everything we consume: food, drink, sensations, and experiences. Some of our thoughts and emotions are a symptom of this background processing, although more is done at night in dreams. However, it’s batch processing …
Two Kinds of Resistance
As Yoga describes, there are two basic kinds of resistance to what is. The first is Grasping. This is trying to hold on to what passes through our lives. We try to hold on to …
Fear of Flow
Stillness is needed for awakening. Not just the deep stillness we notice in meditation, but a stillness even in activity. When alertness and clarity of stillness are at a peak, seeing happens. As Yoga (1v2-3) …
Polishing
Refined perception results from polishing the physiology on each level and increasing clarity. I’ve spoken of how purification helps bring clarity and soma refines the structure of the body. But what causes polishing? Daily experiences …
The Kavach
Kavach is a Sanskrit word that means armor. It refers to protection from subtle negative influences. If you read about it on-line, you’ll find many references to a medallion or amulet with astrological symbols, numbers, …
Trust vs Power
In considering the Trust article, it’s useful to distinguish between trust and power. Brené defined trust as: “Choosing to make something important to you vulnerable to the actions of someone else.” More commonly it is defined …
Emotional Pain
Most of us carry unresolved emotional pain, even if we’ve had fairly uneventful lives. Being born into our family’s unresolved pain will do the job. A child is designed to be wide-open and mirror their …
On Trust
A reader sent me this excellent talk by Brené Brown on The Anatomy of Trust: Update: that video is no longer available. This page seems to be the talk. A few notes: Trust is built …
The Means of Liberation (Yogas)
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 13 Verse 24 Some realize the Self by the Self in the Self through meditation, others through Samkhya yoga, yet others through Karma yoga. Verse 25 Others, however, not knowing thus, …
The Soma Plant
Some old texts speak of rituals that “milk” the soma or they describe “flow soma through the filter” to create the nectar of the gods. Much of this is gestures that symbolize the real process …
Healing Compensation
Dharma is that which sustains. This gives us a stable platform for life and growth. Life itself is about balance for similar reasons. When something goes out of balance, the system will seek to restore …