YOGA CITTA VRITTI NIRODAH (Yoga Sutras Chap. 1, Verse 2) A few thousand yeas ago, a great sage by the name of Patanjali thought the yoga teachings and principles were too scattered and needed to be organized, he decided to compile all that was out there in a very comprehensive way, in what became the …
Category: Chants
CHANT OF THE WEEK / JAN 13-14
PURNAMADAH PURNAMIDAM / PURNAT PURNAMUDACHYATE / PURNASYA PURNAMADAYA / PURNAMEVA VASHISHYATE This is perfect, that is perfect,/ Perfection comes from the perfect / Take the perfect away from the perfect / And only the perfect remains Our cultural baggage inherited from the world we live in bullies us into believing that we are not enough and …
CHANT OF THE WEEK (DEC 2 / 13)
GURU SATYAM, GURU JNANAM, GURU ANANDAM, GURU SHANTIH My teacher is the truth, my teacher is the wisdom, My teacher is the bliss, my teacher is the peace. As we march head on into the nightmare that is Christmas, knowing we will most probably feel off centered by the end of December, can we keep …
CHANT OF THE WEEK (Nov 25 /13)
DHANYAVAD means to give thanks. A massive thanks to all of you out there continuously supporting us and for the role that each one of you plays in shaping our growing community. Every time you walk in through the door and out with a smile, every time you let us know you are happy and …
CHANT OF THE WEEK (Nov 18 -13)
SA TA NA MA The entire cycle of life is contained within these four little syllables.SA (Infinity) TA (life) NA (Death) MA (Rebirth) is a key mantra for anyone trying to break an addiction. It is the seed mantra “Sat Nam” which means “Truth is my name” broken into all of its four parts. When …
CHANT OF THE WEEK (Sep 2 / 13)
VITARKA BADHANE PRATI PAKSHA BHAVANAM When disturbed by disturbing thoughts , think of the opposite. – Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras 2.33 [Vitarka: bad thought. Badhane: repel, suspend. Pratipaksha: opposite, contrary. Bhavanam: meditate, reflect] So how can we put this Sutra into action? Might seem easier said than done, but try something along those lines: The guy …