Your mind must settle into quietude for you to experience peace. As long as your mind is driven by the energy of words, Matrika Shakti, there is no peace. This is why you need yoga. All the practices of yoga are for one purpose, to quiet your mind. The yogic sage Patanjali explained this in the Y...

Who you think you are gets in the way of you knowing who you really are. It’s like each identity is a curtain that blocks the light of your own being from shining through. With windows, the sun is outside and the curtain blocks the sun. With you, the sun is inside, able to shine the light of Con...

Who you think you are gets in the way of you knowing who you really are. It’s like each identity is a curtain that blocks the light of your own being from shining through. With windows, the sun is outside and the curtain blocks the sun. With you, the sun is inside, able to shine the light of Con...

The light bulb lights up over your head. You have the answer! You know, you just know. This is called pratibha in Sanskrit, an arising of Consciousness within. Yoga says you don’t have to wait until you’re exhausted, overwrought or completely stymied. You can live in this inner arising, which is...

The Halloween sutra explains why we love to pretend to be somebody else. It is because Shiva is masquerading as you. Shiva knows he’s being you even when you get lost in the costuming and the part you play. Yoga opens the deeper dimensions within so you discover who you really are. As you deepen ...

The Halloween sutra explains why we love to pretend to be somebody else. It is because Shiva is masquerading as you. Shiva knows he’s being you even when you get lost in the costuming and the part you play. Yoga opens the deeper dimensions within so you discover who you really are. As you deepen ...

Spiritual development is about bhava (feeling). All of life is about bhava. When you allow yourself to feel more deeply, you progress spiritually. It’s all based in Consciousness, for Consciousness is aware of its own Self, which gives rise to bliss. It’s all about the bliss of Consciousness.

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You get worldly benefits from a spiritual practice. While these are wonderful, they are not the spiritual benefits promised by the yogic sages from thousands of years ago: enlightenment, liberation, Self-Realization. These are much greater attainments. Yet, along the way to the Knowingness of you...

You get worldly benefits from a spiritual practice. While these are wonderful, they are not the spiritual benefits promised by the yogic sages from thousands of years ago: enlightenment, liberation, Self-Realization. These are much greater attainments. Yet, along the way to the Knowingness of you...

Most people are pleased with gifts or compliments, but not the Guru. Such a teacher holds you to a higher standard, like an art teacher or gym coach. As you progress toward the spiritual expansion that is your destiny, the Guru guides and supports you. The Guru is pleased when…

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Siddhis, riddhis and nidhis — these are three different types of mystical powers that a yogi is endowed with, progressively more and more with their continued practice. Yet the yogis of yore, who gave us these practices and documented them in their writings, warn against the pitfalls of having su...

Siddhis, riddhis and nidhis — these are three different types of mystical powers that a yogi is endowed with, progressively more and more with their continued practice. Yet the yogis of yore, who gave us these practices and documented them in their writings, warn against the pitfalls of having su...

If you are a seeker after the highest level of Consciousness, you won’t be distracted by lesser things. This is important because meditation gives you the ability to sense things through inner perceptions. This is called siddhis. But if you use them, you don’t make further progress toward enlight...

Humans have four types of experiences, according to Kashmiri Shaivism: nila (blue), sukha (pleasure), deha (body) and prana (energy). Blue means you experience color. On the outside, that is like a blue shirt. On the inside, that is the Blue Pearl, a profound inner experience. It is so important...

Humans have four types of experiences, according to Kashmiri Shaivism: nila (blue), sukha (pleasure), deha (body) and prana (energy). Blue means you experience color. On the outside, that is like a blue shirt. On the inside, that is the Blue Pearl, a profound inner experience. It is so important...

When a Great Being leaves their body, it is different from an ordinary death. On the solar anniversary of her Guru’s mahasamadhi (great absorption), Gurudevi describes the difference and asks what you have planned for your death.

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Like a 15 year old, the Ashram is growing up, growing into itself. Each of you brings yourself here, in whatever condition you arrive, then you take your own Self home with you in a whole new way. That transformation you are choosing to go through is powerful. The inner work you do here is holy w...

Like a 15 year old, the Ashram is growing up, growing into itself. Each of you brings yourself here, in whatever condition you arrive, then you take your own Self home with you in a whole new way. That transformation you are choosing to go through is powerful. The inner work you do here is holy w...

When you look at the night sky, you want its light to fill you up. But the light of your own Beingness is greater than all the stars put together. When you follow the path the Guru has trod, you get what the Guru got – your own Self. Just like climbing Mt. Everest with an experienced guide…

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How do you know you’re really meditating? The different inner experiences you may have can be confusing. If your mind becomes still, you might wonder if maybe something should be happening. And if something happens, like inner lights or visions, you may think you’re imagining it or making it up. ...

How do you know you’re really meditating? The different inner experiences you may have can be confusing. If your mind becomes still, you might wonder if maybe something should be happening. And if something happens, like inner lights or visions, you may think you’re imagining it or making it up. ...

You are Consciousness, but your condition is limited. This is because Consciousness amped down in three stages to become you: 1) to become your mind, 2) to become your senses which always look outward, and 3) to become your body. In this way, Consciousness is the “experiencer” – the ultimate rea...

When you rely on your senses for happiness, for pleasure, for comfort – you will be upset more of the time than pleased. When things don’t go your way, unfortunately you dwell on them and complain to everyone. At length. Or you will withdraw from others and from the world, so they won’t disturb ...

When you rely on your senses for happiness, for pleasure, for comfort – you will be upset more of the time than pleased. When things don’t go your way, unfortunately you dwell on them and complain to everyone. At length. Or you will withdraw from others and from the world, so they won’t disturb ...