That’s what you want, instant enlightenment. It’s like Baba lobs a tennis ball your way and, instead of hitting it back, you catch it in your hand and you see the whole universe within you. You are That. Baba! I got it! This is Shaktipat. This is a blast of transformative energy, revelatory ene...

Your mind reflects whatever you receive in the outer world. Now, your mind can reflect things even when you're not looking at them. So the metaphor of a mirror is not a complete description of how the mind functions. But it's a good starting point. So your mind can reflect things of the world ev...

All words are powerful. Words of love are powerful. Words of hatred are powerful. Which ones do you remember longest? The good news is that yoga gives you such a deep inner sense of your own being that others’ words don’t hurt you. Every tradition, every religion, every ancient culture, every m...

All words are powerful. Words of love are powerful. Words of hatred are powerful. Which ones do you remember longest? The good news is that yoga gives you such a deep inner sense of your own being that others’ words don’t hurt you. Every tradition, every religion, every ancient culture, every m...

The Truth of your own Essence is that you are Beingness. These three words are synonyms in the Sanskrit texts, pointing you inward to find your own Divine Essence, also called your Inner Truth. The practice of satya, truthfulness, aligns you with your Inner Truth, so you live from this deeply ful...

When you are enlightened, your past changes. You see that your childhood was perfect for you. You see that your adolescence was perfect – for you. You see that all the wrong choices you made were the right choices – for you. That even if you took a long and windy road to get to your own Self, it ...

When you are enlightened, your past changes. You see that your childhood was perfect for you. You see that your adolescence was perfect – for you. You see that all the wrong choices you made were the right choices – for you. That even if you took a long and windy road to get to your own Self, it ...

Just like the air currents will move the water vapors through the air and you get the everchanging shape of the clouds, this happens in your mind. Oh yes, constant, everchanging patterns. Some repetition, perhaps a lot of repetition. But that's because you identify with certain patterns, certain ...

Every person on earth wants to be happy. From morning til night, you’re pursuing this elusive thing – happiness. The founding document of the USA, the Declaration of Independence, declares that every human being has God-given, inalienable rights: the right to life, to liberty and to the pursuit o...

Every person on earth wants to be happy. From morning til night, you’re pursuing this elusive thing – happiness. The founding document of the USA, the Declaration of Independence, declares that every human being has God-given, inalienable rights: the right to life, to liberty and to the pursuit o...

The first 5 verses name all the things you get entangled in by thinking that these things make you who you are. And the last verse describes the more that is found within. The deeper dimensions of your own Being. Yet each verse, even the ones where he is negating negation, he ends the verse with ...

The moment of enlightenment. It's not fireworks. Not volcanoes firing off. No comets firing by. The moment of Enlightenment is a letting go. It's not orgiastic. It's not amping up. It is, finally, standing down off red alert. There's no need to prove yourself anymore, nothing to get from others...

Today is a holy day for many, many, many people. And for good reason. It celebrates the culmination of a great being's life. The completion of his mission on earth. Jai Jesus! Since this is Easter, I'll walk through some comparisons, where Jesus' teachings compares to yoga's teachings. And some ...

Yoga specializes in energy. Even when you’re working with your body and breath, it’s to open up the energy of aliveness in you. The most powerful energy is Divine Energy, the revelation of your own inherent Divinity. This gift of Grace is given through all your sensory pathways. Poses and breat...

What are you doing here? Friends and family will tell you that your interest in yoga is not normal. Especially your interest in a Guru. You are coloring outside the lines. Why? You have a spiritual yearning, to feel such love for God, to look for a deeper inner experience. And you find it. The ...

What are you doing here? Friends and family will tell you that your interest in yoga is not normal. Especially your interest in a Guru. You are coloring outside the lines. Why? You have a spiritual yearning, to feel such love for God, to look for a deeper inner experience. And you find it. The ...

You get what your teacher offers. Buddha said, “All life is suffering.” Yoga says, “Your own Self is bliss.” The linkup is found in my Guru’s words: “Without the bliss of the Self, there is unquestionably nothing but suffering.” More than mere words, he gave the bliss of the Self. That is the sp...

Equanimity happens from your skin – inward. It’s not what you do to handle things outside of your skin. It’s what you do to handle you. The Kularnava Tantra says: “He is qualified as a Guru who has such qualities as serenity, desirelessness, self-control, and equanimity in the face of praise and ...

Equanimity happens from your skin – inward. It’s not what you do to handle things outside of your skin. It’s what you do to handle you. The Kularnava Tantra says: “He is qualified as a Guru who has such qualities as serenity, desirelessness, self-control, and equanimity in the face of praise and ...

Yoga’s teachings echo through thousands of years. The Kathopanishad describes the One Divine Reality, who is all-pervading, who is without a body yet is seated firmly in all bodies. This means the Divine One is in you. All pervasive includes everything outside your skin as well as inside. When yo...

The teachings are a reminder, but they also offer direct infusion. The energy of Consciousness is concentrated in the words and in the teacher. Your relationship with the Guru is about enlightenment. You are in charge of what you get from the Guru. You think I’m in charge. Oh, no! Not so! I can ...