The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: A Practical Guide to Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit

primary force in the universe. Consciousness gives rise to thought; thought gives rise to action. All change begins with awarene ...

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Part I The Philosophy of Yoga ...

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1 Yoga Is Union Without self-knowledge, we cannot go beyond the mind. —Jiddu Krishnamurti T he proliferation of yoga classes and ...

postures to a workout routine can improve tone and posture. If the practice of yoga provided only these physical benefits, it wo ...

claims that harmony, happiness, and abundance are available to anyone willing to embrace a consciousness- based approach to life ...

that his mind and body are in the ever-changing world, but his essence—his soul—resides in a dimension that is beyond change. Th ...

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his own commentaries on the Vedas by age fifteen and was recognized as the leading authority on yoga by the time he turned twent ...

ending supply of energy and information that is available to you. Every sound, sensation, sight, flavor, and aroma you ingest fr ...

an old-growth forest and your most recent breath are inextricably intertwined. The quality of the soil in which your food is rai ...

between your personal and extended bodies be certain to consume only organic dairy products. Shankara called the third layer of ...

level of your being called manomaya kosha. The mind cycles through different states of consciousness, and your sensory experienc ...

something that it believed it had control over was actually outside your jurisdiction. It is easy to become lost in the subtle b ...

determine an individual’s nature. Pregnant mothers report that even in the womb, different babies express different tendencies. ...

of Jason and the Argonauts. The stories unfolding in our lives and those around us are perennial stories. The mythic gods and go ...

as we are engaged in dynamic activity, we retain the silence and centered awareness of universal spirit. The vision of life as e ...

2 Soul Questions Nothing here below is profane for those who know how to see. On the contrary, everything is sacred. —Pierre Tei ...