Once Buddha was in an assembly when a man walked in looking furious. He thought Buddha was doing something wrong. He was a restless businessman and he had found that his children were spending hours with Buddha when they could … Read More

Our minds have gross and subtle thought patterns (vrittis). And these vrittis are either colored (klishta) or uncolored (aklishta). Because of these colored thought patterns we cannot see an object in its real form but through our mind’s modifications regarding … Read More

Sankalpa is a sanskrit word which means intention,desire,will,purpose… In yoga practices, sankalpa generally works much more efficiently with Yoga Nidra. While nidra means “sleep,” it is actually a process of awakening your true nature. Yoga nidra systematically relaxes the body and … Read More

Handstand press, hanuman, rolling from ushtrasana to chindstand…But how do you find the effortlessness in all these asanas? Actually we need to start this topic with a more important question; do you aim to find the effortlessness in the asana … Read More

1- Despite the superficial differences between us, we need to have a sense that all 7 billion human beings belong to one human family. 2- Fear that makes us run from a mad dog is useful and necessary, whereas fear … Read More

We were on our way to Shaman’s Temple before sunrise. We took our rain jackets with us because they said ”In the Great Ritual shamans will make it rain”. In the west it looks like myth but shamans can control … Read More

When we think about practicing yoga, we mostly think about asana which is the third limb of yoga according to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. There are 8 limbs of yoga so there are many things to practice besides asana if you … Read More

Retreat in Athos (Holy) Mountain has just finished. You can stay here only with permission and women are not allowed because this is a practicing place for men only. Athos is not an island but still you can come here … Read More

Nobody enters in our life coincidentally nor do events happen by accident. Every event we experience and every person we meet has intentionally been put in our path for telling us something. They serve to increase our awareness and raise … Read More

You are One. You are the singular being. And, therefore, you cannot see you. What you can see are only the projections that appear in your mind —and some of those projections you take to be yourself. While growing up … Read More