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Discover the interactions between Shiva and Shakti as they Create the Unfolding Universe, and how that understanding allows us to free our Self through Tantric practice.   Learn why attachments, fears and self judgments keep us limited, and the primary mindset needed to progress towards Self-Realization.   This is Part 5 of a 6 part video series [...]

October 31, 2011 What is Grace? Many on the path of Spirituality are seeking it, but do we always recognize it? Grace is always a positive thing for our Spiritual Growth. There are no exceptions to that rule. And because of that, many people are also assuming that Grace will come in a way that [...]

(Written October 20th, 2011) Yesterday, for the first time in my life (that I am at least consciously aware of) I spent an entire day from waking to bedtime, without uttering a single word. This was part of a day of silence in the Ashram, so almost everyone participated. Although, most people began speaking again [...]

(Written October 19th, 2011) I took some time to sit in nature this morning, which conveniently is the grounds of the Ashram itself. Today is also a day of silence, where only a few people running the Ashram are speaking. In my own silence, I witnessed Nature all around me, expanding my awareness into it, [...]

(Written October 17th, 2011) In an Ashram setting, certain rules and regulations are expected. In Part 1, we talked about the ways this experience can show you your attachments, your expectations and your habits. Following the Ashram lifestyle will likely follow in a few different paths. You may find yourself getting into the routine, and [...]

Written October 6th, 2011 This morning, I set out from Mumbai by train to Nashik, which is the main city near the Ashram where I will be staying for my Yoga Therapy Program. My train, leaving at 8:20am, required me to be up and walking to the station around 7:10am. The previous evening when I [...]

The first time I came to India, back in the Summer of 2007, I came with great expectations of India being a land of great spirituality. A place where everyone would be connected to their spiritual history and a deeper path of spirituality through yoga. This, of course, was naive. What I quickly discovered, initially [...]

Discover the ways that Karma pulls our attention into the world, distracting us from our deeper Spiritual Nature and thus how Karma keeps us search for happiness outside of our own Self. Explore the need to turn our awareness within, so we can directly experience our True Nature and the innate Joy and Bliss which [...]

In the schools of Yogic Non-Dualism, we primarily have Advaita Vedanta and Tantra. They both arrive at a non-dual conclusion through their practice, and thus believe that the inherent nature of all things is Consciousness, or the True Self, and that there is only One Consciousness or Self. They each apply what appears to be [...]

(This post was inspired by and in response to a post by Mark McElroy entitled “The Race for Last Place”.  Click Here to read his post.) Hey Mark, I have been silently enjoying your posts on the Tao, but today I feel the motivation to pipe in. I have observed in my years of studying [...]