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2023-02-27T13:12:22-08:00

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From Darkness to True Light

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:12 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

It’s October, and each day is now shorter, and every night longer. As the shadows extend, we reach for the light that guides us. On the first moonless night of this season, we celebrate the darkness and the light within. In the Indian tradition, this night is the festival of lights, Diwali. The western pagan tradition celebrated the time as all-hallows-eve, where prayers, candles and treats welcome the souls of the dead. It’s a time for rebirth. A time to think about... Read more

2023-02-27T13:11:25-08:00

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The Heart is a Mirror (Yoga Class Closing Prayer)

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:11 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

We close our yoga classes with a prayer for universal well being. It’s about a lot more than world peace. Here’s what it means. Sanskrit, Transliteration, Translation ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः । सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Nir-Aamayaah | Sarve Bhadraanni Pashyantu, Maa Kashcid-Duhkha-Bhaag-Bhavet | Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih || may every one be happy, may every one be free from all diseases may every one see goodness... Read more

2023-02-27T13:16:07-08:00

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Opening a Creative Space

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:16 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

Yoga classes begin with Shanti (peace) mantras in Sanskrit. Here’s what the most popular opening mantra means. Here’s the verse. Om Saha Nau-Avatu, Saha Nau Bhunaktu, Saha Viiryam Karavaavahai, Tejasvi Nau-Adhiitam-Astu Maa Vidvissaavahai, Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih|| ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ Literal translation. Aum! May we (both) be protected; may we (both) be nourished; May we work together with great energy, May our knowledge be... Read more

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2023-02-27T13:14:53-08:00

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Prayers just reminders

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:14 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

PC: http://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/116/20140118/tianzi-mountains-china.htm Some pray to forget. Some pray to remember. Stories help us remember for long. Sometimes for many many generations. — The storyteller’s craft is to bring the audience into the story. To take sides. To fear the enemy, and to rise above that fear into action. To be frustrated by the many persistent obstacles. To fill hearts with love and sacrifice. The storyteller’s job is to transport us into other lives, and to make us bigger than we are.... Read more

2023-02-27T13:15:25-08:00

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Turning inwards

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:15 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

Photo Credit: Flickr Metanoia. “Metanoia”…the word came to mind silently one morning in that period between sleep and wakefulness, and stayed around after one was awake. What does this word mean, and why was it ringing in the ear? The dictionary says it means a change in one’s way of life resulting from penitence or a spiritual conversion. The word is Greek, and the English versions of the Christian Bible’s New Testament often translated this Greek word as “repentance”, and a whole... Read more

2023-02-27T13:16:55-08:00

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A Modern Vyasa

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:16 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

Infinity Lights. Source: link I’d like you to read, as plainly as possible, the following sentence, “I heard that you’re settled down, That you found a girl and you’re married now. I heard that your dreams came true. Guess she gave you things I didn’t give to you”. If you hadn’t heard these sentences before, and you were successful in reproducing a flat tone while reading, you would find the text interesting, as a snippet of a letter from a jilted... Read more

2023-02-27T13:06:27-08:00

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Atheism and Yoga

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:06 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

Credit: Flickr (link) Atheists come in all shapes and sizes. The only thing conforming about being an atheist really is the lack of conformity with any established belief system. Through the ages, and in every age, there are people who don’t believe in supernatural beings or gods. This dis-belief system may sometimes be a response to the prevalent religious dogma of the time, like, for instance, a belief in modern times that there is a bearded gentleman out there in... Read more

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2023-02-27T13:04:26-08:00

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Yoga by Ganga

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:04 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

photo credit: photopin (license) Legend tells of a magic carpet that would transport its Prince to places far and wide in the wink of an eye. Just close your eyes, imagine, and lo!, you’re there when the eyes open. No baggage fees, no shoes to remove for security, no in-flight food. Imagine, if you could imagine, where you would go if only you had that magic carpet! Some place exotic, surely? But not us yogis. Yes, we’re into travel, but... Read more

2023-02-27T13:02:03-08:00

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A question of Identity

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:02 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

Anonymous. Photo Credit (link) At a party the other day, while mingling with old and new faces, a friendly looking chap walks up and says, “So, who’re you?”. Very infrequently does one get an in-person friend request, in this age of social media, and so I habitually rattled off my name and enough biographical details for him to place me in terms of history, geography and economics. The sort you might find in my byline below. But this time it... Read more

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2023-02-27T13:17:23-08:00

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Life, Interrupted

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 1:17 pm By Gaurav Rastogi

Three perspectives on a truncated life! — Religious beliefs come in different packages. In most cases, a belief in the nature of “After Life” drives a lot of the mythology, rituals and practices. These specific set of beliefs in the nature of afterlife can drive daily decisions around how to live life, and even how to end it. Three flavors of afterlife: Belief in afterlife also comes in three flavors. Read the Wikipedia entry for more details, but given below is... Read more

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