The Island of Ikaria

Excerpts from NYT article “The Island Where People Forget to Die” By Dan Buettner Oct. 24, 2012 (https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/magazine/the-island-where-people-forget-to-die.html) Photo : Stamatis Moraitis tending his vineyard…

On a Quest – Location of the Teacher

On a Quest – Location of the Teacher

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shILam (शीलम्) – benevolence towards others

shILam (शीलम्) – benevolence towards others

Following are couple of shLOka from the mahAbhArathA, taken from Chathurvedi Badrinath’s “The Mahabharata – An inquiry in the human context”   अद्रोहः सर्वभूतेषु कर्मणा…

yagnyashALA – Quotes

yagnyashALA – Quotes

Balance Only in imbalance can I discover Balance. Being Attentive Being Attentive is a simple idea, but requires consistent, long them practice. That is the…

दक्षिणा (dakshiNA)

दक्षिणा (dakshiNA)

In our bhAratIya cultural tradition, dakshiNA is offered to the anchors of a space as a measure of valuing the knowledge (and Grace) received. I…

yagnyashALA – Essentials of this Space

yagnyashALA – Essentials of this Space

In yagnyashALA, we are practising to listen to the different aspects of ourselves – to our body (Asana), to our breath (prANAyAmA), and to our…