We have been contemplating the four goals life, the “chatur purusharthas” for the past few weeks (they are Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha). Yoga is said to bring about fruition of these goals, and … [Read more...] about The Four Goals of Life : Kama
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The Four Goals of Life: Dharma
Happy New Year, it's good to see everybody! We’ve made it to this auspicious moment: 2012. I thought we might benefit by taking the time to focus on our intentions for the coming year, because having … [Read more...] about The Four Goals of Life: Dharma
The Four Goals of life: Artha: wealth and beauty
We’ve been contemplating the “chatur purusharthas” recently. They are the four goals of life in the yogic canon: Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Yoga is said to produce the accomplishment of these … [Read more...] about The Four Goals of life: Artha: wealth and beauty
Moksha: Liberation, the fourth goal of life
“Of all the instruments of emancipation, Love is supreme.” So wrote the 9th century yogic sage, Shankaracharya who spread the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta: the doctrine of unity. Moksha is the … [Read more...] about Moksha: Liberation, the fourth goal of life
The Depression of Arjuna
We were listening to the Bhagavad Gita being chanted, and i put it on for a reason. The Bhagavad Gita is pretty much all you would ever really need to follow the path of Yoga. Its name means the “Song … [Read more...] about The Depression of Arjuna
Prakriti and Purusha
We’ve been having a little bit of fun here contemplating a branch of Hindu philosophy called “Samkhya.” The word Samkhya means “enumeration” or “list” – so it is a categorical, analytical approach to … [Read more...] about Prakriti and Purusha
The Glance of Shiva
The Glance of Shiva To the Trinity be praise!God is music, God is lifeThat nurtures every creature in its kind.Our God is the song of the angel throngAnd the splendor of secret ways,Hid from all … [Read more...] about The Glance of Shiva
