A Pathway to Yoga Maya and the Womb of the Goddess

The human incarnation is essentially a relationship with Maya. How this relationship unfolds depends on many factors and the mysteries of karma. Some embrace a type of transcendental escapism hoping that if they escape the “prison” of the human experience then all challenges will disappear. This is much like hoping that an aging charlatan stage…

A Precious Splash of Karmic Potential

“Tam yatha yatha upasate tad eva bhavanti”“Whatever one attends to / worships, that one becomes….”Shata-Patha-Brahman (10.5.2.20) The human body is a Sacred Temple not a ‘prison.’ The entire expression of life, our birth, growth, laughter, tears, love, and death, are all potential sacred rituals. Life can be lived with sole intention or it can be…

Individualizing the Abhyasa | Gems from Ramana

Question: “Can this path of inquiry be followed by all aspirants? Ramana Maharshi: “This is suitable for the ripe souls.The rest should follow different methods according to the state of their minds.” One of the most common misconceptions in the path of yoga is the assumption that everyone will benefit from the same practice or abhyasa. This misconception…

Eyes of Fire

Jai Sri Narasimha! Eyes of Fire! Burn away my delusions! Transform my perception so I may taste the sweet hidden honey of Maha Maya! Excerpt from “The Narasimha Verses”. – Indra-Ram Das Aghori / Sri Subhagananda NathKaulacharya – ito nṛsiḿhaḥ parato nṛsiḿhoyato yato yāmi tato nṛsiḿhaḥbahir nṛsiḿho hṛdaye nṛsiḿhonṛsiḿham ādiḿ śaraṇaḿ prapadye Lord Nrsimha is…