Chop Wood, Carry Water

Chop Wood, Carry Water

The Yoga Sūtra 4.34 पुरुषार्थशून्यानां गुणानां प्रतिप्रसवः कैवल्यं स्वरूपप्रतिष्ठा वा चितिशक्तिरिति॥ puruṣārthaśūnyānāṁ guṇānāṁ pratiprasavaḥ kaivalyaṁ svarūpapratiṣṭhā vā citiśaktiriti|| Kaivalya is [atttained when there is] the involution of the...
Break Habits, Not Hearts

Break Habits, Not Hearts

सर्वेषां स्वस्तिर्भवतु । सर्वेषां शान्तिर्भवतु । सर्वेषां पूर्णंभवतु । सर्वेषां मङ्गलंभवतु Sarveśām Svastir Bhavatu – Sarveśām Śāntir Bhavatu Sarveśām Pūrnam Bhavatu – Sarveśām Maṇgalam Bhavatu – May auspiciousness be unto all. May peace be unto all....
A Peace/Piece of Mind

A Peace/Piece of Mind

मैत्रीकरुणामुदितोपेक्षाणां सुखदुःखपुण्यापुण्यविषयाणां भावनातश्चित्तप्रसादनम्॥३३॥maitrīkaruṇāmuditopekṣāṇāṁ sukhaduḥkhapuṇyāpuṇyaviṣayāṇāṁ bhāvanātaścittaprasādanam||33|| Through the cultivation of friendliness towards those who are happy, compassion towards those who...
Creating Kind-Fullness

Creating Kind-Fullness

तत्र ध्यानजमनाशयम् ॥ tatra dhyānajamanāśayam   Only the minds born of meditation are free from karmic impressions.   Yoga Sūtra chapter 4, verse 6   Each thought, word and action in this life create our karmic impressions (saṃskāra) and determine our character both in...
The Value In The Stars

The Value In The Stars

देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु व: | परस्परं भावयन्त: श्रेय: परमवाप्स्यथ || 11|| devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śhreyaḥ param avāpsyatha “May you cherish the gods (devas) and may the gods cherish you; by nourishing and cherishing...