by Doug Whittaker | 3 Feb, 2025 | Monthly Theme
असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय ॥ asato mā sadgamaya, tamaso mā jyotirgamaya, mṛtyormā’mṛtaṃ gamaya. śāntih, śāntih, śāntih Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality. Peace, Peace, Peace...
by Krama Yoga | 9 Dec, 2024 | Monthly Theme
सत्सङ्गत्वे निस्सङ्गत्वं निस्सङ्गत्वे निर्मोहत्वम् । निर्मोहत्वे निश्चलितत्त्वं निश्चलितत्त्वे जीवन्मुक्तिः ॥ भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं मूढमते । satsaṅgatve nissaṅgatvaṃ nissaṅgatve nirmohatvam nirmohatve niścalitattvaṃ niścalitattve jīvanmuktiḥ bhaja...
by Krama Yoga | 5 Nov, 2024 | Monthly Theme
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas / tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaḿ kurute / lokas tad anuvartate BG 3.21 – Whatever the greatest man does; Thus the rest follow. Whatever standard he...
by Krama Yoga | 30 Sep, 2024 | Monthly Theme
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ om sarva mangala mangalye / Śive sarvārta sādhike Śaranye tryambake gauri / Narāyani namostute I salute the three-eyed Divine Mother, Narāyanai, who brings total auspiciousness and...
by Krama Yoga | 1 Aug, 2024 | Monthly Theme
तज्जयात्प्रज्ञालोकः॥५॥ tajjayātprajñālokaḥ ॥5॥ From mastery of that [Saṁyama], the light of wisdom [arises]. Enlightenment has been described many different ways by many different teachers throughout history. Various translations call it oneness or being in a...
by Krama Yoga | 8 Jul, 2024 | Monthly Theme
त्रयमेकत्र संयमः॥४॥ trayam-ekatra saṁyamḥ |3.4| The practice of these three [dhāraṇā – dhyāna – samādhi] upon one object is called saṁyamḥ तज्जयात्प्रज्ञालोकः॥५॥ tajjayāt-prajñālokḥ |3.5| By the mastery of saṁyama comes the light of knowledge...
