Impulsive Restrained / measured Self-expressive Inhibited
Impulsivity and Restraint….
Rohini walks her students through two fourchotomies related to the impulsivity that dominates the world today. For more videos and lessons, sign up for a free or paid subscription.
The Self Is Not the Point, Part Two….
In my previous blog, I spoke of how the shrunken self we believe ourselves to be is really just a bundle of thought constructs, or vikalpas. In order to free ourselves from that bundle, we have to turn inward, reflect, and be able to know and name our vibrations accurately. If we want to move forward in our sādhana, we …
Every time we go into a container….
Every time we go into a container, we are fodder for death. When we are no longer attached to any container, there is no death. To live as though already dead—something warriors and monks have in common—is to be free of any containers. When we no longer are attached to any container, we know who we are, because who we …
Peacemaker….
Peacemaker Terrorist Stifles creativity Change agent
The Self Is Not the Point, Part One….
In the Yoga Sūtras, ignorance means taking the non-Self to be the Self. Once we have done that, we lose our Subject in object. From there, we are attracted to certain things and repulsed by others based on the object we are now identified with. And finally, we cling to the life of that object, believing it to be who …
Resonating in particular….
Resonating in particular is how we fool ourselves about connecting with ourselves and the world. In our wrong understanding, we resonate with others’ vibrations, believing we are connecting with those people. In fact, we are losing ourselves further in more and more objects.
Resonating….
Resonating Empathy Fitting in Seen as cold
Who Ya Talkin’ To….
Rohini cautions how we have to be careful when we’re listening to our sure voice while meditating. For more videos and lessons, sign up for a free or paid subscription.
Baba’s Lessons Keep Teaching, Part Two….
Baba always spoke of not hurting a human heart. This was and is the crucial guide by which to assess our motivations and actions. True sādhana bruises the ego, but it never injures the heart. If you are hurting someone’s heart, you should question your actions and motives. In the last few weeks I have come to see why Baba …