Joyous Despairing Intoxicated Grounded
The Road to Evil….
Rohini explains, using the five afflictions of the Yoga Sutras, how a soul turns to evil. For more videos and lessons, sign up for a free or paid subscription.
Lessons from My Mother….
I could have learned to be just like my mother. Though as a child I did not want to be like her, we unconsciously pick up the qualities of our first caregivers and live them out even in our repulsions—and our repulsions can bind us even more than our attractions. If not for Baba I may have ended up as …
A life built….
A life built around pleasure is likely to be far from pleasant.
Envious….
Envious Satisfied / at ease Motivated / ambitious Inert / no passion / boring
The Life of Anastasia….
It’s customary to deliver a eulogy when someone dies. Though the word generally means “praise”, in the most literal sense it translates from the Greek as “good word”. Sharing my understanding of my mother’s life and the part she played in her little corner of the world stage is itself a “good word”, so I will offer this blog and …
The shrunken self….
The shrunken self mistakes getting what it wants for the good life.
Regal….
Regal Servile Tyrant Dutiful
Thankfulness….
In America we celebrate Thanksgiving. In this day and age we may be finding it difficult to say and be Thankful. The world is having a rather rough go of it. We are being challenged everywhere we turn. Thank you God. Thank you Baba for showing me that God is everywhere and God’s action is always Love. Therefore each test …
If we keep digging….
If we keep digging into the next answer that arises and not resting on the simplest and most superficial, we will find ourselves with an answer we never expected.