A few years ago, I was being filmed for an advertisement. The clip was a high definition video of me meditating. No problem, I thought, I meditate every day. When the video was released, I was appalled: there was an up-close high definition video of me fidgeting about, instead of meditating! This experience made me wonder two things; one, where … Read More
How to be Happy Always – Part 2: Let Your Body Affirm Your Happiness
Read Part 1: The Search for Happiness Read Part 3: The Role of Gratitude Everything we do in life, and every way in which we behave, affects everything else. Modern way of thinking tends to see situations, objects and people as separate entities which are, to a great degree, isolated from each other. In truth, everything is interconnected in the … Read More
A Language Beyond Words
Paramhansa Yogananda stated that we live in an Age of Energy, Dwapara Yuga. Matter itself has been shown to be energy. This truth can be applied even to communication. We communicate not only with words, but also with the feeling and energy behind them. The Dwapara awareness of energy can help us communicate better, as words have grammatical constraints, while … Read More
Awake and Ready at 5 A.M.
After completing my Yoga Teacher Training at Ananda Sangha, I started taking yoga sessions at the Gurgaon centre. A few months later, after gaining some experience, I decided to spread the joy of Ananda Yoga in my locality. I planned to devote time to yoga classes once my kids left for school in the morning. All enthusiastic, I got the … Read More
