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    The Four Noble Truths

    When the great universal teacher Shakyamuni Buddha first spoke about the Dharma in the noble land of India, he taught the four noble truths: the truths of suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering and the path to the cessation of suffering.

    By Dalai Lama
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    Bhagavad Gita in Context

    To study the Bhagavad Gita and to understand it culturally and historically, one must begin with the larger context from which we get the Gita – the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata.

    By Miles Borrero
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    Edwin Bryant on the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, and the Multiplicity of the Absolute (#11)

    Edwin is a celebrated scholar of Indian philosophy.

    By Jacob Kyle
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    The Royal Secret: Krishna’s Call to Surrender

    Material reality is an illusion; our attachment to form and possessions is the obstacle to happiness, and in order to know the Truth we must participate fully with no expectations or attachments to the all too human process that got us into this situation of suffering (dukha) to begin with.

    By Stacey Ramsower
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    The Status of Illusion

    We must start with the primary premise of Yoga philosophy and related schools of thought: True Reality is free from all qualities, atemporal, all-pervading, and impassive.

    By Jeremy Yamashiro
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    Manorama on the Guru/Student Relationship, Sanskrit, and Renunciate vs. Householder Paths (#10)

    Manorama is the Founder of Sanskrit Studies.

    By Jacob Kyle
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    Bhagavad Gita, Abridged

    There in the midst of both armies, Arjuna’s mind reels as he foresees the imminent death of his teacher, relatives, and friends. He throws down his bow and arrows and decides not to fight.

    By Matt Bramble
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    Christopher Tompkins on Tantra, the original Chakras, and the Real Age of the Asanas (#9)

    Christopher is a Tantrik teacher and scholar.

    By Jacob Kyle
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    Kriya Yoga: Three-fold Path for the Fickle Mind

    Ancient sages studied and practiced Patanjali’s eight limbed path to gain mastery of the body, mind and spirit in an effort to reach moksha and kaivalya: liberation and emancipation.

    By Ali Valdez
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    The Sweet Spot: Grooving in the Yamas and Niyamas

    If and when it becomes an ingrained part of one’s daily habits, a full and fulfilling yama/niyama practice can exist with some ease, but it will never be easy.

    By Kelly Josephs
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    Two Words for Practice

    Since yoga is, first and foremost, a practice, it is worth taking a look at two words from the yoga lexicon which are regularly translated as “practice”: abhyasa and sadhana.

    By Stacey Ramsower
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    Anodea Judith on the Chakras, Body Armor, and Global Transformation (#6)

    Anodea is the celebrated author of “Eastern Body, Western Mind”.

    By Jacob Kyle
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    The Nature of Consciousness [Part 1]

    These basic ideas I call myth, not using the word ‘myth’ to mean simply something untrue, but to use the word ‘myth’ in a more powerful sense. A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

    By Alan Watts
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    Gabriel Halpern on Iyengar, being a Ritual Elder and the Initiatory Transitions of Life (#3)

    Gabriel is an Iyengar Yoga Teacher based in Chicago.

    By Jacob Kyle
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    Virtual Truth

    It may be an unpopular opinion in some yoga circles, but even in reading ancient texts – perhaps especially in reading ancient texts – I come to the conclusion that change is the only truth that we can rely on.

    By Kelly Josephs
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    One Principle, Seven Options

    If we fix our minds on one object, we will prevent the nine obstacles from arising, eliminate the four associated symptoms, and cultivate the habit of an even, calm steady state of mind.

    By Lisa Dawn Angerame
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