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    The Taoist View of the Universe

    In the metaphors of other cultures, light is at war with darkness, life with death, good with evil, and the positive with the negative, and thus an idealism to cultivate the former and be rid of the latter flourishes throughout much of the world.

    By Alan Watts
    #Philosophy #Traditions

    Paradox in the Upanishads

    One of the most enjoyable elements of the Upanishads, and indeed of most religious texts of note, is its initial, seeming illogic. This is no accident.

    By John R. Mabry
    #Philosophy #Spirituality

    The Three Qualities of Yoga (and Life)

    It is often said that everything comes in threes. From the strongest geometrical symbol (the triangle) to the number of lights in a traffic light; from the Hanson brothers to Destiny’s child to Freud’s theory of the personality (id, ego, superego).

    By Jacob Kyle
    #Ethics #Philosophy

    Rima Rabbath on Karma, the Middle East, and Sama Darshana (#1)

    Rima is a popular NYC Jivamukti Yoga Teacher.

    By Jacob Kyle
    #Philosophy #Traditions

    Distractions & Obstacles

    Where do these thoughts come from? Patanjali says that the field of the mind produces distractions, called the citta vikshepa, which in turn create obstacles, called antarayas.

    By Lisa Dawn Angerame
    #Philosophy #Traditions

    What is Tantra? Setting the Record Straight

    Though almost everyone has heard this word, almost no one—including many people claiming to teach something called tantra—knows anything about the historical development of the Indian spiritual tradition that Sanskrit scholars refer to as Tantra.

    By Christopher Wallis
    #Philosophy #Spirituality

    Reflections on the Self

    The various impressions, the propaganda, the literature, the television, all this seems to add to the background, to the conditioning of every human being, whether he is very, very, very poor, uneducated, most primitive, and to the most highly educated, sophisticated human beings.

    By Jiddu Krishnamurti
    #Philosophy #Traditions

    On the Guru Principle

    Don’t let the name of this place fool you. Here you won’t find Lululemon attire or slim, fit yoga bodies. Here there are no warrior poses or excessive handstands.

    By Jacob Kyle
    #Philosophy #Traditions

    All About Ishvara

    Ask the question: Who is Ishvara and how will special devotion bring me to that high level of super consciousness?

    By Lisa Dawn Angerame
    #Philosophy #Traditions

    Two Zeros Take the Ring: Advaita Vedanta vs. Kashmir Shaivism

    You can realize Truth in experience, but you cannot “think truth.” The best that thoughts can do is point you in the direction of that ultimate, essential truth.

    By Jacob Kyle
    #Interdisciplinary #Philosophy

    Fearful Faith

    If God is love, how could he ask anyone to sacrifice his only son? Isn’t it a sadistic God who would test his believer with such a torturous task, only to turn around last minute with a “just kidding”?

    By Jacob Kyle
    #Interdisciplinary #Philosophy

    Sweet Surrender: the Story of Draupadi

    Standing at the edge of a dark void, the seeker peeks over the precipice. Nothing but the dark unknown before her, she momentarily stands paralyzed, wishing she could return to familiarity.

    By Jacob Kyle
    #Philosophy #Traditions

    Super Consciousness

    The state of super consciousness that arises when the mind is brought under control by systematically moving inward and becomes quiet enough to experience the true Self.

    By Lisa Dawn Angerame
    #Philosophy #Practice

    Practice & Detachment

    There is an eloquent order to this philosophical work that is thrilling even when it is esoteric and mysterious.

    By Lisa Dawn Angerame
    #Interdisciplinary #Philosophy

    Yogic Process & Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

    They live in a world of shadows that they consider reality, and not surprisingly make assumptions and predictions based on the limited experience that is their only possibility.

    By Jacob Kyle
    #Philosophy #Practice

    A Monkey, a Mango, and a Sun Salutation

    When Hanuman was just a little monkey god, he was completely enamored by the sun, because he thought the sun was, in fact, a giant mango. He dreamed of his opportunity to suck the sweet juice out of that King of mangos.

    By Jacob Kyle
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