Category: Inspirations
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‘Yoga at Lughnasa’, and ‘The Human Singing Bowl’
Please enjoy these two articles from Spandan (Michael McCann). The first, a beautiful poetic text regarding Symbols and meanings. The second, equally poetic, explores the infusion of the mantra OM through the human body. YOGA AT LUGHNASA “We shall show them Our signs on the horizon and in themselves…” …
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Life as an expression
Let us have a more humble and wise perspective. We are not living life, Life is expressing itself through each of us, just as it expresses through the flowers and leaves and all living creatures. But most fundamentally, we are That which is Conscious of this process.
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The Dimension of Awareness
What are the dimensions of Awareness? If you reflect deeply, you will realise that it has no dimensions. This indicates its timeless and spaceless nature. It is beyond concept and definition. In fact, Awareness is the portal to Eternity. Each of us is Awareness.
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Network in Consciousness
Everyone and everything in the universe, known and unknown, comprises the network of Reality. We may love and hate, we may accept and not accept, but these attitudes are just expressions of our individual mental conditioning. Whether we are disagreeing or agreeing, liking or disliking, let us be Aware. But what is it to be…
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A message from Swami Nishchalananda
Dear Friends,Despite these troubled times, I hope you are well. A year ago, I delivered a series of teachings and meditations on the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, organised by Chitra Lekha in Sweden and recorded by Narada (Tony Sugden). Recently, Narada has put these recordings on my blog as a series of six recordings. I…
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Vigyana Bhairava Tantra – The Practices
As the editor of this blog, I’ve gone through all the archived recordings of Swamiji’s teachings on the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra from around 20 years ago. In terms of audio clarity and the breadth of content, the recent series that Swamiji did via Zoom is the best that I’ve found (and Swamiji is with me…
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From the Whole, the Whole is Taken, yet the Whole Remains.
Om PurnamadahaPurnamidamPurnatPurnamudachyatePurnasyaPurnamadayaPurnamiwa WashishyateOm Shanti Shanti Shantih This Sanskrit Chant appears as the Shanti Path (Invocation of Peace) at the beginning of one of the great Upanishads, the Ishavasya, also called the Isha Upanishad.. You could call it a great statement of Advaita (non-dualism). It could also be regarded in a similar light to a Zen…
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A Garland of Gratitude
A post from guest author Spandan (Michael McCann), taken from his Facebook community page ‘The Yoga Well’ A GARLAND OF GRATITUDE Thank you for your innumerable sages and saints. Thank you for Paramahamsa Ramakrishna, Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi and Sri Anandamayi Ma. Thank you for teaching us that Truth is One, but the sages call it…
Swami Nishchalananda 