Category: Inspirations
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Chanting the Mrityunjaya Mantra.
During the time of the Coronavirus crisis, many practitioners of Yoga connected with Mandala Yoga Ashram and elsewhere used the healing mantra Mrityunjaya to add their heartfelt projections of hope and healing to all those people affected by the crisis; those whose health suffers, those whose livelihood has suffered, and also the people serving others such…
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Embodiment and Awareness
On the path of yoga, let us have two sentiments regarding our identification. First of all, let us appreciate our embodied form as body and mind –and how extraordinary it is. At the same time, let us identify, even if intellectually and theoretically, with the ever present Awareness which underlies our body and mind, as…
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Coronavirus awakens us to essentials
This coronavirus epidemic is a challenge for all of us. Many have already been infected, and many have died. Many have already suffered financially and many more certainly will. To these, let us feel our heart-felt compassion. Let us feel gratitude for those on the front line – medical staff and so forth. Let us help…
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Awareness
Awareness is neither good nor bad. It is neither male nor female. It is neither light nor dark. It is neither this nor that. It is here and now, and beyond, yet paradoxically, it is in the very heart of everything. This understanding is inaccessible to our conceptual mind but can be intuited in moments…
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May Christmas be a time of reflection
The festive season is upon us. For some it is a time of joy and celebration; for others it is a time of sadness or challenges. However it is for you, may it be a time of reflection on what we are doing, where we are going and what we are. May you be blessed…
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Whose Life is it?
We should be passionate about life and do our best in every situation, but at the same time we should first of all know that ‘our’ life is not really our life but the play of Reality or Conscious Presence. Secondly, we should know that life is but a bubble in the ocean of Eternity.
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How real is the law of cause and effect?
In our common-sense daily life and from a materialistic perspective the law of cause and effect seem evident and not even worth questioning. However, modern science, western philosophy and Indian Advaita have all put into question its validity: According to modern quantum physics: the law of cause and effect is not essentially true, because events…
Swami Nishchalananda 