“As you continue to be regular in your spiritual practices and your faith grows, you will overcome fear, which is the most important thing to be eradicated.”
The most selfless person is the most selfish one because they don’t want to disturb their peace. In the beginning of your Yoga practice, you try to stay away from all the situations that would interfere with your goal. There is some selfishness in that. But by being selfish in that particular way, you will eventually acquire a totally peaceful state of mind. And then, even without your knowing it, you become a completely selfless person—a person whose thoughts and actions are useful to others. MORE
Imagine waking up in the morning with a palpable sense gratitude for being alive and having another opportunity to engage in life. Imagine what it would be like to approach your whole life with gratefulness as the foundation from which you encountered each moment. With all the injustice and suffering we are witness to in our world, this may be hard to envision. We may find ourselves losing hope, growing cynical, and circling our wagons in defense. MORE
On Saturday, Nov. 13th, the Yoga Gives Back Annual Gala will take place. The schedule includes classes, inspiring talks and culminates in the "Namaste Award" presentation to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, father of microcredit, an economic movement that has helped lift millions of families around the world out of poverty. The Gala includes an online auction to help raise funds for YGB's many charitable projects. This video highlights one such project.
When you are caught in feelings, thoughts, frustration and trying to figure out what to do, thoughts may arise like: What can I do? How can I be more spiritual? How can I be more surrendered? This is the mind just doing what it does—angling for advantage. The key here is to stop being the mind. Stop asking: What should I do here? How can I rise above this? (Or whatever the mind is suggesting as a strategy.) Instead, become the whole of your experience—again and again. MORE
The limbic system is in the middle portion of the brain. It is made up of centers that process fear, emotions and memory. Raga and dvesha, our likes and dislikes, attractions and aversions, are both learned and instinctive. Through exposure to environment and the creation of habits that our parents and education introduce us to, we develop habitual tendencies that draw us toward some things and away from others. For example, imagine that one day your parents bring you... MORE
In this video, Joseph Campbell recounts the story of Indra from the Brahma Vaivarta Purana in part 2 of Bill Moyer's "The Power of Myth." In addition to the inspiring narration, this short video is also beautifully illustrated.
For me, there is life BBHN (Before Be Here Now) and life ABHN (After Be Here Now). And now there is a weird third chapter that I’m learning how to negotiate — life after Ram Dass, the book’s guiding light,who died just before Christmas 2019. I readBe Here Nowfor the first time in 1972, inhaling most of it in one sitting. Sunlight streaming through a nearby window baked the pages of that homely paperback, and I swear that it started to glow. The book became a sacred object... MORE
