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What is Kundalini?
Kundalini is a psycho-spiritual energy, the energy of the consciousness.
Kundalini literally means ‘coiling,’ like a snake. Kundalini refers to the vast
potential of psychic energy contained within us. Perhaps more
meaningfully kundalini can be described as a great reservoir of creative
energy and it is normally symbolized as a serpent coiled into three and a
half circles, with its tail in...
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“Silence
exists before the word.
The word exists in silence.
Being in silence...”
– http://www.schoolofsanthi.com/8limbs_yoga.php
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Eight Limbs of Yoga
1- Yamas: ethical observations, relationship with the outer world
2- Niyamas - self-observations, relationship with the inner world
3- Asanas - physical postures
4- Pranayama - observing breath, connection between body and mind
5- Pratyahara - controlling senses
6- Dharana - contemplation, concentration in one object
7- Dhyana - meditation, focus on nothing
8- Samadhi - absorption into the...
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Meanings and interpretation of Namaste
“I honor the Spirit in you which is also in me.”
“I salute the God within you.”
“Your spirit and my spirit are ONE.”
“That which is of God in me greets that which is of God in you.”
“The Divinity within me perceives and adores the Divinity within you.”
“All that is best and highest in me greets/salutes all that is best and highest in you.”
“I greet the God within.”
“I bow to you. The light...
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Lotus Flower
Within Hinduism and Buddhism the lotus flower symbol represents awakening to the spiritual reality of life. This is based on the fact that the lotus plant grows in the muck at the bottom of ponds. It grows upwards towards the Sun and, upon surfacing, unfolds into one of the world’s most beautiful flowers. This process represents rising from primal thought to Spiritual Consciousness.
In...
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Tips to meditating
Face a wall
Don’t meditate when you’re too tired
Early morning is the most typical time to meditate
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Every posture (asana) reflects something about our...
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“Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.”
– Patanjali, translated from Sanskrit
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