SANTOSHA – THE STATE WHERE YOU ARE MISSING NOTHING

SANTOSHA – THE STATE WHERE YOU ARE MISSING NOTHING

santoṣād anuttamaḥ sukha-lābhaḥ  Due to the realization of santosha, contentment, there is the attainment of unparalleled happiness. PYS 2.42    “Unparalleled happiness”… Think about it for a moment; a happiness so great that it surpasses all the happiness you...
SHAUCA – OUR MOTHER: THE EARTH

SHAUCA – OUR MOTHER: THE EARTH

शौच संतोष तपः स्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः ॥३२॥ śauca-saṃtoṣa-tapaḥ-svādhyāyeśvara-praṇidhānāni niyamāḥ The Five Niyama are: 1. Shauca – Cleanliness 2. Santosha – Contentment 3. Tapah – Self-discipline 4. Svadhyaya – Self-study 5. Ishvara-Pranidhana – Devotion to...
BRAHMACHARYA AND VEGANISM

BRAHMACHARYA AND VEGANISM

brahmacarya-pratiṣṭḥāyām vīrya-lābhaḥ When the Yogi is established in brahmacarya, continence, spiritual strength and vigor is attained. PYS 2.38 In the Yoga Sutra, Patanjali gives us five recommendations, called yamas, for how we should treat others if we want to...
ASTEYA – HOW TO TRULY BECOME RICH

ASTEYA – HOW TO TRULY BECOME RICH

अस्तेयप्रतिष्ठायां सर्वरत्नोपस्थानम् asteya-pratiṣṭhāyāṃ sarva-ratnopasthānam When the Yogi is established in asteya, non–stealing, all prosperity is realized. When one stops stealing from others, prosperity (material, mental, and spiritual) appears.   – Sharon Gannon...
SATYA – LEAD ME FROM THE UNREAL TO THE REAL

SATYA – LEAD ME FROM THE UNREAL TO THE REAL

Satya-pratiṣṭḥāyām kriyā-phalāśhrayatvam When the Yogi is established in satya, honesty, the yogi attains the fruit of his actions without effort. In order to develop unwavering discriminating knowledge (vivekakhyāteḥ) between the seer and the object of seeing or...