by Olga | Dec 29, 2022 | Focus of the Month
LOKĀḤ SAMASTĀḤ SUKHINO BHAVANTU May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all. What determines the result of any action in life is the...
by Olga | Dec 2, 2022 | Focus of the Month
HYP 2.5 When all nadis and cakras that are completely impure become purified, then the self-controlled Yogi retains (his) vital breath within — Translation by Manorama The urge to transcend self-conscious selfhood is a principal appetite of the soul — Aldous Huxley...
by Olga | Oct 27, 2022 | Focus of the Month
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जन: | स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ||Oṁ yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tattad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate A great person leads by example, setting standards that are followed by others all over the world....
by Olga | Oct 3, 2022 | Focus of the Month
ॐ सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वाथ साधिके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्भके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥om sarva maṇgala-māṇgalye śive sarvātha-sādhike śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namostu te We extend salutations to Narayani, who is the blessed mother among all that is good....
by Olga | Aug 30, 2022 | Focus of the Month
saha nāvavatu saha nau bhunakti saha vīryaṁ karavāvahai tejasvi nāvadhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ Accept us both together. Protect us both together. May our knowledge and strength increase. May we not resent one another. – Invocation from...
by Olga | Aug 2, 2022 | Focus of the Month
tatra pratyaya-eka-tānatā dhyānam When you focus your attention (psychic energy) on one object or when you fixate your mental suggestion on one idea and hold it there continuously without distraction, the result is meditation (dhyana). PYS 3.2 Scientists...