Taking Mahasamadhi
Paramahamsa-ji takes Mahasamadhi on Dec 6th 2009!!! Pilot Baba, the famous student of legendary “Babaji”, the immortal siddha made popular in Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi, once said to me at Mahakumbhamela in Prayag, India (in 2000) that “Swami Satyananda is the greatest Tantrik Yogi alive right now.” This being said by a man who is able to enter kevala kumbhaka (the spontaneous cessation of breath) at will and remain in Samadhi underground or underwater for days at a time. Such was the unparalleled greatness of Paramahamsa Satyananda Sarasvati, famed founder of the Bihar School of Yoga and Tantrik adept. His own ...
Acarya Training Program
Applications are now being accepted for the Jnanagni Kula Acarya Training Program. The longevity and preservation of any spiritual lineage is dependent largely upon teachers being developed within the system to preserve and pass on to future generations the instruction and the transmission of the teachings. Traditionally this role has been performed by the Acaryas. The word Acarya, often translated as teacher or spiritual teacher, also means routine and conduct, as in Rtucarya (seasonal routine/ conduct) and Dinacarya (daily routine/ conduct). Thus an Acarya is one who having established the routine of sadhana and practice in their own life and having ...
Becoming the Mind of Siva
Four week Tantrik Meditation Intensive October 14th – November 12th Kailash Akhara Retreat Center Phu Reua, Thailand Below the thinking mind, below emotions and concepts exists your essential nature. Beyond form and formless, ever-present yet ungraspable, your essential nature is uncreated and unknowable to the ordinary mind. To become your essential nature is to become the Mind of Siva. This 4-week intensive in Tantrik Meditation will focus on the method of “nirapeksa dhyanam” or formless meditation, the supporting practices and teachings, and study of sacred written texts, to transmit the experience of our essential nature. Multiple sessions of meditation each day will allow you ...
Reflections on “Aghora”
Contributed by Dharmavrat "The basis of all fears is the fear of death" I arrived at the path of Tantra as a response to the death of my Mother. Witnessing her death was an enormous gift to me. It stripped me of everything I believed myself to be. It terrified me. It took me three years to understand all that I had learned, and most of it did not penetrate until I read the book Aghora by Robert Svoboda. As many times as I have heard Kali described and sat in Kali puja, I don't think I ever felt fear ...
“The Inner Yogas”
Contributed by Omkarnath Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad Gita: “When the Dharma is threatened, the Dharma destroys. When the Dharma is preserved, the Dharma flourishes.” Abhinavagupta: “Our normal condition is a fake heart filled with wonder. We live in a mental stupor.” Guruji: “My Karma is limitless, so I devote myself to a life of limitless Sadhana.” This is my attempt to share with you a bit of the process of three months in retreat in Thailand with my Guru Dharmanidhi Sarasvati, learning and practicing the cherished Inner Sadhanas of our grand lineage. The experience, like any other in the relative world, was punctuated with high/low ebb and flow, excitements ...
Letters from the Teacher
Taking Mahasamadhi
Paramahamsa-ji takes Mahasamadhi on Dec 6th 2009!!! Pilot Baba, the famous student...
Acarya Training Program
Applications are now being accepted for the Jnanagni Kula Acarya Training Program....
Becoming the Mind of Siva
Four week Tantrik Meditation Intensive October 14th – November 12th Kailash Akhara...
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Reflections on “Aghora”
Contributed by Dharmavrat “The basis of all fears is the fear of death”...
“The Inner Yogas”
Contributed by Omkarnath Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad Gita: “When the Dharma is threatened,...
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Ho’oponopono
Contributed by Jñanagni Kula Jñanagni kula members recently participated in a ho’oponopono ceremony facilitated by our kula sister Sumanasa. The translation of Ho’oponopono is “making things right”. It’s an energetic clearing of the Heart. After our ceremony, the participants wanted to share their experience with the... [Read more...]
Boundlessness
Contributed by Gayatri In Berkeley, we have started a monthly Yogini study group where we discuss books and share our experience as women on the path. We can never tell where each book or topic will lead us, but our meetings are always journeys into our own experience and beyond our limited selves. The collective wisdom often takes my breath away. In... [Read more...]
Ask the Ayurved
Contributed by Atibala Thorpe How does Ayurveda view seasonal shifts and the effects they have on our bodies? Of all the indications that a season has commenced such as astrology or the date on the calendar, the character and intensity of the season itself are the most important. This is what causes changes in our bodies. In most places Winter comes... [Read more...]
Recipes
Winter Squash-Coconut soup Contributed by Hrimati 4 c. winter squash (any one or a combination of: Butternut, Acorn, Delicata or Kabocha) 1 large fennel bulb 2 tbsp. butter, ghee or oil 12-14 oz. Coconut milk (regular or light—regular will make a richer soup) 2-4 c. veggie, chicken or bone broth 1/2 tsp each of any of the following pairs of spices: ... [Read more...]
Births/Deaths/Marriages
Vyasa (Winston Regis Valois), our kula brother who lived in Rio de Janeiro died January 13, 2010 from AL Amyloidosis. Vyasa was born on May 11, 1948 in rural Brasil to a very poor family. He came to California with $80 at the age of 23 hoping to improve his life. He worked as a clinical psychologist at Napa State Hospital and in private practice in... [Read more...]
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