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Tag Archives: Bhagavad Gita
The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths
As I was working on my journaling and discussion for the next class in my Butterfly Journal workshop today, I went to an old blog post from 2012 to check on a reference I wanted to make about the Buddha’s … Continue reading
Posted in Religions & Philosophies
Tagged Bhagavad Gita, Buddha, Buddhism, compassion, Dukkha, Four Noble Truths, Love, Noble Eightfold Path, practice, Spirituality, suffering
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The Gunas: The Three Constituents of Prakriti
Before going further into the Nakshatras and Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology), we need to become familiar with both the three Gunas and the four motivations of life. Let’s begin with the Gunas, which are the intrinsic qualities or tendencies of Prakriti, … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology & Astronomy
Tagged Aristotle, Arjuna, astrology, Being, Bhagavad Gita, Brahma, eclipses, Gestalt, guna, Hindu trinity, Jyotisha, Krishna, Nakshatras, natal chart, nature, Prakriti, purity, rajas, San Francisco Vedic Astrologer, Sattva, Self, Shiva, spiritual growth, Tamas, Trimurti, Vedic Astrology, Vishnu
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The Eighth Limb of Yoga: Samadhi समाध
The final limb of the Eight Limbs of Yoga is … Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged absorption, All, awareness, Bhagavad Gita, concentration, contemplation, dharma, inner peace, joy, Krishna, meditation, mnatra, nature, oneness, Patanjali, practice, Prakriti, samadhi, spiritual growth, spiritual practice, spiritual vision, the divine, True Self, Twameva Sarvam, yoga, Yoga Sutras
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The Sixth Limb of Yoga: Dharana
The sixth of the eight limbs of yoga is Dharana. … Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged Anugattara Nikaya, awareness, Bhagavad Gita, Brahman, Buddha, buddhi, concentration, consciousness, contemplation, Dharana, dhyana, eight limbs of yoga, great yogi poem, inner peace, insight, Iyengar, Krishna, lotus, meditation, mind, Mirabai, one-pointedness, shamatha, single focus, stillness, True Self, yoga
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The Third Limb of Yoga: Asana
The third limb of yoga is Asana. Of the eight limbs of yoga the Asana … Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged asana, Bhagavad Gita, body mind and soul, chakra, Iyengar, meditation, nadi, practice, self-awareness, sound mind & body, third limb of yoga, yoga
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Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Love
The practice of Bhakti Yoga is usually described as devotion to a personal god or the Divine through listening to, reading, and studying the scriptures; singing and chanting mantras, worshiping … Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged asana, Bhagavad Gita, Buddha, devotion to God, Gayatri Mantra, Integral Yoga, japa mala, Julianne Victoria, Karma Yoga, Love, mantra, Peacock's Eyes, practice, Saraswati, service, Sri Aurobindo, surrendering the ego, Yoga Sutras
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The Four Noble Truths: The Truth of The Origin of Suffering (Samudaya)
What causes us to suffer? What is it that … Continue reading
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