Tag Archives: True Self

Stepping Into the Unknown & Celebrating Change!

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

This week’s Oracle Card Reading, which you can view here, reminded me of this post I wrote in February 2013. I’ve been sensing big changes coming, and feel this applies to many of us right now… As Heraclitus knew, change is always … Continue reading →

Posted in Meditations | Tagged change, emptiness, Fool, future, Heraclitus, journey, life, personal growth, possibilities, San Francisco Tarot Reader, Tarot, True Self, unknown | 15 Comments

The Eighth Limb of Yoga: Samadhi समाध

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

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 | 6 Comments

The Sixth Limb of Yoga: Dharana

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

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 | 14 Comments

Bardo: Life, Death, & Everything In-Between

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

From the Buddhist perspective, death is not the end, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Religions & Philosophies | Tagged awakening, bardo, Book of the Dead, Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, compassion, consciousness, death, dream state, enlightenment, impermanence, liberation, life, luminosity, meditation, rebirth, self-awareness, soul, states of consciousness, true nature, True Self, uncertainty | 23 Comments

The Sky Is Not Always Blue

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

We all see our lives and the world from … Continue reading →

Posted in Meditations | Tagged Ajna, All, Blue Sky, Book of Mark, Buddha, Color, consciousness, etymology, heart, light, moonset, perceptions, perspective, photography, postaday, seeing, seeing is believing, seer, self-awareness, Shaman, spakona, spirit, sunrise, sunset, third eye, True Self, Upanishad, Vedas, vibrations, vision, Weekly Photo Challenge: Color, wisdom | 19 Comments

The Fifth Limb of Yoga: Pratyahara

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

The fifth limb of the eight limbs of yoga is Pratyahara. Pratyahara is most … Continue reading →

Posted in Yoga | Tagged Anguttara Nikaya, consciousness, Dhammapada, eight limbs of yoga, five senses, Iyengar, meditation, mind, mindfulness, prana, pranayama, pratyahara, Shiva Sutras, sixth sense, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Thomas Merton, True Self, withdrawal of senses | 8 Comments

Mantra: Divine Vibrations of All

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

Mantras are chants, or more specifically, energetic vibrations of words that connect us with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Religions & Philosophies | Tagged Aitareya Upanishad, All, consciousness, divine mother, Gayatri Mantra, Mantra: Divine Vibrations, One, Shiva Sutras, True Self, Twameva Sarvam, vibrations | 8 Comments

The Fourth Limb of Yoga: Pranayama

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

The fourth limb of yoga is Pranayama. Etymologically Pranayama can be broken down in two ways: pran (breathe/breathing) + ayam (expansion), … Continue reading →