Have you noticed that collection of bones, skin, muscles and organs that you take everywhere with you? That’s your body! Having to drag this thing through life can be somewhat challenging. Perhaps you would prefer to be some-kind of inter-dimensional …
It would be nice to imagine that we could go to some Yoga classes, sit in meditation, and all our problems would melt away leaving us in a state of transcendent bliss. This however is not spirituality, it is pure …
What is more spiritual, doing a complicated three-hour Yoga routine on the top of a mountain in Nepal, or washing the dishes in a grimy east-London apartment? It really depends on your attitude. If you wash the dishes mindfully, staying …
When we practice meditation, generally we bring our attention to a single object (the breath, a mantra, part of the body etc.). Having only thing to focus on only one thing may sound easy, but actually it can be extremely …
If you have ever engaged in a sustained spiritual practice like Yoga, meditation, or anything that brings you face-to- face with the contents of your mind, you may be shocked at what you have found. The untrained human mind is …
Here is a spiritual exercise to try: stop breathing. If you are still alive, you will have realised that this is impossible. Yogis have proudly proclaimed their ability to go without food for weeks and water for days – but …
Self-discipline, seems to be a big deal these days. Social media is full of inspirational quotes inspiring us to push ourselves harder. Books which teach motivational techniques are always among the best-sellers. Parents constantly complain that their children are not …
Jyoti Mantra Asato ma sat gamaya Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya Mrityor ma amritam gamaya Lead me from the unreal to the real; Lead me from darkness into light; From death to immortality This is a wish that …
Fire is vital, without the sun there would be no light and no life. The element of fire is associated with transformation – whatever is consumed by the fire will be transformed into heat and, eventually, ash. The digestive process …
Think about some of the qualities of water. It is always wanting to move – rivers flow, oceans swirl with waves. If you drop a glass on the floor its contents will spill, spreading out as far as possible over …