Attachment & the New Year
I enjoy telling stories. Some of you know that very well; maybe even too well! One of the stories that I often tell is of the guru who,…
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An Auspicious Day
Today is the anniversary of an auspicious day for Bhakti House, the Amrit Yoga Institute and for thousands of devotees and followers of Swami Kripalu—known as Bapuji—around the…
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You Can’t Be A Yogi If . . . .
This morning I read an interesting question, “Are yoga and coffee compatible?” The person asking was doing a bit of research for an upcoming article about yoga and…
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The Problem with Celebrity
Why was yoga originally taught individually, from guru to disciple? Because teaching someone yoga is requiring the student to walk naked and barefoot through the fires of hell. …
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Who do you think you are?
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been using videos to tell people about the upcoming Sadhana of Prana retreat. To be honest, there hasn’t been a great…
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Guru Purnima 2017
Today is Guru Purnima (or tomorrow, depending on the moon and such). Guru Purnima is a day for honoring your guru and it’s always the first full moon…
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Books—The Basics
One question that I often hear is this: Are there any books you think I should read? The short answer is yes. The long answer starts below. Before…
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Love Hurts
It’s Sunday the 22nd as I write this and that means what I write today will be more religious in nature. I know, I haven’t written much about…
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