Guru Purnima 2018
Today is Guru Purnima. It’s a day to celebrate one’s external guru and the Sadhguru, the True Guru, that we each are. Here’s a brief write up about…
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The Easy Way or the Hard Way?
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Are you going to come quietly or do we have to do this the hard way?” Can you see your favorite movie scene…
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Maha Shivratri
Today is the second to the last waning crescent moon before the last new moon of winter. Tonight and tomorrow are the celebration of Maha Shivratri. Now, why…
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One Great Desire
Usually, when someone asks me what I want, I struggle just a little. The reason is simple, I have few preferences left. There is, however, one great desire…
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Senior Teacher
October 2017 was an interesting month. It was when we—Monica, Radhika and I—officially formed Bhakti House. It was Gurudev’s 85th birthday. It was when I received two amazing…
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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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