Author Archives: Ashram

Spring has sprung, according to the bulbs that we planted – it was done just last November. Such a short time ago! It’s been such a mild winter that the bulbs began sprouting in February, leading me to be concerned … Continue reading →

I am in awe of the power of the practices my Guru gave me to share. I saw them at work again last week, in the meditation teachers in the Ashram MTT Upgrade course. After three months of phone calls, … Continue reading →

One of the reasons I was able to take sannyasa initiation is that I saw what fame is like.  I spent 15 years on the yoga convention circuit, never quite a headliner, though I gave a few keynote addresses.  My … Continue reading →

       by Debbie Mandel Creating new pillows for the Ashram is a story of connection and reconnection, on many levels. It began in May of this year when I was fortunate to spend eight days with Swamiji at Kripalu Yoga … Continue reading →

- by Scott Holtzman I had pranamed many times to statues, murtis, chairs, photographs, pujas and the like, all representations of the form of my teachers, but never had I pranamed to a physical being, in the flesh. Not until that … Continue reading →

So there’s a lot of difference between Hinduism and yoga, which is completely dependent on your purpose: if you are practicing it (yoga or Hinduism) for the purpose of being prettier, younger, stronger, healthier, happier, wealthier, smarter, etc – it’s religion, or worse – just another way of trying to manipulate your body and your life. If you are practicing it (yoga or Hinduism) for the purpose of knowing Truth / God / Reality within yourself, it’s yoga.
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