An overview of our articles about spiritual awakening, enlightenment, self-actualization, non-duality, and personal growth.
It’s an interesting phenomenon that our attention can suddenly reveal things that were hidden and non-existing to us earlier, things that become our new way of life. For instance, someone getting into “spiritual growth” will [ Read more … ]
Traditionally, Yoga in India was foremost a lifestyle, a way of life, one that aimed at a balanced, ethical and spiritual personal development, and finally Spiritual Enlightenment or Moksha. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with [ Read more … ]
Pratyahara, or Withdrawal of the Senses, is the fifth step in classical Ashtanga Yoga (Sutras of Patanjali). This step (technique or limb) in Patanjali’s system is considered necessary to be able to carry out the [ Read more … ]
Dharana in Yoga is about mastering single-pointed concentration, and the sixth step of the Yogic practice as described in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. It’s about training the mind to stay focused and concentrated on one object [ Read more … ]
Dhyana is an Indian Sanskrit (and Pali) term for what today is called meditation, but depending on the sources, religion, spiritual tradition, and/or Yogic lineages it can have slightly different meanings, such as contemplation, concentration, [ Read more … ]
Integral Yoga, also known as Supramental Yoga, is a Yoga system conceptualized by Sri Aurobindo and The Mother (Mirra Alfassa), the founders of Auroville — an experimental universal city in South-India (Tamil Nadu) dedicated to [ Read more … ]
Kundalini Energy is the name for a specific form of Life Force Energy (Prana) which, according to Hindu religious teachings, is located at the base of the vertebral column (spine) of every human being. In [ Read more … ]
Raja Yoga carries a range of synonyms such as Ashtanga Yoga (Yoga Sutras of Patanjali), Royal Yoga, King of Yogas, Classical Yoga, or the Yoga of Meditation, among some other denominations. It’s often categorized as [ Read more … ]
In India, and in some other countries in Asia, the term Samadhi points to a state of meditative consciousness or meditative absorption of the mind. However, the terms Kaivalya and Moksha rather refer to complete [ Read more … ]
Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) was an Indian spiritual master and sage who spent the largest part of his life teaching by the holy mountain Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu, India). His teachings were characterized by silence, [ Read more … ]
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