Proprioception, Interoception, Body Awareness, and De-Armoring
Proprioception, Interoception, Body Awareness, and De-Armoring
We all know about the five human senses, that is, our taste (gustatory sensory system), hearing (auditory sensory system), smell (olfactory sensory sy [ ... ]
Core Energetics, Body Psychotherapy, and De-Armoring | John Pierrakos
Core Energetics, Body Psychotherapy, and De-Armoring | John Pierrakos
Core Energetics — or the Core Energetics Evolutionary Process — is a Body-Oriented Psychotherapy modality developed by John Pierrakos (192 [ ... ]
Noble Silence, the Buddha, and Meditation Practices
Noble Silence, the Buddha, and Meditation Practices
Noble Silence is thought to originate as a phrase and directive from Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), the founder of Buddhism. It refers to the idea t [ ... ]
Mantras in Advaita Vedanta | Function and Meaning
Mantras in Advaita Vedanta | Function and Meaning
Mantras as used in Hinduism and Buddhism are sacred sounds, utterances, words, short prayers, or sentences in the Sanskrit language, of which it’s b [ ... ]
Vyakti, Vyakta, and Avyakta in Advaita Vedanta
Vyakti, Vyakta, and Avyakta in Advaita Vedanta
In this post, we’ll discuss the Sanskrit terms Vyakti, Vyakta, and Avyakta and their contextual use in Advaita Vedanta. Vyakti The word Vyakti i [ ... ]
What Is Guided Meditation?
What Is Guided Meditation?
Guided Meditation is the practice in which one or more participants meditate (or enhance their meditation practice) with help of the guidance given by [ ... ]
Do You Need a Guru?
Do You Need a Guru?
The need of having a spiritual teacher is one of the big questions within Advaita Vedanta. So, to attain Spiritual Enlightenment, do you really need a [ ... ]
Ishvara and Saguna Brahman
Ishvara and Saguna Brahman
Ishvara — also written as Ishwara — can have a wide range of interpretations in Hinduism depending on the religious or philosophical linea [ ... ]
Hinduism and the Absolute as the Uncaused Cause
Hinduism and the Absolute as the Uncaused Cause
The idea of the Absolute is present in all spiritual and philosophical traditions of India, although often widely differently interpreted. As a genera [ ... ]
What Is Vedanta?
What Is Vedanta?
Vedanta is a lineage of Hindu philosophy and part of the greater realm of Hinduism. The Sanskrit word “Vedanta,” which is a conjunction of the two [ ... ]