The Hidden Prison of Time

When the Past Becomes the Present By Gurudev Shri Amritji Most human suffering does not begin in the present moment. It begins in unconscious identification with emotional memory-events from the past that continue to live within the body, nervous system, and mind as...

The Hidden Filter Through Which You See the World

How Unresolved Tension Becomes Stress By Gurudev Shri Amritji The foundational field in which all later psychological movement arises begins at the point where perception first divides into a sense of “me” and “the world,” creating the initial structure of separation...

Why Do the Yoga Sutras Begin With Samadhi?

By Gurudev Shri Amritji One of the most unique and overlooked aspects of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is that it begins with the fourth stage of yoga in the first chapter. The Yoga Sutras opens with Samadhi Pada, the chapter on samadhi, realization, and the experience of...
Habits Are Habitat for the False Self

Habits Are Habitat for the False Self

Written by Gurudev Shri AmritjiWe often think of habits as small behaviors that either help us or hold us back. Yet in yoga, habit is understood on a much deeper level. A habit is not only about what you do, it is about how your energy is being used, repeated, and...

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Yoga Nidra: The Art of Non-Doing

There is a reason stress is at epidemic levels in the West and I believe this is why: We don’t know how to stop. Our waking hours have taken over our sleeping hours. Even our sleep and rest is in service of doing more, rather than being more. We don’t sleep to be...