Yoga: Where Concentration Ends and Meditation Begins

Yoga: Where Concentration Ends and Meditation Begins

When to Consciously & Intuitively Let Go of Techniques By Gurudev Shri Amritji Meditation does not begin by forcing stillness; it begins with concentration, the narrowing of focus on the object of attention. While you are holding the asana, you practice directed,...
Have You Been Practicing Yoga Backwards?

Have You Been Practicing Yoga Backwards?

The refinement of technique is not the same as awakening awareness. By Gurudev Shri Amritji Your body is the visible soul. The false self that has continuously abused the body has not only violated it and lived in conflict with it, but has also lived in separation...
The Chakra System: An Evolutionary Map of Consciousness

The Chakra System: An Evolutionary Map of Consciousness

By Gurudev Shri Amritji The chakra system is not only a map of energy centers, it is a map of the relationship between attention and prana, the life force moving through the body. When attention is constantly pulled into stress, desire, fear, and reaction, energy...
​​The Worst Habit That Blocks Intuition

​​The Worst Habit That Blocks Intuition

Worst habit is living for what comes next instead of being fully present now. The mind stays focused on the next result, the next solution, or the next sign that everything is finally in place. Over time, that constant reaching pulls you away from the present and...
Explication of the Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2, Verse 47

Explication of the Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2, Verse 47

So much of our stress begins long before anything happens. We carry a picture of how life should go, what our work should bring, and what effort should guarantee. Then when life moves another way, we call it failure. In this teaching on Bhagavad Gita 2:47, Gurudev...