Mindfulness OR Concentration  It is very common for teachers of meditation to describe one of two general types of meditation, and to recommend one as…

Vritti or thought is the nature of the mind (antahkarana). Thoughts arise just as a bubble (which is always an effect of something deeper in…

Because its abstract truths cannot be easily understood by the finite intellect, Vedanta is most effectively taught by a living teaching, through practical illustrations taken…

Ramana Maharshi (Ramaṇa Maharṣi) For those who can practice Self-enquiry, all rules and discipline are unnecessary. ‘I exist’ is the only permanent self-evident experience of…

No books, no scriptures, no science, can ever imagine the glory of the Self that appears as man, the most glorious God that ever was,…

Derived from ancient Vedantic texts, Treya Sharira' or the 'Doctrine of Three Bodies' is one of the fundamental aspects of yoga. Here, we discuss the…

What is Gyan Mudra? Gyan Mudra (Jnana Mudra, Chin Mudra, Dhyan Mudra, and Vayu-Vardhak Mudra), also known as the Mudra of Knowledge, is a hand…

Overview Here we introduce the subjects of registry and certification, common misperceptions about Yoga Alliance, and what exactly the Yoga Alliance registry does and does…

Vedanta is a product of the fearless quest for Truth by pure-souled mystics in ancient India. Through a dispassionate, critical, impersonal study, their earnest and…

All evolution is a movement from the undifferentiated state to differentiated states. Vedanta recognizes the process of cosmic evolution from a homogeneous mass into a…