Andrea Valencia is an artist and activist working in Portugal. Her work speaks strongly to issues of decolonisation and feminism. Through art and activism that seeks to challenge the current world order, Andrea’s work explore new ways to reconstruct...
In the great tradition of the Bhagavad Gita and other Eastern sacred scriptures, it is often said that the gateway to the Divine is through the heart of love, the path of Bhakti, the path of intense passion and...
How might we explain the actual experience of meditation when it's a practice meant to usher us from the physical, into the mystical? On the one hand, try and explain beauty in terms of dynamism of flow, spontaneity and...
Yes it was true that the name of that Sector was changed from Sydney sector to Suva sector. The reason for this that at that time the Sectorial Secretary was Dada Paritoshanada. His visa was refused so he has...
If Patanjali had been a woman, he may have sounded a lot like Nischala Joy Devi. An internationally renowned yoga teacher, she is the author of The Secret Power of Yoga, a book in which she uncovers the “heart...
Introduction
In this article on kiirtan, I shall explore some of the writings of P.R. Sarkar on kiirtan and its place of origin. If one was asked how long do you think that kiirtan has been popular, most people probably...
Family life and spirituality intertwine in interesting and challenges ways for Margiis, often with unexpected blessings.
In this series of articles, I asked Margiis from both a Western and Eastern background, what their experiences of family life has been like,...
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About two years ago, Sanjay Mahato and I became aware of how many local kiirtan groups were singing more rang or ‘popular song melodies’1 rather than the traditional Rāṛhi kiirtans. We decided, to hold a kiirtan competition with...
Our body is an essential dimension of our spirituality. By re-examining our understanding of the relationship between the body and spirituality, I believe that we can develop deeper and more authentic sadhana. As a community, integrating embodiment more fully...
According to the five functional distinctions of speech, action, movement, excretion and procreation we determine the individual characteristic of the motor organs. There are functional distinctions among the sensory organs also: the ear receives sounds, the subtlest of the tanma'tras, and so it...