by Olga | Nov 2, 2021 | Focus of the Month
निर्माणचित्तान्यस्मितामात्रात् nirmāṇa-cittānyasmitā-mātrāt (PYS IV.4)क्षणप्रतियोगी परिणामापरान्तनिर्ग्राह्यः क्रमः kṣaṇa-pratiyogī pariṇāmāparānta-nirgrāhyaḥ kramaḥ (PYS IV.33) The individual consciousness comes from Cosmic Consciousness, or the self arises from the...
by Olga | Oct 1, 2021 | Focus of the Month
sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥka-bhāg bhavet May all be happy. May all be free from sickness. May all look to the good of others. May none suffer from sorrow. —Vedic prayer Learn the Chant here with Petros on...
by Olga | Aug 30, 2021 | Focus of the Month
Sarveṣāṁ svastir bhavatu Sarveṣāṃ ṣāntir bhavatu Sarveṣāṃ pūrṇaṃ bhavatu Sarveṣāṃ maṇgalaṁ bhavatu May auspicious be unto all. May peace be unto all. May fullness be unto all. May prosperity be unto all On my altar lies a simple acorn, it is small and can fit in my...
by Olga | Aug 2, 2021 | Focus of the Month
क्षणप्रतियोगी परिणामापरान्तनिर्ग्राह्यः क्रमः kṣaṇa-pratiyogī pariṇāmāparānta-nirgrāhyaḥ kramaḥ The succession of changes (the uninterrupted sequence of moments) is only recognized as distinct moments when one has transcended those moments and is on the other...
by Olga | Jul 8, 2021 | Focus of the Month
ॐ असतो मा सद्ग गमय तमसो मा ज्योतिर् र्गमय मृत्योर् र्मा अमृतं गमय ॥Oṁ asato mā sad-gamaya tamaso mā jyotir gamaya mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya Om. Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality. Avamāna Mantra from Brhadāranyaka...
by Olga | Jun 16, 2021 | Focus of the Month
मैत्र्यादिषु बलानि maitryādiṣu balāni Through friendliness, kindness, and compassion, strength comes. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras III.24 When we hear the word strength, we ordinarily first think of physical strength. Strength also conveys some level of stability...
