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How can I practice “dispassion” when there is such suffering?
Statue of Patanjali, author of the Yoga Sutras On Equanimity, Dispassion and Empathy: Everyday we experience ups and downs, things that bring a smile to our face or a knot to our hearts. For some the...
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Citta Chats videos: Free Virtual Yoga Philosophy Course
Free virtual Yoga Philosophy course Citta Chats video series is an ongoing collection of discussions with Karl Erb and guests exploring the source texts and teachings of Yoga. The idea came up as we...
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Beyond the Divisive Power of Belief, a path towards shared values
I just published this article in the Elephant Journal. I’d love to see a dialog, please comment on the Elephant Journal page, share it, tweet it, like it… let’s discuss. This is part of an ongoing...
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What is Karma Yoga? Pt1: The glory of where you are.
How much mental/emotional vitality dissipates into sorrow at what we cannot change? Today, where can you rejoice in what is, steering clear of patterns of perception of loss in what is not? I often...
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The Most Glorious Side of Humanity ~ On cancer and empathy
Here is a piece just published in Elephant Journal I kinda started in 2010 when I first got cancer and I was the recipient of such outpouring of compassion. In many ways this is a big “Thank You” to...
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What you love, you dwell upon…
“What you love you dwell upon. The source of love itself is the Atma. Any love outside, is not outside, really speaking. I love you etc.. is all humbug. There is no I love you – I love myself…(Atma,...
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Wednesday eve Citta Chats 2013: ongoing discussions on Being and You.
Dakshinamurti - Shiva as first teacher Updated 04/10/13 Classes are active weekly. - Contact me if you want to attend sessions in SF. - Listen online now: Wednesdays 6:30pm (PST): Register here if you...
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Asti, Bhāti, Priyaṁ: All that is, is luminous and cherished.
Cedar Waxwing. wikipedia.org asti bhāti priyaṁ rūpaṁ nāma cetyamśapañcakam ādyatrayam brahmarupam jagadrūpam tato dvayam. ~ DrgDṛśya Viveka v. 20 the Seer-Seen Discernment, attributed to Śankaracarya,...
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Consider the Mockinbird…
In the city tumult of Valencia street, I hear his song, clear amongst all the street sounds as though skating through them. The calls rise above all else, then fall pervasive like fireworks on all of...
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How to teach ‘svadyaya,’ or “Yoga Philosophy” in asana class?
Yoga is more than a physical practice, yet classes offered are essentially asana classes, the physical practice. Sun. May 5 & Sun May 12, 2013 1-5pm Yoga Loft –> Register Today. How do we, as...
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Three Mondays of the Bhagavad Gita | 4/22 – 5/6
On Action & Reaction, Desire and Anger: As human beings we have a unique ability to be motivated by something other than instinct. We can exercise choice in relation to the desires that arise in...
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Why am I staying?
Travis, Sherreen & Karl, 16th St. BART, 4/13 Since the cancer first hit a couple of years ago, or three? Hard to believe… Since the cancer hit there have been several periods where the efforts to...
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Citta Chats videos: Free Virtual Yoga Philosophy Course
Free virtual Yoga Philosophy course Citta Chats video series is an ongoing collection of discussions with Karl Erb and guests exploring the source texts and teachings of Yoga. The idea came up as we...
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What is “alignment-based yoga?”
Yosemite 2009 What is “Alignment-Based Yoga?” Frankly, I have no idea. I’m not sure when I noticed the term starting to pop up, or its variants, but it always puzzled me. Saying “alignment based yoga”...
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What is Svadyaya, “self-study” and self-knowledge?
Dakshinamurti - Shiva as first teacher What is Svadyaya: Self-Study, a key pillar of yoga? ~ Self-Study, Self-Knowledge and Freedom. (For “Svadyaya 101″ a six week course coming soon.) Desire to...
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Forbes: Four Steps to Cultivate Insane Customer Loyalty | and Why Yoga is a...
Forbes – 4 Steps to Cultivate Insane Customer Loyalty: “How can you get customers clamoring to pay more for your products or services? Dino Dogan, founder of the social network Triberr, outlines four...
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“Attaining the already attained…” Meet Clay Pot. A lesson and tradition...
Introducing Citta Chats and the new yogaNexus. Orinda Citta Chat #1: An introduction to Svadyaya, self-study, the means and the desired end. This class and meditation are good introductions. At the...
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FREE LIVE streaming Chanting Practice 7/1, 11:30am –“Om Namo Bhagavate.”...
Get both video and audio file of these and all yogaNexus2013 Practice Resources on your: yogaNexus2013 MOBILE APP free, regular kirtan and chanting .mp3 for your home, in the park, let’s chant, we...
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Wed. 7/3/13 Citta Chats™ entire class VIDEO: Guided Meditation, Bhagavad Gita...
Every Wednesday 6:30pm, (PDT) in my home, come over if you are in SF. {Please use Contact me for Details) Free, donations. share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up...
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Wed. 7/10 6:30pm (pdt) VIDEO excerpt | On Healing: Who exactly CAN listen to...
In this segment I end up sharing more personal insight into how the teachings of this verse have colored the care for THIS BODY, IDAM SARIRAM, through the challenge of the cancer and healing. There is...
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