Numbers are the Universal language offered by the deity to humans as confirmation of the truth. – St. Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354 – 430) You have just glanced the number again on the clock: 11:11 am. A chill runs through your spine. Deep down you intuitively sense that this number has some kind of […]
Self-Mastery
Most people in society live as slaves to their emotions, beliefs and unconscious minds. Self-mastery is about learning how to become conscious of our thoughts and beliefs so that they no longer tyrannise our lives. In other words, a self-master is a person who has learned to become a master of their ego-based reactions, fears and compulsions. Self-mastery is not about control, instead, it is about conscious presence and mindfulness.
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Opening Your Heart: 11 Ways to Break Free of Mind-Oriented Spirituality
As mind-oriented beings, it can be so easy for us to get caught up in solely thinking our way through life. Yes, the mind is necessary. Yes, logic is important. But when the mind is the ONLY force we use to navigate through life, we suffer from a sense of deep unease most of us […]
Raja Yoga: 8 Essential Stages Toward Moksha (Total Liberation)
As long as you do not live totally in the body, you do not live totally in the Self. – B.K.S. Iyengar In these simple words, Iyengar draws us back into the necessity to ground ourselves on the earth so that we may fully inhabit Spirit and live from the center of our Souls. Iyengar was a […]
Ego Death: The Obliteration of the Self and the Experience of Enlightenment
Photo: Cameron Gray Waking up is an endless losing what you think you know, like a wave of destruction that leaves nothing, but what is true. —Unmani Death is a word that we humans usually associate with darkness, mourning, decay and general creepiness. We spend our entire lives running away from, avoiding and denying the […]
What is the Ego? Should it Be Destroyed?
If you’ve ever explored the transcendental field of spirituality, you would have discovered that the ego is often spoken about with contempt. Many people carry the belief that the ego needs to be destroyed, muzzled or even killed. But do we need to destroy the ego? What is the ego, really? And furthermore, what can […]