Yogaville Blog

Perfection in action is Yoga.” Where is the action if you sit quietly and close your eyes and meditate? Get into the field.

We are all related to each other. All we have to do is to understand that and to experience it.

Yet it is the calmness, steadiness, and contentment of a sattwic mind that allows us to be “free from the need to get or hold onto anything.”

Karma Yoga means a selfless act. If you are motivated to do something for others, and don’t expect any result or reward for you, such an action is called Karma Yoga.

But selecting your guru is selecting another partner for eternity. It is for a higher reason, a spiritual reason

Unlike the physical body, the Self is not born.

When we see suffering, it is not the immortal Self that suffers. It is difficult, yet let us remember that it is not our essence– our true identity as children of God–that undergoes anguish and pain.

We often don’t accomplish what we want because we have so many thoughts and desires—some of them mutually exclusive—that the strength of the mind gets exhausted.

The teachings may vary, but the central teaching is always the same—to know our True Self. That is the first and foremost goal.

Life itself is a long dream. We are unable to realize the illusoriness of the external objects because the dream is still on.