Balancing Humility and Self-Worth

Balancing Humility and Self-Worth

Podcast Transcript Lila Shakti MayiOmajana jnananjana shalakaya, chakshu on meleta, Tama Sri Guru, namaha, tapir Kana go rangiravirus, pranamami, Hari PE Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Shanti Shanti. Avi GordonThank you. I noticed, like so much, care to every sound, every syllable. Is that what part of what interests you in studying Sanskrit, Lila Shakti Mayiit is so exciting to be able to access these words that are so inherently infused with so much power and magic, and I love I'm kind of a nerd for Sanskrit grammar and pronunciation, and I just love knowing how to pronounce them and and then going slow with it and just savoring these, even these little syllables, just a single syllable in Sanskrit, can contain the essence of Guru, for example, or the essence of the Goddess. I mean, it's so just unfathomable. Avi GordonHow can a word or syllable be that powerful contain power? Lila Shakti MayiWell, Sanskrit is called the dev Avani, which means language of the gods, and the script itself is...

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Bread to Breadth

Bread to Breadth

Expanding the Present with Yoga Nidra Yoga has graced my life for over 20 years. At first, I was drawn to it for the feeling of stretch and movement—so natural and sublime—and the peaceful mind-space afterwards. As I continued taking classes, different aspects of the...

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