Gratitude

THANKSGIVING – The first time I visited the holy city of Haridwar in India, a massive crowd was gathering on the banks of Ganga River at sundown. Tens of thousand of people gathered with their palm-size baskets made of leaves filled with marigolds, each with a small candle in the middle. Loudspeakers blasted devotional chants; bells and horns sounded in the background. At sunset people stepped their feet into the river and with devotional gestures placed their candlelit pieces onto the water.

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Launching A Transformation

Launching A Transformation
A dear student of ours who once worked as a mathematician for NASA likened this process of breakthrough to that of the launch of a spacecraft: overcoming the personal forces holding an individual back in any endeavor requires a concentration of tremendous thrust and uncompromising vision at the outset.

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Balancing Act of Leaders

We are born into this material life in which we must operate and grow, and yet there is a calling from the spiritual world. How do we function and fulfill this duality?

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The Mind As Software

On the way to teach a class I was pondering what angle should I teach about Raja Yoga (the mental yoga) today. The answer came through loud and clear: our brain is a computer; our mind is the software; and our consciousness is the software engineer.

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The Power of Brain

We talk about the power of the mind. Where is the mind? In our anatomy where is the epicenter of this power?

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