by Gregor Maehle | Jul 17, 2015 | Ashtanga Yoga, Ecology, Meditation and Samadhi, Society/ civilisation, Yoga Philosophy
Yoga Sutra 1.2 states: “Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind.” But this stanza only defines objectless samadhi, the higher of the two types. Taken out of context and without being supplemented by the other definitions of samadhi, one might think yoga...
by Gregor Maehle | Jul 5, 2015 | Ecology, Meditation and Samadhi, Mythology, Society/ civilisation, Yoga Philosophy
When Paramahamsa Ramakrishna was asked how he attained samadhi his answer was, “Through total acceptance of the gift of samadhi from the Divine.” This is the most direct way! I am not saying other methods suggested should not be practiced, but they should be...
by Gregor Maehle | Jun 21, 2015 | Ecology, Meditation and Samadhi, Society/ civilisation
A new article has just been posted on the BBC website called Earth ‘entering new extinction phase’ – US study. The article describes a study tabled by Stanford, Princeton and Berkeley universities, ringing alarm bells that vertebrate species are becoming extinct at a...
by Gregor Maehle | Mar 14, 2015 | Ecology, Meditation and Samadhi, Society/ civilisation, Yoga Philosophy
I am receiving more and more emails and reports from people who are suffering from depression. Most people think that it is a disease and that they have to change something. It is a phenomenon that was not around when I grew up. The WHO believes that in a few years...
by Gregor Maehle | Feb 14, 2015 | Ecology, Teaching
In the wake of the Anusara-, Kausthub Desikachar-, Bikram-, and Satyananda lineage scandals I am asking myself why so many gurus in the last 40 years have been deconstructed? Does this mean that gurus have always behaved like this or has something fundamentally...
by Gregor Maehle | Jan 31, 2015 | Ecology, Teaching
30 years ago I walked across Ashok Road in Mysore, India. My glance caught the gaze of a magnificent, oriental gentleman with a huge turban, long white beard and long white hair. He wore a beautiful brocade silk robe and had one of the most graceful demeanors that I...
