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 | Jun 6, 2015 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Kundalini, Meditation and Samadhi, Pranayama
I received some queries about the importance of Padmasana and if it was worth the effort. The answer is yes and I explain exactly why and what the reward can be. But it also comes with a warning. Never let your legs go numb because as you will read, doing so gave me a...
by Gregor Maehle | May 30, 2015 | Meditation and Samadhi, Mythology, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
Let me explain why I use spiritual expressions that border on the religious and why I say that the essence of all religions is the same as that of yoga. Within each being there is an eternal, sacred core; once this core has been seen, the individual can place itself...
by Gregor Maehle | May 23, 2015 | Ashtanga Yoga, Meditation and Samadhi, Mythology, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, although often the first text yogis look at, by itself constitutes only a small part of the yogic teachings. It must be studied in context with the Upanishads, the Gita, the Yoga Yajnavalkya, the Puranas, the Tantras, and the medieval...