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...
by Gregor Maehle | Jan 17, 2015 | Mythology, Teaching
“This is the end, my only friend, the end” – Jim Morrison, The Doors A reader asked: “What are your thoughts on the need of a guru? Ramana Maharshi said that the guru and the self are the same so it seems that a guru could be unnecessary?” Nowadays a lot of people say...
by Gregor Maehle | Jan 3, 2015 | Ashtanga Yoga, Mythology, Pranayama, Teaching
One of my readers posted the following question: Is it absolutely necessary to practice asana and pranayama to evolve to the highest human level or is it possible to do so by exclusively following the path of Jnana Yoga as taught by the likes of Ramana Maharshi or...
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 14, 2014 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Mythology
I was asked about my thoughts regarding the name of the first posture in the Advanced A series of postures in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. K P Jois calls this posture Vishvamitrasana and the second posture Vasishtasana whereas BKS Iyengar has the names the other way around...
