How to Attain the Purpose of Life
Everything is possible with constant and sincere effort. The purpose of life is to know yourself at every level. The obstacles that may arise from the physical level of your being can be prevented by...
Overview
The practical teachings of yoga touch every aspect of our lives—from physical health to the most sublime states of consciousness, from life in this world to our transition to the next. These teachings lead us step by step toward more vibrant health and toward freedom from fear, grief, and loneliness. More specifically, as we put the practical tools of yoga to use—its principles, physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation practices—we strengthen our body, breath, and mind and come to understand them at increasingly subtle levels, allowing us finally to experience our essential nature, which is blissful, ever free, and immortal.
Exactly how does this transformative process of yoga work? And can we wholeheartedly embrace the gifts that yoga offers us, or might yoga in some way be incompatible with our religious faith? How can yoga’s teachings prepare us to greet death joyfully and fearlessly? You will find answers to these questions in this series by Swami Rama.
3-Part Series
Yoga and Your Religious Faith
Yoga is not a religion, but a systematic and exact science for body, mind, and soul. It doesn’t matter where you were born, or which denomination you belong to. As long as you realize the...
Yoga on Death & Dying
Mantra dispels the fear of death and leads one fearlessly to the other shore of life. Death is a habit of the body, a necessary change. But while we are alive we don’t pay attention...
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