Prāṇāyāma must be properly instructed……
“Prāṇāyāma must be properly instructed. The posture used, seated erect for example, is also important. The duration and regularity in terms of time is also as important as proper instructions.” – T...
View ArticleTKV Desikachar on Dhyānam in the Bhagavad Gītā……
“In the Indian tradition, a śāstra is always studied under a teacher. It is the teacher who gives the text life and meaning by presenting it in a manner that the student can relate to and apply in his...
View ArticleIt is not the request but where it is coming from.
“It is not the request but where it is coming from.” – TKV Desikachar
View ArticleWhen I do something is it because I want to do it or……
Picture courtesy of KYM Archives “When I do something is it because I want to do it, or am I being led to do it by the mind?” – TKV Desikachar
View ArticleHowever the body is only part of the problem……
“However the body is only part of the problem, you have to do something at a deeper level. This comes back to the mind.” – TKV Desikachar
View ArticleEight steps in the process of learning the teachings……
Desikachar taught me that there were eight steps in the process of learning the teachings. Upadeśa – To come near to the teachings and remain Śravaṇa – To listen to the teachings with an open ear...
View ArticleYoga is a search into the self……
“Yoga is a search into the self. It is the means and the goal. It approaches the question by saying what is not self.” – TKV Desikachar
View ArticleAsmitā – To confuse memory and wisdom……
“Asmitā – To confuse memory and wisdom.” – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6
View ArticleMudrā practice is important since it assists the 10 Prāṇa to move freely in...
“Mudrā practice is important since it assists the 10 Prāṇa to move freely in the Nāḍī.” – T Krishnamacharya introducing Chapter Three in the Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
View ArticleThe Yoga Sūtra says so much about the mind but little about……
“The Yoga Sūtra says so much about the mind, but little about the self. What can be shared can be expressed, what cannot be shared cannot be expressed.” – TKV Desikachar
View ArticleGītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Two
Śloka Two jñānakarmātmike niṣṭhe yogalakṣye susaṃskṛte | ātmānubhūtisidhyarthe pūrvaṣaṭkena codite || “It is honouring ones Dharma that will reveal the true nature of oneself.”
View ArticleGītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Seven
Śloka Seven asaktyā lokarakṣāyai guṇeśvāropya kartṛtām | sarveśvare vā nyasyoktā tṛtīye karmakāryatā || “Action is best performed when it is for the good of the society, with the spirit of dedication...
View ArticleCandra is that which directs Prāṇa and Apāna in order to influence……
Within the energetic processes in Haṭha Yoga the concept of Candra is that which directs Prāṇa and Apāna in order to influence the activities of Sūrya. These and other important concepts integral to...
View ArticleIn order to experience Dhyānam, the sixth step, Dhāraṇā……
“Dhyānam is the seventh Aṅga of the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga. In order to experience Dhyānam, the sixth step, Dhāraṇā, should have been practiced thoroughly.” – T Krishnamacharya on Dhyānam
View ArticleFoundational Priorities in the viniyoga of Yoga …..
These days one of the things I notice is that the majority of enquiries I receive for Professional Training in Yoga are around the application (viniyoga) of Yoga in the field of Therapy rather than the...
View ArticleŚrī Kṛṣṇavāgīśa – A Prayer to Śrī Krishnamacharya with Translation
śrī kṛṣṇavāgīśa yatīśvarābhyām saṃprāpta cakrāṅkaṇa bhyāṣyasāram | śrī nūtnaraṅgendra yatau samarpitsvam śrī kṛṣṇamāryaṃ guruvaryamīḍe | virodhe kārtike māse śatatārā kṛtodayam yogācāryaṃ kṛṣṇamāryaṃ...
View ArticleWhat we are seeking is linked to the discovery of faith within us.
“What we are seeking is linked to the discovery of faith within us.” – TKV Desikachar from unedited manuscript for ‘What are We Seeking?’
View ArticlePrārthanā Ślokam – Gurubhyastad Verse for all Teachers with Translation
Śrī Nāthamuni The notion of Paraṃparā or ongoing transmission from teachers to students is typified by Śrī Nāthamuni, Yogi par excellence from the 9th Century. He was a forebear of Śrī Kṛṣṇamācarya...
View ArticleBhakti is the mark of a certain unique relationship……
“Serious practitioners of Yoga from Vedic times to the present day emphasise that a clear mind is a prerequisite for Bhakti and that it is only through Bhakti that the true nature of the Jīva is...
View ArticleThe strength, depth and potential of Krishnamacharya’s teachings around...
The teachings of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar around Yoga practice were far more complex than is often presumed from the popular perception, often formed from the more well publicised work of some...
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