Yogi Lakshminath

Aparigraha, one of the principles of Yama in Yoga, means "non-possessiveness", "non-hoarding", "non-acceptance of gifts". Let's take a...

Asteya, one of the five Yamas in yoga-practice, embodies the principle of non-stealing. The term asteya  originates from Sanskrit, where...

Patanjali defines yoga as “ citta vritti nirodhah ”, that is, stopping ( nirodha ) the vibrations ( vritti ) of the consciousness (c itta...

The Indian term Santosha derives from sam («completeness», «wholly») and toṣa («contentment», «satisfaction»). This is contentment with...

Brahmacharya is a widely used term in India and it may be explained in different ways by some Traditions or Gurus. It is very useful to...

The second and also very important principle of Yama is Satya . Let’s look into its meaning. Satya means “real” or “reality”, and...

Investigating the doctrine of Yoga , even in modern perspective, we find that Yoga contains some moral principles. These principles are...

When we close our eyes we see endless amounts of forms, that we call thoughts or images. They are connected with our sanskaras —...

Many ask how to practice traditional yoga while living in society, how to combine everyday social activities — work, communication with...

Karma is not something abstract, something that lives on its own aside from us. In fact, we are karma ourselves. Let’s look deeper into karm

Atman is a state of constant bliss, which is not associated with joy or pleasure in the usual sense, it is non-dual state that cannot be...

I would like to talk a little about Nādānusandhāna, which is one of the important and special sadhanas of Natha yogis. Nādānusandhāna is...

Guṇas are the qualities of Prakṛti (prakriti), the original nature of all things. Guṇa can be translated from Sanskrit as “quality,...

Pranayama, or control of breath and energy, is the most important practice of hatha yoga. At first glance, pranayama is just different...

Shambhavi mudra, described in many yogic texts, is now often understood in a rather simplified way – concentrating at the eyebrows while...

We are usually tuned in to the outside world, to society, to our social activities. We tune in with other people and spaces, with the...

Mantra-yoga is not just chanting "Om" in a yoga class, as many people think now. And it is not the chanting popular mantras together...

Asceticism is a widespread concept associated with spiritual practice and lifestyle. It affects almost all religions and teachings. For...

I want to say a few words about individual practice. About how important it is. If you want to start doing yoga, then yes, you can come...

One of my students told me a funny story. Once, at the satsang of a well-known New Age Guru, where many of his followers and those who...