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...

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...

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

There are two forms of worship – external and internal. External worship is associated with tantra, and internal with yoga. In this note,...