Finding the Path to Self Finding the path to the self is not an easy venture. There will be times that exploring the self can feel painful and rot with confusion. In the yogic practice, the journey to the self is called, “Swadaya.” The purpose of the sutra is to focus your attention into the internal state of presence, reminding yourself that you’re nothing but light and unconditional love or ‘the self.[...]
In the spaces, there are images and recordings playing thoughts and sounds feeling spaces in my room In the hallways red sweaters fill the crowded places and I reach out alone the drawers open to a light half lit an Asian man with his love-filled heart and racist lines And just to be safe I hide beneath my sorrow I want to go to places in the dark I want to see stars and the glimmering arch cobblestone[...]
A mantra is a simple phrase or a sound that resonates deeply within us. It is a phrase you repeat over and over again. One of the greatest mantras I’ve ever used is the Tibetan mantra: Om Mani Padme Hum. The phrase is perhaps one of the most widely used mantras in our world today and for good reason. For newly practicing yogis or mystics like me, a lot of confusion can arise when repeating the mantra. Little thoug[...]