santidevi

I sit at my altar surrounded by images of the divine.  My beloved Mother Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Jesus Christ, the primordial Buddha and his consort, Shiva and Kali, Saraswati, Quan Yin, Ganesha. Master guru’s, Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati, Swami Niranjanananda, the Sufi Saint Maulana, Shiva Rudra Bala Yogi, Mahavatar Babaji, Thich Nhat Hanh, the [...]

My mind is syphoned into the moment. It rests where I Am, undisturbed. The quiet has become a constant. I am aware of the weight of air, its caress penetrating beyond my thin skin… it seems to reach into my interior, a spiraling breath.  It is day 12.  I wonder at this body that becomes [...]

What does it mean to surrender?  
Surrender requires humility, humility requires surrender.  When we stop resisting and judging what “is” we begin to experience the divine intelligence inherent in the phenomenal world. This same intelligence reveals itself within our own nature.  Contrary to what one might theorize this revelation does not inspire arrogance or self [...]

 
 
 
 
Satsang
 
 Q.   How do we take our practice, our Sadhana into the world.
  A.  Life is the medium of your practice.  Everything that arises is a means for Awakening.  Your practice is meaningless unless it allows you to live more joyously in the world!  The goal of Sadhana is Self Realization.  What are you to Realize?  The [...]