Category Archives: Reality-Based Spirituality

The understanding that reality and spirituality are one and the same. You can’t find God in a fantasy. When understanding gives way to experience, one is said to be Self-Realised.

Query on aspects of the Yoga Sutras

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Mataji

This is a discussion on the notion of “vrtti”in the Yoga Sutras, prompted by a query from a student.  The phrase, or paraphrase, for “vrtti” as “ideational choice making tendency of the mind” is from P.Y. Deshpande, The Authentic Yoga … Continue reading →

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Neural Activity and Meditation

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Mataji

Brain waves indicate the person’s level of arousal, that is, the active mode of thinking and doing, or the individual’s state of consciousness. There are four recognised brain wave states. It is curious that traditionally in Yoga it is said … Continue reading →

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