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JAI
My name is Jai and I love hosting this podcast. Every week a group of like-minded peeps get together bright and early and dive deep into the Yogic teachings with the Bhagavad Gita as the backbone. Then…I reflect. I reflect on the wonderful insights of my teachers and the amazing students who ask insightful questions. On my podcast I share these insights and conversations with you. New episodes every week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and please rate and review the podcast if you enjoy it. See you INSIDE.
A meditation on Harmonizing by accepting our Independence and Dependance....Music by Garth Stevenson
When your wallet is stolen its one thing, when your intelligence is stolen thats a whole other thing!
Thinking in terms of your legacy certainly helps making better decisions! Thinking in terms of only you....well usually doesnt help!
Syama looks for lasting happiness and in comes the snake of distress! Syama is reading!
There are 5 main topics in the BG and we start by looking behind the curtain...contemplate who is behind that which we can see...
Some Robins and a Cardinal walking on the back yard - do you have the vision to see equally?
I wish to offer all of you a heartfelt welcome home, Because everyone is looking for home and most of the time we look outside for it...If you feel displaced or out of sorts...this meditation is for you.
We try to get away in many different ways from the "humdrum" of day to day duties --- but what is the best way to take a Time-out?
Active and Passive Meditation with the Om Mantra..A great way to get to know what the mind is focusing on and the importance of bringing it back under the control of the self.
We're all under Pressure - How do sacred Teachings give positive pressure? How do friends give positive pressure?
An important part of our meditation practice is that we become self-reflective. This helps with creating a healthy sense of detachment from what we are so focused on in the moment. If you’re caught in your stuff, or havent taken the time to look in the rear-view - lets get into it
Whenever we do, or don't do something...the consequence of that ACT - is part of the act itself....To put it plainly "it aint all about you!" Mahabharta and Krsna story illustrating these principles.
A Meditation if you find someone living rent free in your mind. So often we forget that they are similar to us in so many ways...
I get it, we're parched, we need a little relief from the pressures of our day...but come on! Where do we go to find it?
From our Teachers, Teachings, Friends Sunday 9am class - the theme of Relief - taken from BG 2.16
Eye in the storm meditation for anyone dealing with Stressful Emotions, either inside themselves or in their environment.
This is the formula in this unstable time in these unstable minds with our unstable outsides just know - its been done before. We come together we sing and we remind each other of our highest values.
A part of our series from TTF (Teachers Teachings & Friends) that took place 11.1.20
How Did I Get Here? (A Brief History of Modern Yoga) - Part III: Here Comes the Sun by JAI
The need for community is real! --- but why? Cant i just sit on my phone? Do I really have to be part of a community? -- this week we explore the need for community in a progressive path.
Ever look for something that you cant find? --- Even though its RIGHT THERE in front of your eyes? --- welcome to the world of Spiritual Connection...Its always Right there, but what does it take to have the eyes to see?
Do you fit the bill? What are the qualifications to be a spiritualist? A sweet peak into participating in a community.
Faith is more than a set of beliefs, its a deep experience that transforms how you see the world.
Information flows from the heart to the heart - an easy way to advance on the spiritual path is to serve with humility and see the gems in their heart come to you
A simple realization that comes from a sincere service attitude is to see how we are all wrapped in love, this little story tells of my mother and I's time in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Part 5 of 5 part series on Men. We finish with a deep reflection on the value and role of a father and how to overcome "daddy issues" - a deep and insightful look into a seldom talked about issue.
WHen we water the root of the tree everything else is taken care of...A funny little story from when I grew up illustrates this.
Anatomy of Shame, A call to action, and some seriously funny stories make their way into todays episode!
Whats the deal with time? the clock goes forward and backward, sometimes it pushes on us, sometimes it feels spacious, Whats going on here?
Its ok to be a man, but in order to grow we need proper role models, proper examples....from Jayas writing:
"We have been socialized to idolize the fictional, overly exaggerated caricature, unattainable, often vacuous, one-dimensional image of man, who is quite literally not grounded (yea superman!). The esteeming of the hero in the sky, who teaches little, if at all, about how to live on the earth in such a way that one can become the hero of their own story, has had detrimental consequences on generations of boys patent to all at this point. We don’t require so much the ever aloof super-star athlete, pop star, actor, YouTuber “influencer,” who lives far away from us in the sky of a digital screen, coliseum, or virtual world, as much as we require the hero engaged in our life, grounded, near to us, and graciously helping us to become the hero of our own story"
From Boys to Men...how does a boy become a man? in our current culture do we have a rite of passage to address this? Jaya Jagganath elucidates on a practical rite of passage for the modern man.
Its real ya'll. ...So many males struggle with the "Porn issue" that we brought it out of the dark and tried to shed light on this subject. Jaya Jagganath, a modern day urban sage spoke so concisely on this subject and shed light where darkness abides. Have a listen and share your thoughts.
What is real meditation all about? This was taken from my teacher HH Radhanath Swami when asked what is real meditation.