How I see spirituality I think I’ve always considered myself a spiritual person (without knowing the word). As a child, I would carry ants out of the camping tent, explaining to them in earnest “How lucky you are to have met me, go free now”. At 13, I interviewed a local professor to quench my […]
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Mijn relatie met spiritualiteit
My relationship with spirituality started in my early childhood as a response to various prayer songs I would hear. Although I started this journey, associating with the religion I follow, with time I have learnt that religion could clarify the spiritual experiences, or may enhance them, however, it does not define them. Being born in […]
Een persoonlijke spirituele verovering van verlangens naar innerlijke transformatie
As a Ph.D. candidate under Prof. Sharda Nandram, I heartily appreciate the beautiful connection with her. I believe it will create another vast stream in my life and my future yoga students. This story is about how I decided to dedicate my life to yoga and my spiritual journey. I was born to unique South […]
Reflecties
Owing to a rich multidimensional heritage, Hindu ancient scriptures contain knowledge and wisdom pertaining to all dimensions of life – material and spiritual. The current wave of western interest in Hindu ancient scriptures can be traced back to the 1800s. The earlier interest was more on the spiritual or the existential aspects. However, in recent […]
Reflecties
1. Is het doen van perfecte yoga asanas (yogahoudingen) het uiteindelijke doel van yoga? 2. Kunnen we, als we alle stappen van Ashtanga Yoga volgen, stellen dat we daarmee het doel van yoga hebben bereikt? [...]