Having written so much about the Guru-Shishya Parampara, it was but natural that I arrived at this topic by and by. I have touched upon this topic in my book One Master one disciple - peeling of an onion, but new realisations and gnosis dawn upon any serious practitioner as the neuron in the brain light up during meditation as it did for me. This phrase ऋण भङ्गुर came to me while in meditation and was an ah ha moment as new light shone upon an old subject. This is a short po

The conversations, accusations, debates and discussions on the events surrounding the Mahakumbh echoes from the Indian Parliament to news channels. Water tests are being brandished around, the water is clean, the water has fecal bacteria in it, claims and counter claims. Hours of social media bytes, heated opinions from those who may not even have visited this gathering. And then oblivious to this and despite it the silent influx of millions of simple folks from the villages

Author Interview JYOTI SUBRAMANIAN Can you walk us through your personal and professional journey while highlighting how yoga impacted the same? As most people of my generation born in the 50's and 60"s I was introduced to yoga first at home by my parents and then formally at school. Yog then became a way of life even if I was not consciously aware of it at that time. Taking refuge in the practice of Asans and Pranayam during stressful periods in life became natural. As a mo

First published in Esamskriti https://www.esamskriti.com/sa/Life/TIPS-for-Recording-an-Audio-Book--1.aspx Kriyacharya Jyoti shares experience of searching for a recording studio in Los Angeles and importantly, gives Tips for Recording an Audio book. Recently, I decided to convert my autobiography One Master one disciple- peeling of an onion, into an audio book. By nature preferring written books, I had not invested any time in listening to audio books. It was only recently,

Last night was full moon and lunar eclipse, it was also Kartik Purnima, Dev Deepavali and Gurpurab. Yes, a pretty auspicious time for many. Yogis to purohits to devotees all use this period to meditate, worship, shower adulations or pray, each according to their own understanding and devotion, as do the lovers of astronomy. I was fortunate to be in Tubac, Arizona for yesterdays event experience, with clear cloudless skies, no light pollution and an unhindered open horizon. As

I was introduced to these concepts as a child just by being born into a family in which these topics were the norm at home. Discussions and debates amongst my elders revolved around these topics. At a very early age I had started discarding many of these "truths" and was clearly gravitating to the path of Yog, which I find very liberating in its simplicity. You will find many of the concepts from the other darshanas that have influenced me not by reading but directly through

Until this final realisation comes, one swings like a pendulum or seesaw between deer and the seer unless one is the jackal, in which case we are part of a larger pack and may require an immense effort to self-extricate and get away or paying heed to a seer may help us do that. In conclusion, for me, applied introspection in every situation is the way to identify our roles as deer, jackal or seer.

Article published in Esamskriti; link here See video here As a kriya yog teacher I am often asked this question by parents, as to what age children should be introduced to pranayam. My answer to this always is ‘from the womb!’ When mothers to be practice the ayaam of pran- training and tuning the pran to flow smoothly, they plant the seed of it in the child growing in their body. The practice of pranayam, just like yog, is not a regimen to be done as an exercise three times a

BY JYOTI SUBRAMANIAN ON MAY 11, 2021 This piece by me was published in a local Chandigarh epaper. Link below https://tricityscoop.com/holistic-health-a-daily-discipline/ After recovering from the dreaded COVID, I realised that one of the reasons for my recovery, at home without medication and the positive attitude while in the throes of the symptoms was my relatively disciplined lifestyle and practice of yog sadhana. Holistic health is a consistent effort, treating the body

This article was commissioned by and published online. Posting here as is. https://www.esamskriti.com/e/Spirituality/Philosophy/Baba-Siri-Chand-~-Yogi,-Guru-Of-Gurus-And-Son-Of-Guru-Nanak-1.aspx Baba Siri Chand- Yogi, Guru of Gurus, son of Guru Nanak This is a topic of much trepidation. Though I feel humbled and inadequate to broach this topic, I write purely out of my love and reverence for this great Yogi and mean no disrespect to any other beliefs that may be held by other

Progressing along in my yog sadhana, my mind started to awaken to truths that though they may have been around, were special to me as they unfolded to me, personally. Short one liners would appear in the minds lake along with their realisation. The whole process is like the blooming of a thought bud into a full flower realisation. A process that I enjoy thoroughly as it still continues. Finding it pompous to post them as "jyoti" kahats - jyoti says or quotes by me 🙄 - I fo

It's amazing isn't it when a certain truth is revealed to you at an unguarded moment and your awareness has an Aha moment and the brain lights up with a brilliance. Such revealed knowledge occurs as a result of the grace of our Satguru and our personal sadhana and has the potential to transform us but might have little significance for someone else. This happened to me on a recent visit to Kashi. Yes took off for a long time, but thats the beauty of a blog, no deadlines and