Criminal Justice and Ahimsa

TweetShare – If you agree that the death penalty and punitive justice is not the answer, share this article of facebook or twitter. Recently someone I know posted a photograph of the noose, along with the caption, “It’s time we bring this back for pedophiles.” The photo of the noose made me think about how so many people support punitive justice and vengeance. I am bothered by the fact that people look for...

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The Life of Pi: The Meaning of Life, A Personal Truth

TweetShare – Share or retweet this perspective on the Life of Pi.   Before becoming a major motion picture, Life of Pi was a wonderful literary work. In this essay, written by my highly articulate 16 year old son, Dylan Funk, we get a glimpse into the spiritual nature that fuels the Life of Pi. I encourage you to read the book before watching the film.   One may wonder why I am posting this essay on HATHAyoga.net. Well,...

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Yama – Part Two, Compliance of the Yama

Tweet Share Meet the Author: This article was generously written by Suhas Tambe, CPA and author of “The Making of a Yoga Master” To purchase his book use the Amazon link to the left. To join HathaYoga.net’s free online study of this book, click the title of the book above. Want to be a guest Yogi on HathaYoga.net? Contact Monique Note: Whether you are new to hatha yoga, or a long time...

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Yama – Part One, The 5 Abstentions

Tweet Share Meet the Author: This article was generously written by Suhas Tambe, CPA and author of “The Making of a Yoga Master” To purchase his book use the Amazon link to the left. To join HathaYoga.net’s free online study of this book, click the title of the book above. Want to be a guest Yogi on HathaYoga.net? Contact Monique Note: Whether you are new to hatha yoga, or a long time...

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Time and Space in Yoga

When a very advanced concept of 'here & now' is framed in our daily material context, one tends to believe that ‘being in the present’ is all about not thinking the past or the future for a while; and a wonderful learning opportunity is lost. We should rethink time and space in yoga ....

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Veils, Snakes and Seeing

This is an interesting topic and an interesting perspective. Usually yoga is very self-centered. It's all about getting through the different levels of being (veils) so that the yogi can discover his own true nature. Here you've asked how do we see each other when the veils have been removed. This is a legitimate philosophical question. In Samkhya-Yoga philosophy the self that has been stripped of its veils has none of the attributes of the physical and psychological being.

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