What is satsang? Satsang is sitting with a fully realized teacher who transmits silence and realization. Anyone can speak the words of satsang. My teacher, Papaji used to say you can teach a parrot to speak the words of satsang. And since the words are so powerful they will have an affect. But the words … Read more
A Temple up to Heaven What do you see when you look at this painting? Does it evoke the bible story? We have a story explaining what the Tower of Babel represents and what Babylon was. The Bible or The Five Books of Moses tells us that the Tower of Babel is where God finds … Read more
Sex and Spirituality We’re going to look at a true issue in our community, which almost never gets addressed. It’s the issue of sexuality and spirituality and how we think of love. Religion addresses sexuality through morals and we’ve now all seen through that. Culture also address sexuality and as our respective cultures address it, … Read more
Welcome to this sacred space This is a sacred space and we’re here for the most sacred reason. We’re here for liberation. Liberation is the realization of who you are; it is the unspoken transmission and the formless teaching of the Leela School. Liberation is really just being quiet: being quiet long enough and listening … Read more
I’ve been very lucky in my life to have had many wonderful teachers. One of my teachers was a Taoist teacher; I spent three years with him and learned so much. He was a teacher of form. Most teachers in the world are teachers of form, as were my Tibetan Buddhist teachers. They taught certain … Read more
Ending the Superego’s Power of Enslavement What does “Breaking Free of Imaginary Gods & Demons” have to do with waking up and being free? “Breaking free” is about self-examination or looking at yourself to see what you haven’t seen before. One of the ways to do that is to name it. If you can name … Read more
“Your true nature is happiness and bliss” – Ramana Maharshi Everyone wants to be happy. This is a universal component of the human condition, and may seem so self-evident that it does not bear noting. Even those who intensely hate themselves or do violence to others can trace the drive back to the deepest … Read more
Conscious Connection Magazine, June 17, 2018 Our Declaration of Independence states that we are all created equal and enjoy the rights of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The sad joke here is that the “pursuit of happiness” almost never leads to lasting happiness, whether for George Washington or anyone else. Before we examine … Read more
Lucknow, India • Originally created March, 2013 Yoga is the cessation of the turning of thought. When thought ceases spirit stands in its true identity as observer of the world. Patanjali Ultimately, if you are a sincere yogi interested in liberation, or a meditator trying to reach enlightenment, you have to finally graduate to … Read more