by Ayako DeRuby | Apr 29, 2024 | Blog
tatra niratiśayaṁ sarvajña-bījam TRANSLATION: In God, the seed of omniscience is at unsurpassable level. tatra = in there (special Being) niratiśayaṁ = unsurpassed, ever superior sarvajña= all knowing, omniscience bījam = seed This sutra is explains to us that the...
by Ayako DeRuby | Jan 29, 2024 | Blog
mr̥du-madhya-adhimātratvāt-tato’pi viśeṣaḥ mridu = mildmadhya = moderateadhimaatra = strongtataah = from theseapi = alsoviseshah = types TRANSLATION: The intense passion towards detachment and practice are classified into three kinds as mild, moderate and strong....
by Kelly Kasle | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog
Happy Winter Yogis! November ends with a fantastical Full Moon in Gemini on Monday, November 27. I’m calling this Full Moon in Gemini Chart ‘The Circus’ because of the giant T-Square drawn in red between the Sun, the Moon and Saturn all in mutable...
by Ayako DeRuby | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog
Sutra 1.20 Sutra 1.20 - śraddhā-vīrya-smṛti samādhiprajñā-pūrvaka itareṣām TRANSLATION: Others attain to asamprajnata samadhi through the stages of faith, strong will, memory and intelligence derived from samprajnata samadhi. śraddhā: unconditional faith...
by Ayako DeRuby | Nov 2, 2023 | Blog
Sutra 1.19 Sutra 1.19- Virāma-Pratyaya-Abhyāsa-Pūrvaḥ Saṁskāra-Śeṣo-‘Nyaḥ OF THOSE WHO ARE VIDEHAS AND PRAKRTILAYAS BIRTH IS THE CAUSE In this sutra, Patanjali describes yogis that are called Videhas (those that are bodiless form of divinity)...
by Ayako DeRuby | Oct 14, 2023 | Blog
Fall Eclipse Season Part 3 – Play-by-Play of October 14 – 28th & Dos and Donts for Halloween Weekend Saturday’s Solar Eclipse (aka New Moon) is happening in Libra with the South Node. We will see a lot of people arguing and trying to negotiate deals....
