The author explains that Yoga is not a technique of suppression but a disciplined process of stilling the mind’s fluctuations - Citta-Vṛtti-Nirodhaḥ. Drawing on Vyāsa’s Bhāṣya, nirodhaḥ is presented as a progressive settling of mental modifications back into their unmanifest source. As the vṛttis dissolve, puruṣa is no longer obscured by reflection in citta and abides in its own svarūpa. Yoga thus culminates not in transformation, but in the revelation of the seer’s ever-present clarity.
This essay by Garikapati Pavan Kumar explores the Vedic and Upaniṣadic foundations of Yoga, tracing its disciplined trajectory through the four pādas of the Yoga Sūtras and culminating in the realization of svarūpa and kaivalya. It is written with a commitment to śāstric clarity, and philosophical depth.
Ayurveda, despite being a system as ancient as, and deeper and more effective than, the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), does not yet enjoy the same reverential status accorded to TCM. Does the cause lie in its inability to fit into the modern lifestyle, or with us for failing to find and project pride in our own cultural heritage and treasures?
The often misunderstood relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism is the work of those who intend to create a rift between the two Indic faiths.
In this auspicious lunar month we try to inculcate some noble qualities to march in the path of Bhakti and shed negative attributes of our body-mind.
Sri Aurobindo set the strong ground for the psychological interpretation of the Veda helping us all understand its innermost depths.
Connecting with a higher power requires intense dedication to practice Yoga throughout one's life, and not left for a specific period when one is free from life's many chores.
A modern scientific understanding may help people understand the 'Singularity' which Indian yogic masters have been talking about for centuries.
A powerful concept for the Karma Yogi though mentioned only once in the Gita.