Walking Dharma

This week's podcast dives into the yama (abstinence) of satya (truthfulness).

"To one established in truthfulness, actions and their results become subservient." Yoga Sutras 2:36

Whatever lense of awareness we put on determines what we receive from the world. Instead of trying to find your truth and intentionally 'create' your life, trust that the truth is always with you as your deepest ally, and allow the effortless guidance of your own heart to lead you. With intention also ego comes, with truthfulness ego-lessness arises as we surrender to the not so silent pull of our own heart.

Instead of seeking validation from the world, allow your own highest truth shining through to be your confirmation....the confirmation of your gut feelings, the confirmation of your intuitive prompts, and the confirmation that all is in total alignment with yourself. The dreams we feel called to manifest originate from this field of total honesty and emanate from the flame of our own truth.

Swami Satchidananda says,"By establishment in truthfulness...you need not run after things, for they will run after you."

Special outro music at the end of the podcast is called 'Trust' (feat. Mitch Brady) and is produced by DJ Karishtan. It is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.

This week's podcast dives into the yama (abstinence) of ahimsa (non-violence).

"In the presence of one firmly established in non-violence, all hostilities cease." Yoga Sutras 2:35

When we open our hearts and live from a place of loving kindness and reverence for all of life, non-violence is a natural outcome. The more we harness the power of compassion to heal all scenarios the more we magnetize harmonious vibrations into our lives and relationships.

Be the love you wish to see in the world.

Special outro music at the end of the podcast called 'Trust' (feat. Mitch Brady) is produced by DJ Karishtan and is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.

This week's podcast addresses the modern psychological phenomenon of lack of self worth.

We dive into some of the root causes of lack of self worth and examine simple mindfulness-based solutions to help listeners discover a heightened sense of emotional well-being through self acceptance, present moment awareness to identify and clear old stories and patterns, and a willingness to drop the addiction to achievements to justify worthiness.

Instead of distraction which equates to dilution, if we allow ourselves to sit with what is unfolding currently in our lives and see what is there, we concentrate our energy. This undeniably increases our potency.

"Thinking no thing will limited Self unlimit."- OSHO

Special outro music at the end of the podcast called 'Trust' (feat. Mitch Brady) is produced by DJ Karishtan and is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.

How to (truly) give thanks?

True gratitude arises from within and is not based on any external circumstances. It requires the abilty to become fully present, cultivate acceptance for what is (and isn't), let go when necessary and allow life to flow through you without confinement.

Gratitude that arises from inside and blossoms outwardly is like an eternal celebration of the life force that animates us and allows us to reach our highest potential.

This episode explores how to cultivate authentic gratitude through awareness and presence.

If we only base being grateful on what we have out in the world we are merely satisified with life, not necessarily grateful. To seek gratitude for life itself rather than having our expectations met by our outward experiences, is to seek a deep internal peace and joy that fills the void no one else can fill for us.

This episode is inspired by the research and teachings of Dr.Masaru Emoto. For further reading read "The Hidden Messages in Water," by Dr. Emoto.

The song at the end of the podcast is special outro music produced by Karishtan. The name of the song is 'Trust' feat. Mitch Brady and is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.

This week's podcast explores the idea of how to 'keep going' and continue to walk our spiritual path no matter what.

Determination to keep going no matter the external circumstances requires even-mindedness, action in conjunction with surrender, deep trust in our own abilities, and the ability to let go of attachment to the fruits of our actions.

The teachings in this episode are inspired by the Bhagavad Gita:

" To work alone you are entitled, never to its fruit. Neither let your motive be the fruit of action, nor let your attachment be to non-action." 2:47

"Being established in yoga, perform your actions, casting off attachment and remaining even-minded both in success and in failure. This evenness is called yoga." 2:48

"One ought not to give up the work to which one is born, though it has imperfections; for all undertakings are beset with imperfections, as fire with smoke." 18:48

The song at the end of the podcast is special outro music produced by Karishtan. The name of the song is 'Trust' feat. Mitch Brady and is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.

This week's podcast explores the idea of being consistently inconsistent.

Anytime we assume that people or things should be a certain way we are living based on what we have experienced in the past. If we are only seeing life from how things 'always are,' we are unavailable to embrace the present moment and the way things are right now.

To be consistently inconsistent is to realize that every single moment is an opportunity to be who we want to be based on our heart's deepest desires. How we are one day does not need to define who we are today.

"See as if for the first time a beauteous person or an ordinary object." - OSHO

The song at the end of the podcast is special outro music produced by Karishtan. The name of the song is 'Trust' feat. Mitch Brady and is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.

This week's podcast explores the idea of embracing the shadow. The shadow is the 'darkside' of both our emotional realm and the darker aspects of the outer physical realm. It is the aspects of ourselves that we would rather not show the world. Journeying into the shadow realm takes courage and equanimity to be able to face what is lurking in the far corners of our psyche.

There is a tendency to hide from the shadow aspects of ourselves (and others) and try to run to the 'light' to avoid feeling the pain and discomfort that being in the shadow entails.

In this podcast we dive into several real life examples of how embracing the shadow aspect of existence can become the ultimate spiritual teacher.

The teachings are based on the idea that all experiences are of equal value in the bigger picture of spiritual development and awakening to our higher, untouchable Divine nature. In recognizing this, we can view all things in equal regard. Viewing all things in equal regard is called 'sameness.' It is the ability to remain equanimous on the deepest layer of our awareness and sit with whatever is arising (without running from it) and acknowledging the same Divine essence permeates all of it.

The Bhagavad Gita says,"He is said to be a steadfast yogi whose heart, through knowledge and realization, is filled with satisfaction, who, having conquered his senses, never vacillates, and to whom a clod, a stone, and gold are the same." 6:8

The song at the end of the podcast is special outro music produced by Karishtan. The name of the song is 'Trust' feat. Mitch Brady and is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.

This week's podcast dives into the idea of "I am not the doer."

The Bhagavad Gita says,"I do nothing at all," thinks the Yogi, the knower of Truth; for in seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and in tasting; in walking, breathing, and sleeping; In speaking, emitting, and seizing; in opening and closing the eyes, he is assured that it is only the senses busied with their objects." 5:8/9

In this podcast, we break down ways to get out of our own way to live the life of our wildest dreams. When we truly recognize we are simply the conduit for the Divine to flow through us, we become highly capable of moving beyond all self-imposed limitations and naturally follow the current of our own highest truth. Getting out of our own way allows us to do things we once deemed impossible or unattainable.

No matter how much doubt may arise, when we step into the all abiding internal witnessing Self, we become fully open to receive the Divine energy available to us. This receptivity allows us to trust that what are compelled to do is what we should be doing. It allows us to surrender the ego and express what is flowing through us out into the world from a place of impeccability and grace.

The song at the end of the podcast is special outro music produced by Karishtan. The name of the song is 'Trust' feat. Mitch Brady and is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.

This week's podcast dives into the Yoga Sutras and the five 'kleshas' (obstacles) that hinder us from Self realization.

The five kleshas are: ignorance, egoism, attachment, aversion and clinging to life. By understanding the kleshas and the ways they manifest in our day to day life we become more capable of overcoming them and recognizing our own true nature.

To overcome ignorance we seek knowledge, to overcome egoism we recognize nothing is permanent and seek to identify with the unchanging internal (eternal) witnessing Self, to overcome attachment we let go, to overcome aversion we sit with discomfort, and to overcome clinging to life (fear) we trust the Universe to guide us.

The song at the end of the podcast is special outro music produced by Karishtan. The name of the song is 'Trust' feat. Mitch Brady and is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.

This week's podcast dives into the yogic concept of 'dharma.' Dharma translates literally as: 'That which holds together.' A broader definition of dharma is 'spiritual path.'

Dharma is our highest, deepest truth and once realized, acts as an internal compass guiding us in all aspects of life.

We dive into excerpts from the Bhagavad Gita to fully understand what dharma is and discuss how to uncover our own deepest truths and live life from that vantage point.

"Better is one's own dharma through imperfectly performed, than the dharma of another perfectly performed; better is death in the doing of one's own dharma, for the dharma of another is fraught with peril." - Bhagavad Gita

The song at the end of the podcast is special outro music produced by Karishtan. The name of the song is 'Trust' feat. Mitch Brady and is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.