Can you explain the concept of “dharma”?
–Wyoming, USA
The most common translation of “dharma” is “duty.” In the West, we tend to think of duty as something like unwanted obligation or drudgery. But in its original Indian context, duty is going along with what is natural or native to us. In doing so, we are cooperating with nature as a whole. more…
Much human behavior is approval-seeking.
We want validation. We want someone to tell us we are good, ok, smart, cool, the best at X, Y or Z, indispensable, important, and on and on.
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My Tibetan roommates were having a lively discussion the other day about theory and spiritual practice. “Theory,” of course, is View.
The question revolved around the value of practices such as prostrations and mantra. Are they worthwhile in and of themselves, or do you need to first know the theory or world view of the tradition in which you are practicing before you begin? more…
The difference in View between my students here in the U.S. and those Living Tantra readers who write from India is dramatic.
Folks who write from India often assume that I have powers such as clairvoyance and the ability to predict the future. Some have it in mind that I am a particular favored goddess. I have been asked for mantras to manifest deities and kill annoying neighbors. more…
“It’s so simple!” exclaimed a student the other day.
She was talking about the cosmos.
Once you begin to “get it” that the world is a continuity, you start to get that the processes that run the cosmos also are continuous. more…
The second installment of the Living Tantra satsang opens with a question about the hards times in life from New Delhi, India.
A reader in New Delhi asks: I am not able to find out as to why I am in a situation in which I am today. I took premature retirement and now my life is in turmoil due to joblessness. more…
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