Today, the New York Times reported that donors to Hilary Clinton’s bid for the U.S. presidency are concerned that her campaign is “running on fumes.”
They mean that that the Clinton campaign may have more hot air than hard cash.
For our purposes as Tantrikas, “fumes” are the gaseous self-stories and self-images we effortfully erect. more…
by Hrimati Sarasvati
I’m not sure when it first happened, but sometime during my childhood of grape-flavored penicillin, I became frustrated because I couldn’t see inside my own body and understand its inner workings. more…
From Buenos Aires, Argentina. . .
I would like to know how to get a spiritual name in
order to grow in my sadhana.
Spiritual names are generally given to students during initiations into spiritual lineages. more…
A student told me a story about a teacher who expressed disappointment in his students. They weren’t good enough for him.
My teachers, on the other hand, generally did their best to make us students as “bad” as possible. more…
In most world cultures, the new year is synced with some event in nature: an astrological configuration or seasonal shift, or both.
Although many of us have forgotten this, in fact, the entire manifest world is a time piece. Our mechanical (or digital) watches are a pale reminder of the inexorability of the life process. Stars, planets, seas, and our own bodies go “tick tock, tick tock.” more…
Spiritual retreats are not just for monks and hard-core yogis, and they don’t have to last for years.
Direct realization traditions, such as Kashmir Shaivism and Dzogchen, are largely populated by householders. That is, by people living in the work-a-day world with families and other responsibilities. As one of my teachers likes to joke: if you are a householder and go on a retreat for several years, you may have no house to hold when you get back! more…
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