Author Archives: Jwalant Swaroop

Just feel the heart’s music and be happy !

Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari Our heart is the center of the universe, for it is from the heart that we feel our expansion to embrace, to hug, to offer our deepest emotions to all beings, and that always brings us the greatest fulfillment. God did not choose to make our head his residence. God always chose to […]

A growth mindset leads to optimistic ways of explaining adversity

A fixed mindset about ability leads to pessimistic explanations of adversity, and that, in turn, leads to both giving up on challenges and avoiding  them in the first place. In contrast, a growth mindset leads to optimistic ways of explaining adversity, and that, in turn, leads to perseverance and seeking out new challenges that will […]

Starting Yoga on International Yoga Day: A Basic Guide

Let us be realistic and welcome the global surge in Yoga even if it means ‘asanas’ At least, it has introduced Yoga to millions around the world. So how do we learn Yoga? Go to a guru, watch videos on You Tube or get a book. The most famous modern classic is ‘Light on Yoga’ by B. K. S. Iyengar, the world’s foremost authority, which is a step by step, detailed and serious treatise with photographs of various stages of postures.