The problem with choice

The 2 of Swords appeared as my tarot card for the day, in relation to what keeps me from achieving my goals. Two choices which are at deadlock; an oscillation that is undermining my growth. The implication is clear; I yearn for expansion but I hold myself back through fear.

Edward Carpenter soul and body

“Sex still goes first, and hands eyes mouth brain follow; from the midst of belly and thighs radiate the knowledge of self, religion and immortality.” So, Edward Carpenter wrote in Towards Democracy in 1883.

The Upanishads – love and joy

In the Katha Upanishad there are two clear paths, “There is the path of joy and there is the path of pleasure. Both attract the soul. The two paths lie in front of man. Pondering on them, the wise chooses the path of joy: the fool takes the path of pleasure.”

Edward Carpenter and the message of Love

For many Edward Carpenter is best known as a socialist philosopher. In the LGBT+ community he was an early pioneer of gay rights. But for me, Edward Carpenter is a great spiritual advocate of love, influenced clearly by Eastern Mysticism and his encounters with Indian scriptures.

Naked Tantra Yoga

Why is there such an issue with nakedness? Do we really need to practice Tantra Yoga in the nude? Why is Kali naked? Why do most religions shun the naked body? Does ritual undressing really have any place in tantric practices?

What is the meaning behind Tandava?

Tandava, the dance of Shiva, represents the yogic ideal of ‘effervescence and stillness, exuberance and equanimity’, as Sadhguru puts it in Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga. It is the dance of the cosmos; of creation and destruction. It is symbolic of life at its peak.