LETTERS TO FAMILY AND FRIENDSDear Kamlesh bhai,In Heartfulness, you start with the last three steps of Ashtanga Yoga – dharana, dhyana, and samadhi. W

Why start with meditation instead of yama and niyama?

BEING AND BECOMINGDR. TONY NADER, neuroscientist, author, and leader of the Transcendental Meditation® movement, shares some insights on consciousness

The Maharishi effect

The Venerable BHIKKU SANGHASENAfounded the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) in Ladakh in 1986. Since then he has worked tirelessly and

Ambassadors for compassion

Refined consciousness

On the second day of the Global Spirituality Mahotsav, DAAJI spoke about the purpose of the gathering, why there are different religious practices in 

Love for the sake of love

The arc of the moral universe

Sat, rajas, and tamas

Her Excellency, PATRICIA SCOTLAND, KC, The Rt. Honorable Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, visited Kanha Shanti Vanam in January 2024. During her

How can we give back?

Our daily lives

SAT BIR SINGH KHALSA is interviewed by VICTOR KANNAN about research and the applications of yoga in modern life. Dr. Khalsa has been an instructor of 

How yoga regenerates us

Who is a seeker?

Trust that

The nature of higher consciousness

LAURA OTIS is a Professor of English at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. She integrates scientific and literary thinking, and is especially interes

Are we taking care of each other?

Love in action

Dear Mr. Kamlesh Patel,How is it possible to gauge spiritual progress?What changes should I expect in my inner well-being as well as lifestyle?

What is spirituality?

HEATHER MASON is the Founder and Director of The Minded Institute, a professional yoga therapy training organization. She is also the recipient of fou

The world shifts when you shift

DAAJI’s latest book, Spiritual Anatomy: Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center, was released in the U.S. in October 2023, and will be rele

The secret ingredient

How much love

DAAJI explains a simple way to bring the states of consciousness received in meditation into daily life, creating a state of inner remembrance, which 

Remembrance made simple

PIERRE RAVAN is interviewed by ELIZABETH DENLEY about the launch of his new brand, Eternal Journey, starting with 3 exquisite perfumes designed to kee

Eternal journey

ROSALIND PEARMAIN explores the reasons we meditate, and how they evolve over time. As we expand our awareness, we move from the mundane to the sublime

How does meditation help?

ACHARYA SHREE VARMA comes from a lineage of Ayurvedic doctors who have been practicing for over four centuries. With a vision to share this wisdom wit

Mental well-being and Ayurveda

Treating emotional challenges

DEEPAK CHOPRA was interviewed in Kanha Shanti Vanam on July 2, 2023, by EKTA BOUDERLIQUE. After an illustrious career bridging health, science, and sp

Are we asking the right questions?

DEVELOPING PEACE INSIDE OUTDR. RANJANI IYER, SYLVIE BERTI-ROSSI, and SHARAT HEGDE from the Peacefulness Movement explore the need for peace with globa

TAP into Peacefulness  

How character is built

THE WISDOM BRIDGE SERIESIn September 2022, DAAJI released his latest bestseller, The Wisdom Bridge, and throughout 2023 we are sharing highlights from

The art of relaxed efforts

Beautiful questions

KAJ HAMMARGREN is an athlete who turned his life around from a very dark place in his twenties to serving others and bringing joy, thanks to a spiritu

Finding purpose

Our next evolution

DAAJI speaks about the role of the heart in healing, and the important aspects of a healthy life. He explains the concept of total health and how we c

The journey of total health

HIS HOLINESS the 14th DALAI LAMA met with UNESCO Artist for Peace, Dr. GUILA CLARA KESSOUS, on May 8, 2023. Evoking her commitments to UNESCO, Dr. Kes

Yoga and mental health

LLEWELLYN VAUGHAN-LEE looks back on a life of learning about love in its many forms and faces, from the most human to the most esoteric, and what it m

Love and prayer

DAAJI explores the topic of destiny, including our own role in determining our future, as well as the roles other people, circumstances, and the envir

How to make the most of life




  EDDIE STERN
    has been practicing and studying yoga since he was fifteen, and was drawn by
    India and the yogic life. Here he explains the s

Yogic lifestyle and well-being

Truth



    
    
        This is how DR.
                ZACH BUSH deconstructs his sense of self. It could just be the medicine you need, too.
    



   

Where do people find you?

The potential within




  KISHORE DEBNATH
    explores how science, art, and spirituality all take us beyond the physical
    world into subtler realms where we must under

A journey beyond the concrete




  By the end of the 1960s, Westerners were traveling to India to visit
    Babuji. Among the first were a group of young Danes, who fell in love
  

Ride your own bike

Light a candle




  VICTOR
      KANNAN
    explores the
      concept of carefreeness and what that means. He also
      offers us 4 simple steps to regaining light

4 steps to becoming carefree

Being carefree


    VICTOR
            KANNAN
        explores the
            components of our mental well-being, and how the
            refinement of intellect h

The role of the intellect

It takes a village


      
      DR. ATHENA DESPOINA POTARI
        shares her insights on Hellenism, the ancient civilization of the
        Mediterranean, the cultural

The illusion of East and West


  SUBHANGEE
      GHOSH
    is a college student from Kolkata, India. She tells the inspiring story of
    her father, who overcame all obstacles of 

The most beautiful things


    DAAJI
        explores the way we learn and discover new things. He also addresses how
        modern-day research fits into this framework, and 

Why should scientists meditate?

Universal consciousness


        ROSALIND
                        PEARMAIN
                challenges our current worldview on research methodology, and the relative
        

We are all researchers


  MARGARET
      SCHENKMAN,
    ROSALIND
      PEARMAIN,
    HESTER O
      CONNOR,
    and
    KRISHNAMURTHY
      JAYANNA
    address some of the c

The conundrum of consciousness


  DAAJI share
    some simple tips on eating well for
    physical, mental, emotional, and
    spiritual health. These ideas also can solve humanity’

Celebrating food

Fragrance of food


      
        BERYL AMURUGAT FAVOUR
          is a student from Nairobi, Kenya. Her heartbreaking and at the same
          time uplifting story is 

Voice of an African child


    MADHUSUDAN
            REDDY
        shares some ideas on how to approach our goals so that they become
        more achievable. He also explains

Let success be yours

Acceptance


    DAAJI
        explores the 5Cs of the heart, and describes how a meditative practice
        can support emotional wisdom and well-being.





  

Emotional wisdom


        This article is an excerpt from
          DAAJI’s upcoming book,
          The Wisdom Bridge: Nine Principles to Live a Life that Echoes in
 

Our noble youth


    JEREMY GILLEY is
        the founder of Peace One Day. Because of his efforts, September 21 is
        an annual day of global ceasefire and non-

Inform, inspire, engage

The fruit of silence

 
        MANAV DAVE
          is looking toward a hopeful future, thanks to the inspiration and
          action of the Gen Zs, and despite the chall

Why the next generation will take us where we need to be

Nothing is so powerful as love and thought

  
        August 15, 2022, is the 75th anniversary of India’s
          freedom from British rule. While India’s freedom fighters are honored
       

The role of a great rishi and a saint in the freedom of India


  LUIGI FERRARO lives on the beautiful Isle of
    Capri in Italy’s Bay of Naples. He has been a Heartfulness yogi for over 45 years, and shares with

Heartfelt awareness


  DAAJI speaks of friendship and the important
    role it plays in our lives. He also shares a practice for removing enmity and making friends of ou

How to be a good friend


  PATRICK FLEURY
    has been on an inner journey from a young age. Looking back, after 50 years of Heartfulness practice, he shares
    the importan

Fabulous Transmission


  VIBE ERSTAD has been a Heartfulness practitioner
    for 52 years, having started in Copenhagen in 1970. The journey that has unfolded throughout t

Inner community


    Everyone is looking for guidance to navigate the uncertainty and challenges that we collectively face in
        today’s world. Sometimes the sou

Four attitudes that will transform your life forever


  By the end of the 1960s, Westerners were traveling to India
      to visit Babuji. Among the first were the Danes, who all fell in love with Babuji

50 years of breathing

Your heart will guide


    FIONA NEARY
        celebrates diversity as a way to create communities that are vibrant,
        dynamic, and interesting. She finds ways to ove

Unity in diversity


    DAAJI
        challenges us to think about how we make decisions, and shows us how a
        regular meditation practice can lead us to knowing r

Develop the habit of making great decisions

Strength lies in differences

Mental health


    DAAJI explains how caring for
        Mother Earth begins with eliminating thought
        pollution from the mind and nurturing the attitudes of

The planet was there before us and will be there after us

Thoughtful committed citizens


    This month,
        DAAJI recommends three happiness habits. He also
        shares wisdom from the Bhagavad
        Gita, and from modern writer

Create happiness now

Seek within


  A common piece of advice is, “Don’t let your happiness depend on
    others.”
    KARISHAM KARA, a college student in South Africa,
    recognizes 

Happiness in an interconnected world


    Do you dream of becoming a positive force and a beacon of hope in your
        community? What does it take to become that person? The key lies w

Prepare to make a difference



DR. ZACH BUSH
  inspires us with hope for the future, and the paradigm shift that is
  happening right now. He reminds us to focus on beauty, and ou

Life around us is a hologram

Positive social change

The lightness of being a beginner


    Most resolutions fail because they aren’t compelling enough. This year,
        choose goals that keep inspiring you. One treasure trove of inspi

You deserve bold new beginnings


    JEREMY GILLEY
        is a British director and actor who founded the non-profit organization
        Peace One Day in 1999. Jeremy’s creativity 

Empowering young people


  Throughout 2021,
    DAAJI has been
    exploring habits, and how to change them from the perspective and wisdom of
    Yoga. Through this journey,

Creating a daily routine


  By the
  end of the 1960s, Westerners were traveling to visit the spiritual teacher,
    Babuji, in India. Among the first were the Danes, who all 

Lunch, dinner, and a loving baker dressed in white


  JEREMY GILLEY
    is a British director and actor, who founded the non-profit organization
      Peace One Day in 1999. Peace One Day successfully 

Space Transformers Live, December 21

A joke

Habit is stronger than reason


  DAAJI continues his series on refining habits,
    this month sharing his insights on
    the final Niyama known as Ishwar Pranidhan, which is ofte

Into the great unknown


  DAAJI continues his series on refining habits, in the light of Patanjali’s Ashtanga
  Yoga and current scientific and yogic principles and practice

Discovering the self


  FRANÇOIS
  BOUDERLIQUE
    shares some very practical ideas on how we can move forward toward a “new
    normal” in our post-Covid world. They are 

A formula for inner strength

Let the unconscious become conscious


  DAAJI continues his series on refining habits, in the light of Patanjali’s
    Ashtanga Yoga and current scientific and yogic principles and practi

The art of removing and creating habits - part 9

Self-discipline

Enjoy sitting at home

The journey within


  DAAJI
    continues his series on refining habits, in the light of Patanjali’s
    Ashtanga Yoga and current scientific and yogic principles and pr

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