Blog by Swami Dhyānānanda
The Paradox of Self-Help
We are told that self-regulation is a matter of willpower, of assembling the right tools: a morning routine here, a breathing exercise there, a supplement, a protocol. But for most who have tried this, eventually there comes a reckoning: Random
We are taught that hyperresilience is a superpower. What midlife tends to make visible is: What we call resilience is often just the capacity to take a punch. And the body, right now, is asking to stop taking punches.
Resilience, at its root, means to resist well,
During Navaratri (literally: nine nights) , the many forms of Devī, from Lalitā to Durgā to Kālī, are celebrated and honoured and chanting is intensified. For those who are tired of religion telling women to be ever pleasant, subservient and in the background, a special invitation: From Nondual perspective, Devī is the living manifestation of…
Keynote from the conference “Rekinning, Reckoning and Justice” by BGHRA (Black German Heritage And Research Association) on February 21. The talk is exploring intersections of justice, activism and spirituality. Black German communities and individuals navigate complex challenges unique to our context. One of which, rarely addressed, is the spiritual one. In Germany, access to grown,…