It is important to look at Self-inquiry not simply as a mental practice but as an energetic movement of consciousness like the rising up of a great fire.
The Four Varna system reflects a deep ecological and yogic vision of social and universal unity very different from the divisive idea of caste by birth.
Veda is knowledge and Yoga is its practice. It is that simple. They are two sides of the same truth. Yoga not only leads us to Veda, but also expresses it. Veda embodies itself through Yoga as its manifestation.
The Svetasvatara is also probably the most important Upanishad for the worship of Lord Shiva, who is often the primary deity of Yoga, particularly in the traditions of Hatha Yoga and Siddha Yoga.
The Allure of the Direct Path Advaita, which refers to the state of non-duality of the Self and God, can easily lend itself to all sorts of misconceptions. Indeed one…
Pandit Vamadeva Shastri, Vedacharya is an author of over forty books on Yoga, Ayurveda and Jyotish. He is also founder of the American Institute Of Vedic Studies and a Padma Bhushan recipient.