Spirituality

The Isha Upanishad

Spirituality, YogaMarch 7, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

This Upanishad is only two pages long and often appears at the beginning of Upanishad collections. It has a poetic grandeur and a directness that makes it vital and alive. Gandhi said of this Upanishad: “If all the Upanishads and all the other scriptures happened all of a sudden to be reduced to ashes, and…

The Five Subtle Senses

Spirituality, YogaJanuary 22, 20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Besides the five physical senses, each of us is also endowed with five subtle senses through which we can see, smell, hear, taste and feel the world of the spirit. Read Uriel’s inspiring journey of discovery and development of these subtle sense. The question of the existence or non-existence of the spiritual world should be…

The Yoga of Emotions – attaining spiritual realisations by deepening our emotional experiences

Spirituality, Tantra, YogaDecember 18, 20202KViews 0Likes 24Comments

An intense emotional experience such as fear, joy or sadness can shatter the ego into pieces and bring enlightenment. In this article we’ll explore the Tantric perspective on the 9 basic human emotions, the rasas, and how by experiencing them in a particular way we can transform them into spiritual tools. What is spiritual enlightenment? Is…

Meeting a great spiritual master in the heart – My encounter with Nityananda

Meditation, Spirituality, YogaNovember 13, 20201KViews 0Likes 0Comments

When people learn that you have a guru, they often suspect something is “wrong” with you. Followers of a guru are considered blind, weak sheep-like humans, incapable of taking their own decisions. But the first person I called “my guru” led me away from the real herd of the world. “I look at his picture and…

How it all started: Uriel’s take-off route

Spirituality, YogaOctober 28, 2020792Views 0Likes 0Comments

Searching for Truth in India At the age of twenty I had no guru, no master to go to, no spiritual community to comfort me. I was alone on my path and had only one wild aspiration: to fly on the wings of the wind. As Krishnamurti taught, I did not look for a teacher,…

Open Relationships in the Light of Tantra

Sexuality, Spirituality, TantraSeptember 21, 20201KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Tantra has become famous for embracing open relationships, where people engage in more than one romantic relationship with mutual consent. However, the stereotype misses the key aspect of traditional Tantra: all our relationships should be based on love. When we have multiple love relationships it is known as polyamory. What Tantra should be famous for is allowing God’s…