Tag Archives: Patanjali

Agni Yoga

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Agni Yoga is an ancient yoga. But in the early 1900’s it got a renewal. Agni Yoga is the highest of the seven schools of yoga. All of them stem from Patanjali, the great seer-sage who lived millennia ago in … Continue reading →

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Changing the mind

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

A student asked these questions recently: How does one move beyond concrete mind to higher mind where limitless mind is, and therefore have access to where intuition comes from?  Buddhic plane and beyond?  If all is mind, do we as … Continue reading →

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A Journey Within: 9

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Hours and days of meditation provide opportunity to clarify one’s practice. Patanjali was clear in his Sutras about the stages leading to and then within meditation: right withdrawal – pratyahara concentration – dharana meditation yogically understood – dhyana absorption – … Continue reading →

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Emanations of Self: 6 conclusion

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

In conclusion, the intention of this series was to describe how all existence is an emanation of and thus by nature is Self-Same with the Original Source. That’s not new news. Whole systems of religion, mythology, and spiritual teachings have … Continue reading →

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