In today’s world, feeling tired has almost become normal. Many people wake up fresh but lose energy by afternoon, and some feel most awake only late at night. This lack of steady energy affects not just our work, but also our mood, focus, and ability to enjoy life.
Sustaining energy is not about quick fixes or caffeine. It’s about building the right foundation — through food, movement, sleep, and emotional balance. When these four come together in harmony, the body supports us with consistent energy through the day.
The Journey of Yoga From rustic forest hermitages to downtown Yoga Studios
In some of the early texts, the yogis that are mentioned are not necessarily the clean-living, health-conscious and physically toned practitioners we would recognize by that word today. The holy itinerants who practised yoga, generally known as sadhus, seem to have been raggle-taggle gypsies who wandered the earth freely, unshackled by convention and in pursuit of spiritual ecstasy, which they would get wherever they could find it.
Nothing works like practising patience when dealing with difficult people or situation. To practice patience is to hold back when you want to say something nasty or feel overpowered by someone's irritable presence. But holding back creates a pressure-cooker situation where you keep stuffing anger within.
Sankalp is a personal vow - a firm resolve to achieve something or to follow a specific path. An understanding of the motivation behind your "Sankalp" is necessary. If your resolution is only dealing with cosmetic changes in your life, it may not uphold the work, time, and energy needed to accomplish the same. However, if a Sankalp's inspiration is rooted in a yearning to change your life for the better, then all the grind needed to see through your resolution seems worth it.
Before diving into the anatomy, let's be clear about why we're doing this. Vedanta, like all Indian philosophical traditions, addresses one fundamental human concern: suffering.
Not just the temporary discomfort of a bad day or a failed project, but the essential dissatisfaction that permeates human existence. No matter what we achieve, no matter how successful we become, there's always something missing—a quiet undercurrent of "is this it?"
n the first three sessions, we did not begin with Brahman. We began with the mind. Vedānta does not start with metaphysics. It starts with preparation. Before inquiry can begin, one must become a seeker. Not a believer. Not a collector of ideas. A seeker.
We discussed four parameters necessary for preparing the mind — vairāgya, tapas, a burning desire for liberation, and the six core inner disciplines. The essence of that discussion was simple:
We often hear about suffering in spiritual discussions—the pain of loss, aging, illness, or death. Buddhism addresses these visible forms of suffering with great wisdom. But Vedantic philosophy approaches suffering from a profoundly different angle: it sees our deepest suffering not in what happens to us, but in not knowing who we truly are.
In our journey toward understanding Vedantic philosophy, we often rush to grasp complex concepts without first preparing the vessel that will hold this wisdom—our mind. Just as a potter must prepare clay before shaping it into something beautiful, we must cultivate certain qualities before diving into the deeper truths of existence.
Spiritual liberation requires preparation. Vairagya (dispassion) isn't renouncing possessions but releasing mental attachment, enabling patient persistence and bold action. Viveka (discriminative wisdom) transforms intellectual knowledge into unshakeable faith through testing and contemplation. Together, they create the foundation for genuine spiritual transformation and sustained practice.
You know that cycle, right? Happy one moment, stressed the next, then relieved, then anxious again. Most of us spend our entire lives shifting burdens from one hand to the other, mistaking temporary relief for genuine peace.What if there's a way to break this cycle entirely? For over 2,500 years, Vedanta has offered a radical answer: the end of suffering isn't found in managing your circumstances better, but in discovering who you truly are.
Let's start with the word itself. Sankalpa comes from two Sanskrit roots: sam and kalp. Together, they mean "to bring together, to form, or to arrange."
But it goes deeper than that. In the Bhagavad Gita, Sankalpa is described as "the mind arranging reality into a pattern through subtle volition." Read that again. It's not just about setting a goal or forming a habit. It's about becoming the fundamental organizing principle of your own consciousness.
The most common question in wellness circles isn't about flexibility, strength, or even overall health. It's about weight. And the answer seems obvious, almost patronizingly simple: eat less, lose weight. But if you've ever tried to manage your weight—truly manage it over months and years, not just for a few disciplined weeks—you know the reality is far more complex.
