When I left society 20 years ago to follow the path of Classical Yoga, I swore to myself and to god that I would my best example of Sanyasi Yogi life that I could, or die trying. Going back to society, to the typical career and relationships, the whole political divide, to all the noise…
I’m a grass roots guy, my followers and supporters are just everyday people who’s thinking veers towards the profound. Iโm not interested in marketing my work. Iโm interested in doing the work. These days, instagram astrology is full of slick memes, quick replies, and trying to prove themselves with a million predictions so that everntually…
One of my gurus died recently. He was one of those gurus, you can’t imagine a bigger guru than this man. One of those gurus, you are ashamed to call him your guru because, who am I? Mark Ji. Mark D. Mark Dyczkowski. I’m sure he had flaws, the same as we all have flaws….
The Tattva Revisited You know the Tattvaโs? The 25 – 36 elements of existence. Coming to know the 25 elements is like coming to know the air you breathe and the space that existing things take up. Every existing thing is made up of the element. Though depending on what level of existence we are…
Is there anything that the heart and the brain can agree on? My heart tells me to follow my dreams. My brain tells me my dreams are dumb. My heart tells me to listen to my feelings, my brain tells me thatโs illogical.ย My heart tells me to love, my brain tells me to think….
Leo is the truth. As children, we come into this life though Leo: Sat chid ananda all come together and a king is born; a sovereign being, lord and master over all. We all have this potential, this part of us is always functioning. But just start telling people what to do, as if you…
Introduction to Parashara astrology Vedic astrology is called the supreme limb of the vedas, what are the 6 limbs of the vedas? Kalpa: (Hands) Ritual Jyotisha: (Eyes) Astrology/astronomy Nirukta: (Ears) Etymology – the roots of words Chandah: (Legs) Metre – Number of syllables in a line Sikaha (Nose) Phonetics Vyakaranam (Face) Grammar – Panini Three…
“Detached from the outer show, he sees the inner essence and recognises that life is merely the spontaneous acting out of the roll consciousness has assumed in the drama of universal manifestation.” — Aphorisms of Shiva; Dyczkowski The foundation of Indian Philosophy begins when we ask: “who am I?” or “what is knowledge?” and “How…
Boundary issues are everywhere. How we define our boundaries is one thing; how we defend them is quite another. In this modern age we are seeking to break the boundaries that keep us from living in space. In this world, we find all kind of political turmoil over national boundaries, border disputes, and of course…
When we say that our true self is Shiva, we are not talking about this self that is body, mind; limiter and ceaselessly changing. This I who is Shiva is the unchanging universal soul which is being expressed not just in this body, but in all bodies as an individual soul. This “I” is the…
The main project of yoga is to ground us in reality so that we might be aware of the experience of truth. The truth is now; in the present moment. There is not other reality. The past and the future are merely mirages in the distance. We cannot be sure of either, though on some…