Archive for October, 2006

Beyond the Relaxation Response

Dr. Herbert Benson describes the Relaxation Response as a two-step process:
   1. Focusing the mind on a word, phrase, or sound.
   2. Passively disregarding interfering thoughts.
First of all, whether a meditation method contains two steps or two hundred, the purpose is to induce certain physiological changes. It really doesn't matter how many steps are involved […]

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My Meeting with Gopi Krishna

I met Gopi Krishna in 1977 while visiting Kashmir. Was it a defining moment? I'm not sure I believe in a single defining moment that clears up the confusion of a lifetime. Most of my defining moments have been food for thought. I've had to chew on them before using them as catalysts to change […]

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The Big Three of Kundalini

To my mind there are three mandatory works for the student of Kundalini. And they are, in chronological order: The Secret of the Golden Flower (800AD), Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man (1971), Diary of a Connecticut Yogi (2006).
By including my own book in this list, I realize I may be accused of being […]

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