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Not a manual of postures, the Yoga-Sûtras of Patanjali speak of the mind and of how to calm it. This simple reading, free as a PDF, offers an entirely new translation from the Sanskrit, shaped by more than fifty years of meditation: from the reflection...
We often believe that meditating means emptying the mind, and we lose heart as soon as the thoughts come back, which is to say almost immediately. Yet it is not thoughts that prevent us from meditating, but the attention we give them. Posture, breathing,...
We spend much of our lives satisfying what we call our needs. But do we always need what we pursue? Between need, want, and desire, the line is less clear than it seems. And yet, learning to tell them apart can profoundly change our relationship with...
In France, the word guru often brings to mind indoctrination, manipulation and cult-like abuses. Yet in the spiritual tradition, a guru is something quite different: a living master who transmits the means to know for oneself, guides the disciple in sadhana...
We often believe that the spiritual life protects us from the false ego. Yet it can very well take over the search for God, meditation, humility or awakening, becoming more subtle and more difficult to recognise. When it learns the language of spirituality,...
You can read hundreds of books about spirituality, learn about traditions, concepts and teachings, without ever having the spiritual experience they speak of. Just as a cookbook does not feed someone who is hungry, knowledge cannot replace what must be...