Walking the Path

Here you will find a library of articles about various topics you’ll come across while on the path of Kundalini Maha Yoga. Learn about special days, discover the meaning of specific practices, and find inspiration for your own altar and practice.

Each season brings especially significant days you might wish to focus on for devotion or practices. These are posted in the area below so you can learn more about their meaning. Scroll down further to access the ever-growing library of articles or browse sections of featured posts for wherever you are on the path.

Maha Shivaratri

Dileepji has said about Shivaratri, “This night is the night of diamonds with rubies… This is His day, His night of extreme importance… The yogis make maximum use of the time to attain Shiva.” Read more about this auspicious night…

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Fasting Foods

Eating light and easy-to-digest foods during any intense practices helps maintain the subtle energy.

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Healing Mantra

Although this is a healing mantra, when we go to the depths of its meaning it is also a mantra for liberation…

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It is my wish, my hope, to spark new and different aspects of that absolute principle of Ram within your hearts so that the darkness of your hearts be removed and your doubts dispelled.
—Anandi Ma

For those new to the path

Fasting Foods

Fasting Foods

Eating light and easy-to-digest foods during any intense practices helps maintain the subtle energy.

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What is darshan?

What is darshan?

Darshan is an external effort to lay eyes on a statue of a deity or the physical guru to remove blocks and…

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How to Meditate

How to Meditate

The following steps are recommended for a daily meditation practice. Sit in your normal meditation spot and…

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What is Arati?

What is Arati?

After meditating, we honor and thank God and the teacher by singing a devotional song while one of the group…

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Healing Mantra

Healing Mantra

Although this is a healing mantra, when we go to the depths of its meaning it is also a mantra for liberation…

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Mrityunjaya Mantra

Mrityunjaya Mantra

The Mrityunjaya Mantra, also known as the Tryambakam mantra, is a powerful Sanskrit mantra for healing the…

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The Meal Prayer

The Meal Prayer

When we recite this prayer, we are asking God to transform our food into spiritual food, into prasad…

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Prayer for World Peace

Prayer for World Peace

Recitation of this heartfelt mantra, one stanza from the Prayer to God for the Welfare of all Beings, is a daily practice…

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The Hanuman Chalisa

The Hanuman Chalisa

Chanting this sacred text increases our inner strength and sense of well-being and happiness. It is said that those…

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