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.

Navaratri

In India, the nine days of Navarātri are spent in festivities that celebrate Shakti, the Divine Mother, and Her victory over negative influences. These nine days are especially powerful for doing spiritual practice, so it is an ideal time to do an anusthan or to devote extra time to your practices.

Meditation is the Key Process

Q: Since spending time in India I have become very aware of Hinduism. Am I on a path that says I should believe…

Mrityunjaya Mantra

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

The Meal Prayer

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

Prayer for World Peace

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

Kundalini and Meditation

Ma was asked why and how meditation in particular interacts with or stimulates the kundalini compared with…

The Resounding Benefits of Chanting

At the start of every public meditation program, Shri Anandi Ma leads the group in chanting the Divine Name…

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

What to Do During an Eclipse

During an eclipse, the celestial light of the Sun or Moon is blocked. In our spiritual tradition, this is…

The Significance of Tithis

Tithi is the Sanskrit word for one full day of the Lunar month, as opposed to the 24-hour solar day familiar…

Setting up your altar

If you’re preparing to set up your altar space for meditation, ideally choose a particular place and time…

Diving deeper…

Simple Ghee Lamp Fire Ceremony

Ghee lamps, in which wicks sit in ghee rather than wax or oil, are ideal for spiritual practice because of…

Performing an Anushthan

An anushthan is an extended period of concentrated spiritual practice. We typically do one or more each year…

Learn chants and prayers

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