Yoga

The locals think that Rishikesh is growing TOO fast.

For Bengalis, Durga Puja is the climax of the year. But perhaps what we need now is not reverence for the Goddess, but unbridled fear.

Where do we go from here? My thoughts and perspectives on Sanskrit in modern yoga.

Part 7 of Sounding Off: Defiance to Adversity, Democracy, Diversity

Part 6 of Sounding Off: Cultural Hybrids, Orientalists, Priests; the West, the Rest, and the “Exotic East”

Part 5 of Sounding Off: Caste, Class, and Curators of Culture

Part 4 of Sounding Off: Doctrines of Discipline under Consumer Capitalism.

Part 3 of Sounding Off: Mantra, Tantra, Translation, Transformation

Part 2 of Sounding Off: Legendary Lineages vs. Living Languages.

Part 1 of Sounding Off: Sanskrit scripture, sacred sound, & spiritual power in speech aloud.