Writings
Digital Addiction
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June 22, 2018
This article was originally published on The Speaking Tree, here. It’s time to log off, writes SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATI, from Parmarth Ashram, Rishikesh, referring to our increasing dependence and addiction to the virtual world Iwas speaking at an event recently in the hall of an upscale hotel....
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Yoga and the Yoga Sutras
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June 15, 2018
This article was originally published on The Shift Network, here. The word “sutra” literally means a thread. In English, if you fall and hurt yourself and have to get stitches, the stitches are called “sutures.” It’s the same concept. It’s a thread that is weaving together...
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Yoga and the Sustainable Development Goals
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May 15, 2018
The Indian sage Patanjali gave us the eight limbs of yoga, or what are called “ashtanga” yoga. They include, of course, all of that which we currently identify as yoga: the physical postures or asanas, the breath exercises or pranayama, meditation or dhyana. However, the...
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I Click, Therefore I Am
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May 11, 2018
This article was originally publishing on The Speaking Tree, here. 'Clicking still-lifes of self but no life in my self,' writes Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati from Parmarth Ashram on the banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh A new craze has begun — selfies. It is not actually brand...
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“From Selfie to Self – Shifting from Screen Life to Real Life”
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January 24, 2018
'However, as I looked out, even though the lights were on in the hall, I could not find a pair of eyes with which to connect.' This article was originally published on Thrive Global, here. I was speaking at an event recently in Kolkata, India that took...
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“Thriving in the New Year – From New to You”
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January 2, 2018
'That true self is not new of course. But it is new to us. It is new to our experience of our selves.' This article was originally published on Thrive Global, here. Every day is new. As my Guru says “Whenever you wake up, it’s morning.” So...
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#MeToo: An Eastern Perspective
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October 31, 2017
Could Meditation Help Sexual Abuse Survivors to Heal? This article was originally published on Uplift, here. Living in an ashram on the banks of the Ganges, in the foothills of the Himalayas, it sometimes takes me an extra few days or even more to catch up with...
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