by Astika Mason | Feb 12, 2021 | Challenges, Insight, Meaning, Missing Pieces, Self-Development
If you’ve attended one of Pilgrimage Yoga’s free meditation classes, then you may be inspired to begin a meditation practice at home. If so, you will want to create a space at home that is sacred and inspirational. The atmosphere you create in your meditation space...
by Astika Mason | Feb 15, 2021 | Challenges, Insight, Meaning, Missing Pieces, Self-Development
My meditation teacher, Sri Chinmoy, often said, “We can’t have a feast every day.” He was referring to meditation not food. Every day isn’t a banquet of delicious experiences. The ability to sit through the bland times, when nothing much seems to be happening, is an...
by Astika Mason | Feb 12, 2021 | Challenges, Insight, Meaning, Missing Pieces, Self-Development
The focus of this article will be creating an altar to serve as the centerpiece of your home meditation space. At the end, I will suggest other kinds of altars that can make your home or apartment a more sacred space. There are no hard and fast rules about this, so...
by Astika Mason | Feb 12, 2021 | Challenges, Insight, Meaning, Missing Pieces, Self-Development
When I began meditation back in the early ’70s, the most common reason for beginning the practice was to ‘get experienced.’ The counter culture was still roaring and the experiences hoped for ranged from the psychedelic to the holy. People wanted beautiful visions,...
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