Science of Yoga
Writings, courses, and musings of H.G. Jaya Jagannath Das

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Jul
13
Home is Death, Homecoming is Life

Home is Death, Homecoming is Life

“Nearly every hero who is called to adventure, i.e. called from the safety of their home into the descent
2 min read
Jul
11
Dragonflies and Baptism by the Face of the Deep

Dragonflies and Baptism by the Face of the Deep

The face of the deep is a rubric from the Bible’s genesis story essentially referring to nature before (macro
3 min read
Jul
05
Alone with the Alone: Reflections on Ontological Aloneness

Alone with the Alone: Reflections on Ontological Aloneness

“Every creature is born alone and dies alone, and alone one experiences the just rewards of his good and evil
2 min read
Jul
01

The Complexion of Divinity

Shyam is a name of the complexion of divinity, dark like the color of mystery. When enveloped by Shyam, one
1 min read
Jun
27
Beware the Fate of Silhouette Men

Beware the Fate of Silhouette Men

Beware the fate of silhouette men. who bare the shape of man, but not its breadth and not its depth
1 min read
Jun
26
Betrayal and Becoming

Betrayal and Becoming

I recently had the privilege of co-leading a weekend retreat with Padmanabha Swami and Deva Madhava at The Harmony Collective
3 min read
Jun
25
PRIDE PRAISE AND PREJUDICE

PRIDE PRAISE AND PREJUDICE

Pride month in the United States is almost over! As a gay man who also (attempts t0) walk a sacred
5 min read
Jun
10
Demons, Monsters, Confession, & Absolution

Demons, Monsters, Confession, & Absolution

Have you ever done something so indecorous (to be gentle about it) that you dare not speak about it even
3 min read
Sep
16

A little Return to Normalcy (Sangas back on)

Dear family, For nearly the entire summer, I was travelling every other week. Consistently maintaining a newsletter during that period
1 min read
Jul
17
Sacred Time, Purusottama’s month, and Prostrative Prayer

Sacred Time, Purusottama’s month, and Prostrative Prayer

I learned recently that the (greek?) bible uses two words for time, chronos and kairos. While chronos refers to chronological
3 min read