01/07/2026
New focus
Very often, the search for a purpose in our lives comes in a moment when something happens to us, when our lives are shaken and we want to understand why we are suffering or why things happen to us. Ultimately, this is the content of all the yogic scriptures. The Bhagavad Gita, for example, starts with an epic scene where Arjuna (the lower Self) is in despair, we could also say in a mental crisis, and asks Kṛṣṇa (the Higher Self ) for guidance. This inner dialogue about who we are, what we should do, and why we are here, constantly runs through us. It is often the fear of losing that causes us suffering. The answers ultimately come when we remember that there is something unchanging in us, something beyond our body and mind, something described as unconditional love – love that is purified from all egoic needs and from the need to be needed. It is the central radiance of our being, what shines through from our core, our ātman (the eternal Self within). The benefit, or consequence, of bringing unconditional love fully to the surface is that compassion becomes our natural state, and harming anyone or anything becomes impossible. We would be able to see ourselves in all beings, and the illusion of separateness would dissolve. We would be able to cultivate śraddhā, a deep faith in life, a trust in the process of life.
How can we move closer to that state, and how can we embody and cultivate it in our everyday lives?
The Bhagavad Gita suggests that we practice on mainly three different levels: purifying our actions through Karma Yoga, purifying our intellect through Jñāna Yoga and purifying our emotions through Bhakti Yoga.
July 2026 FOTM
Walking with the Divine
by Magali Lehners - Co Founder of Jivamukti Yoga Luxembourg
https://jivamuktiyoga.com/fotm/walking-with-the-divine/
