For the Love of Yoga with Nish the Fish

The 5000 year old tradition that is Indian spirituality lives on today and it lives on in you! We gather today to celebrate the nourishing philosophies and the practical methodologies that have emerged from India over the years in an effort to raise some funds for the COVID relief effort in Mother India!If you feel moved, you can still donate by sending your offerings directly tohttps://www.giveindia.org/I hope you will enjoy this humble offering of the Spirit. In this 5+ hour lecture marathon, we explore all the different schools of thought from the Vedas to the Upanishads to the Tantras to Yoga, we share folk stories and we engage in Q&A and explore how these spiritual ideas came about and how they made their way to you!May something in what I have to say in this talk serve you. I am just the messenger passing on to you what was given to me and even that is a but a grain of sand on the beach of knowledge. It is enough that this video makes you feel happy. Feeling good and peaceful is one of the best services we can offer to the planet. One one level we help materially with what we can but on a deeper level, because we are all enmeshed in a web of vibration, how we feel tonight has far reaching effects to every part of this creation. So let us come together to cultivate the highest vibration and trust that we as uplift ourselves, so to do we uplift all beings.Lokah Samasta Sukinoh Bahavantu May All Beings Know Joy and Peace!OM Peace Peace PeaceIf you'd like to support this work, you can join our Patreon community here: https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishSupport the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

Dive into the intriguing world of tapasya, where self-discipline meets spiritual growth. Explore the essence of austerity across various traditions, contrasting it with the Middle Way of Buddhism. Discover the three obstacles to freedom and the role of ego in shaping our narratives. Learn how to integrate spiritual practices into daily life for real transformation, while rethinking the nature of austerity itself. Nishanth shares personalizable techniques to cultivate awareness and love, making awakening a practical, embodied endeavor.

We have talked about what suffering is quite a bit. But we haven't answered WHY we suffer. How does the experience of suffering fit into the cosmic picture of creation? Why did Brahman get confused by Maya? Who created the Matrix? Hint, Neo: YOU did. But why? We explore 7 different schools of South Asian philosophy (The Materialist Charvaka school,  Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnava Dualism, Samkhya/Yoga, Advaita Vedanta and Kashmiri Shaivism) to find out how each of them account for suffering. Support the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

Above every blade of grass, there is an angel whispering "grow! grow!"What is the true source of your inspiration?What is your purpose here on Earth as an individual?Do you not feel a call, deep within you, to action? A stirring in your soul to engage yourself in some creative pursuit for the service of your brothers and sisters?In this powerful guided meditation, we draw upon the mythologies of Zoroastrianism, the Book of Enoch, Milton's "Paradise Lost, Stephen Pressfield's "War of Art" and of course my mentor Lyam Thomas Christopher who initially harmonizes these ideas in his book, "Kabbalah, Magick and Great Work of Self Transformation" and to whom I am greatly indebted. Come. Enter the poetical and romantic world of Evolution vs Dissolution. You are an on a holy quest of the Higher Self to bring about the fulfillment of the Ultimate Purpose.Will you answer this call to live your highest destiny?Will you blow the conch of Dharma?Will you take the Bodhisattva vow?Are you ready for the ultimate adventure of a lifetime?Support the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

Join us for this Questions & Answers discussion session on:1.  How we can overcome lust and greed + why we would even want to overcome those things2. The Dangers of Teaching Yoga3. Is the desire for liberation still bondage? How can you desire "desirelessness"? 4. How to have compassion for oneself while still aspiring to higher spiritual ideals? How can you forgive yourself when you inevitably fall short? 5. True Spirituality vs Spiritual Bypassing/Escapism And much more!For more episodes and instructions, visit me at patreon.com/yogawithnishSupport the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

 How do we overcome lust and greed and discover self-sufficiency? Today, we investigate the awakening stories of masters like St Francis of Assisi, Ramana Maharshi, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Eckhart Tolle etc. to explore some of the deepest topics in spiritual practice:1. What is renunciation?2. Why would a person want to give up the world and the sex craving?3. Okay, you've decided you want to do it but how? There are so many deeply embedded patterns, strengthened from years of repetition and cultural conditioning that keep us from our spiritual ideals. But these ideals CAN be lived with the proper techniques.So let's explore 4 tools to overcome lust and greed.For more episodes and instruction, visit me at patreon.com/yogawithnish Support the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

A beautiful Q&A exploring the role of sexual desire in spiritual life, how to overcome sexual craving, the Left-Hand Path Tantrik practices involving sexuality (and their misconceptions), the ethics of Ahimsa (Non-Violence) and much more!For more videos and instruction, visit me at patreon.com/yogawithnishSupport the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

Happy Easter! Here is mystical interpretation of some of the hidden meanings of the Christian gnostic tradition presented in a guided meditation to awaken within you the ever-renewing joy of your very own Christ Consciousness. May we all remember that Divinity is WITHIN us (the Kingdom of Heaven is within) and that our true wealth is not in the things we want. Rather, what we want are the feeling states that we think will come about as a result of having those things or circumstances. When we learn that we can access all feeling states without the things, our desires for that which moth and rust can corrupt wanes and its place, our true treasure: our Hearts, an inward seeking.  Let us forgive all those who have trespassed against us remembering always that forgiveness of others is the path to self-forgiveness.And may we remember that the simple pleasures are the greatest. Even King Solomon is not clad in raiment finer than the lavenders! And if we just trust nature like the sparrows, we need not think where to sleep, what to eat and what to wear...we will be looked after.Enjoy this Easter meditation in celebration of Jesus' message, the message of a true Master Yogi. This is a gift from my heart to yours! Thank you, thank you, thank you.Support the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

The Yogic solution to the sexual craving is NOT repression...it is transmutation. Almost all mystical traditions in the world prescribe some form of celibacy as preparation for deeper states of meditation. Often, the yama of Brahmacharya in Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga is frightening to the Western mind. What do you mean I have to give up sex? In this video, we talk about what the sex drive is and how to overcome lust + why you even want to overcome it!We explore renunciation, the work of spiritual practice, the benefits (and drawbacks) of continence and of course, a few techniques from Yoga, Tantra, Buddhism and Modern Psychology for how to overcome lust.For more videos and instruction, visit me at: patreon.com/yogawithnishSupport the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

Happy Spring Equinox! In this 20 minute Tantrik-styled guided meditation, we combine Mantra (sacred sound), Mudra (sacred gesture) and Bhavana (imaginative visualization) to experience the Divine on all levels of our being. In this meditation, you conjure up the image of your Ishta Deva (Chosen Spiritual Ideal) and then merge into it, allowing your small self to be subsumed into the divinity that you truly are. Enjoy! For more guided meditations + HQ audio versions, visit me at patreon.com/yogawithnishSupport the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM