Archive - Yoga in Essence

पुरुषार्थ -“aim” or “purpose" to begin with. Why your ordinary life is the spiritual path, not a detour from it.

Jun 23 • Trupti Sheth

कर्म -The Bhagavad Gītā does not teach that good action brings good results. It teaches something harder than that.

Jun 5 • Trupti Sheth

A close reading of texts that shaped the tradition

Jun 2 • Trupti Sheth

May 2026

धर्म - Not your purpose. What holds everything together.

May 21 • Trupti Sheth

पुराण The Veda carried in a different voice

May 5 • Trupti Sheth

April 2026

इतिहास iti ha āsa — thus indeed it was

Apr 27 • Trupti Sheth

स्मृति What human beings do with received knowledge

Apr 20 • Trupti Sheth

श्रुति Knowledge perceived, not composed

Apr 13 • Trupti Sheth

More We Practice, The Worse We Feel

What yoga always knew about wellness that the wellness industry forgot

Apr 9 • Trupti Sheth

दर्शन - The word your yoga training probably skipped

Apr 6 • Trupti Sheth

March 2026

Bhāratavarṣa

भारतवर्ष A name older than its traditions

Mar 30 • Trupti Sheth

Why words matter

Mar 22 • Trupti Sheth

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