http://opendoor.nathorder.org Newsletter of the International Nath Order Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:53:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A beautiful new chapter has begun for the Seattle area Naths, with the recent creation and inauguration of Umbra Caelestis Dhuni (the name Umbra Caelestis means celestial shadow kingdom), located in the north Cascade Mountains of Washington State. The site features a sweeping view of the heavens afforded by its ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2009/09/17/dhuni-construction/ I'm still enjoying Costa Rica. The weather is warm, the air is fresh and we've met a number of really nice people. The better part of the first epoch in our newly adopted country has been a strong focus to find the place where we will be living for the ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2009/08/15/naths-in-costa-rica/ We had a pleasant Guru Purnima here in Costa Rica. Kapilnath, Robert Svoboda and I enjoyed the warm weather and delightful vibrations. After the puja, we were able to see the Moon and Jupiter in a magnificent display in the night sky. We observed the Moon for hours that night, ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2009/07/27/guru-purnima-2009/ After 50 years of residing primarily in the United States I have retired from my professional career, liquefied most of my assets and moved to Costa Rica. This transition is part of a long term plan to live in a place with a tropical climate and to be independent of the ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2009/02/05/transitions/ The Guru by Shri Gurudev Mahendranath In the darkness of life a brilliant ray; The most precious thing in the world today; Above ambition and struggle for fame; Aloof from the world of form and name; Beyond the hunger of want and desire; The Guru sits calm by his sacred fire. Disciples at the teacher's feet did learn, Until ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2008/06/22/the-guru/ The short story is that the Naths and Hatha Yoga as propounded by Yogi Swatmarama only overlap on certain points. Certainly asana and removing obstruction from the nadis is important, but this is only a comfortable sitting posture for most Naths. The focus on a Nath adept, male or female or ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2008/02/12/the-naths-and-hatha-yoga/ Shakti can be described in a number of ways. The straight definition is that Shakti is the energy or power by which the Cosmic Spirit manifests itself. Now I will go through some hypothetical definitions and respond to each: A power to be controlled and utilized?  That is siddhi. To ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2008/01/18/on-shakti/ The accompanying one minute video clip (in .wmv format) presents a moment deep into a Dhuni ritual. By this point the Nath sadhaks have been immersed in worship for hours. The air is thick with fragrant smoke from smoldering fire offerings, mixing with the swirling, expanding, multi-layered mantric vibrations. In ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2007/09/08/the-lingam-of-lord-bhairava/ We might do well to look at some attempts to define what an Avadhut may be. The definition over at the Nath Order site might serve as a backdrop or lighting effect. Avadhut...One who has cast off the fetters, returned and gone back. Back to the Spirit. Cosmic Spirit, Shiva, ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2007/06/09/the-avadhut/ Adesh, Adesh, On a Sunday afternoon, two days after Guru Purnima, July 1991, after a gloriously intense ritual honoring Guru Mahendranath at a place called Syn Dhuni and a day spent reading the English translation of the Avadhuta Gita by Shree Purohit Swami and edited by S. Mokashi-Punekar (Munshiram Manoharlal ... http://opendoor.nathorder.org/2007/05/17/avadhuta-gita/