Growth

By Manoj Pavithran - Oct 15, 2025

When considering the concept of tapas, a Sanskrit word often translated into English as austerity, we perceive an active will of concentrated effort. Conversely, the term ‘surrender‘ evokes the notion of a profound receptive passivity. How do these seemingly contradictory movements, one active and the other passive, converge in the process of our self-transformation? A simple analogy to facilitate their integration is to envision surrender as the bridge connecting the human tapas to the divine tapas.

By James Anderson - Jul 15, 2023

James Anderson is a member of SAIIIHR and coordinating editor of NAMAH.

By James Anderson - Apr 24, 2024

What we resonate with is a reflection of our inner condition. We must develop and bring forward the ‘inner’ sides of our instrumental nature before we can resonate more truly and onto a higher frequency. With the richness of the Inner Being, residing between the Outer Being and the Soul-space, beauty will come back to us.

By James Anderson - Jul 15, 2016

Attachment is a considerable barrier to human growth and well-being. To begin with, the only way of annulling it is to re-draw one’s life in a totally new and truer way. One then has to loosen the knot of ego. Practice of inner work, aligned to a conscious unfolding of the being, can be the means of liberation. In this context, the meaning of ‘attachment’, used ordinarily to denote a tie to a person or object, is broadened to encompass the whole range of human experience.

By James Anderson - Oct 15, 2017

Working on our emotions is essential for growth and well-being. The author shares his experiences, identifying a few difficulties that come from this part of the nature. We need to be very awake to immediately defuse any emotional negativity. Whatever the hindrance however, our nature is capable of change and the solution resides always in our Truth inside.