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What do you do with a word whose full weight you're still learning to carry?

I call my teacher Guru Devendra. I do it carefully, the word means one who removes darkness.

Which yoga word are you still learning to carry?

#guru #yogatradition #yogaphilosophy
#sanskritwords #yogateacher #yogalearning
#spiritualpractice #yogaroots #authenticyoga

'Fiesta' in English means party. In Spain it means something you cannot translate.

I had watched my own language flatten. That gave me the eyes for Sanskrit.

Which word from your culture lost its weight in translation?

#yogalanguage #culturalbridge #sanskrit
#translationmatters #yogaphilosophy #authenticpractice
#eastmeetswest #yogaroots #sanskritwords

'Fiesta' in English means party. In Spain it means something you cannot translate.

I had watched my own language flatten. That gave me the eyes for Sanskrit.

Which word from your culture lost its weight in translation?

#yogalanguage #culturalbridge #sanskrit
#translationmatters #yogaphilosophy #authenticpractice
#eastmeetswest #yogaroots #sanskritwords

What do you do with a word whose full weight you're still learning to carry?

I call my teacher Guru Devendra. I do it carefully, the word means one who removes darkness.

Which yoga word are you still learning to carry?

#guru #yogatradition #yogaphilosophy
#sanskritwords #yogateacher #yogalearning
#spiritualpractice #yogaroots #authenticyoga