Hastinapura Yoga Foundation (HYF) isn’t just a non-profit; it’s a spiritual dynamo, blending Vedic wisdom, education, culture, and humanitarian work under one big, enlightened roof. Founded in 2023 by the celebrated author and philosopher Yudhistira GS, HYF has its roots deep in Kunigali, a quiet Indian village near Malladihalli in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district.

Malladihalli, once the stomping ground of the legendary Raghavendra Swami, set the stage for his timeless yoga teachings. Now, HYF isn’t just rolling out the yoga mat for underprivileged communities; it’s on a mission to dust off Swami’s hidden gems of wisdom and put them on the world stage.


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"Fear knocks. Courage opens the door and invites it in. What is faced loses its power. Truth always waits on the other side."
-Yudhistira G.S.

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"Compassion is sight widened by tenderness. To see another’s pain as your own is to remember how whole we already are."
-Yudhistira G.S.

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"Our purpose as humans is to witness and experience the continuous flow of life in all its dimensions."
-Yudhistira G.S.

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"The real power of trust lies in its unconditional nature. Even when others betray it, your trust remains unscathed. It is a force so pure, it cannot be corrupted by the actions of others."
-Yudhistira G.S.

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This video is a glimpse into how Yudhistira’s journey has always moved from the inside outward.

Writing was never something he chased. It arrived naturally—because it was already there. From a very young age, words became a way his inner world expressed itself. But writing was only one expression. Life itself became his practice. Every experience, every silence, every challenge was lived as yoga in motion.

The video speaks about how literature and spirituality grew together in him—how one led him inward, while the other gave depth and meaning to his words. There was no separation between seeking and creating. Authorship didn’t become an identity; it became a reflection of an inner truth.

Someone once summed it up simply and accurately:
“Yudhistira is a born yogi, and a made author.”

This isn’t a story of arrival. It’s a story of alignment. From early sparks to present mastery. From inward discipline to outward abundance. And still, this is only the beginning.

If you’re drawn to journeys that unfold quietly, deeply, and authentically—this video will resonate with you.

https://youtu.be/uc6lXRKzqX4?si=sJjOu...

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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬

The mind can be compared to a bustling police department always on the lookout for something to handle. Imagine a city that represents our inner world. When the city is calm and quiet, the mind starts feeling uneasy. It is as if the police department has nothing to do. No crimes to solve no emergencies to manage. In that stillness the mind senses a threat because deep down it knows that its existence relies on constant activity and noise.

The mind thrives on busyness on the never-ending flow of thoughts worries and distractions. It craves something to analyze something to judge something to control. When everything becomes peaceful the mind fears it will become irrelevant and fade into the background. This is why even when we try to find some peace the mind stirs up thoughts much like a bored police officer might create a crisis just to stay busy.

But here is the thing the mind is not our enemy. It is simply doing its job trying to protect us by keeping us alert and "safe." The problem arises when the mind cannot see that true safety often lies in letting go in embracing stillness. The mind is like an overprotective guard who does not realize that the real danger is in its own inability to relax and let things be.

So what should we do? We should not battle the mind because that only fuels its sense of conflict and control. Instead we need to gently guide it towards rest. We need to show the mind that there is nothing to fear in the silence that the world will not fall apart when it takes a step back. It is about moving beyond the mind not by crushing it but by rising above it.

Picture telling the police department "You have done a great job the city is safe. Now it is time for a well-deserved vacation." At first it might resist thinking "But what if something happens?" Over time though it may come to see that the city can manage on its own that there is a deeper sense of security that does not depend on constant vigilance.

Similarly as we begin to experience deep inner peace the mind will start to learn that it does not need to be in control all the time. It will begin to trust that there is something beyond its own mechanisms a state of being that exists beyond thought beyond worry beyond the need to always "do" something.

This is where true freedom lies. Not in destroying the mind but in transcending it. The mind has its role just like the police department does but it is not the ultimate goal. The goal is to reach a place of stillness of pure awareness where the mind can finally rest. In that rest we discover that we are much more than our thoughts. We are the peace that exists beyond them.

-𝒀𝒖𝒅𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒂 𝑮.𝑺.

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From different parts of the world—readers expressing their love for Heart of Eckhart, Volume 1 by Yudhistira G.S. 🌍📖



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"The mind was made to serve awareness, not replace it. When observed, it becomes clear. When obeyed, it becomes noise."
-Yudhistira G.S.

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"Instead of forcing outcomes, the best way to live is by letting life unfold as it naturally does."
-Yudhistira G.S.

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