Conscious Paths
Episodes
Where Medicine Cannot Reach, Sound May Reach
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We live in the world of vibration. Everything which exists around us is vibration, and those vibrations are affecting us - even when we can't per...
Authentic Voices Unleashed: Alok Verma, about Indian Music and its Expansion Worldwide
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A clever, perceptive, inspiring conversation, for those interested in India and its performing arts: for Indian music lovers, for Tabla lovers, for cl...
I Still Remember my First Conversation with Osho...
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a kid, it was like a very natural process to grow into the atmosphere of Osho. It's like, I did not know anything else except that. It was qui...
An interview about the documentary-film project "True World of Mantra"
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"It is important to bring an understanding that Mantra is not just limited to a musical format which brings you to a 'nice space,' sinc...
A Journey of Sharing Indian Sacred Music Around the World
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Namaskar Friends, In this episode, we will try to get deeper into the world of Mantras with our esteemed guest, "Manish Vyas Ji". We w...
Mantra Listening Meditation
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The tradition of Mantra is Mantra-Chanting, what is known as Mantra Japa, and Manish explains how to use it in "listening-meditation," which...
Sufi Music, The Pulse of Love
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sufi music provides a space to experience closeness with divinity and love, and Sufis have always been inclined towards the musical expressions of the...
What Every Yoga Teacher Should Aim For
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The highest goal of a Yoga practitioner should be to come to a level where one is maintaining one’s balance perfectly all the time. Ups and downs...
Creating alchemy: rising from darkness and ignorance to peace, light and inner wisdom
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with a being who lifts and illuminates others around him.Bruno Wildhaber was born in Interlaken, Switzerland and studied and lived many...
Importance of a Real Guru in the Journey of Indian Music
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A very inspiring, honest, touching and mature talk with the outstanding Bansuri player from India, Milind Date, that surely will spark any student or ...
A Profound Insight into the World of Indian Music: a talk with Palash Dholakia
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An enriching conversation for anyone interested in Indian music, for enjoyment, for personal learning or simply for cultural interest or curiosity abo...
World Yoga Festival: A Yoga Feast in UK, with the Heart and Soul in India
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ram and Sonali Banerjee are originally from India living in England and since the last seven years they have been organising the World Yoga Festival i...
A Message for all Students and Potential Students of Music from India
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Music from India is a path of eternal learning. In this path the concept of "continuously learning" is one of the key aspects to understand ...
Adiyogi: Presentation Adiyogi, by Manish Vyas
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For every person in India, Shiva means a lot — and Manish is not an exception. That is why he has worked on a very special album exclusively for Lor...
Dhrupad and the Importance of Sanskrit Language
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the third and final episode of this series of dialogues with the great Gundecha Brothers, they have shared their insights about the magic and power...
Dhrupad, the Oldest Surviving Classical Style of North Indian Vocal Music
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Following the previous interview with Gundecha Brothers, who dedicated their lives to continuing this style of music, we present the part II of the ta...
Dhrupad, a Major Ancient Heritage in the Music from India
03 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the series of the three podcasts from a meeting with one of the most well-known Dhrupad singers from India namely GUNDECHA BROTHERS, the first part...
Yoga, as a Path for an Earnest Practitioner
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the beginning, Yoga was not written down anywhere, the teachings were passed by the Guru to a disciple personally. The first books where Yoga is me...
Not All Devotional Music from India is Kirtan or Mantra
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Manish takes us through the beautiful journey of sacred music from India with interesting explanations and a variety of songs to help us understand th...
Indian Music Requires that One Becomes Available Like a Hollow Bambu
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amano Manish, a gifted Mohan Veena (slide guitar) player from India disciple of Brij Bushan Kabra, interviews Manish Vyas. They talk about the journey...
The Path of Sufism in India and its Music
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The whole meditative life of the Sufis is built upon the mystery of the world. The word Sufi is connected with sophia, which means wisdom -- not cleve...
From Gross to Subtle in the World of Yoga and Mantra
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The focus in India has always been to find inner richness, inner fulfillment. For this, different tools and paths have been used since millennia. Thes...
Understanding Gayatri Mantra
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With roots along the ancient path of Sanatan Dharma, many different roads have been used amid thousands of years to arrive to the same ultimate destin...
True World of Mantra and Sacred Music from India : an interview to Bapu
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I personally have always considered it as a blessing for me to have been born in such a culture like Bhārat (India) with its ancient roots and its va...
A Musical path: Discovering the Potential and Significance of Music used for Higher Purposes
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Although my musical path was firstly built since an early age by being next to music Maestros while growing in India, there was a total different tr...
The Miracle of a Guru in One's Life
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the character of a Guru? Do we need a Guru? The One who brings us out of the darkness into the light is called a Guru, a wise, eyes-opening gu...
Harmonium has also been Subjected to Cultural Appropriation
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you go to any musical gathering in India, you will see that the playing of Harmonium sounds completely different from what most people have been ex...
Distinguishing Between a Meditation Retreat and a Chill-out Get Away
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many times it is believed that meditation is just about relaxing the body and the mind. Although this may be a consequence, it is not the purpose of m...
Making Meditation a Way of Life
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation is not about 'doing something.' Yes, we can work on meditation techniques in order to arrive to a more meditative state. The tech...
Interview with Mantra FM Radio : English / Spanish
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview / Entrevista with Mantra FM 91.9, during the transmission of EL PORTAL. Where we talked about the science of mantra, how to use it, what is ...
India and the Attitude of Learning
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learning music, and many other forms of arts in India is quite a different experience and requires a whole different approach and mindset than in the ...
Interview about the album "Mantra"
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The right music can smoothen the journey of a seeker without too much effort. If the person is available, if the person is not resisting, if the...
The False Identity of "being a Yogi"
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most yoga-practitioners and asana teachers in the west use the word Yogi, as if a yogi would be an asana (exercise) practitioner with great flexibilit...
Spirituality and India
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
India is probably one of the richest sources of spirituality as well as a source of inspiration for spiritual growth in the path of any seeker. The co...
Conscious Approach to Meditation
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One cannot "do" yoga or meditation, one can "be" in a state of yoga or meditation. If meditation is not bringing awareness into o...
Explanation of a Sanskrit Mantra : Shivswarupoham
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sanskrit has the capacity to express the inexpressible and that's how they came up with the word "Advait." Based on one of the mantras ...
The Attitude in Mantra Practice Matters
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A mantra practitioner should have a clear understanding of how mantra practice works and what to expect, and what not to expect. Actually mantra pract...
Choosing the right Music for Mantras
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mantras don't need music. The actual tradition of mantra chanting in India is not really elaborately musically based. So when one composes a mant...