About this episode
Ga?e?a, famed as the ‘remover of obstacles’ is so much more! Along with ?iva, ?akti/M?/Mother Divine, Vi??u/N?r?ya?a, Skanda/Subrahma?ya/K?rtikeya/Murugan and S?rya/Sun, Ga?e?a is one of the six foremost ways of representing that which is beyond representation, totality/the source/ultimate reality in the Indic tradition.Literally Ga?e?a or Ga?apati is the Lord/leader/the one who can bring together, reconcile and integrate all the ga?a-s - all the members, all the parts, all the units. As such Ga?e?a is a potent symbol of the integrated, joined up state of yoga and the process of reconciliation, forgiveness and expansion of understanding that is the practice of yoga.In this episode James shares in response to a student expressing frustration at only being able to find Ga?e?a described as ‘the remover of obstacles’ when she was trying to find out more about mantra-s to Ga?e?a online.Here, James speaks briefly about some of the import of the mantra-s:O? ga? ga?apataye nama?And:Vakratu??a mah?k?ya s?ryako?i samaprabhaNirvighnam kuru me deva sarva k?rye?u sarvad?Beginning to paint a more nuanced picture of the vast richness of Ga?e?a.…Coming soon:Whole Life Yoga on demand online course:It all begins with Ga?e?a - Recitation, movement, storytelling and interpretationSign up now for Spring 2026 online satsang course on the Bhagavad G?t?: https://jamesboagyoga.com/bg26
