“Is an Ashram For Me?” by Swami Ritav...
“Is an Ashram For Me?” by Swami Ritavan Bharati (Parts 1 - 5) Part 1 History: Ashram as gurukulam invites adhikarin-students, those on the path of yoga to stay and study under...
“Expansion of ConsciousnessR...
"Expansion of Consciousness" by H.H.S. Swami Rama The yogis say to expand, not contract, your consciousness during the waking state. When you expand yourself, what will happen? ...
“Prayer for Strength and Wisdom...
"Prayer for Strength and Wisdom" by H.H.S. Swami Rama Many students who meditate think that prayer is not needed, because they don’t understand what prayer is. Why do you want t...
“Liquified Silence” by Sw...
Liquified Silence From Words Curved by Swami Veda Bharati, 2007, pages 28-31 Impressions from within the room where St. Theresa of Avila was born in Avila, Spain. I In so...
“Introspection and Witnessing&#...
"Introspection and Witnessing" by H.H.S. Swami Rama The laws of the internal journey are entirely different. They comprise the science of yoga. You want to be an interior resea...
“Peace and the Ancient Traveler...
"Peace and the Ancient Traveler" by H.H.S. Swami Rama Peace Peace has, perhaps, never been experienced by the world. It is a narrow gulf, a gap between two wars. As long as two ...
“Disarmament of the Mind”...
"Disarmament of the Mind" by Swami Veda Bharati The very first word in the tradition of yoga is ahimsa, non-violence, non-injuriousness, non-aggressiveness, non-negativity. It ...
Guru Purnima Blessing from Swami Veda...
Guru Purnima Blessing from Swami Veda Bharati (2011) Swami Veda reciting: Brahamanandam parama sukadam, kevalam janamurtam dantwa, yedam gagana sa drisham, tatvamas tikamyam...
Swami Rama’s Address to The Meditatio...
Swami Rama’s Address to The Meditation Center by Phone on Guru Purnima, July 29th, 1988 (Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org) I pray to the Divinity in you. This day, the day...
“Vairagya (Dispassion) and the ...
"Vairagya (Dispassion) and the Story of Kabir" by Michael Smith Vairāgya, Para-vairāgya and Śhmaśhāna-Vairāgya Vairāgya (n.) = disgust, indifference to worldly objects and to l...