The chariot is used by the ancient sages as symbol for how to train your mind and senses. Though most of us do not use horse drawn chariots, the lesson is as ...
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swamijb
Jun 25, 2003 3:25 pm
You really do not need to know many things, but you definitely need to practice what you know. Swami Rama The Art of Joyful Living...
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swamijb
Jun 27, 2003 9:53 pm
Dear Friends, From time to time people ask questions like, "What is a swami?" or "Why did you become a swami?" Sometimes these are difficult to explain, so...
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swamijb
Jul 1, 2003 2:52 pm
"A human being cannot live without doing karma, actions. And when he does some karma he reaps the fruits of the actions. And those fruits lead him to do more...
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swamijb
Jul 3, 2003 6:55 am
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swamijb
Jul 5, 2003 2:44 pm
Each day is a life to one who divides. The child is the next life to one who multiplies. This and the next life is real life to one who adds. This life brings...
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swamijb
Jul 11, 2003 2:48 pm
A new addition has been made to the website, a description of the soham mantra, which is used along with the breath. It has been called the universal mantra...
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swamijb
Jul 14, 2003 4:23 am
Albert Einstein insightful quotes at SwamiJ.com: http://www.swamij.com/einstein.htm...
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swamijb
Jul 15, 2003 5:34 am
Dear Friends, It is said that 125,000 recitations of a mantra will bring mantra siddhi, the realization of a notable level of benefit from the mantra. Believe...
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swamijb
Jul 17, 2003 7:34 pm
Dear Friends, A new section has been added to the website on Kundalini Awakening. The section has a total of 8 web pages. After you click on the link below, be...
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swamijb
Jul 22, 2003 5:13 am
A human being is a citizen of two worlds, and he or she has to develop the ability to have access to both without any confusion. Clarity of mind comes if you...
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swamijb
Jul 22, 2003 6:23 pm
To help you find things on the website, an extensive Site Map has been added. It is near the top left of the Home page: http://www.swamij.com/index.htm Or,...
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swamijb
Jul 25, 2003 5:01 pm
In an online article of the July/August 2003 issue of LA Yoga Magazine, the widely recognized scholar on Yoga, Georg Feuerstein is asked by the interviewer...
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swamijb
Jul 31, 2003 5:20 am
Dear Friends, A new article has been added to the website, entitled "Mysticism, Yoga, and Religion": http://www.swamij.com/mysticism-yoga-religion.htm I hope...
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swamijb
Aug 2, 2003 5:08 am
Dear Friends, A new article is on the website entitled "Uncoloring your Colored Thoughts", describing klishta (colored) and aklishta (uncolored) thought...
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swamijb
Aug 2, 2003 9:13 am
All sadhanas (spiritual practices), techniques, and disciplines are actually means to train the mind. And the foremost part of the training is to make the mind...
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swamijb
Aug 5, 2003 7:07 pm
The cover of the August 4, 2003 issue of Time Magazine (USA) is entitled "The Science of Meditation." The subtitle is "New Age mumbo jumbo? Not for millions of...
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swamijb
Aug 6, 2003 2:06 am
The Time Magazine article on Meditation is also online at: http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030804/...
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swamijb
Aug 6, 2003 10:05 pm
Dear Friends, A new page has been added to the website entitled "Maranatha - A Christian Meditation Mantra" http://www.swamij.com/maranatha.htm I hope you...
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swamijb
Aug 16, 2003 11:33 am
You should have some desires as a human being; you cannot live totally without desires. But those desires should be filtered by the sense of discrimination...
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swamijb
Aug 20, 2003 6:14 pm
In your meditation today... May your body be still and comfortable... May your head, neck, and trunk be aligned... May your breath be smooth, slow, serene, and...
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swamijb
Aug 22, 2003 4:25 pm
Dear Friends, An new web page has been added, which is an online recording of the Soham mantra. It is a 17 minute practice, wherein the breath and the mantra...
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swamijb
Sep 1, 2003 8:07 am
A new article has been added to the website, comparing Types of meditation with Stages of meditation. This might sound like a boring subject at first glance,...
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swamijb
Sep 10, 2003 3:30 am
The root of the word "meditation" is similar to the root word for "medical" or "medicate," and the root of all these words implies the sense of "attending to"...
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swamijb
Sep 12, 2003 5:06 pm
Dear Friends, Recently you were sent a link to new web pages on the Soham Mantra. In the description of the mantra, it was mentioned that Soooo… is like the...
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swamijb
Sep 18, 2003 5:18 am
An attitude of indifference and laxity towards the purpose of life is ruinous. We should always carefully refrain from such an attitude. Friends, my words may ...
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swamijb
Sep 25, 2003 3:36 pm
Vairagya, non-attachment, means having equal temperament whether the light in front of you is green or red. Swami Jnaneshvara...
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swamijb
Sep 27, 2003 3:14 pm
There is a story that goes like this: Once upon a time, a student went to a great sage to ask about the meaning of life and how to attain the direct experience...
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swamijb
Sep 30, 2003 2:27 pm
Death and birth are two strong habits of the body; they have nothing to do with annihilation. Death does not annihilate the essential; it merely brings about a...
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swamijb
Sep 30, 2003 5:23 pm
A few new pages have been added to the website. I hope you find them useful. Who is the witness? http://www.swamij.com/who-is-witness.htm Japa and ajapa-japa...