It is not only saints but everything in nature--trees, birds, animals--they all live for the sake of others. Why does a candle burn and melt away? To give...
In this lifetime, you can attain the highest rung of life, a state free from pain and misery. Don't postpone this, as you postpone the other joys of your life....
Dear Friends, Swami Rama Foundation has been formed with the following statement from their website: “The Swami Rama Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt...
A new section on the Yoga Sutras has been added to the SwamiJ.com website. It has a total of 49 web pages, which are over 250 pages if you were to print it on...
Belief in the existence of God indicates that one is searching for the Truth. The Truth is that which remains unchanged in the past, present, and future. The...
Yoga Sutras 1.1-1.4: What is Yoga? http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-10104.htm 1.1 Now, after having done prior preparation through life and other ...
Strange News - AP Man Sentenced to Yoga Classes for Slap Associated Press: Fri Jan 23, 7:41 AM ET HOUSTON, USA - A man convicted of slapping his wife has been...
Sometimes the future tells the tale which remains untold, and sometimes the past also answers the questions that the present and future cannot. These three...
Yoga Sutras 1.5-1.11: Un-coloring your thoughts http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-10511.htm Thinning the veil: The joy of deeper meditation comes...
Followup on the man sentenced to yoga class (from the newsletter sent out a few days ago on the same subject) Here is a link to an interview with the judge by...
Why Should I Meditate? http://www.swamij.com/whymeditate.htm Meditation gives you something that nothing else can: It introduces you to yourself on all levels....
Yoga Sutras 1.12-1.16: Practice and non-attachment http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-11216.htm Practice (abhyasa) and non-attachment (vairagya) are...
The stream of life may change its course. It may shift from one state to another, it may become manifest or unmanifest, but it never stops. It keeps flowing...
Yoga Sutras 1.17-1.18: Types of concentration http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-11718.htm Building upon practice (abhyasa) and non-attachment...
Bikram Master in Court Battle Over Yoga Positions Fri Feb 6,11:03 AM ET Reuters By Elinor Mills Abreu SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yoga master Bikram Choudhury is...
Everyone wants to gain perfect joy and peace. We are all fellow travelers on the same path. Even if a common man is convinced of the aim of life, and also ...
Yoga Sutra 1.20: Five Efforts and Commitments http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-11922.htm#1.20 Yoga Sutras describes five core attitudes and goals...
Who is the witness? http://www.swamij.com/who-is-witness.htm To the Yogi, meditation starts with, but then goes beyond mere objects, so as to explore and go...
Yoga Sutras 1.21-1.22: Levels of Practice http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-11922.htm#1.21 In sutras 1.21 and 1.22, nine levels of practice and...
Two men meet on the street. One asks the other: "Hi, how are you?" The other one replies: "I'm fine, thanks." "And how's your son? Is he still unemployed?" ...
The world has nothing to offer you as far as enlightenment is concerned. But if you learn to arrange the world around you, the world will not create barriers...
Yoga Sutras 1.23-1.29: Contemplation on OM Mantra http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-12329.htm Remembering the sound vibration of AUM (or OM), along...
Out of ignorance, a person considers himself to be the owner of worldly objects. He gets attached to the objects and suffers as a result of loss and gain....
Yoga Sutras 1.30-1.32: Obstacles and solutions http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-13032.htm (for further descriptions) There are a number of...
Shortcut to Self-realization: http://www.swamij.com/shortcut.htm (for more info) While it is true that there are many paths up the spiritual mountain to...
Is yoga a religion? Website link: http://www.swamij.com/religion.htm (for more info) A FEW QUOTES: (Source info for these quotes is at the bottom of the web...
Yoga Sutra 1.33: Cultivating four attitudes http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-13339.htm#1.33 (for more info) As part of stabilizing and clearing...
Once childhood is gone and the intellect has taken over, we must verify our beliefs. A belief established on the solid foundation of the Truth is a source of...
Yoga Sutra 1.34: Breath for stabilizing the mind http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-13339.htm#1.34 Yoga Sutras 1.34-1.38 describe five specific...
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,...
