Dear Friends, Below is a copy of the Swami Rama Foundation of the USA Quarterly Newsletter for April, 2004. The Foundation supports the work of the Himalayan...
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swamijb
Mar 31, 2004 3:51 am
Yoga Sutra 2.5: Four types of ignorance or veiling http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-20109.htm#2.5 (for more info) ... 2.5 Ignorance (avidya) is of...
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swamijb
Apr 5, 2004 11:36 pm
Between an ounce of practice and a pound of philosophy, which would you choose?...
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swamijb
Apr 7, 2004 3:32 pm
You are the architect of your life. You build your own philosophy and construct your own attitudes. Without right attitudes, the entire architecture remains...
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swamijb
Apr 10, 2004 3:51 am
Yoga Sutra 2.6: The colorings (klesha) of I-ness or egoism http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-20109.htm#2.6 (for more info) ... 2.6 The colorings...
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swamijb
Apr 12, 2004 9:53 pm
Remembering OM as a pulsing repetition http://swamij.com/om-mantra.htm#pulsing Here is one way to use the OM mantra: USE A SPEED THAT IS NATURAL AND...
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swamijb
Apr 16, 2004 6:20 am
Dear friends, The newsletter will be suspended for a few weeks. In the meantime... In your meditation today.... May your body be still and comfortable.... May...
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swamijb
May 26, 2004 3:22 pm
Within the city of the body, there is the heart, and within the heart there is a little house. This house has the shape of a lotus, and within it dwells that...
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swamijb
May 28, 2004 2:28 pm
Back problems, head or chest colds, neck problems, joint pain or stiffness, and anxiety and depression are the most common reasons people turn to alternative...
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swamijb
May 28, 2004 5:59 pm
Yoga Sutra 2.7: The nature of attachment http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-20109.htm#2.7 (for more info) ... 2.7 Attachment (raga) is a separate...
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swamijb
May 31, 2004 6:36 pm
Love is what is left when you've let go of all the things you love. Swami Jnaneshvara...
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swamijb
Jun 4, 2004 8:37 pm
It is not necessary to retire to a monastery to lead a spiritual life. We cannot escape from our inherent longings or postpone our utmost needs. In addition to...
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swamijb
Jun 7, 2004 1:49 pm
Asatoma Sat Gamaya Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya Mrityorma Anritam Gamaya Lead me from the unreal to the Real Lead me from the darkness to the Light Lead me from the...
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swamijb
Jun 15, 2004 2:28 am
Yoga Sutra 2.8: The nature of aversion http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-20109.htm#2.8 (for more info) ... 2.8 Aversion (dvesha) is a modification...
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swamijb
Jun 16, 2004 4:11 pm
You'll never find the sunken treasure by wading along the seashore, however attractive the scenery. Dive deep into the ocean of meditation. Swami Jnaneshvara...
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swamijb
Jun 17, 2004 4:53 am
Click here to see the practice: http://www.swamij.com/trataka.htm Notice how easy it is to focus attention within space. By regulating attention in space, the ...
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swamijb
Jun 28, 2004 8:18 am
SHIVA AND SHAKTI: Tantra considers the universe to be a manifestation of pure consciousness. Through this process of manifesting, consciousness divides itself...
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swamijb
Jul 2, 2004 6:36 pm
Today, July 2, the full moon day, is guru purnima, a traditional, annual day for remembering and celebrating the teaching force called guru. "Gu" means...
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swamijb
Jul 4, 2004 5:52 am
Georg Feuerstein has just published on his Traditional Yoga Studies site an extremely extensive online glossary of terminology, containing over 2000 entries. ...
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swamijb
Jul 30, 2004 4:01 pm
Sometimes sadhana or spiritual practices can seem very, very complicated. Mind generates more and more words. Discussions get started. Debates get started....
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swamijb
Aug 3, 2004 5:24 pm
On sutra 1.6 Swami Venkatesananda Saraswati explains in part: The self can go on thinking, creating thoughts and concepts, and of course think they are right...
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swamijb
Aug 5, 2004 8:13 am
I was just emailing somebody, and typed out the below sketch. Thought you might enjoy this. (Hope the spacing holds up in the newsletter email) < PAIN >...
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swamijb
Aug 10, 2004 1:12 pm
In response to the newsletter on Pain, Pleasure, and Joy someone wrote back: "I am aware that pain and pleasure are different than where I find myself most of...
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swamijb
Aug 12, 2004 2:45 pm
Advertisers finding yoga now in mainstream (August 6, 2004) Robert Mullins Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal Recognizing that the practice of yoga has...
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swamijb
Aug 12, 2004 3:15 pm
There are many other perspectives on yoga in the mainstream. One of them is this paper from SwamiJ.com, entitled Modern Yoga versus Ancient Yoga: ...
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swamijb
Aug 18, 2004 4:37 pm
Swami Rama tells this story: "There was once a swami who used to teach students every day. One of the students listened attentively and heard the swami...
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swamijb
Aug 23, 2004 6:43 am
QUESTION: Someone wrote, "...Often i feel guilty for not being disciplined enough...." RESPONSE: If you really like to eat chocolate, then how hard is it to...
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swamijb
Aug 30, 2004 6:04 pm
The current issue (Sep/Oct 2004) of Yoga Journal magazine has an article on Yoga Nidra. It is entitled "In Need of Yoga Nidra," with the heading "In today's...
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swamijb
Sep 1, 2004 8:40 am
Dear Friends, Thanks to the help of one of my computer guides, Nimish Shah, there is now a section on the website for articles you can Download. Presently I...
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swamijb
Oct 22, 2004 10:03 am
The nature of inner life changes the quality of external life. The way we think is the way in which we form our personality. That inner world is also governed...
