Sometimes sadhana or spiritual practices can seem very, very complicated. Mind generates more and more words. Discussions get started. Debates get started....
Georg Feuerstein has just published on his Traditional Yoga Studies site an extremely extensive online glossary of terminology, containing over 2000 entries. ...
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...
SHIVA AND SHAKTI: Tantra considers the universe to be a manifestation of pure consciousness. Through this process of manifesting, consciousness divides itself...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
You are the architect of your life. You build your own philosophy and construct your own attitudes. Without right attitudes, the entire architecture remains...
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...
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...
There is only one real book to study and learn from—- the greatest of all books—- and that is the very manuscript that you, yourself, are. Swami Rama...
Converging Four Practices: http://www.swamij.com/complementary.htm (for more info) By practicing each of the practices of Meditation, Contemplation, Prayer,...
Yoga Sutra 2.4: Stages of reducing colorings http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-20109.htm#2.4 (for more info) See also the Four Stages of Coloring...
Once you start doing meditation, you will come to know that life consists of more than merely learning. You talk of learning--you say, "I want to learn, I want...
Diaphragmatic breathing: http://www.swamij.com/diaphragmatic-breathing.htm Diaphragmatic breathing is one of the most important foundation practices for...
Yoga Sutras 2.3-2.9: Five colorings that veil the Self http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-20109.htm#2.3 (for more info) See also the Five Kleshas...
Three things are absolutely necessary to be a spiritual seeker: First, to be ever wakeful and persistent in realizing one's aim Second, to be careful about the...
Albert Einstein quotes: http://www.swamij.com/einstein.htm "There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if ...
Deep within, human beings know that their present level of knowledge is incomplete. They also know that this world has very little to offer them. Once...
Yoga Sutras 1.40-1.51: After stabilizing the mind http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras/yoga-sutras-14051.htm (for more info) ... Mind becomes like a transparent...
