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...
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...
We loosely talk of Self-realization, for lack of a better term. But how can one realize or make real that which alone is real? All we need to do is to give up...
Attention hatha yoga teachers trained at the Himalayan Institute in the tradition of Swami Rama. If you would be interested in coming to teach and spend one to...
Every thought has a form, and every sound creates a ripple that is called a thought. Each thought has a form, thus the sound and form are one and the same....
In an individual, the basis for action is inner inspiration. If the inspiration is incomplete, impure, or has ignorance as its source, then the power of action...
Below is a copy of an appeal for donations for relief fund for victims of the tsunami in India. This is a good way for you to make tax deductible donations and...
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,...
Abraham Maslow introduced a model of developmental psychology that has become extremely well known not only in the field of psychology, but also in management...
Worldly attainment is a process of addition. Spiritual attainment is a process of subtraction. May your meditations today bring you peace, happiness, and...
Dear Friends, In response to the high demand from the many who wish to have a more direct route to enlightenment, but have little time available or inner...
Some pictures and graphics have been added to the website writings on the first few sutras of the Yoga Sutras (1.1-1.4). This is the section that deals with...
ROTATING CIRCLES ILLUSION: Below is a link to a graphic that you simply must see! It is an illusion that has 18 circles, which APPEAR to be moving, although ...
The Rao family in Illiois, USA deeply regrets to inform you that Dr. Hanumanth S. Rao; more recently known as "Swami Brahmananda Bharathi" left his body on the...
A guiding affirmation: Asatoma Sat Gamaya Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya Mrityorma Anritam Gamaya Lead me from the unreal to the Real Lead me from the darkness to the...
We live in two realities at the same time. One is within the field of ordinary human consciousness; the other is in the unconscious and even beyond. Only that...
The most important question to ask yourself is, “What do I want?” It means asking this at the highest level of your desires. There may be many things you...
Excerpted from the article on karma: http://www.swamij.com/karma.htm The word Karma literally means action. It may appear that Karma is happening to us, as if...
Excerpted from this article: http://www.swamij.com/yoga-christianity.htm While some critics of Yoga say that it is not compatible with Christianity, there is...
Excerpted from the approximately 7 page article: http://www.swamij.com/sevenskills.htm Below are seven skills to cultivate for Meditation. It is the skill we...
Excerpted from the approximately 4 page article: http://www.swamij.com/diet.htm Food and the four primitive urges: In Yoga, the desire for sustenance is one of...
The article below is from: http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1115283909352 For more info on Open Source Yoga Unity: http://www.yogaunity.org/ Yoga Lawyers...
From the book: Sacred Journey: Living Purposefully and Dying Gracefully by Swami Rama ISBN 8188157007 Published for the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust by...
Excerpted from the approximately 19 page article on Modern Yoga versus Ancient Yoga: http://www.swamij.com/ancientyoga.htm Tell a big enough lie often enough...
3-DAY INTENSIVE: Converging the Highest of Yoga, Vedanta, and Tantra Dates: Fri, Jun 24 - Sun, Jun 26 Location: The Yoga Room, Niceville, Florida More info: ...