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...
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Apr 26, 2005 1:42 pm
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...
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swamijb
Apr 13, 2005 4:49 pm
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...
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Apr 11, 2005 4:07 pm
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...
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swamijb
Apr 1, 2005 3:20 pm
Any sentence that starts with "I want..." is a false identity expressing itself. May your sentences be wise and loving. Swami Jnaneshvara...
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swamijb
Mar 22, 2005 7:46 pm
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...
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swamijb
Mar 17, 2005 2:31 pm
Don't just do something -- sit there!!! Meditate... Meditate... Meditate... ... Swami J...
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swamijb
Mar 15, 2005 8:16 pm
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 ...
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swamijb
Mar 11, 2005 5:29 pm
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...
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swamijb
Mar 9, 2005 5:36 pm
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...
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swamijb
Mar 8, 2005 9:50 pm
Worldly attainment is a process of addition. Spiritual attainment is a process of subtraction. May your meditations today bring you peace, happiness, and...
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swamijb
Feb 22, 2005 5:05 am
Spiritual practice without non-attachment is like trying to fly a kite with a chain. Swami Jnaneshvara...
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swamijb
Jan 10, 2005 7:56 am
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...
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swamijb
Jan 1, 2005 8:33 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,...
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swamijb
Dec 29, 2004 7:30 pm
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...
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swamijb
Dec 6, 2004 2:49 pm
Dear Friends, A new article has been added to the SwamiJ.com site, which is entitled: "Prakriti and Its Evolutes: Returning to Self-Realization" ...
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swamijb
Nov 24, 2004 9:17 pm
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...
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swamijb
Nov 9, 2004 2:37 pm
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....
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swamijb
Nov 9, 2004 2:12 pm
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...
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swamijb
Oct 27, 2004 3:27 pm
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...
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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...
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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
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
