From the book: Samadhi - The Highest State of Wisdom By Swami Rama http://www.swamij.com/swami-rama-guru.htm GURU AND THE LIGHT WITHIN If you prepare yourself...
From Merging with Shiva by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami NO GOOD, NO BAD Each experience that we have is a good experience, because it molds us. It shapes...
THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF YOGA By Bhole Prabhu Like many arts and sciences that are profound, beautiful, and powerful, yoga has suffered from the spiritual...
PRATYAHARA By Swami Sivananda The Yogic student should practise Pratyahara after getting some success in the practice of Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama....
From: http://www.swamij.com/what-do-i-want.htm WHAT DO I WANT? The most important question to ask yourself is, "What do I want?" It means asking this at the...
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,...
From Merging with Shiva by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami AWARENESS AS A LOTUS FLOWER Be That which never changes. Then what happens? When we become this ...
From: Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita By Swami Rama ACTIONS, REWARDS AND SINGING SONGS OF JOY The human being alone has the gift of judgement,...
THE PURE AND THE IMPURE MIND Swami Sivananda Saraswati The Sanskrit term for mind is Manas. Manas is said to be of two kinds, the pure and the impure. That...
TURNING WITHIN Swami Rama The human mind is bewildered, and it tries to find out where to find the answers to the questions of life. Some people search in the ...
I AM THAT By Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906) I have no scruple of change, nor fear of death, Nor was I ever born, Nor had I parents. I am Existence Absolute,...
From: http://www.swamij.com/georg-feuerstein.htm TRADITIONAL YOGA STUDIES DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES with Georg Feuerstein, PhD. As I've written elsewhere in...
From: http://www.swamij.com/centripetal-centrifugal.htm (There are useful graphics here that cannot be put in the Yahoo newsletter format.) CENTRIPETAL AND...
We will be having small gatherings in Pittsburgh, PA the weekend of June 23-25. If you would like to join us, please reply to this newsletter. Swami J...
From the article: http://www.swamij.com/diaphragmatic-breathing.htm ANATOMICAL PHOTOS TO AID IN DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING The Diaphragmatic Breathing article on...
YOGA AND LIFE Sri Swami Brahmananda Divine Life Society There exists a common belief, certainly an erroneous one, among the majority that Yoga is for those,...
THREE POLARITIES IN MYSTICISM, YOGA AND RELIGION Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati There are three separate polarities described in the article Yoga, Mysticism and...
From Merging with Shiva by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami THE PATH OF UNFOLDMENT Meditate on man being like a lotus flower. He comes through the mud, his...
SPIRITUAL LIFE WITHOUT TEACHERS OR GURUS Spiritual life without teachers or gurus is like universities without professors, hospitals without doctors and...
From the written page: http://www.swamij.com/shiva-shakti-secret.htm AUDIO Recording: http://www.swamij.com/podcast/shiva-shakti-one-swami-j.mp3 THE SECRET OF...
http://www.swamij.com/atma-bodha.htm ATMA BODHA (Self-Knowledge) By Adi Sankaracharya, Translated by Swami Chinmayananda Published by Chinmaya Mission, Mumbai ...
THE FOREMOST ASPECT OF TRAINING THE MIND FOR SPIRITUAL PRACTICES Swami Rama The mind is the master of the body, breath, and senses, though it is, itself,...
Dear Friends, Recently we have started "podcasting," which has been called "internet radio." There is an audio podcast available for the current newsletter...
From Merging with Shiva by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami ON EARTH TO REALIZE THE SELF Look through your entire life and make a memo of each major experience...