To the serious student, 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,...
The only real sin in life is to kill your own conscience. If you do not kill your conscience then you'll never commit mistakes, because your conscience will...
The pinnacle of the wisdom and practices of the ancient sages of Yoga is contained in the terse twelve verses of the Mandukya Upanishad, which outlines the...
I like to recirculate this around the time of a coming new year as a reminder about the nature of transitions. Transitions: New Years and New Moments in Life...
The mind assumes an image of the beloved according to the concept therein, and a time comes when the image and object become one. When the mind is restless,...
Consciousness alone is the object of its own awareness. I am that consciousness. It alone is the entire universe. All this is experienced through consciousness...
This series of videos is a commentary by Swami Jnaneshvara on the eight steps of Yoga Meditation as described by Swami Rama in his book Path of Fire and Light,...
"In spite of the immense popularity of postural yoga worldwide, there is little or no evidence that asana (excepting certain seated postures of meditation) has...
http://bit.ly/A2Fkjm The New York Times published an article on January 5, 2012 entitled "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body". This article has since spread like...
The breath is the source of life. One can live weeks without food, days without water, but only minutes without breathing. Proper breathing is the key to good...
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Facebook group for sharing and discussing the teachings of Swami Rama of the Himalayas. https://www.facebook.com/groups/271403196208369/ Video lectures by...
Silence, silence, oh beautiful inner silence. Let the world remain noisy while the inner silence sings her song of stillness, beauty and bliss. Swami...
The first word of yoga sutras is "atha" which means "now", though a particular "now" which implies that one has done the preparation to begin the path and...
This short video excerpt from a movie with Dustin Hoffman has a rare clarity about the principle of advaita, nondualism. http://youtu.be/VOgQAMdKdyg...
"We cannot expect that millions are practicing real yoga just because millions of people claim to be doing yoga all over the globe. What has spread all over...
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Most people cannot fathom the idea of meditation on the Absolute, which is formless and attributeless. Only a fortunate few are able to attain that highest...
Learning ScreenFlow and Bamboo Create to take SwamiJ.com to a higher level of sharing learning principles of yoga meditation Any of you know or have experience...
THE PURPOSE OF YOGA David Surrenda "The original context of yoga was spiritual development practices to train the body and mind to self observe and become...
This link is to a survey request relating to Abhyasa Ashram. Would you please take a minute or two to answer these 10 simple questions. Thank you for helping...
Today, July 3, 2012 is guru purnima day this year. Guru Purnima is an annual celebration of the guiding force of guru on full moon day of July (gu means...
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What does this have to do with Yoga? "Much like warring religious sects, they practice nearly the exact same form of yoga but speak slightly different...
One day while walking quietly with Swami Rama, out of the silence came from him, "Seek Self-Realization at all cost!" I have had many people in this life tell...
Though we may have a deep understanding of atman, brahman, and the nondual nature of Reality, still there are moments that are like a kick in the solar plexus...
If you feel that traditional yoga has been modified (read "distorted") in recent years and decades, and that you are sometimes in a minority in your yoga...
From Vedanta Press: We are sorry to announce that today, October 19, Swami Swahananda passed away at 2:52 pm PST. He was 92 years old. Swami Swahananda was the...
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From the book "Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice" 2010, Oxford University Press Mark Singleton "In spite of the immense popularity of postural...
