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Training Peace Leaders through Yoga
“The only way to change society is like changing a cotton cloth to a silk one — by changing each thread one by one.” – Swami Vishnudevananda Unity in Diversity In 1968, while meditating in the temple at the Sivananda Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island, Swami...
Mantras and Meditation: Fancy, Fiction and Fact – reprinted from 1970s
This article has been taken from the new Yoga Life book, published late last year. This is a collection of articles that come from the YOGALife magazine published by the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers from 1970 to 2012. Most of these articles are written by...
What is the best method of meditation?
What is the best method of meditation, e.g. best timing, duration, breathing, concentration, etc.? Swami Vishnu-devananda would say that it is not possible to teach someone how to meditate, any more than it is possible to teach them how to sleep. Sleep overtakes us...
Making the World a Better Place to Live with Yoga
What is Selfishness? Selfishness arises from us failing to realize that we gain more from giving than from taking. Our mistaken belief that we are separate from others leads us to behave selfishly. We fail to consider the deep interconnectedness and oneness of all...
Karma Yoga is the Foundation of Sadhana – stories from Swami Vishnu
Karma Yoga or Selfless service is the foundation for sadhana (spiritual practice) Question: Should Karma Yoga always take priority over pranayama and asanas? Swamiji: When I was doing my pranayama, suddenly I heard a cry. I did intense pranayama along with meditation....
How to Practice Silence and Introspection
Many of us are in the throes of surviving and somehow getting through our day… we have bosses, baby-sitters, traffic, bills, spouses, in-laws to manage. Our day starts with a to-do list of mundane items like “Buy Milk”, “Fill gas”, “Pay rent”. The more ticks we have...
How you see Yourself and the World
The essentials of Vedanta philosophy are based on the understanding of the way we see ourselves and our world. This understanding will guide us to know what to do to alleviate ourselves from our suffering which comes from mistakes in our way of seeing. This will...
Moong dal Khicharee recipe
moong dal khicharee recipe PREP TIME COOK TIME AUTHOR CUISINE SERVES 30 mins 10 mins Bharata Surya Ayurvedic 4 Ingredients: (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml) 1 cup Basmati white rice 1 cup yellow or green split mung dal 1/4 tsp. brown mustard seeds 1/4 tsp....
17 Questions and Answers on Yoga with Swami Sita
1) What is the source of all mental problems? All mental problems are spiritual problems coming from the lack of connection to the source and the absence of the sense of meaning to peoples life; believing themselves to be separate and competing with each other,...
The Power of Here and Now
Through yoga and meditation we learn the power of here and now and discover this is the only way to solve life’s mysteries.
Why We Chant
Why we Chant by Swami Sitaramananda There is another way to connect to the inner truth within you. That is through chanting. If I go to a restaurant in China, I want to order food and communicate with people, then I have to speak Chinese. If I go to Spain, then I have...
The Dynamic of Concentration and Self-Surrender
Swami Sivananda’s last instruction, summarizing Yoga, is, “Remember, Forget.” Remember the Divine and forget or let go, of everything else.
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