Author: Swami Nishchalananda
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Swadhishthana Chakra
Recordings compiled from a recent online course, and including content from the archives; the Chakra course at Mandala Yoga ashram in 2002. This recording is an introduction and a guided reflection to Swadhishthana Chakra. The text books, especially those written by Swami Nishchalananda (see ‘Books’ in the header menu), give the standard definitions of the…
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Mooladhara Chakra
Recordings compiled from a recent online course, and including content from the archives; the Chakra course at Mandala Yoga ashram in 2002. This recording is an introduction and a guided reflection to Mooladhara Chakra. The text books, especially those written by Swami Nishchalananda (see ‘Books’ in the header menu), give the standard definitions of the…
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Life as an expression
Let us have a more humble and wise perspective. We are not living life, Life is expressing itself through each of us, just as it expresses through the flowers and leaves and all living creatures. But most fundamentally, we are That which is Conscious of this process.
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The Dimension of Awareness
What are the dimensions of Awareness? If you reflect deeply, you will realise that it has no dimensions. This indicates its timeless and spaceless nature. It is beyond concept and definition. In fact, Awareness is the portal to Eternity. Each of us is Awareness.
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Network in Consciousness
Everyone and everything in the universe, known and unknown, comprises the network of Reality. We may love and hate, we may accept and not accept, but these attitudes are just expressions of our individual mental conditioning. Whether we are disagreeing or agreeing, liking or disliking, let us be Aware. But what is it to be…
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A message from Swami Nishchalananda
Dear Friends,Despite these troubled times, I hope you are well. A year ago, I delivered a series of teachings and meditations on the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, organised by Chitra Lekha in Sweden and recorded by Narada (Tony Sugden). Recently, Narada has put these recordings on my blog as a series of six recordings. I…
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Vigyana Bhairava Tantra – continued
The next two sessions in the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra series are now live. Subscribers to the series can find them in the subscription section on the main menu or the link on the front page, or by clicking on the link below. The sessions are in depth explorations of some of the dharanas (practices) from…
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Vigyana Bhairava Tantra – The Practices
As the editor of this blog, I’ve gone through all the archived recordings of Swamiji’s teachings on the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra from around 20 years ago. In terms of audio clarity and the breadth of content, the recent series that Swamiji did via Zoom is the best that I’ve found (and Swamiji is with me…
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