Category: Satsangs
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The Nature of Mind
Is the Mind simply the ‘Ghost in the Box’, a neurological shadow, or is there more to it than that?Another in the series of 2004 discourses from Mandala Yoga Ashram in Wales, by the Founder Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati. ‘What is the nature of the Mind?’ ‘The Ghost in the Box’Swamiji suggests this as the standard…
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Nada Yoga, and the Present Moment.
A question and answer session at Mandala Yoga Ashram in 2004 on the subjects of Nada Yoga, then, living in the moment and the acceptance that it brings. ‘What is difference between Shabd (Shabda) Yoga and Nada Yoga?’ Swamiji explains that they are essentially the same. Shabdha Brahman means Total Intelligence, manifesting as the Word,…
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Yoga and Religion
A guided Meditation on Spaciousness, followed by a Discourse on Yoga and Religion, together with an Explanation of Spaciousness. We start with a guided meditation, getting in touch with the feeling of ‘Spaciousness’. Practice in this is most useful not only in our sitting practice, but in moments through our day, to tune in to…
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Ida, Pingala and Sushumna
A talk given to student Yoga teachers at Mandala Yoga Ashram, Wales. The main Spinal Nadis (channels) are Ida and Pingala originating on the left and the right of the spine, and Sushumna in the midline. Ida is considered to represent the lunar current, more internalised aspects of a person, and Pingala represents the solar…
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Mandukya Upanishad (5)
The fifth and final recording in the series given at Mandala Yoga Ashram in 2002 In this final recording, Swamiji explores further the concept of ‘Archetypes’. It’s not just in Yoga or Advaita that such a concept occurs. Philosophical and scientific thinkers have also proposed that there is some kind of blueprint, in a place…
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The Middle Path.
The ninth and last recording in the archive series of 2003 from the Satyananda Tapovanam Ashram in Bangalore, India. Conversation and discourse from Swami Nishchalananda. In this last session more of the informal exchanges have been left in the edit, so we get a feel for the closeness between Swamiji and the people asking questions.…
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Personal growth and inner conflict.
The seventh in the archive series of 2003 from the Satyananda Tapovanam Ashram in Bangalore, India. Conversation and discourse from Swami Nishchalananda. These sessions are edited to get the essence of Swamiji’s replies to questions, or impromptu discourses. . ‘A human being can transcend their own finiteness’ In the modern era do we deify ego?…
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Predestination, Karma, and Sweet Songs.
The sixth in the archive series of 2003 from the Satyananda Tapovanam Ashram in Bangalore, India. Conversation and discourse from Swami Nishchalananda. These sessions are edited to get the essence of Swamiji’s replies to questions, or impromptu discourses. An extra treat awaits us in this session as a lady, clearly well versed in classical Indian…
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