Category: Satsangs
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A birthday webinar by Swamiji
‘Actually… the day before. On a Friday evening the day before Swami Nishchalananda’s birthday we again got together with people from around Europe and the UK courtesy of online videoconferencing platform Zoom. We started with a rousing, and raucous, rendition of ‘Happy Birthday to you’ which set the atmosphere for a session underpinned with a…
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Ishta Devata – an explanation
This is an extract from a longer satsang given at Satyananda Tapovanam, in January 2004. (The new years eve satsang appears earlier in this blog). At the end is a simple rendition of a Shanti Path, Invocation of Peace. Since time immemorial, symbols have been used worldwide in mystical circles as a focus for the…
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Satsang webinar from Sheffield, UK
A Web based event organised from Sheffield, Yorkshire, with questions and answers on such topics as:- In Mantra Yoga, most of the chants and mantras are in the Sanskrit language. How important is correct pronunciation of the words, or is the efficacy of mantras more to do with our motivation? If your intention is good,…
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Feminine and Masculine Principles; Shiva Lingams; Chakras.
The symbolism of Tantra recognises the Feminine and Masculine principles that pervade all life. This Q&A satsang discusses the Masculine symbology in the Chakras paradigm.
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Sensitivity
How to deal with over-sensitivity to the suffering we see in the World? The answer is not to stop being sensitive, but we can try to flow with life as it arises
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Questions and answers to trainee teachers, November 2019
‘In a Yoga class you just become more aware of subtle aspects of your being. The challenge is to bring Yoga into our daily life so that there is magic in everything we do.’
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Teacher Training – Q&A
Questions and Answers from student teachers on the 2019-22 Teacher Training Course at Mandala Yoga Ashram, including: How can we promote diversity in our Yoga classes? What is the ‘virtuous path’ in a world of conflicting moral beliefs? What is the difference between relaxation and meditation? The different paths of Yoga. The different traditions of…
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Kriyas, and the practice of yoga.
A Satsang given on the evening of May 2nd 2019 to students on the third of the Kriya Yoga course sessions. Topics include a discussion on – Kriya Yoga the limitation of concepts the speeding up of life modern life helps to liberate us from prejudice being receptive but transparent yoga helps us to find…
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