How to Realise one’s true nature as Consciousness? To Realise does not imply or require belief that Consciousness is this or that. How can an individual ego approach a state of Being which is, in fact, totally beyond that individual identity?
Is there a correct way to behave, or certain things one should do or think, in order to achieve that which cannot be achieved by the individual ego? How should one behave in a ‘spiritual’ manner, whatever that is? Even though every individual is as different as the myriad leaves on all the trees in the world, is there some standard way to behave which helps us on the path to Spiritual realisation? The following Satsangs give us some guidelines from those who have travelled the path before.
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Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga (the Eightfold Path) and Yama and Niyama
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali give eight steps on the path of exploring Yoga most deeply. The first two steps are often described as ‘rules of conduct’ for the practitioner.Another in the series of 2004 discourses…
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The Fear of Death
The fear of death arises from the fact that we live as individual egos. And in our individual life, we live in Time, a place of beginnings, and therefore endings. Another in the series of 2004…
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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…
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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…
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A Garland of Gratitude
A post from guest author Spandan (Michael McCann), taken from his Facebook community page ‘The Yoga Well’ A GARLAND OF GRATITUDE Thank you for your innumerable sages and saints. Thank you for Paramahamsa Ramakrishna, Bhagavan Ramana…
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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…
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Realism in practice, Archetypes, and other matters.
This time, a collection of short discourses; for anyone present in India with Swamiji at those times in the ashram near Bangalore you will know that a random question from someone will elicit a response from…
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Do we need to make effort on a spiritual path?
The fifth in the archive series of 2003 from the Satyananda Tapovanam Ashram in Bangalore, India. Conversation and Discourse from Swami Nishchalananda. The informality of these sessions is what makes them so delightful. Sometimes Swamiji has…
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Joy
Swami Nishchalananada made this movie down on the seashore. Please enjoy, and hopefully allow it to inspire you wherever you are, in nature, or in the middle of a busy town or city. It’s the same…
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Concentration and Focus
Another extract from a longer satsang, Questions and Answers from India, 2004 Part of the Dynamic of modern life is that we have to set priorities. Machines should be doing all the work for us…. that…
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A question and answer session from 2004 in India
An informal gathering at a friend’s flat in early 2004 leads to some great questions. This is the full session, from which shorter extracts (‘Will and Free Will’, ‘Concentration and Focus’) have been taken – you’ll…
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Embodiment and Awareness
On the path of yoga, let us have two sentiments regarding our identification. First of all, let us appreciate our embodied form as body and mind –and how extraordinary it is. At the same time, let…
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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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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…
Keep readingKriyas, 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…
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