We live in a world of constant change and movement: thoughts, emotions and the sensory impressions of the ever changing world in which we live. So why do the Sages talk of Stillness and Silence so reverentially?
And what of ‘Spaciousness’? Swami Nishchalananda uses this word to describe the sense of space, inner and outer, which arises as we move closer to the Meditation state. As a practice, spaciousness can be used as a stepping stone to a greater Stillness which is behind the world of time.
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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The Granthis, episode 4
The fourth and final episode in the series of talks and guided reflections, given by Swami Nishchalananda in 2002 in Paris, France, on the three Granthis, or ‘Knots’. They are a paradigm in classical Yoga; a…
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The Granthis, episode 3
Third in the series of talks and guided reflections, given by Swami Nishchalananda in 2002 in Paris, France, on the three Granthis, or ‘Knots’. They are a paradigm in classical Yoga; a way of understanding areas…
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The Granthis, episode 2
Second in the series of talks and guided reflections, given by Swami Nishchalananda in 2002 in Paris, France, on the three Granthis, or ‘Knots’. They are a paradigm in classical Yoga; a way of understanding areas…
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The Granthis, episode 1
A series of talks and guided reflections, given by Swami Nishchalananda in 2002 in France, on the three Granthis, or ‘Knots’. They are a paradigm in classical Yoga; a way of understanding areas which are a…
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Time and the Timeless
Swami Nishchalananda gives a short, emphatic, discourse on Time and the Timeless, Thought and Meditation. Where do we find the Timeless? Our mind is in Time. The whole Universe in in Time. Time is a projection…
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Firefly
A post by guest author, Narada. I’ve been invited to put this post on here by Swami Nishchalananda. It’s an honour to me, as I mostly consider he is the one who has something to say!…
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Short meditation on inner space
A short guided Meditation taken from the end of a satsang with Trainee Yoga Teachers. ‘You’re not denying thoughts… or anything… but you are identifying with inner space’.
Keep readingMeditation on the Heart Space
A guided meditation given on the ‘Song of the Heart’ course at Mandala Yoga Ashram, Wales.
Keep readingTwo Meditations
Two meditations from the recent course at Mandala Yoga Ashram, in October 2019. Who it is that feels, sees, thinks through the medium of this body? Can the mind be stilled by the breath, so we…
Keep readingSilence – a guided meditation
What is the basis for the underlying silence? Is it because your mind is quiet, or is it because the silence is there anyway and the fact that we are always so busy ….. we don’t…
Keep readingMandala Yoga Ashram Chakra course – evening questions and answers, 19th August.
Topics raised in this question and answer session include ‘The Inner Space’ in meditation practice. ‘Meditation has nothing to do with whether your eyes are open or closed’ The significance of Mouna (the practice of keeping…
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