Another from the series recorded at this Ashram near Bangalore. A series of topics are discussed between Swamiji and the people who were there with him, and again, the recording is as good as we can get it given the…
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Bhagavad Gita: a commentary on chapter 2.
Swami Nishchalananda gave this discourse, via the web, to a Europe -wide audience on Friday 14th August 2020. It also serves as a preliminary introduction to the text; he is running a 4 day seminar on the Bhagavad Gita, spread…
The Lokas
The second archive recording from Satyananda Tapovanam, near Bangalore, India. Swami Nishchalananda gives an exposition on the Lokas, which are regarded in Hindu Symbolism as 'celestial realms', but also have a more practical application to understanding the 'realms of consciousness'…
Excerpts from Vigyana Bhairava Tantra course
Given online to course participants in a seminar organised by the Sheffield Satyananda Centre, these extracts are not from the actual course content, but from the preamble, and then Questions and Answers at the end. Swami Nishchalananda is an expert…
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…
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…
July 3rd Webinar with Swamiji
Our regular weekly Web-based satsang with Swamiji on Fridays, hosted by the ashram, with guests from around Europe and the UK. This week the Guided Meditation started with the chant ‘OM Purnamadaha’ and reflections on its profound meaning. Questions and…
Possibilities for Social Justice
A Post by Guest Author, Narada (Tony Sugden) As a Yoga practitioner, first and foremost I look for clarity. When I find it, then when I am exposed to social injustice, there is a deep feeling that something is horribly…
Webinar for invited guests, June 2020
A Guided meditation followed by Questions and answers, this Zoom based Webinar was hosted by Mandala Yoga Ashram and invited guests from the UK and around Europe. The meditation was based on the Chakras, specifically, visualising the colour related to…
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…
