Tag: yoga
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Surya Namaskar, Salutation to the Sun
A post by guest author Michael McCann. ‘Among seasons, I am the flower-bearing Spring’ (Bhagavad Gita 10:35) As the Vernal Equinox brings increased daylight and the joy of approaching summer to the Northern Hemisphere, my thoughts turn to the ancient ritual of Surya Namaskar, ‘Salutation to the Sun’. I often think it is sad…
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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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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 a topic he wants to pursue, but often he’s prompted to go in a particular direction by questions from…
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Kriyas, Yoga Nidra, and other matters
The fourth in the archive series of 2003 from the Satyananda Tapovanam Ashram in Bangalore, India. Discussion and Discourse from Swami Nishchalananda. ‘What are the origins of Kriya Yoga?’ a questioner asks Swamiji. His response is that the roots of the kriyas are actually a mystery, The Yogananda tradition says that the practices came from…
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You Are What You Are
The sessions from Satyananda Tapovanam in January 2003 continue with this session from the 5th January. Question driven, it shows Swamiji in an uncompromising mood regarding the essential nature of being beyond the personality and mind. The quality is the best this editor can provide using professional noise reduction on the original recordings. But there…
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Education and Yoga
Another ‘interview’, this time in a more informal setting. On the beach, on a beautiful autumn day in Southern Sweden looking out over the Baltic Sea, the waves making an audio backdrop to our conversation. A casual conversation about the role of an ashram, led us to this discourse from Swamiji as we sat and…
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The Whispered Wisdom of the Upanishads
A guest post by Spandan (Michael McCann) This post first appeared on Michael’s Facebook page ‘The Yoga Well’ and is reproduced here with his kind permission.
Swami Nishchalananda 