Tag: yoga
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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 Maharshi and Sri Anandamayi Ma. Thank you for teaching us that Truth is One, but the sages call it…
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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 left in the edit, so we get a feel for the closeness between Swamiji and the people asking questions.…
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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 Swamiji that may take the discussion in a different direction. Often this leads to a short discourse from Swamiji…
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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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