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Here Swamiji reviews:
From a December 2023 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram.
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In this continuation from last week’s discussion of yoga as link, Swamiji now expands on yoga as addition.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
In this December 2023 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram, Swamiji expands on the concept of yoga as a link.
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In 1996, Swami Sri Atmananda and a few devotees stayed in a small rented house near Ramana Maharshi Ashram in Tiruvannamalai. Every day Swamiji was doing girivalam – walking around the holy Arunachalla Hill. He would frequently stop to sit at a bare patch of land where he felt pure vibration and immense spiritual force. That is the spot where Satyachetana Ashram is now located. On 21 January 1996, Swamiji stayed here for the first time, sleeping on old newspaper that he spread on the ground. Three decades later, today preparations are underway to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Ashram.
For many years the Ashram Foundation Day was celebrated on 21 January, then Swamiji decided that it would be observed on his birthday, 18 June. However, this year it is celebrated on his Vedic birthday. As Swamiji recently explained in this short recording:
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One morning after chanting Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita at Satyachetana Ashram in Tiruvannamalai, Swamiji quoted Verse 134 (3.15) to introduce the topic of nitya yagnya. No English word precisely conveys the meaning of “yagnya”, so in Swamiji’s translation of the Bhagavad Gita, yagnya is defined as “the integration of invocation, worship, and offering to divine power”.
Here he explains the five yagnyas that we can perform daily, in this April 2024 Interaction.
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Consider: does a yogi respond to what prakriti wants, or what prakriti needs?
Swamiji addresses this and other key points, illustrated by a charming story, in this segment of an April 2024 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram.
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In yoga, becoming a witness does not mean being stoic. Witnessing is a dynamic state that comes through practice, and enables the yogi to maintain inner balance while handling whatever experiences may come. This is the topic of the following segment from a December 2023 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram.
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Over-eager yogis sometimes have a tendency to blur the line between self-control and self-torture. This is a critical distinction. One must approach it like a scientist working with explosive chemicals, as Swamiji discusses in this December 2023 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram.
The Chapter 3 verse cited in this talk is Verse 160 (3.41).