Omm Namo Bhagavate
What is knowledge, how is it acquired or attained, who can receive it and from whom, these questions and more—including the three biggest questions—are addressed by Swamiji in this continuation from last week’s post regarding the Veda.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
In this introduction to an April talk, Swamiji presents the vision for the Veda work, beginning with an explanation of how and why the soul became embodied.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
Swamiji’s morning talk on Guru Purnima, 29 July 2026, after Guru Puja at Satyachetana Ashram, Tiruvannamalai.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
Perhaps the title of this post is surprising. Or Swamiji’s statement that sattwa is not good. Both quotes come from this recording that illuminates much about the nature of the gunas and how a yogi can perform sadhana to bring them into balance. From a December 2023 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram, Tiruvannamalai.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
Here Swamiji reviews:
From a December 2023 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
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.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
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: