You Have Forgotten Your Own Nature
Omm Namo Bhagavate Here Swamiji reviews: From a December 2023 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram.
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Sense Control is Not Yoga
Omm Namo Bhagavate In this continuation from last week’s discussion of yoga as link, Swamiji now expands on yoga as addition.
Continue reading →The First Phase of Yoga is Link
Omm Namo Bhagavate In this December 2023 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram, Swamiji expands on the concept of yoga as a link.
Continue reading →30 Years of Satyachetana Ashram
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 … Continue reading →
Perform These Five Daily Yagnyas
Omm Namo Bhagavate 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 … Continue reading →
The State of Truly Enlightened Beings
Omm Namo Bhagavate 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.
Continue reading →The Second Step is Witnessing
Omm Namo Bhagavate 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 … Continue reading →
Carelessness Will Create an Explosion
Omm Namo Bhagavate 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 … Continue reading →