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NOTHING BELONGS TO ME

This will remove your Mamata(mineness).

There are thousands of people who have no mental strength.

The strength that will preserve the tranquility of the mind, and which will enable you not to become a slave to the allurements of the objects and become pleasure-deers.

The strength that will enable you to smile away all losses and calamities, and say ‘Noting has happened.’

This strength you can have if you fix your mind on that Eternal inner self.

Then only can you have balanced m

"The sun does not shine there, nor do the moon and the stars, nor do lightnings shine and much less fire.

All the lights of the world cannot be compared even to a ray of the inner light of the Self.

Merge yourself in this light of lights and enjoy the supreme Deepavali.

Traditional Yoga has eight folds or eight limbs and asanas (postures) are one of the eight limbs of classical Yoga teachings. Patanjali Yoga Sutras clearly state that postures should be steady as well as comfortable, asanas must be firm but relaxing to help the practitioners to be more conscious of their body and mind along with the outside world to be tuned with the inner and outer world. As an aspirant, one must remember that there are 12 basic Yoga asanas and all these Yoga postures have more

Yoga aspirants who are excited to join Yoga class to learn Yoga teaching and enhance their practices under proficient Yoga master, must understand few important things which must be taken in their consideration before they start their Yoga classes. It is important because in the course of time, you’ll find these things working as additional help to get you to put your efforts in a proper way. There is nothing wrong being excited for your Yoga journey as it is something which has deep link with y

REAL HAPPINESS

Have full faith in Apta Vakyas – the words of seers and Yogis who have realised and have given their emphatic declaration in the Upanishads – Yo Vai Bhuma Tat Sukham; Na Alpe Sukham Asti- Chandogya Upanishad 7.23.1 (The Infinite is the satisfying happiness. In the finite no happiness). You can get that Supreme Bliss only in that transcendental Bhuma which is not conditioned by time, space and causation. But man is deluded into thinking that he can obtain bliss from the objects

An interesting article about Asanas, some general guidelines for asana practice, warming up exercises and more.
http://www.yoga-vidya.org/english/yoga-articles/asana/

***Om Aim Saraswatyai Namaha***
"Navaratri", the nine-night festival in honour of the divine mother, is taking place right now. For the past 6 nights we have worshipped Devi in the form of Durga (Destruction of negativity) and Lakshmi (Preservation - inner and outer wealth). Saraswati (Creation – wisdom, intuition and creativity) will be worshipped for the next 3 nights.
Victory over the mind can be gained only through knowledge, through understanding; and it is Goddess Saraswati who represents t

Tonight, yogis at all four Yoga Vidya Ashrams will begin the celebration of ‘Navaratri’, the nine-night festival dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother.
- On the first three evenings: Devi will be worshipped in the form of Durga. It is a particularly powerful time to repeat the mantra "Om Shri Durgayai Namaha“, as well as the 108 names of Durga.
- On the second three evenings: Devi will be worshipped as Lakshmi. You can tune to the energy of these nights by repeating the mantra "Om Shri Ma

Here you can see a complete turkish yoga class with Vildan Limon. Recorded at Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Orta düzeyde bir Yoga Seansı:
Klasik Yoga Vidya Seans sıralaması, Om, Nefes egzersizleri, Güneşi selamlama ve Vücud egzersizleri.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfgnI0WTjVk

To see yoga classes in english, please go to: http://my.yoga-vidya.org/video/video/listTagged?tag=yoga-vidya-class

We are pleased to welcome Darshanie Sukhu, daughter of Leela Mataji and Yogi Hari, to Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg. She is here to lead seminars on a variety of subjects. The first programme 'How to Read the Tarot' began on October 4th. Upcoming workshops will deal with: Different methods of prayer, Healing yourself through your connection to Mother Earth, Opening yourself up to God's Grace, and Exploring your Past Lives.

Darshanie grew up in the Sivananda ashrams of Swami Vishnu-devananda. Because o

UPANISHADIC INSTRUCTIONS

You will never find these instructions in the books that you study in the University.
Let us all adopt the Bhava mentioned in the Upanishads.
Let us all follow the instructions contained in the Upanishads.
Then your hearts will be purified; all the evil Vritis(a wave in the mind lake) of the mind will be eradicated and the knowledge of the Self will descend in to that purified heart.
We shall realise the Atma or Brahman.

Gitamrutam


Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in Yoga and knowledge, alms-giving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity and straightforwardness, (16:1)


Harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, absence of crookedness, compassion towards beings, uncovetousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickleness, (16:2)


Vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride—these belong to one born in a divine state,

PRANAVA-OM

Sivananda’s address to Students at the Calcutta Univercity. Om.
In the beginning there was the Word, the Word was with God, the Word was God.
That Word is OM.
It is the word of power.
It is your real name.
Your real name is not Chatterjee, Banerjee, or Roy.
It is OM.
Let us, therefore, chant OM with feeling, with Bhava(feeling).
Om is infinity, eternity, Satchidananda, Existence-Knowledge-Bliss Absolute.

IMAGINATION

Maya works her havoc through the imagination.
Woman is not beautiful, but the imagination is beautiful.
Sugar is not sweet, but the imagination is sweet.
Food is not palatable, but the imagination is palatable.
Man is not weak, but the imagination is weak.
Understand the nature of Maya and the mind and become wise.
Curb this imagination of the mind by Vichar or right thinking and rest in Brahman, wherein there is neither imagination nor Sankalpa not thought.

PRAYER

Pray to Him daily with system and regularity.
Take His sweet DIVINE NAME without fail.
Worship His picture with a few flowers or an agarbatti.
Then you will see that He gives you the strength necessary for quick progress.
He will teach you intelligent methods of improving yourselves and getting success all your works.
He will give you courage and cheerfulness too.
This is a secret which all great men and saints knew and thus they become good, great and famous.

PATH OF RENUNCIATION

That which follows you to the end is your actions and sadhana only.

Even the silken thread that is tied around your waist will be removed for the use of your grandson.
You will be gauged not by what you have spoken, but by how religiously you have earned name and fame and the purity of your thoughts and motive.
Take refuge in renunciation.
Work for the good of humanity. Meditate vigorously.
This is the secret way to attain the state of eternal bliss and immortality.

GOD IS TRUTH

Satyena labhyah tapasA hi esah AtmA Samyak jnAnena brahmacaryena nityam (Mudaka III,1-5).
The Rishis have prescribed this method to attain God, the abode of Eternal Peace and Bliss.
God is Truth.
Brahman is Truth.
He is stained by speaking truth.
There is no harmony between your thought, word and speech.
You think one thing, you talk another thing; and you act in a third way.
Man has become corrupted.

DESERT EVERYTHING FOR GOD-REALISATION

Mira Bai deserted her husband;
King Bhartrihari his wife;
Vibhishana his brother, Ravana;
Bali, his Guru Shukracharya;
Prahlada, his father Hiranyakashipu.

You can desert anyone who stands in the way of your God-realisation.
If you have intense spiritual thirst after God, and if you have a passionate wife, wealth, power, position to pull you down, what is the earthly use of having such disastrous things.

Shun tem ruthlessly without any fear if these hinder yo

MAYAIC CREATION

The illusory sensual objects invade the mind and cloud the understanding.
But a man of dispassion and discrimination is always vigilant.
Maya is afraid to approach him.
Abandon these selfish struggles for amassing wealth.
March direct to that wire-puller who is moving these toys flesh -human bodies-who is keeping up this big show, who is behind this show.
In Him only will you find lasting happiness and perennial joy.
Merge in Him by practicing daily meditation.