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This question has to be answered by each pilgrim for himself. The spiritual benefit
always depends entirely upon the heart’s faith. Faith is the life-breath of the spirit in man. No
spiritual endeavour can be fruitful without it. With it, no spiritual achievement is impossible. If
a pilgrim heartily believed, was convinced, and was certain-at-heart that all his sins would be
washed away, that he would attain Moksha and get beyond the wheel of Samsara, there is
absolutely no reason why it should not

It is because the very idea of “going on a pilgrimage” prepares your mind to be in a highly
receptive mood, in a highly prayerful mood. It shuts out the worldly grooves in the mind. You
leave the cloak of your official life in your office room. You abandon the cumbersome apparel
of social life when you leave your town or city. Even if you travel with your family, you
gradually begin to look upon the family members as co-pilgrims and not so much as personal
relations. If you are alone, perhaps you li

The question assumes that the teacher has attachment for his disciple in preference to
others. If he had that, he would not be a spiritual teacher, because the first qualification for a
spiritual man is conquest of attachment. The fact is that out of millions, one is found to have the
qualification and it is he who comes up as ‘the great’—the superman. Each such great man is
surrounded by men who are attracted by his inherent charm. But those who are so surrounding
are not the people who are qualifi

The 23rd song written for the « 30 Songs for the Sunny Season » project is entitled « A Tide Of Positive Change » and was completed on March 24th, 2013.

The aim here was to come up with an inspiring and energetic song that can uplift the listener into an optimistic frame of mind. Considering the comments offered so far when I played it in public spaces, I'd venture to say that this particular objective has been achieved.

No audio nor video clips are available at this point as my game plan for this

Yoga Teacher Training In Rishikesh
Students come to yoga class for a lot of reasons. Some need to stretch and loosen up, some want to drop extra pounds or tone muscles, and nonetheless others need to develop deeper right into a yogic practice. This can make the trainer's job a bit tough, since not all college students or asanas are one-size-suits-all. As you encounter a category full of students of assorted ages at various ranges, remember that your job is to maintain your college students safe a

May I take theliberty to ask you whether you have realized Brahman?
The queries you have asked are quite common to all sincere aspirants in the spiritual path.
Suppose I tell you that a certain “X” is a realized soul, how can you verify my statement
and how far will you be benefited by him?
Realized souls are not rare. Ordinary ignorant-minded persons cannot easily recognize
them. Only a few persons who are pure and are embodiments of all virtuous qualities can
understand realized souls and they only

Fast. Do Japa of a Mantra for three hours daily. Read the Gita, one chapter daily. Sleep
in a separate room. Keep the mind fully occupied. Divert the mind. Entertain noble, sublime
thoughts. Have Satsang. Do simple Pranayam with mild Kumbhaks twenty times daily. Do a lot
of physical work also. Take simple food. Think that there is neither sex nor sexual Vasana in
Atma. Meditate on Atma.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of D

After a sumptuous meal, generally, people feel drowsy. You may imagine that you are
meditating, but it may be purely sleep in a sitting posture. If you follow the rules of Mitahara and
take meals before 7 p.m., you can sit and meditate from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Meditation at night, a second sitting, is absolutely necessary. If you do not have sufficient
time at night, you can meditate even for a few minutes, say, ten or fifteen, before going to bed.
By so doing, the spiritual Samskaras will increase. T

SatSang

Do SATSANG (Be with the spiritually enlightened one) and be with this and this is within you who is the best eternal one so try to be with who will teach you live your life completely, artfully and happily.

Kriyananda Maharshi Dayananda

My answer is emphatically “No”. There is, in fact, an inter-relationship between these
two, the one supplementing the other. Bhakti is not at all antagonistic to Jnana. There is
undoubtedly a mutual dependence between the two. Both lead to the same destination.
You cannot entirely separate Bhakti from Jnana. When Bhakti matures, it becomes
transmuted into Jnana. A real Jnani is a devotee of Lord Hari, Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lord
Siva, Durga, Sarasvati, Lakshmi, Lord Jesus and Buddha. He is a Samar

Bhakti is devotion. It is a means to the end which is attainment of Jnana. People of
emotional temperament are fit for this path. It demands self-surrender or Atma-nivedan. It is the
cat-Yoga. The kitten cries aloud and the mother cat runs at once to catch it by the mouth. So
also, the devotee cries aloud like Draupadi and Gajendra and the Lord Krishna runs immediately
to rescue him and shower His grace. The Bhakti Marga demands only sincere, intense devotion,
blind faith and strong conviction as Pr

Do Japa. Do selfless service. Pray to God from the bottom of your heart (Antarika).
Have Satsang. Meditate. Read the Gita and the Upanishads. Live alone. Live in seclusion for
six months. Take Sattvic food. Give up meat, fish, eggs, liquors, chillies, oil, black sugar,
onions and garlic.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda

« To Kill Your Demons » was completed on March 10, 2013, and is the 20th song written for the henceforth entitled « 30 Songs for the Sunny Season » project.

Basically, the main point of the song is that most-if-not-all experiences, apparent catastrophes included, can be interpreted positively as opportunities for growth.

Again, I plan to repost the following lyrics with an audio or video clip when time allows for the recording and production of proper demos.

verse 1
you were waiting for the right w

They are Mala or impurities such as lust, anger and greed, Vikshepa or tossing of the
mind or mental oscillation, and Avarana or the veil of ignorance.
There is a muddy lake covered with moss. The wind is blowing hard. Now, the lake is
the mind. The muddy condition represents Mala. The agitation of the waters that is set up by the
wind corresponds to the Vikshepa in the mind set up by the vibration of Prana. The moss that
covers the surface of the water represents the veil of ignorance.

From "May I a

Kundalini can be awakened by the practice of Asan, Pranayam, Mudras, Japa and by the
grace of a Guru. Refer to my book “Kundalini Yoga”.
Yes. Japa alone is quite sufficient to awaken the Kundalini. There is no doubt of this.
Sri Samarth Ramdas awakened the Kundalini by doing Japa of the Mantra Om Sri Ram Jaya
Ram, Jaya Jaya Ram thirteen crores of times by standing in the river Godavari, in Takli Village,
near Nasik.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami S

After attaining a certain stage of development, they begin to dissipate their energies in
preaching, in making disciples, in publishing books. They become the slaves of name and fame.
That is the reason why they fail to reach the highest goal of life, viz., Brahma Sakshatkar.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda

You want laboratory proofs? Very fine indeed! You wish to limit the illimitable allpervading
God in your test-tube, blowpipe and chemicals. God is the source for your chemicals.
He is the substratum for your atoms, electrons and molecules. Without Him no atom or electron
will move. He is the Inner Ruler, Antaryamin. He is the Niyanta. Without Him the fire cannot
burn, the sun cannot shine, the air cannot move. Without Him you cannot see, cannot talk,
cannot hear, cannot think. He is the maker of all

You say in daily life, “My body”, “My Prana”, “My mind”, “My Indriya”. This clearly
denotes that the Self or Atman is entirely different from the body, the mind, the Prana and the
Indriyas. The mind and the body are your servants or instruments. They are as much outside of
you as these towels, chairs, cups are. You are holding the body just as you are holding a long
walking stick in your hand. You are the possessor or proprietor of this body. The body is your
property or possession. The body, the se

This is wrong philosophy. God helps those who help themselves. God’s grace will
descend only on those persons who exert. The Lord’s grace will descend in proportion to the
degree of surrender. The more the surrender, the more the grace. You cannot expect the Lord to
do self-surrender for you. Be up and doing. Strive. Plod. Persevere. The Lord will shower His
grace upon you.
Mira abandoned everything. She renounced kingdom, husband, relatives, friends and
property. She remembered her Lord Krishna whol

Japa is silent repetition of the Name of the Lord. Meditation is the constant flow of one
idea of God. When you repeat Om Namo Narayanaya, it is Japa of the Vishnu Mantra. When
you think of the conch, disc, mace and lotus flower in the hands of Vishnu, His ear-rings, the
crown on His head, His yellow silken Pitambar, etc., it is meditation. When you think of the
attributes of God such as omniscience, omnipotence, etc., it is also meditation.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). M