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The Minor Siddhis

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 12, 2011 at 2:00pm

Doora-Darshana (clairvoyance), Doora-Sravana (clairaudience), Manojaya (control of the mind), Kamarupa, Parakaya Pravesha, Iccha-Mrityu are the minor Siddhis.

From the book: Amrita Gita, by Shri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, 1887-1963.Copyright The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. More Infos from and about Swami Sivananda on German Site: Sivananda photos, Sivananda Video

The three Gunas

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 12, 2011 at 2:00pm

When Rajas predominates, Sattva and Tamas are subordinated; when Sattva preponderates, Rajas and Tamas are subordinated. When Tamas predominates, Sattva and Rajas are subordinated.

From the book: Amrita Gita, by Shri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, 1887-1963.Copyright The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. More Infos from and about Swami Sivananda on German Site: Sivananda photos, Sivananda Video

Go beyond Rajas, Restlessness

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 11, 2011 at 2:00pm

Rajas is passion, motion. It causes attachment and thirst for mundane life. Inertia is darkness. It causes heedlessness, laziness, indolence, and sloth. Sattva is purity, harmony. It produces peace and bliss

From Amrita Gita by Swami Sivananda, copyright The Divine Life Society. Swami Sivananda was a self-realized Master and a very practical Guru. Following His teachings can lead you to the Absolute.

Rejoice in the Atman

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 10, 2011 at 2:00pm

Rejoice in the Atman. Be satisfied in the Atman. Be contented in the Atman. Rest in Atman. Root yourself in Atman. All your desires will be gratified. Your heart will be filled with the Self.

By Swami Sivananda, from the Book Amrita Gita. Swami Sivananda lived from 1887-1963. He was one of the great Yoga Masters of the 20th Century who made Yoga available to a great public. Copyright of the texts of Swami Sivananda The Divine Life Society Rishikesh

Eternal Abode

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 9, 2011 at 2:00pm

Get established in the Eternal. Be balanced. Pain and sorrow will not touch thee.

Taken from Amrita Gita, by Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj, 1887-1963. Copyright Divine Life Society, Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh. More Informations: Sivananda photos, Sivananda Video, Books by Swami Sivananda

Control the senses and the mind – get established in the Eternal

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 8, 2011 at 2:00pm

Control the senses and mind, and sit for meditation. Do not allow the mind to think of sensual objects. Again and again withdraw the mind and fix it on the Lord.

From the book: Amrita Gita, by Shri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, 1887-1963.Copyright The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. More Infos from and about Swami Sivananda on German Site: Sivananda photos, Sivananda Video

Yoga Teachers Training Rishikesh India

Posted by Association for yoga and Meditat on August 7, 2011 at 6:10pm

Welcome to Association for yoga and meditation India (AYM)
We provides Authentic Yoga with true wishdom of yoga blend with science and spirituality free from any religion or beliefs. AYM offer yoga teachers training courses for 200 and 500 hrs.
Yoga teachers: Our yoga teacher’s team consists of very experience teachers in the yoga field. Yogi Chetan Mahesh ji having 20 years of teaching YTTC.He learned yoga asana with Yogi Balmukund ji, pranayama with Swami Vijayanada ji, philosophy from swami si

Withdraw and realize the Immortal

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 7, 2011 at 2:00am

Withdraw yourself. Annihilate all attachments and external sense-contacts. Be in tune with the Infinite. Find joy in your own Atman. You will realise Immortal, Undecaying Bliss

From Amrita Gita by Swami Sivananda, copyright The Divine Life Society. Swami Sivananda was a self-realized Master and a very practical Guru. Following His teachings can lead you to the Absolute.

Control the Senses, Meditate and Realize

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 6, 2011 at 2:00pm

Control the senses and the mind. Abandon greed. Cultivate dispassion. Make the mind one-pointed. Sit steadily on Padma, Siddha or Sukha or Svastika Asanas. Now meditate and practise Yoga. You will attain Samadhi or the superconscious state. Now you will behold the One Atman in all beings and all beings in the Atman.

Swami Sivananda lived 1887-1963. His teachings are as much inspiring today as they were half a century ago. A life in accordance to his inspiration can lead you to joy, love and high

See the Lord in everybodya

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 5, 2011 at 2:00pm

The Lord is seated equally in all beings. He is imperishable. He is the Supervisor, Supporter, Enjoyer. He who thus seeth, he really seeth.

By Swami Sivananda, from the Book Amrita Gita. Swami Sivananda lived from 1887-1963. He was one of the great Yoga Masters of the 20th Century who made Yoga available to a great public. Copyright of the texts of Swami Sivananda The Divine Life Society Rishikesh

Procession (Juggernaut part 3 - revisited)

Posted by Christopher Stewart on August 4, 2011 at 7:37pm

(« Ratha Yatra Festival in Puri, India » by James Fergusson)

The third part of « Juggernaut, » entitled « Procession, » evokes the arrival of the crushing force before it unleashes into a frenzy of steamrolling.

The title and music of this section are both inspired by the origin of the word. From Wikipedia :

The English loanword juggernaut in the sense of "a huge wagon bearing an image of a Hindu god" is from the 17th century, inspired by the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orissa, which has the Ratha Ya

See the Lord everywhere

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 4, 2011 at 2:00pm

Behold the Lord in the effulgence of the sun, in the fragrance of flowers, in the brilliance of fire, in the sapidity of water, in the birds, beasts, in the air, ether, in the mind, intellect, in the heart, in the sound, in music.

From the book: Amrita Gita, by Shri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, 1887-1963.Copyright The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. More Infos from and about Swami Sivananda on German Site: Sivananda photos, Sivananda Video

Faith and Self Realisation

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 3, 2011 at 2:00pm

Have faith in your own Self, in the existence of Brahman, in the teachings of your Preceptor, in the sacred Scriptures. Then alone can you attain Self-realisation.

From the book: Amrita Gita, by Shri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, 1887-1963.Copyright The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. More Infos from and about Swami Sivananda on German Site: Sivananda photos, Sivananda Video

Mistakes are Stepping Stones to Success

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 2, 2011 at 2:00pm

Sin is only a mistake. Knowledge of Self will burn all sins. The Name of the Lord will destroy all sins. Therefore, repeat His Name and attain Wisdom of Atman

From Amrita Gita by Swami Sivananda, copyright The Divine Life Society. Swami Sivananda was a self-realized Master and a very practical Guru. Following His teachings can lead you to the Absolute.

Be Alert

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on August 1, 2011 at 2:00pm

Be cautious. Be vigilant. Be diligent. Be alert. The senses are very turbulent. They will hurl you down into the abyss of ignorance at any moment. Always do Japa, do Kirtan. Meditate ceaselessly.

From the book: Amrita Gita, by Shri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, 1887-1963.Copyright The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. More Infos from and about Swami Sivananda on German Site: Sivananda photos, Sivananda Video

HRIDAYA MUDRA

Posted by Swami Saradananda on July 31, 2011 at 11:52pm

Bring the tip of your index finger to the root of the thumb. Join the tips of your middle and ring fingers with the tip of the thumb. The little finger remains straight. Place your hands on your knees with the palms upward. Close your eyes and relax your body, keeping it motionless for 25-30 minutes.The middle and ring fingers relate directly to the meridians connected with the heart. The thumb closes the circuit.Hridaya mudra may prove very helpful to release pent-up emotion and unburden your h

Develop good Quality

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on July 31, 2011 at 2:00pm

Cultivate the divine qualities: humility, harmlessness, purity, steadfastness, self-control, dispassion, unostentatiousness, non-attachment, balance of mind, fearlessness, angerlessness, self-restraint, renunciation, straightforwardness, truthfulness, compassion, non-covetousness, steadiness. You will attain Wisdom of the Self or Brahma-Jnana.

From the book: Amrita Gita, by Shri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, 1887-1963.Copyright The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. More Infos from and about Swami Sivana

Offer everything to the Lord

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on July 30, 2011 at 2:00pm

Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer, whatever you give, whatever austerity you do, do it as an offering unto the Lord. Your heart will be purified. You will not be bound by actions. You will soon attain the Lord.

By Swami Sivananda, from the Book Amrita Gita. Swami Sivananda lived from 1887-1963. He was one of the great Yoga Masters of the 20th Century who made Yoga available to a great public. Copyright of the texts of Swami Sivananda The Divine Life Society Rishikesh

Devotion to God and Service to Humanity

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on July 29, 2011 at 2:00pm

Give the mind to the Lord and the hands for the service of humanity. Always think of Lord only. You will soon attain God -realisation easily.

From the book: Amrita Gita, by Shri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, 1887-1963.Copyright The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. More Infos from and about Swami Sivananda on German Site: Sivananda photos, Sivananda Video

On Individualistic Spirituality

Posted by Christopher Stewart on July 28, 2011 at 7:01pm

In my opinion, on some social networks there appears to be a tendency to avoid challenges altogether in order to protect beliefs.The rationale seems to be that the intent of the challengers is merely to « make wrong, » and that those who challenge are just not « confident in their own beliefs. »But what then if the intent is not to « make wrong » ? What if the intent is to shed a different light ? What if the prompting comes from the heart and not the ego ? What if the ego tries to ignore the ov

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The Minor Siddhis

The three Gunas

Go beyond Rajas, Restlessness

Rejoice in the Atman

Eternal Abode

Control the senses and the mind – get established in the Eternal

Yoga Teachers Training Rishikesh India

Withdraw and realize the Immortal

Control the Senses, Meditate and Realize

See the Lord in everybodya

Procession (Juggernaut part 3 - revisited)

See the Lord everywhere

Faith and Self Realisation

Mistakes are Stepping Stones to Success

Be Alert

HRIDAYA MUDRA

Develop good Quality

Offer everything to the Lord

Devotion to God and Service to Humanity

On Individualistic Spirituality

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