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Food For The Soul

Food For The Soul SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA Within you is the hidden God. Within you is the Immortal Soul. Within...

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Universal Love

Universal Love SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA The only Sara Vastu (true substance) in this world is Prema or Love. It is...

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The Absolute And The Relative

Swami Krishnananda The Absolute And The Relative SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA The comedy of the soul’s eternally communing itself in the...

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The Key to Discovery

The Key to Discovery SRI SWAMI VENKATESANANDA When engaged in an enquiry into the nature of the truth concerning the...

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Does The Guru Ever Die?

Does The Guru Ever Die? Sri Swami Chidananda There is a great tradition in the monarchy of England: “The throne...

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New Year Message

New Year Message By the command of the Indestructible Being, minutes, hours, days and nights, stand apart. By the command...

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Worship of Divine Power

Worship of Divine Power Sri Swami Sivananda The worship of the Protective Power is a need felt by all created...

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A Message For Renascent India

A Message For Renascent India Sri Swami Sivananda SALUTATIONS to the Para-Brahman, the Absolute, and the grand galaxy of saints...

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Art–The Expression of Divinity

Art–The Expression of Divinity Sri Swami Sivananda ALL beings however low in evolution, all actions however trivial in their nature,...

Swami Brahmananda meditating peacefully with divine wisdom and spiritual serenity always

Yoga and Life

Yoga and Life Sri Swami Brahmananda There exists a common belief, certainly an erroneous one, among the majority that Yoga...

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Raja Yoga Samadhi

Raja Yoga Samadhi Sri Swami Sivananda Introduction According to Raja Yoga, Samadhi is of two kinds, viz., Samprajnata and Asamprajnata....

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Wake Up!

Wake Up! What are the scriptures or texts? What is their genesis, and for whom are they intended? The question...

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Good Life and God-life

Good Life and God-life Sri Swami Sivananda Peoplevery often fail to draw a distinction between good life and God-life or...

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Pratyahara

Pratyahara Sri Swami Sivananda The Yogic student should practise Pratyahara after getting some success in the practice of Yama, Niyama,...

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Garland of Vedanta

Garland of Vedanta A Vedantin says, ‘Nothing is mine and everything is mine’. As the world is a mere appearance...

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Vedantic Sadhana

Vedantic Sadhana Sri Swami Chidananda O FRIEND! Why dost thou weep? Thou hast neither birth nor old age nor death....

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Guru Sharana Yoga

Guru Sharana Yoga Sri Swami Chidananda The Lord is gracious. He has given you countless opportunities to evolve and attain...

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Atma-Samyama Yoga

Atma-Samyama Yoga Sri Swami Sivananda Self-control is an indispensable requisite for the living of a truly spiritual life. You may...

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Crown of Human Achievement

Crown of Human Achievement Sri Swami Sivananda Numerous have been the saints and sages, in every land and clime, who...

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Philosophy of the Mind

Philosophy of the Mind Sri Swami Sivananda “Bhoomir-apo analo vayuh kham mano buddhirevacha, Ahamkara itiyam me bhinna prakritirashtadha.” According to...

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Brush Yoga

Brush Yoga Sri Swami Sivananda Concentration of mind for which the Yogi practising the Yoga of Patanjali Maharishi has to...

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Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima Sri Swami Chidananda Cream Essence of Vedanta In his famous and memorable Sloka Sri Sankaracharya says: “Slokardhena Pravakshyami Yaduktam...

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Tulasidas’ Gift to Humanity

Tulasidas’ Gift to Humanity Sri Swami Chidananda The life and work of the great soul whose birthday we joyously celebrate...

Swami Chidananda meditating peacefully beside sacred Ganga river in Rishikesh India

Life is One

Life is One Sri Swami Chidananda There was a poet who once wrote, “You cannot pluck a little flowerWithout the...

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Quest for Peace

Quest for Peace Sri Swami Chidananda We talk constantly about peace–it is one of the most popular topics of discussion...

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Dwell in God-thought

Dwell in God-thought Sri Swami Chidananda Revered and beloved Holy Master Gurudev Swami Sivanandaji, among his numerous teachings, stressed the...

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Living in the Present

Living in the Present Sri N. Ananthanarayanan A very distinguished Indian, now no more, had once gone to London to...

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Focussing Of The Mind

Focussing Of The Mind Sri Swami Sivananda Focussing Of The Mind Radiant immortal Atman! Beloved sadhakas and seekers! Some sadhakas are very impatient. They...

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World Peace

World Peace Sri Swami Sivananda The cause of quarrels, fights and war is ignorance. Selfishness, greed, pride, egoism, hatred are...

Swami Sivananda studying sacred scriptures surrounded by books and spiritual literature

Gurudev–An Exemplar of Renunciation

Gurudev–An Exemplar of Renunciation Sri Swami Chidananda An Exemplar of Renunciation Loving adorations to revered and beloved Holy Master Gurudev Sri...

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Where Is Real Love?

Where Is Real Love? Sri Swami Sivananda Where Is Real Love? The desire to attain knowledge of the Self will...

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Real Education

Real Education Sri Swami Sivananda Real Education Our present-day schools and colleges give secular education. There is neither ethical discipline...

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Gopis’ Love for Krishna

Gopis’ Love for Krishna Sri Swami Sivananda Gopis’ Love for Krishna Some ignorant people say: “Krishna is not the Lord....

Swami Sivananda writing spiritual teachings at his desk surrounded by sacred books

The Highest End of Man

The Highest End of Man Sri Swami Sivananda The Highest End of Man Man seeks happiness in the objects of...

Spiritual discourse during Swami Chidananda birth centenary celebrations with devotees gathered

The Significance of Dipavali

The Significance of Dipavali Sri Swami Chidananda The Significance of Dipavali Long ago, our ancients sounded a call asking us...

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Secret of Success

Secret of Success Sri Swami Sivananda Secret of Success What is real success in life? Is it material prosperity and...

Swami Sivananda teaching disciples during outdoor spiritual study session

Life And Its Purpose

Life And Its Purpose Sri Swami Sivananda Life And Its Purpose Have you understood the significance and the glory of...

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Thoughts To Ponder

Thoughts To Ponder Sri Swami Shivapremananda Most of us are creatures of beliefs that are convenient to justify our desires...

Swami Sivananda writing spiritual teachings at his desk surrounded by sacred books

Vedanta is Living Experience

Vedanta is Living Experience Sri Swami Sivananda Vedanta is Living Experience VEDANTA is today a much abused term. All sorts...

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The Lofty Ideal Of Renunciation

The Lofty Ideal Of Renunciation Sri Swami Chidananda The Lofty Ideal Of Renunciation The glorious Sannyasa Diksha anniversary that we have the...

Spiritual guru meditating beside riverside wearing sacred shawl and garlands

Precepts for Practice

Precepts for Practice Sri Swami Sivananda Precepts for Practice Worldly life is a bed of roses till a thorn pricks...

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Light into the Darkness

Light into the Darkness Introduction Light into the Darkness Yoga is an ancient and unique system of unfoldment of the...

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The Ultimate Success

The Ultimate Success Sri Swami Chidananda The Ultimate Success Introduction There are a fortunate few into whose lives God has...

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Guru Oriented Life

Guru Oriented Life Sri Swami Chidananda The devotee who has devotion and reverence for God tries his level best to...

Swami Sivananda writing spiritual teachings at his desk surrounded by sacred books

Running After The Shadow

Running After The Shadow Sri Swami Sivananda Running After The Shadow A drama asserting in unequivocal and convincing terms the...

Swami Sivananda sharing a joyful moment with a devoted disciple

Qualification For Sadhana

Qualification For Sadhana Sri Swami Sivananda Qualification For Sadhana Life is the greatest of all teachers and this world is...

Smiling Swami Chidananda blessing devotees with raised hands and compassion gracefully

You Are the Light

You Are the Light Sri Swami Chidananda A disciple rang up and asked for blessings that he may attain Illumination,...

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The Necessity for a Guru

The Necessity for a Guru The Necessity for a Guru Is a guru indispensable in the field of spirituality? It...

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Cast Off This Ego

Cast Off This Ego Sri Swami Sivananda Cast Off This Ego The so-called bewildered and tumultuous world with its never...

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The Thing To Be Known

The Thing To Be Known By Sri Swami Chidananda The Thing To Be Known Early Morning Meditation Talk given in...

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Are Spiritual Practices Necessary?

Are Spiritual Practices Necessary? Sri Swami Chidananda Are Spiritual Practices Necessary? Introduction We speak of the necessity of an awakened...

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The Guru Is Spirit

The Guru Is Spirit By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev...

Swami Krishnananda Saraswati delivering profound spiritual wisdom beneath peaceful trees gracefully

The Best Part of Knowledge

The Best Part of Knowledge By Sri Swami Chidananda The Best Part of Knowledge The whole of the spiritual life...

Swami Sivananda with Lord Rama and Lakshmana

Devotion to the Lord

Devotion to the Lord Sri Swami Sivananda Devotion to the Lord Do you really want God? Do you really thirst...

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Living with Spiritual Paradoxes

Living with Spiritual Paradoxes By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Living with Spiritual Paradoxes Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred...

Swami Sivananda meditating in peaceful solitude

The Rugged Path

The Rugged Path Sri Swami Sivananda The Rugged Path Nothing that is worthwhile is to be achieved without undergoing a...

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“That’s Enough”

“That’s Enough” By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri Swami...

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Triumph Over Materialism

Triumph Over Materialism Sri Swami Sivananda Triumph Over Materialism From the tiniest creature to the mightiest gods, the entire creation...

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We Want Two Identities

We Want Two Identities By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev...

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Our World Viewpoint

Our World Viewpoint By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri...

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The Doctrine of Grace

The Doctrine of Grace Sri Swami Sivananda You can notice Lord’s grace in every inch of His Creation. In a...

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Be Ever Vigilant

Be Ever Vigilant Sri Swami Sivananda Be Ever Vigilant The workings of Maya are so very subtle, so very difficult...

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Take Refuge NOW!

Take Refuge NOW! By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri...

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Reveal Your Inherent Divinity

Reveal Your Inherent Divinity Sri Swami Chidananda Radiant immortal Atman! Beloved children of Light! My first request to you, is:...

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A New Angle of Vision

A New Angle of Vision By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of...

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Testing Our Spiritual Life

Testing Our Spiritual Life By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev...

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The Practice of Truth

The Practice of Truth By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev...

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Bases of Spiritual Sadhana

Bases of Spiritual Sadhana Sri Swami Sivananda A man abandoning society and activity as evil and shutting himself up in...

Swami Sivananda delivering inspiring spiritual discourse indoors

Glory of Ramanama

Glory of Ramanama Sri Swami Sivananda Blessed Immortal Self, It gives me great pleasure to send you this short message...

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The Key To Your Transformation

The Key To Your Transformation Sri Swami Chidananda Radiant Atman! The words aviveki, viveki and sadhaka refer to three different types of individuals. An aviveki is...

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Practise Your Conviction

Practise Your Conviction By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri...

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