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July 8, 2025

Spiritual Diary

Spiritual Diary by Swami Sivananda The Spiritual Diary is a whip for goading the mind towards righteousness and God. If...

Swami Sivananda sitting in orange robes.

Special Instructions

Special Instructions by Swami Sivananda 1. When your house is on fire how daringly you enter the house to take...

Swami Sivananda walking outdoors with peaceful expression

Advice to Aspirants

Advice to Aspirants by Swami Sivananda 1. Vanity, arrogance, self-assertive nature and Rajasic violence are great obstacles in the spiritual...

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Exercises for Developing Sight

Exercises for Developing Sight by Swami Sivananda Whenever you meet a person, look at his figure carefully from top to...

Swami Sivananda holding sacred portrait with reverence

How to Develop Perception and Hearing

How to Develop Perception and Hearing by Swami Sivananda Organs deteriorate if you do not use them properly, just in...

Swami Sivananda smiling during peaceful outdoor meditation

How to Develop the Will-Power

How to Develop the Will-Power by Swami Sivananda Attention, power of endurance, overcoming aversion, dislikes and irritations, fortitude in suffering,...

Swami Sivananda sitting peacefully beside sacred river

Exercises for Memory-Culture

Exercises for Memory-Culture by Swami Sivananda I Here are some easy exercises for memory-culture. Sit on Virasana or Padmasana. Close...

Swami Sivananda playing veena with joyful devotion

Instructions to Aspirants

Instructions to Aspirants by Swami Sivananda Take up memory-culture in the beginning. Take to any exercise that suits you best...

Swami Sivananda wearing garland symbolizing self-surrender

Details of the Spiritual Diary

Details of the Spiritual Diary by Swami Sivananda 1. When did you get up from bed? “Early to bed, early...

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Importance of Keeping a Spiritual Diary

Importance of Keeping a Spiritual Diary by Swami Sivananda The keeping up of a daily spiritual diary is an indispensable...

Swami Sivananda meditating beneath sacred trees

Physical Culture

Physical Culture by Swami Sivananda Physical culture or development of the body is as much important as the development of...

Swami Sivananda seated peacefully symbolizing God's existence

Thought Culture

Thought Culture by Swami Sivananda This is also another vital subject. Very few people know this art or science. Even...

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Bhava Culture

Bhava Culture by Swami Sivananda Bhava is a Sanskrit term; there is no proper equivalent in English. It means mental...

Swami Sivananda teaching Karma Yoga principles

Ethical Culture

Ethical Culture by Swami Sivananda Do you know the reason why I have chosen this subject as the third item?...

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Sadhana Tattva or The Science of Seven Cultures

Sadhana Tattva or The Science of Seven Cultures by Swami Sivananda Introduction An ounce of practice is better than tons...

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Twenty Important Spiritual Instructions

Twenty Important Spiritual Instructions by Swami Sivananda 1. Get up at 4 a.m. daily. This is Brahmamuhurta which is extremely...

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Realise

Realise by Swami Sivananda The realization of oneness in all existences, manifested and unmanifested, is the goal of human life.Until...

Swami Sivananda blessing devoted disciple with compassion

Self-Realisation

Self-Realisation by Swami Sivananda Behind this world-show, behind these physical phenomena, behind these names and forms, behind the feelings, thoughts,...

Swami Sivananda explaining Raja Yoga objectives

Benifits of Meditation

Benifits of Meditation by Swami Sivananda 1. This world is full of miseries and sufferings. If you want to get...

Sri Swami Sivananda standing peacefully in nature near a riverside

Kinds of Meditation

Kinds of Meditation by Swami Sivananda 1. There are different kinds of meditation. A particular kind is best suited for...

Auxiliaries of Meditation

Auxiliaries of Meditation by Swami Sivananda (a)WHAT IS MEDITATION 1. Meditation is the flow of continuous thought on one thing...

Swami Sivananda overlooking peaceful riverside landscape

Meditate

Meditate by Swami Sivananda Meditation is the keeping up of the one idea-be it of Nirguna Brahman, Saguna Brahman, image...

Sri Swami Sivananda seated peacefully beside a lake with mountains in the background

Wisdom

Wisdom by Swami Sivananda GIVE UP ATTACHMENT Attachment is the first child of Maya. This whole Lila of the Lord...

Swami Sivananda inspires seekers through divine experiences

Surrender to the Lord

Surrender to the Lord by Swami Sivananda Sadhana or spiritual practice should make you ever cheerful, more concentrated, joyful, balanced,...

Swami Sivananda with devotees and disciples at a spiritual gathering

Signs of Spiritual Growth

Signs of Spiritual Growth by Swami Sivananda Sadhana or spiritual practice should make you ever cheerful, more concentrated, joyful, balanced,...

Swami Sivananda explaining mental discipline and mind states

Adapt, Adjust, Accomodate

Adapt, Adjust, Accomodate by Swami Sivananda Bear insult. Bear injury. This is the essence of all Sadhana. This is the...

Swami Sivananda wearing flower garland smiling peacefully

Serve, Love, Give, Purify

Serve, Love, Give, Purify by Swami Sivananda Become a Karma Yogi and work for the well-being of the world. You...

Swami Sivananda sharing simple living and wisdom daily

The Universal Prayer

The Universal Prayer by Swami Sivananda O Adorable Lord of Mercy and Love!Salutations and prostrations unto Thee.Thou art Satchidananda.Thou art...

Swami Sivananda meditating peacefully in serene natural surroundings

Power

Power by Swami Sivananda Aspire Fervently Give up thirsting for sensual objects. Cling fast to the faith in the Divinity....

Swami Sivananda with disciple beside sacred Ganges river

Glory of Sadachara or Right Conduct

Glory of Sadachara or Right Conduct by Swami Sivananda 1. A man, who has attached ethical perfection by the continued...

Swami Sivananda teaching disciples in gathering image

Ethics as Means to Yoga

Ethics as Means to Yoga by Swami Sivananda 1. All aspirants commit mistakes now in jumping to Samadhi and Dhyana...

Swami Sivananda seated with sacred flower garland

Ethical Discipline

Ethical Discipline by Swami Sivananda 1. ‘Atman or Self is one. There is one common consciousness in all beings. All...

Sri Swami Sivananda seated outdoors with a traditional veena in a serene mountain setting

Sadachara or Right Conduct

Sadachara or Right Conduct by Swami Sivananda 1. Ethics or ethical science treats about Sadachara or right conduct, morality or...

Light

Light by Swami Sivananda DO YOU REALLY WANT GOD? Do you really want God? Do you really thirst for His...

Swami Sivananda teaching self-analysis to devotees

Qualifications of Aspirants

Qualifications of Aspirants by Swami Sivananda Who is a qualified person for attaining immortality? That man who has shaken off...

Swami Sivananda walking with devotees discussing mind control

Guru and Disciple

Guru and Disciple by Swami Sivananda One who is versed in Vedas, who has knowledge of Brahman, who has a...

Swami Sivananda with disciples beside river discussing spiritual psychology together

Necessity for A Guru

Necessity for A Guru by Swami Sivananda Knowledge of the Self can be attained only by the Grace of the...

Swami Sivananda explaining theory of creation

Purity and Contentment

Purity and Contentment by Swami Sivananda Sauca is internal and external purity. External purity generates pure thoughts. Practice of sauca...

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Purity

Purity by Swami Sivananda A Bania once approached a Sadhu for initiation. The Sadhu said, “Wait, I will initiate you...

Swami Sivananda with devotees symbolizing mind control

What you need

What you need by Swami Sivananda FAITH, THE GREATEST THING Faith is sraddha. Faith is the greatest thing in the...

Swami Sivananda seated peacefully beside river inspiring spiritual self-mastery daily

Aspiration and Achievement

Aspiration and Achievement by Swami Sivananda Good intentions alone will not do. They must be backed up by good actions....

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