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Change Now!

Change Now! By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri Swami...

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A Pointing Finger Sri Swami Chidananda Worshipful homage to the eternal, Universal Spirit Divine, that Worshipful Cosmic Being who is...

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The Rationale Behind Prayer

The Rationale Behind Prayer By Sri Swami Chidananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev...

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Practice of Meditation

Practice of Meditation Sri Swami Sivananda Meditation is doubtless difficult. It will be very difficult, nay indeed impossible for a...

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The Right Bhav

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

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The Good News

The Good News By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Second Early Morning Meditation Talk given during the Annual Christmas Retreat–Spirituality Means Change–in...

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True Success

True Success By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Fourth Early Morning Meditation Talk given during the Annual Christmas Retreat–Spirituality Means Change–in Gurudev’s...

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Sense of Urgency in Sadhana

Sense of Urgency in Sadhana Sri N. Ananthanarayanan An aspirant put this question once to the Holy Mother of the...

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The Best New Year Resolution

The Best New Year Resolution By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Fifth Early Morning Meditation Talk given during the Annual Christmas Retreat–Spirituality...

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Be Like Babes

Be Like Babes By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri...

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A Divine Life Mission

A Divine Life Mission New Year’s Message Children of God! A New Year of new life has come. Let every...

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Self-Analysis, Self-Reliance, Self-Determination

Self-Analysis, Self-Reliance, Self-Determination Swami Sivananda Self-Analysis, Self-Reliance, Self-Determination Every moment analyse yourself through introspection. Remember the triplet: ‘Self-analysis, Self-reliance, Self-determination’....

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The Moment of Surrender

The Moment of Surrender Sri N. Ananthanarayanan. A very important reason why man should try to realise God is that it...

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Why Do We Not Surrender?

Why Do We Not Surrender? By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of...

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What is Health?

What is Health? Sri Swami Sivananda Introduction What is health? It is that state of equilibrium of the three humours...

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Always Be Positive!

Always Be Positive! By Sri Swami Chidananda One of the favourite sayings of Gurudev, which he both wrote in his...

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We Are the Ultimate Knower

We Are the Ultimate Knower By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of...

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Pleasure and Pain

Pleasure and Pain Sri Swami Sivananda Introduction Pleasure is a particular mental state. It is a kind of exhilaration. Raga...

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Persistence and Surrender

Persistence and Surrender By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri...

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Being Real

Being Real By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri Swami...

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The Heart of The Guru

The Heart of The Guru Sri Swami Chidananda We are now approaching the great annual day of worship of those...

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Real Renunciation

Real Renunciation Real renunciation consists in the renunciation of ‘I-ness’ and ‘mine-ness’ and desires. Moksha does not mean the physical...

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Vedantic Culture

Vedantic Culture Sri Swami Sivananda The Being who is described in the Upanishads is Brahman or Atman or the Self...

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What is Mind

What is Mind Sri Swami Sivananda Mind is the cause for bondage and freedom of man. A mind that is...

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You Are That!

You Are That! By Sri Swami Chidananda Beloved spiritual aspirants! You are seeking something, you are devoted to something, you...

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Abide in the Light

Abide in the Light By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Abide in the Light Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred...

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Freedom from Experiences

Freedom from Experiences By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri...

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Religion is One

Religion is One Sri Swami Sivananda Children of Immortal Being! Peace be unto all! Without peace there is no joy,...

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Ram Navami

Ram Navami By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri Swami...

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New Year Message

New Year Message Sri Swami Chidananda God be with you. The old year 2007 has passed. We are commencing this...

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The Importance of Joy

The Importance of Joy By Sri Swami Chidananda Worshipful homage to that great Reality, the eternal and the infinite, the...

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The Key to Effort

The Key to Effort By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev...

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Back Your Will with Effort

Back Your Will with Effort By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of...

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The Real Cause of Suffering

The Real Cause of Suffering By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of...

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Gurudev’s Way

Gurudev’s Way By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri Swami...

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See God in All

See God in All By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev...

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Spiritualisation of Human Nature

Spiritualisation of Human Nature Sri Swami Sivananda The petty, obstinate egoism which actuates the human personality is a serious obstacle...

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See Yourself Impartially

See Yourself Impartially By Sri Swami Chidananda Worshipful homage to the supreme, eternal, primal Being, the universal Spirit Divine, who...

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Essence of Yoga Vasishtha

Essence of Yoga Vasishtha Sri Swami Sivananda If the four sentinels that wait at the gates of Moksha–Shanti (peace), Vichara...

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The Glory of The Preceptor

The Glory of The Preceptor Sri Swami Sivananda Salutations to Lord Narayana, the Adi Guru! Salutations to the Brahmavid Gurus of ancient Bharatavarsha! Salutations to the...

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The Subtle Awareness

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

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The Importance of Understanding

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

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What is Samadhi?

What is Samadhi Sri Swami Sivananda What is Samadhi Mind and breath are like milk and water. Raja Yoga is...

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Nature of Consciousness

Nature of Consciousness Sri Swami Sivananda It is extremely difficult to define what consciousness means. Words and languages are imperfect....

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Gospel of Holy Aspiration

Gospel of Holy Aspiration The wheel of Time moves on, ideas change, values remodel themselves in the light of circumstances,...

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Vasanas

Vasanas VASANAS—HOW THEY MANIFEST Vasana (desire in subtle form) is a wave in the mind-lake. Its seat is the Karana...

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Prerequisites For Meditation

Prerequisites For Meditation Sri Swami Sivananda For meditation, you want a properly trained instrument. You must have a calm, clear,...

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Necessity of a Guru

Necessity of a Guru Sri Swami Sivananda Just as you can give an orange to a man, so also spiritual...

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The Razor-Edge

The Razor-Edge By Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the Sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri Swami...

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True Happiness

True Happiness True happiness lies in virtue and inner soul and not in earthly possessions. Man has to rise up...

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Everything Is Yoga

Everything Is Yoga By Sri Swami Chidananda Early Morning Meditation Talk given in the sacred Samadhi Hall of Gurudev Sri...

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Call Unto Divine Life

Call Unto Divine Life Sri Swami Chidananda Blessed Children of the Lord and devotees of Gurudev Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj! Salutations...

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Yoga and Meditation

Yoga and Meditation The Philosophical Foundations of Yoga SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS I shall endeavour to portray in simple...

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Main Impediments To Sadhana

Main Impediments To Sadhana Sri Swami Sivananda The spiritual path is thorny, rugged, precipitous, steep and slippery. But it is...

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Why Meditate?

Why Meditate? By Sri Swami Venkatesananda The basic problem in the world today seems to be that there is no...

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What is Meditation?

What is Meditation? By SRI SWAMI SHIVAPREMANANDA In the West, the word meditation means a concentrated state of mind in...

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Raja Yoga

Raja Yoga By Sri Swami Sivananda The Philosophy of Yoga It is said that the original propounder of classical Yoga was Hiranyagarbha Himself. It...

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MEDITATION, WORK AND REST

MEDITATION, WORK AND REST Sri Swami Sivananda A microscopic minority only are fit for whole-time meditation. People like Sadasiva Brahmendra...

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Introduction To Yoga

Introduction To Yoga Sri Swami Sivananda Yoga aims at controlling the mind and its modifications. The practice of Yoga disentangles...

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Preliminaries to Concentration

Preliminaries to Concentration By Sri Swami Sivananda Concentration is fixing the mind on an external object or an internal point....

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Practice of Meditation

Practice of Meditation By Sri N.Ananthanarayanan. A baby’s eyes are riveted on a flower or a butterfly. It keeps looking...

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Absolute Subdual Of The Mind

Absolute Subdual Of The Mind Sri Swami Sivananda Mind, through ignorance and indiscrimination, considers its false personality to be true...

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Mind Control

Mind Control By SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA The “mind” is a name given to the policy of affirming one’s finitude. The...

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On Meditation

On Meditation Sri Swami Sivananda Some time ago, there lived in Karur, a big mercantile town, in Trichinopoly District, a...

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Meditation–Your Only Duty

Meditation–Your Only Duty By Sri Swami Sivananda Meditation is your only duty. You must realise the goal of your life:...

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The Richest Treasure on Earth

The Richest Treasure on Earth Sri Swami Chidananda The Richest Treasure on Earth The eternal message of the ancient sages...

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The Meaning of Meditation

The Meaning of Meditation By SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA “Meditation is the art of uniting with Reality.” – Swami Krishnananda The...

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