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My Years With The Master

My Years With The Master Swami Sivananda I was an arrogant boy on leave from the army. It meant that...

Lord Skanda with the Vel and peacock bestowing divine blessings

Skanda Shashti Message (1945)

Skanda Shashti Message (1945) By Sri Swami Sivananda Children of Immortality! Hindu festivals and celebrations have more in them than...

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Skanda Sashti

Skanda Sashti By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA PROSTRATIONS and humble salutations to Lord Subramanya, the Supreme Being, who is the ruler...

Lord Shiva meditating beneath the full moon in divine serenity

Siva–The Mystic Night

Siva–The Mystic Night By SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA A talk given on 22nd of February, 1973, a week before Maha-Sivaratri. We...

Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati seated together in the Himalayas

Sivaratri Message

Sivaratri Message By Sri Swami Sivananda Taken from Divine Life Magazine 1948 Sivaratri is the “Blessed Night”, the “Night of...

Lord Shiva meditating in Padmasana on Mount Kailash

Shivaratri

Shivaratri By Sri Swami Sivananda This falls on the 13th (or 14th) day of the dark half of Phalgun (February-March)....

Swami Sivananda portrait with peaceful expression

The Last Days

The Last Days Sri N. Ananthanarayanan. IT WAS the year 1960. In the Sivananda Ashram, after Arati at the night...

Adi Shankaracharya teaching disciples the wisdom of Advaita Vedanta

Sankara–The Genius

Sankara–The Genius By SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA *Sankara Jayanti Message given on the 17th of May, 1972. Today is Vaisakha Sukla...

Adi Shankaracharya teaching disciples beside a peaceful riverside hermitage

Sankara Jayanthi

Sankara Jayanthi By Sri Swami Chidananda Radiant Atman! This week we will observe the jayanti (birthday) of Adi-Sankaracharya, one of the greatest of...

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Last Days

Last Days Sri Swami Venkatesananda All who want sannyas should take initiation on the next Sivaratri day.” This pronouncement was...

The Four Vedas – Foundation of Hindu Wisdom

Sankara Jayanti Message

Sankara Jayanti Message By Sri Swami Sivananda Beloved Aspirants! “Religion is realisation. It is not mere learning, or dialectic.” This...

Way to Rama Rajya

Way to Rama Rajya By Sri Swami Sivananda Blessed Immortal Selves! Out of the fullness of my heart and love...

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Ramnavmi

Ramnavmi By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram SALUTATIONS to Lord Rama, an Incarnation of...

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Raksha Bandhan

Raksha Bandhan By Sri Swami Sivananda RAKSHA BANDHAN is called Avani Avittam in South India. This falls on the full...

Sri Radha adorned with flowers and divine ornaments radiating devotion

Sri Radha–The Divine Mystery

Sri Radha–The Divine Mystery By SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA Sri Radhashtami is a joyous occasion observed throughout the country, especially in...

Swami Sivananda standing peacefully beside sacred riverside

Gurudev Lived To Serve All

Gurudev Lived To Serve All Sri Swami Chidananda “Serve all. Love all. Service of humanity is worship of God. There...

Swami Sivananda meditating peacefully on the banks of the Ganga

Guru Seva

Guru Seva Sri Swami Chidananda The glorious promise given by the Lord in the Gita Sloka: यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य...

Anubandha Chathusthaya spiritual teacher standing in traditional white robes peacefully

Guru and Disciple

Guru and Disciple Sri Swami Venkatesananda In his books Swamiji has given the essence of traditional teaching, imparting to those...

Sacred Shiva Linga decorated for Pradosha Vrat worship with flowers and lamps

Pradosha Vrata

Pradosha Vrata By Sri Swami Sivananda ALL THINGS in this vast creation function upon definite cosmic laws or laws of...

Maharishi Yajnavalkya teaching spiritual wisdom and Vedic knowledge

Guru and Disciple

Guru and Disciple DR. B. G. ADHVARYOO(Sri Swami Yajnavalkyananda) INTRODUCTION Thousands of people flock to Ananda Kutir every year for...

Goddess Durga blessing Arjuna before the Kurukshetra battle

Devi Worship — 1949

Devi Worship — 1949 Sri Swami Sivananda Sarvamangala Mangalye Sive Sarvarthasadhike,Saranye Tryambake Devi Narayani Namostute O Narayani, Devi, the Three-eyed,...

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Dussera Message — 1942

Dussera Message — 1942 By Sri Swami Sivananda Salutations to Sri Durga, Mother Divine who exists in all beings in...

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Durga Puja or Navaratri

Durga Puja or Navaratri By Sri Swami Sivananda SALUTATIONS to the Divine Mother, Durga, who exists in all beings in...

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Shintoism

Shintoism By Sri Swami Sivananda Shinto is an all-pervading indefinable way which is quite universal. Shinto or Kaminomichi or the...

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Confucianism

Confucianism By Sri Swami Sivananda Confucius was born in 551 B.C. in the feudal State of Lu, a portion of...

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Taoism

Taoism By Sri Swami Sivananda ‘Tao’ is a Chinese word meaning ‘way’, ‘way of Heaven’, ‘Path’ or ‘road’ or ‘method’....

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Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism By Sri Swami Sivananda  Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism are world religions but Zoroastrianism is just a national religion now though...

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Sufism

Sufism By Sri Swami Sivananda  Sufism is liberal Islam, with a colouring of Vedanta. Sufism is Islamic in origin. Sufism...

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The Spiritual Significance of Ramzan

The Spiritual Significance of Ramzan By Sri Swami Chidananda The Prayer “Asato Maa Sat-Gamaya, Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya, Mrityor Maa Amritam-Gamaya” epitomises...

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Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come By Sri Swami Chidananda Christmas Message from the book Awake! Realise Your Divinity! We are fortunate to have...

Swami Sivananda seated in meditation holding staff against Himalayan mountain backdrop portrait

Glory to Gurudev, Our Ideal

Glory to Gurudev, Our Ideal Speech on the Thirty-Ninth Birthday Celebrations I am happy that this Birthday was celebrated. At...

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Essence Of Christianity

Essence Of Christianity By Sri Swami Chidananda To be rooted in the Divine, to be guided by the Divine, to...

Swami Sivananda portrait inspiring devotion and wisdom

Divine Life Society

Divine Life Society Swami Sivananda When the Master left his job in Malaya and sailed for India, it was to...

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Christ-Consciousness

Christ-Consciousness By SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA ‘Empty thyself and I shall fill thee.’ This is a wondrous single sentence message of Jesus...

Swami Sivananda with devotees and disciples at a spiritual gathering

Divine Life

Divine Life Swami Sivananda Divine Life movement is a plan of life and a goal that is common and acceptable...

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Behold Jesus In Thy Midst

Behold Jesus In Thy Midst By Sri Swami Sivananda Prostrations, prostrations; crores of times at the Holy Feet of Lord...

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A Call To Rebirth

A Call To Rebirth By Sri Swami Chidananda When Nicodemus came to Jesus Christ secretly one night He said: “Except...

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Dissemination of Knowledge

Dissemination of Knowledge Swami Sivananda The habit of giving was ingrained in Sivananda. As a boy at Pattamadai, he shared...

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Christianity

Christianity By Sri Swami Sivananda Christianity derives its name from Christ. Christianity speaks of a personal God. There is not...

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Judaism

Judaism By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA Judaism constitutes the religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined in the laws...

Jain Tirthankara meditating with celestial devotees gathered

Jainism

Jainism By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA “Jain” or more properly speaking “Jaina” means a follower of Jina, which is applied to...

Large Buddha statue in peaceful meditation outdoors

Buddhism

Buddhism By Sri Swami Sivananda ‘Om Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma-Sambuddhasa!’ ‘Honour to the Blessed One, the Holy One, All-Wise!’ Buddham...

Meditating devotee watching the sunrise by river

Sun–The Eye of the World

Sun–The Eye of the World By SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA In Sanskrit, Makara Sankranti means the time when the sun crosses the tropic...

Swami Hridayananda Mataji receiving blessings from Sri Gurudev

Tantra Yoga

Tantra Yoga Swami Sivananda Introduction Sanskrit literature can be classified under six orthodox heads and four secular heads. They are:...

Lord Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to protect devotees

Sri Krishna–The Purna Avatara

Sri Krishna–The Purna Avatara By Sri Swami Krishnananda The Jayanti of Bhagavan Sri Krishna, also known as Sri Krishna Janmashtami,...

Lord Vishnu appearing before Dhruva in divine vision

The Divine Advent

The Divine Advent By Sri Swami Chidananda As we move towards the auspicious and blessed day of Sri Krishna Janmashtami,...

Child Lord Krishna playing flute by peaceful river

The Human Ideal

The Human Ideal The Human Ideal Spiritual Wisdom Sri Swami Sivananda Krishna Jayanti Message Blessed Selves, The birth of Sri...

Lord Krishna revealing Vishvarupa to Arjuna, Stories Of Mahabharat

Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami Gospel of Lord Krishna By Sri Swami Sivananda Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya This is the birthday of Lord...

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Holi

Holi By Sri Swami Sivananda IN DAYS of yore, there were communities of cannibals in India. They caused much havoc....

Swami Sivananda meditating with radiant spiritual aura symbolizing timeless wisdom, peace, and divine enlightenment

Foundation of Yoga

Foundation of Yoga Sri Swami Sivananda Foundation of Yoga Spiritual Wisdom Develop virtues like generosity, forgiveness and love. Mere Yogic Kriyas alone...

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Strength And Humility

Strength And Humility By Sri Swami Chidananda The worship of Lord Hanuman is an ideal that requires our attention and...

Portrait collage of Swami Sivananda with inspiring moments from his spiritual life and teachings

Yoga Defined

Yoga Defined Yoga Defined Spiritual Wisdom by Sri Swami Sivananda The word ‘Yoga’ comes from a Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’ which...

Lord Hanuman seated in meditation and devotion

Hanuman Jayanthi

Hanuman Jayanthi By Sri Swami Sivananda Om Sri Hanumate Namah SRI HANUMAN is worshipped all over India–either alone or together...

Ancient guru teaching disciples under sacred tree

Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima By Sri Swami Sivananda THE FULL moon day in the month of Ashad (July-August) is an extremely auspicious...

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Brahmacharya (Celibacy)

Brahmacharya (Celibacy) Sri Swami Sivananda Brahmacharya Celibacy Spiritual Wisdom Guide INTRODUCTION Brahmacharya is a divine word. It is the sum...

Bhagavad Gita book with Lord Krishna and Arjuna

Message of the Gita

Message of the Gita By Sri Swami Sivananda My amiable friends! Many Gita Jayantis have come and gone and yet...

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Satyam (Truth)

Satyam (Truth) INTRODUCTION Truth is the seat of God. Truth is God. Truth alone triumphs. Truth is the basic law...

Lord Krishna guiding Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita Yoga

Bhagavad Gita Yoga By Sri Swami Sivananda The Bhagavad Gita is a gospel of the life spiritual. It concerns not...

Swami Sivananda compassionately serving a patient with selfless love and healing

Ahimsa (Non-violence)

Ahimsa (Non-violence) Sri Swami Sivananda INTRODUCTION In the regeneration and divinisation of man, the first step is to eliminate his...

Lord Dattatreya with sacred cow and four faithful dogs

The Sishya (Disciple)

The Sishya (Disciple) Sri Swami Sivananda INTRODUCTION A disciple is he who follows the instructions of the Guru to the...

Lord Krishna and Arjuna witnessing the divine revelation

Gita Jayanti

Gita Jayanti By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA THE HOLY Gita Jayanti, or the birthday of the Bhagavad Gita, is celebrated throughout India by all the...

Vedantic guru meditating before Himalayan mountains inspiring spiritual wisdom peacefully

The Role of the Guru

The Role of the Guru Sri Swami Sivananda INTRODUCTION The Guru is God Himself manifesting in a personal form to...

Hindu guru teaching Sanatana Dharma to devoted disciples

A Good Beginning

A Good Beginning By Sri Swami Chidananda A Good Beginning Spiritual Wisdom Guide Loving adorations to the spiritual presence of...

Ganesh Chaturthi procession with grand Lord Ganesha idol

Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi By Sri Swami Sivananda Ganesh Chaturthi Spiritual Joy and Devotion SALUTATIONS to Lord Ganesha who is Brahman Himself,...

Lord Vishnu resting on Shesha during Yoga Nidra

Significance of Ekadasi

Significance of Ekadasi By Sri Swami Krishnananda Significance of Ekadasi Spiritual Wisdom Guide   Ekadasi is a Sanskrit word, which means ‘the...

Hindu priests performing sacred Vedic yajna fire ritual

Yajna–Quintessence Culture of India

Yajna – Quintessence Culture of India By SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA Yajnarthat-karmano-nyatra lokoyam karmabandhanah;Tadartham karma kaunteya muktasangah samachara. “The world is...

Devotees lighting diyas in a beautiful spiritual rangoli

Can We Rejoice Always?

Can We Rejoice Always? By Sri Swami Chidananda Dipavali is the day when there is light everywhere. There are reunions...

Glowing diyas with marigold flowers symbolizing divine light

The Indestructible Divine Seed

The Indestructible Divine Seed Deepavali Message, 1949. Light, light, dazzling light everywhere! May our obeisance be to the Light of...

Colorful Deepavali diyas glowing with festive spiritual light

Deepavali

Deepavali By Sri Swami Sivananda Deepavali Festival of Light DEEPAVALI or Diwali means “a row of lights”. It falls on...

Trimurti of Brahma Vishnu and Shiva on lotus

The Divine Trinity

The Divine Trinity Sri Swami Chidananda The Divine Trinity Worshipful homage unto Dattatreya, the trimurti avatara, the divine son of the austere...

Lord Dattatreya with sacred cow and four faithful dogs

Dattatreya Jayanthi

Dattatreya Jayanthi Sri Swami Sivananda Dattatreya Jayanthi Spiritual Wisdom Om Namo Bhagavate Dattatreyaya DATTATREYA Jayanthi falls during December-January on the...

His Holiness Sri Swami Venkatesananda Saraswati with devotee

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION Introduction Spiritual Wisdom and Knowledge Guide The Guru is God Himself manifesting in a personal form to guide the...

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Hinduism

Hinduism Sri Swami Sivananda Hinduism is the religion of the Hindus. It is the oldest of all living religions. Hinduism...

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Yoga and Christianity

Yoga and Christianity By SRI SWAMI CHIDANANDA Yoga and Christianity Spiritual Wisdom I shall speak to you at some length...

Symbols of world religions representing faith and spiritual paths

What is Religion?

What is Religion? SWAMI KRISHNANANDA New Year is fast approaching and we will be in another year within a couple...

Lord Buddha teaching Dharma beneath the sacred Bodhi tree

Authentic Religion

Authentic Religion Authentic Religion Spiritual Wisdom Authentic Religion Offered to the delegates of the 1993 Parliament of World Religions with...

Symbols representing freedom of religion and religious harmony

Religious Freedom

Religious Freedom Religious Freedom Spiritual Values Swami Venkatesananda It is good to remind ourselves at this point that technically the...

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