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Important Sadhana in Bhakti Yoga

Important Sadhana in Bhakti Yoga by Swami Sivananda Self-surrender is complete surrendering of the self to God. Self-surrender makes the...

Swami Hridayananda Mataji receiving blessings from Sri Gurudev

Sitkari

Sitkari Fold the tongue so that the tip of the tongue might touch the upper palate and draw the air...

Swami Sivananda wearing flower garland gazing thoughtfully with serene expression always

Ujjayi

Ujjayi Sit in Padmasana or Siddhasana. Close the mouth. Inhale slowly through both the nostrils in a smooth, uniform manner...

Swami Sivananda with devotees during spiritual discourse

Essentials in Bhakti Yoga Sadhana

Essentials in Bhakti Yoga Sadhana by Swami Sivananda There are different types of mind. People have different tastes, tendencies, temperaments,...

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Surya Bheda

Surya Bheda Sit on Padmasana or Siddhasana. Close the eyes. Keep the left nostril closed with your right ring and...

Concentration and Meditation book cover by Swami Sivananda

Rhythmical Breathing

Rhythmical Breathing The breathing in men and women is very irregular. In exhalation the Prana goes out 16 digits and...

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Pranayama in Savasana

Pranayama in Savasana Lie down on the back, quiet at ease, over a blanket. Keep the hands on the ground...

Swami Hridayananda Mataji receiving blessings from Sri Gurudev

Pranayama While Walking

Pranayama While Walking Walk with head up, shoulders back and with chest expanded. Inhale slowly through both nostrils counting OM...

Swami Sivananda with disciple during Dhyana meditation

Bhakti Yoga Sadhana

Bhakti Yoga Sadhana by Swami Sivananda OUTLINES OF BHAKTI YOGA SADHANA What is Bhakti? Bhakti or devotion is supreme Love...

Swami Omkar spiritual portrait collage

Pranayama During Meditation

Pranayama During Meditation If you do concentration and meditation, Pranayama comes by itself. The breath becomes slower and slower. You...

Swami Sivananda beside the sacred Ganges river

Karma Yoga Sadhana

Karma Yoga Sadhana Service is Essential You must completely engross and saturate yourself in service. It is no use sitting...

Swami Sivananda teaching disciples outdoors beside sacred river with peaceful guidance

Sadhana for Controlling Anger

Sadhana for Controlling Anger By Swami Sivananda Anger destroys all spiritual merits in a moment. It is all-consuming and all-polluting,...

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Sadhana for the Subjugation of Hatred

Sadhana for the Subjugation of Hatred by Swami Sivananda Adveshta Sarvabhutanam Maitrah Karuna Eva ChaNirmamo Nirahankarah Samaduhkhasukhah Kshamee A Bhagavata...

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Various Methods of Mind-Control

Various Methods of Mind-Control by Swami Sivananda The mind can be controlled by Abhyasa and Vairagya. Abhyasa is constant effort...

Concentration and Meditation book cover by Swami Sivananda

Kundalini Pranayama

Kundalini Pranayama In this Pranayama, the Bhavana is more important than the ratio between Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka. Sit in...

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The Essence of Sadhana

The Essence of Sadhana by Swami Sivananda A Raja Yogi slowly ascends the Yogic ladder along the eight steps, viz.,...

Swami Sivananda compassionately serving a patient with selfless love and healing

Easy Comfortable Pranayama

Easy Comfortable Pranayama (Sukha Purvaka) Sit on Padmasana or Siddhasana in your meditation room, before the picture of your Ishta...

Hindu monk delivering a spiritual discourse before a portrait of Swami Sivananda

Kapalabhati

Kapalabhati ‘Kapala’ is a Sanskrit word; it means skull. ‘Bhati’ means to shine. The term ‘Kapalabhati’ means an exercise that...

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Pranayama Exercises

Pranayama Exercises EXERCISE NO. 1 Sit on Padmasana. Close your eyes. Concentrate on Trikuti (the space between the two eyebrows)....

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Some Secerets of Sadhana

Some Secerets of Sadhana by Swami Sivananda Through the practice of Pranayama, the Sadhaka can attain long life. A healthy...

Swami Sivananda with Reverend Ralph Richard Kaithahn and daughter during spiritual meeting

Three Types of Pranayama

Three Types of Pranayama There are three types of Pranayama, viz., Adhama, Madhyama and Uttama (inferior, middle and superior). The...

Ahamkara

Varieties of Pranayama

Varieties of Pranayama “Bahya-abhyantara-stambha-vrittih-desa–kaala- sankhyabhih paridrishto deergha-sukshmah.” Yoga Sutras-Ch. II-50 Pranayama is regarded lengthy or subtle according to its three...

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Control of Breath

Control of Breath The first important step is to master the Asana of posture or to control the body. The...

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Bases of Spiritual Sadhana

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

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What is Pranayama?

What is Pranayama? Tasmin sati svasaprasvasayor-gativicchedah pranayamah -“Regulation of breath or the control of Prana is the stoppage of inhalation...

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Matra

Matra The time taken in making a round of the palm of the hand, neither very slow nor very quickly...

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Seek God Within

Seek God Within by Swami Sivananda Seek God within you, in your heart. Seek him not elsewhere. Seek him with...

Swami Sivananda seated beside Ganga river image

Guide to Sadhakas

Guide to Sadhakas by Swami Sivananda The first thing a spiritual aspirant has to acquire is mastery over the mind....

Swami Sivananda portrait with floral frame symbolizing divine love

Avasthas (Stages)

Avasthas (Stages) ARAMBHA AVASTHA Pranava (OM) should be chanted with three Matras (prolonged intonations). This is for the destruction of...

Swami Sivananda seated wearing sacred garlands image

Sankirtan Yoga

Sankirtan Yoga by Swami Sivananda Sankirtan is singing God’s name with feeling (Bhava), love (Prema) and faith (Sraddha). In Sankirtan...

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

Three Bandhas

Three Bandhas There are four Bhedas (piercing of divisions) viz., Surya, Ujjayi, Sitali and Basti. Through these four ways, when...

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Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga by Swami Sivananda Kundalini Sakti is the coiled-up, dormant, cosmic power that underlies all organic as well as...

Swami Sivananda teaching disciples during outdoor spiritual study session

Asanas for Pranayama

Asanas for Pranayama PADMASANA (LOTUS POSE) This is also known by the name Kamalasana. Kamala means lotus. When the Asana...

Swami Sivananda overlooking peaceful riverside landscape

Nada Yoga

Nada Yoga by Swami Sivananda Sit in Padmasana or Siddhasana or Sukhasana. Close the ears with the thumbs. This is...

Swami Sivananda radiating divine light and universal goodness

Dietetic Discipline

Dietetic Discipline The proficient in Yoga should abandon articles of food detrimental to the practice of Yoga. He should give...

Swami Sivananda blessing a seated devotee

Hatha Yoga

Hatha Yoga by Swami Sivananda Hatha Yoga relates to the restraint of breath (Pranayama), Asanas, Bandhas and Mudras. ‘Ha’ and...

Swami Sivananda wearing flower garland gazing thoughtfully with serene expression always

Japa Yoga, The Easy Sadhana

Japa Yoga, The Easy Sadhana by Swami Sivananda Name and Nami are inseparable. Remember His Name. Chant His Name. Sing...

Real Education, Atma-Svarajya

The Meditation Room

The Meditation Room Have a separate meditation room under lock and key. Never allow anyone to enter the room. Keep...

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Obstacles in Yoga

Obstacles in Yoga by Swami Sivananda A lecture delivered in the Willoughby Memorial Hall, Lakshmipur, by Swami Sivananda Sarasvati, on...

Swami Sivananda teaching yoga of equanimity peacefully

he five Essentials

He five Essentials Five things are necessary for practising Pranayama. First a good place; second, a suitable time; third, moderate,...

Sri Swami Sivananda discussing the philosophy of Bhakti with disciples

Yogic Diet

Yogic Diet by Swami Sivananda A diet that is wholly conducive to the practice of Yoga and spiritual progress is...

Spiritual teacher guiding students through Vedanta wisdom beside peaceful riverside together

Yogic Discipline

Yogic Discipline by Swami Sivananda A lecture delivered in the Hallett Hall, Gaya, by Swami Sivananda Sarasvati on March 3,...

Swami Sivananda explaining law of causation

Kundalini & Chakras

Kundalini & Chakras KUNDALINI Kundalini is the serpent power or sleeping Sakti, that has 3 coils with face downwards, in...

Swami Sivananda smiling peacefully inspiring prayers devotion wisdom and meditation

Yoga Sadhana

Yoga Sadhana by Swami Sivananda Sadhana means any spiritual practice that aids the aspirant to realise God. It is a...

Swami Sivananda guiding disciple during spiritual discussion

Practical Lessons in Yoga

Practical Lessons in Yoga by Swami Sivananda Yoga Philosophy is one of the six systems of Hindu Philosophy which exist...

Swami Sivananda Saraswati seated in meditation with radiant spiritual aura

Nadis

Nadis Nadis are astral tubes made up of astral matter that carry Pranic currents. They can be seen by the...

Swami Sivananda with flower garland spreading love and goodness

The Yoga Of Synthesis

The Yoga Of Synthesis by Swami Sivananda Some maintain that the practice of Karma Yoga alone is the only means...

Swami Sivananda with Reverend Ralph Richard Kaithahn and daughter during spiritual meeting

Hints For Aspirants

Hints For Aspirants by Swami Sivananda You can learn many spiritual lessons from the baby. The baby has a message...

Swami Sivananda walking with devotees under umbrella

Vedanta And Other Schools

Vedanta And Other Schools by Swami Sivananda According to Sankhya philosophy there is no Prana Tattva. Prana is combined function...

Law of Resistance

Vedantic Lore

Vedantic Lore by Swami Sivananda The Infinite is Bliss. The Infinite only is Bliss. The Infinite is Brahman or Atman...

Swami Sivananda teaching Karma Yoga principles

Nature of Brahman

Nature of Brahman by Swami Sivananda Ananta, Nirakara, Nirguna, Nirvisesha, Adrishta are His negative attributes. Satchidananda, Satyam, Santam, Jnanam are...

Swami Sivananda beside river sharing timeless spiritual wisdom

The Lungs

The Lungs It will not be out of place here to mention a word on lungs and their functions. The...

Swami Sivananda seated in orange robes garlanded

What Is Brahman?

What Is Brahman? by Swami Sivananda Brahman or the Supreme Self is beyond time and space, causation. He is limitless....

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

The Path of Spiritual Insight

The Path of Spiritual Insight by Swami Sivananda Jnana Yoga is the path of knowledge. Moksha is attained through Knowledge...

Swami Sivananda studying sacred scriptures surrounded by books and spiritual literature

Prana and Pranayama

Prana and Pranayama Pranayama is an exact science. It is the fourth Anga or limb of Ashtanga Yoga. “Tasmin Sati...

Swami Sivananda sitting outside and reading book.

Practice of Meditation

Practice of Meditation by Swami Sivananda Meditation is the only royal road to the attainment of salvation or Moksha. Meditation...

Divine Life Society Rishikesh guru wearing flower garland seated peacefully

CONTROL OF MIND

CONTROL OF MIND By Swami Sivananda Life in this physical plane is a mere preparation for the eternal life of...

Swami Sivananda teaching Maya and Avidya

Mind and Its Mysteries

Mind and Its Mysteries by Swami Sivananda Just as a busy officer works alone in a room by closing all...

Gurudev teaching devoted disciples beside peaceful riverside

Raja Yoga

Raja Yoga by Swami Sivananda Mind is a mysterious something which is really nothing but does everything. It is born...

Hindu monk delivering a spiritual discourse before a portrait of Swami Sivananda

What is Prana?

What is Prana? “He who knows Prana knows Vedas” is the important declaration of the Srutis. You will find in...

Devotees gathered around Sri Swami Sivananda during a spiritual discourse and devotional gathering

An Exact Science

An Exact Science by Swami Sivananda Raja Yoga is an exact science. It aims at controlling all thought-waves or mental...

Swami Sivananda wearing beautiful flower garlands

Raja Yoga

Raja Yoga by Swami Sivananda Mind is a mysterious something which is really nothing but does everything. It is born...

Woman practicing Nadi Shodhana Pranayama in a peaceful outdoor setting

Pranayama

Pranayama Today, for quick travel, the material world presents us the Railway, Steamers, Aeroplanes and so forth, but the Yogins...

Swami Sivananda garlanded portrait photograph

Faith in God

Faith in God By Swami Sivananda Reason is impotent. Faith is omnipotent. Weak reason is defeated by strong reason. A...

Sri Aurobindo blessing young devotee lovingly

Who Is A Devotee?

Who Is A Devotee? by Swami Sivananda He who has no attachment for the objects of the world, who is...

Swami Sivananda playing veena peacefully

Develop Cosmic Love

Develop Cosmic Love by Swami Sivananda O man, where do you search for God? All these forms are manifestations of...

Sri Aurobindo blessing young devotee lovingly

Para Bhakti

Para Bhakti by Swami Sivananda You can have Darshan of Lord Siva in this very life. Many have realised. You...

Swami Rama Tirtha meditating peacefully seated

Bhava in Bhakti

Bhava in Bhakti By Swami Sivananda In Bhakti Yoga, there are five kinds of Bhava (mental attitudes) viz., Santa Bhava,...

Swami Sivananda with devotees and disciples at a spiritual gathering

Different Kinds of Bhakti

Different Kinds of Bhakti by Swami Sivananda If the devotee loves God for some time and loves his wife, son,...

Secret of Karma Yoga, What is this Ego?

Lord Gauranga

Lord Gauranga (Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama...

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

Nimbarkacharya

Nimbarkacharya There lived a great ascetic named Aruna Muni in Vaiduryapattnam, on the banks of the Godavari, in Andhra Pradesh...

Swami Sivananda with flower garland spreading love and goodness

Vallabhacharya

Vallabhacharya Vallabhacharya, the founder of the Vaishnavite cult of Rajasthan and Gujarat, was born of Lakshmana Bhatta and Illamma in...

Swami Sivananda delivering inspiring spiritual discourse indoors

Madhvacharya

Madhvacharya Madhvacharya was a great religious reformer and an orthodox commentator on the Brahma Sutras and the ten Upanishads. He...

Swami Sivananda playing veena with joyful devotion

Ramanujacharya

Ramanujacharya In the year 1017 A.D., Ramanuja was born in the village of Perumbudur, about twenty-five miles west of Madras....

Swami Sivananda wearing sacred flower garland

Adi Sankaracharya

Adi Sankaracharya Introduction Chaos pervaded all through India in the matter of religion and philosophy. Sect after sect, such as...

Swami Sivananda with devotees and disciples at a spiritual gathering

Acharyas

Acharyas When Hinduism degenerated on account of creeping in of superstitious beliefs and false worship, various reformers appeared to purge...

Swami Sivananda meditating beneath Om symbol

Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak by Swami Sivananda Birth Whenever there is a big catastrophe in the land, whenever there is decline of...

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Prophet Mohammed

Prophet Mohammed by Swami Sivananda MOHAMMED, known as the Prophet of Islam, was born of the esteemed Qoreish tribes in...

Swami Sivananda studying sacred scriptures surrounded by books and spiritual literature

What Is Bhakti?

What Is Bhakti? by Swami Sivananda Bhakti comes from the word “Bhaj” which means ‘to be attached or devoted to’....

Ancient Indian yogi meditating in peaceful posture

Brahman or God Exists

Brahman or God Exists by Swami Sivananda Para Brahman cannot be demonstrated. But it is possible to infer the existence...

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