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Bhakti Yoga
Akhanda Kirtan
For the April/May/June 2012 e-Newsletter “Music has so much power that it can free your ego. Through kirtan you can reach the highest pinnacle of spiritual experience. Not by yoga or by any other means but by kirtan alone can you have the vision of the Divine”. Swami Satyananda Saraswati The k...
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Inspiration...
This beautiful inspirational poem written by Swami Satyananda has been especially selected by Archarya Rishi Hridayananda from prasad received in India, to share with our Sangha. An Inspirational Poem by Swami Satyananda Saraswati What is the source and where does it end?
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Parents and Children
How can sankalpa be used with children? How can we avoid projecting our own desires onto children and how can we help them to be aware of the difficulties in relationships with parents? Response by Swami Niranjanananda Swami Sivananda used to say that children are lumps of clay and you can moul...
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Q & A - What are the signs of spiritual growth?
From the teachings of Swami Sivananda Once a jolly ant that was living in a mountain of sugar met another ant living in a mountain of salt and asked: “Hello, my dear friend! How do you do?” It replied: “I am not as jolly as you are. My mouth is always salty, as I am living in a mountain of salt....
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Imbibing Guru’s Teachings
Imbibing Guru’s Teachings A sincere disciple who is living with his guru should not foolishly sit idle, waiting for verbal instruction from the guru every day. The day-to-day conduct of the guru is in itself a living ideal to one who is observant. The disciple must deserve and eagerly learn preci...
