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Swami Veda Bharati

Marks of Spiritual Progress
Monday, 01 March 2010
Yoga is not merely a matter of learning a system or a technique; it is something in which your whole personality is reconstituted. A meditation that is an escape from life's problems is not meditation. A meditation that solves life's problems by itself, a meditation that is not self-centered, is the true meditation — self-aware yet not self-centered. The non-self-centered meditation has certain features to it. It is dedicated entirely to the will of God, and to the grace of the guru... Read more...

Further Advice on New Practices (2010 - 2013)
Monday, 01 March 2010
Go back, if you do not have copies of what was distributed [at the time of the special practices pertaining to Ity-ukta Mantra] in 2007. That is life long. Continue with that, and then this an addition. So far as the AHYMSIN family is concerned, upon seeing you all I feel deep satisfaction – that there is a sense of deep stability here. Even though the gathering is smaller than last time, which is to be expected, the family is more stabilized – the commitment of many people. You do not... Read more...

akhanda-mandalākāram mantra
Monday, 01 March 2010
Akhanda-mandalakaram vyaptam yena characharam (Which) pervades the entire unbroken form of the circle (of creation), moving and unmoving. Tat padam darshitam yena.Tasmai shri guruavenamah. To that beautiful and benevolent Guru through whom that state was revealed (to me), salutations. Akhanda-mandalakaram Akhanda Undivided, indivisible, that which is not constituted of parts ever remains one, whole and complete. By the invocation of which, by the presence of which within us all... Read more...

New AHYMSIN 2010 Practices
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
OM Shreem Gurave Namah! OM Shreei Gurave Namah! OM Shreem Gurave Namah! I worship the divinity that is within you. From February 2007 to February 2010, for three years the entire AHYMSIN family undertook the observance of reciting a special mantra: ity-uktā sā tadā devi gambhīrāntah-smitā jagau durgā bhagavatī bhadrā yayedam dhāryate jagat The meaning and the purpose of this mantra was explained at that time – to bring stability, to bring stability to our... Read more...

An Atmosphere Conducive to Spiritual Growth
Friday, 19 February 2010
May I make the following suggestions to help make the atmosphere more conducive to spiritual growth: Do not rely on gossip as information. Do not let one person’s anger infect another. Keep the others’ difficulties in view before judging their behaviors Do not belittle others’ spiritual achievements. Give the fullest possible for services rendered by others. Adhere to communication channels and systems. If you must ignore them, explain the reason/urgency gently and humbly. ... Read more...

Children's Spiritual Training
Friday, 19 February 2010
We can’t blame everything on genes… People have to open their minds to the terrible possibility that…the important events in the development of a child happen not at conception but years before. Discover Magazine, Dec. 2002, p.52, quoting Dr. David Barker, Head of the Medical Research Council Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, England. The quotation above is with reference to the fact, the Barker Hypothesis, that the health condition of parents long before... Read more...

Phoenix in Haiti, January 2010
Friday, 22 January 2010
Nature dismantles what She has created as an invitation to us to re-create, reconstruct. In Haiti She has dismantled so that we may take Her invitation and go and rebuild. If anyone has lost even a wink of sleep imagining a hungry baby on the breast of a mother dead in the earthquake, let him/her regain that wink of sleep by offering even one milk bottle. Drop by drop the buckets fill; bucket by bucket we make reservoirs. I only have hope and not despair. I believe and envision that this... Read more...

What Is a Pilgrim?
Monday, 11 January 2010
The sage Pulastya explains to Bhishma: One whose hands, feet, and the mind, Knowledge, ascetic endeavour, and reputation Are well trained, controlled, and mastered, It is such a one who obtains the fruition of his pilgrimage. Turned away from possessing, owning, grabbing, Contented with whatever [comes one's way] Having ceased the [indulgence of] ego, It is such a one who obtains the fruition of his pilgrimage. O lord of kings,One not given to anger, by nature truthful, Firm in the undertakings... Read more...

SHREE MAA

Tuesday, 01 December 2009 - Joanne Sullivan

Shree Maa (alt: Shri Ma) is a Hindu saint born near Kamakhya, Assam, India who was called into oceanic silence at a very young age. On Monday morning, it was a very great pleasure and surprise when she appeared with devotees and Swami Satyananda Saraswati, an American swami with whom she established Devi Mandir, an ashram in the Bay Area of California.

Sitting with the Swami

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 - Sheila Rampersad

I wanted to sit there longer. On Swami Veda Bharati's left at the head table two Saturdays ago at University of West Indies’ new Daaga Hall in St Augustine, I heard each breath he took. They were deep, calm, and measured. His hands rested lightly, if not on the table, on each of his thighs. He held his back straight. Swaddled in subtle orange, he blinked infrequently, his eyes lowered and focused. It was, I suppose, a meditative state that, after decades of study, training and contemplation under Swami Rama of the Himalayas, was now his normal condition.

Insight Seeing October 2009

Saturday, 19 September 2009 - administrator

Himalayan “Insight-Seeing” Tour from Oct. 11-16, 2009

Enjoy the spiritual richness and the natural beauty of the Himalayas during the refreshing autumn season. This six day trip includes some of the most spectacular and inspiring views of the region known as “Dev Bhumi,” Land of the Gods. The power of nature and devotion come together to make available to the traveler a fulfilling spiritual experience. Competent and experienced guides will share information and stories, opening mind and soul to the deeper qualities of this travel.

Report from Budapest 2009

Thursday, 13 August 2009 - administrator

One of the participants, Mark Tamas created an amazing slideshow of beautiful pictures of the June seminar conducted in Budapest by Swami Veda and our Senior Teachers. He wrote:

"Taking pictures while Swami Veda was giving blessings to the children was the biggest challenge and gift for me on this weekend. I did not know that this is going to happen, suddenly I just realized what is happening and by intuition I just grabbed my machine. The auditorium, which was full of people just a couple of minutes ago, was in complete silence. All the children were sitting in silence while Swami Veda finished his meditation. I just stood there and I really did not know what to do. How can I take pictures? The moment was so sacred that I even did not want to make a move. Than I realized that I'm so lucky that I can see the pure act of unconditional love with my camera in my hand. Should I miss it? I made a decision and I got a wonderful gift.

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