Dear Yoga Mentor Articles 
How can a personal mantra be effective if it is given by a non-enlightened initiator?
25 June, 2020 @ 7:04 pm
What’s important to understand is that the mantra does not come from the initiator; it comes from the Guru. Swami Rama was known as Gurudeva— a person who has brought his mind to the level of the Guru. But the Guru is not a body, is not a person.
How can I control my anger?
5 May, 2020 @ 7:29 pm
Do not suppress your anger. Strive to convert it into compassion and acceptance...Gradually you will find mental tools to help you alter your choices.
Would a personal mantra help me with my anxiety?
8 April, 2020 @ 8:31 pm
A mantra initiation is an intuitive process where the “choice” of a mantra is up to the intangible guru-force which moves through the initiator. It isn’t made on an intellectual basis.
What is the ego and how can I get rid of it?
21 March, 2020 @ 8:37 pm
The ego is the “I-maker,” our self-identifying function. It is part of what creates our individual mind. If you don’t have an ego, you can’t have a body. So it isn’t a question of getting rid of ego, but how to live in the right relationship with it.
Does the mantra initiation in the Himalayan Tradition burn the sanchita karmas?
19 January, 2020 @ 8:45 pm
The Guru is one who dispels the darkness of ignorance. All Gurus are the same, and ALL Gurus are ONE. Swami Veda told me once that Gurus change their departments so often in their caves.
According to Swami Rama: “You have no alternative but to learn to love your duty.” Which duty do we have to learn to love?
3 December, 2019 @ 8:51 pm
The point Swamiji frequently makes is not to dissipate one’s energy with contradictory thoughts (“I hate doing this, but I will anyway”), but to keep a focused, ekagra (one-pointed) sattvic mind.
How is it possible that many people I have encountered controlled their thoughts to often achieve desirable outcomes that involve hurting and damaging other humans or animals or the environment?
13 November, 2019 @ 8:54 pm
Michael’s response is very thorough. I would only add that the more one practices remaining mindfully aware all the time, starting with breath awareness, the less one’s internal dialogue becomes an exercise in projecting selfish needs.
What is considered bhakti? Is bhakti necessary?
22 October, 2019 @ 4:30 pm
Sooner or later all the yogas, all the spiritual paths, funnel into “bhakti,” or, in yoga-speak, īśvara-pranidhāna, or in vedānta-speak, ātma-tattva-avalokanam. The term bhakti is perhaps best used for where this path begins, with channeling emotions in a relatively pure direction and offering everything one does to the Divine in whatever form.
Does one’s spiritual experience narrated to others lose its power?
16 September, 2019 @ 5:49 pm
The important message is: “for which you seek no recognition, no honour and no respect,” meaning: to be egoless, non-attached.
How can I keep my practice on track if I can visit Rishikesh only once or twice a year?
12 August, 2019 @ 5:54 pm
Baba coming into our lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, my dear husband, who later became a swami, said to Baba that he wished to go to the Himalayas. So Baba queried - "Why?". My husband - "I want to find God." Long pause with Baba smilingly replied - "So God does not live in Minneapolis?"
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