• Table of Contents
  • What You Might Do by Swami Veda Bharati
  • God Is in You/Me by Swami Rama
  • Annual Festival of Spiritual Peace by Swami Ritavan Bharati
  • Ashram Pramukha Address to Residents by Swami Ritavan Bharati
  • AHYMSIN Board Meeting, April 2018 by Rajini Prakash
  • Blessings & Guidance from Swami Ritavan by Rajini Prakash
  • Nourished by the Tradition by Ines Tsai
  • What the HYM Center in Pune Is Doing by Dr. Shirin Venkat
  • Dear Yoga Mentor, My Question Is…
  • June Events in Greece by Sofia Foteina
  • Retreat “Yoga Sutras” by Nina Terpstra
  • 2018 Events and Beyond
  • Full Moon Meditation Dates
  • Location of our SRSG ashram
• AHYMSIN Newsletter Archive

Ashram Pramukha Address to Residents

by Swami Ritavan Bharati

Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Ashram Pramukha addressing residents preparing for:

1. 40-day Festival of Spiritual Peace: June 18th  – July 27th  2018
2. Maha-samadhi of Swami Veda Bharati – July 14th
3. Guru Purnima – Full Moon 27th July

Guru Brahma...Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah;

As we gather in this sanctuary, in this sacred place of beauty and peace, gather with sentiments (bhava) of respect, shraddha-faith, and joy, we reflect of the presence of Guru.

When devotion has matured in the fires of tapas, tempered in the flames of sadhana, a gem is formed. A pure heart is the gem of the saintly world, a loving mind, the gold of the saintly alchemists. This aspiration and sankalpa for a life well-lived are the gifts we humbly honor at the Guru’s feet.

We gather in celebration to embrace the subtlety of this presence, the beauty of this wisdom, and faith in this mandate -- "share with the world the pure form of meditation and only initiate into the same."

We gather to give witness -- that our relationship with the Yoga Meditation Tradition, a Living Lineage, should be absolutely pure, selfless, and carry the Guru-Shakti of self-transformation and spiritual awakening.

Today, we remember (smriti), today we reaffirm our faith (shraddha), today we embrace our sankalpa. Today and every day, our lives are dedicated as we daily recite “tasmai shri Gurave namah”; in performing our duties selflessly, and through the mindful intention: -- "Let Each Person Feel Loved." This fulfills our debt to Gurudeva, and to our beloved Swamiji, and assures a wholesome life with contentment (santosha) and joy.

NOW for a moment of Silence…
Om; shreem gurudev namah;

Swami Ritavan Bharati,
dasanudasa
(dough now baking in Guru's oven)

Links for reference: Annual 40-Day Spiritual Festival