Happiness is Your Creation
2023-01-22 09:00 - 2023-01-27 12:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
To be happy is to live free of worries and disappointments. Yet this seems often elusive as we go about leading our day-to-day life. It is important thus to identify the causes of our unhappiness and find the direction that allows us to keep centered and joyful at all times.
Swami Rama in his book by the same title has said, “You are a Creation of God, but happiness is your creation. You are equipped with everything you need to live a happy life. Your only job is to discover the source of happiness within and infuse your surroundings with that inner happiness.”
In this in-person retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we explore the keys to unlocking the happiness within by learning to transform our habit patterns and by creating a harmonious balance between our body and mind. By cultivating the right attitude towards our duties, relationships, and our relative position in the world, we can consciously create the conditions that allow us to live happily within and in this world.

Yoga is Samatvam: Bhagavad-gita
2023-01-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Online via Zoom
योगस्थ: कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय |
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्यो: समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते || 48||
yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga uchyate. 2.48
Perform actions dwelling in yoga, abandoning attachment, O Conquerer of Wealth, being alike to success and failure. Equanimity is called yoga. – Bhagavad-gita Ch. 2, v. 48.

The Bhagavad-gita propounds sadhakas to perform their daily actions in a manner that does not create any conflicts or suffering for themselves or for others around them. When faced with objects of opposite natures—pain and pleasure, sorrow and joy, one may learn to observe the fleeting nature of the world and maintain the awareness of one’s own essential nature.
Swami Rama in his commentary, the Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita, has explained Samatvam as “the sense of equanimity. It is the characteristic of a yogi who is ever established in knowledge. Such a yogi sees no difference between gold and dirt, heat and cold, pain and pleasure, and so on.”
In this contemplative study with Rabindra Sahu, we would try to learn and apply the principles of this samatvam in our daily life.
As our Master Swami Veda Bharati would often remind us that it is not possible to put a price on the teachings received, there is no course fee for this course. Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram during the pandemic.
Teacher: Rabindra Sahu
Begins: 7 Jan 2023 (Saturday)
The six sessions will be organized over three weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 6-7 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) from 7 – 22 Jan, 2023.
Kindly convert to your country’s time-zone accordingly.
Medium: Online through Zoom
Request: Kindly join only if you are able to commit to all the 6 sessions, as the topics are progressive and systematic.
Last Date for Registration: 6 Jan, 2023 (Friday)
For Registrations/Inquiries/Donations: ahymsin@gmail.com
Recommended Readings:
1. Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Rama
2. Bhagavad Gita by Swami Madhusudan Saraswati

Workshop Series on Sadhana in Applied Spirituality
2023-02-04 21:30 - 22:30, 2023-02-18 21:30 - 22:30 | Online via Zoom
A little known and rarely understood but essential part of yoga is self-cultivation. For our yoga sadhana to reach the highest goal, we must transform our personality into one that is primarily sattvic because this highest states of samadhi are only accessible to a sattvic mind.
Swami Veda Bharati was a master of self-cultivation, and, in his book, Sadhana in Applied Spirituality, he laid out a sadhana for self-cultivation for those of us living in the world. This is advanced practice and it’s challenging. But success at this sadhana will bring rewards both in the world and in our spiritual quest.

In this series of workshops, through talks, introspection, group dialogue, and exercises, we will read and discuss Sadhana in Applied Spirituality with an aim to both understand and practice the prescribed sadhana and integrate it into our lives.
Workshop sessions will occur every other week and you’ll have “homework” (practices) to do in-between sessions. Practitioners at all levels of yoga practice may benefit from this course.

About the Workshop Leader:
Randall Krause is a Senior Teacher and Mentor in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition. He has been an initiate more than 30 years and spent much time learning closely from Swami Veda Bharati. He also often personally served Swamiji in India and America. He has taught the Himalayan Tradition in the USA, Europe, India (at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama), and in Thailand and Taiwan. Randall has closely studied “Sadhana in Applied Spirituality” and experimented with applying the principles in his own life.

The Royal Path
2023-02-05 09:00 - 2023-02-10 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Whether our goal is improved health, emotional balance, enhanced creativity, or spiritual exploration, the practices of Raja Yoga or the Royal Path hold the key.
Swami Rama in his book – The Royal Path introduces us to the ancient yogic techniques as they were practiced by those who attained the highest goal of life: samadhi. In this step-by-step program with Pt. Priyadarshana (Pierre Lefebvre), we will outline the basic physical exercises, mental disciplines, and ethical commitments of Raja Yoga, the Royal Path to self-transformation and enlightenment.
This residential retreat will offer both theoretical and practical aspects of the science, structure, and philosophy of Raja Yoga. We will also learn more about the process, philosophy and practice of meditation within the principles of meditation as the unifying stream of all the world religions.

AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering - 2023
2023-02-12 09:00 - 2023-02-25 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
“Be a Light unto Oneself”

Coming Home
Celebrating Gifts of Illumination and Perennial Presence of Guru:
Swami Ritavan and Guru’s Spiritual Family with the Grace of Mother Gayatri are inviting you to your spiritual home SRSG in Rishikesh with the Global Sangha from 11-25 February, 2023.
“Be a Light unto Oneself” is our theme for our gathering next year.
Rediscover the self-illumined nature of Being, that Truth, the goal of the seekers of liberation. Let the flame of love shine brightly as we invoke this splendour of Mother Gayatri and Guru’s perennial presence in our gathering of kalyana-mitras.
The first week would involve various sessions on our theme, along with a week-long yajna of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra. We will conclude our year-long ongoing sangha practice of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra, before the Mahashivaratri Celebrations on the 18th February. We will also receive the new AHYMSIN Sangha Practice for the next three years from Swami Ritavan Bharati on the sacred occasion of the Mahashivaratri. The following week will continue with special programs and sessions on the theme with Swami Ritavan, the senior members of the AHYMSIN Spiritual Committee and our senior faculty members.

Invitation from Swami Ritavan Bharati
“Come Back Home… To the Homeland of your Consciousness”
Priya sarva-shri,
Recognize the source of yearning, and listen to the pleading of your soul.
Come soul and meet my soul and let us all as magnets of mantric silence join in meditation to know this family – this field of Consciousness is One. Your breath is the river Ganges calling you back home. Your mantra is the sacred chant of the Ancients beckoning your return to your Himalayan Sanctuary. Listen to that inspired message: I Can, I Will, I Must.
Join our Sangha of Sadhakas, our AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering from February 11 – 25, 2023 at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh, India. As many of our family members have already planned their visit home, do write to the AHYMSIN office to confirm your accommodation at the earliest.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours in service of the Lineage,
Swami Ritavan Bharati

Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program Retreat
2023-02-26 09:00 - 2023-03-11 13:00, 2023-03-13 09:00 - 2023-03-17 13:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Our Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program (HYT-TTP) offers an integrated program of self-transformation leading to self-realization in the authentic tradition of Swami Rama of the Himalayas. HYT-TTP, as its parent organization, AHYMSIN, is dedicated to making available the teachings of Swami Rama.
Our program is a systematic, sadhana-based program. “Sadhana” is a Sanskrit word which means undertaking a practice so as to cultivate and refine one’s character. The main goal of our program is to deepen the students’ sadhana so that they can transmit authentic yoga teachings to others, not only from a storehouse of academic knowledge, but also from a depth of personal experience.
Our comprehensive curriculum offered through home study, mentoring, and ashram retreats presents all aspects of yoga and meditation in a spiritually inspiring context. The student’s progression through the home study is managed interactively and facilitated by an active discussion board, each student being followed and supported by a mentor who is well versed in the tradition.
The HYT-TTP consists of 3 levels. Each level requires at least one year of study and practice. The student will progress through three study levels becoming gradually more aware of the subtle layers of personality. Swami Rama defined this growth process as the attainment of some degree of disentanglement from attachments, allowing one to see that which s/he was previously “blind to”:

Level One – Awareness: exploration and self-acceptance
Level Two – Control: mindfulness and regulation of emotions
Level Three – Synthesis: harmonious whole personality

The next HYT-TTP Retreats will be held on:

November 6 – 19, 2022: Level 1 & 3 Teacher Training Retreat
November 21 – 25, 2022: 500-HR Certification Retreat
Feb 26 – Mar 11, 2023: Level 1 & 2 Teacher Training Retreat
March 13 – 17, 2023: 200-HR Certification Retreat

For more details, kindly visit – www.HimalayanYogaTradition.com

Illumination of Ha and Tha in Asana Practice
2023-03-12 09:00 - 2023-03-18 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Come and join this unique in-person retreat, at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) ashram in Rishikesh with Pandit Ashutosh Sharma, and catch a glimpse of the subtleties of hatha yoga as taught within the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga Meditation.

This retreat will allow a true seeker to learn the processes of balancing Ha and Tha, the solar and the lunar forces that exist within all of us. The true essence of all Asana and Surya Namaskara practice is fundamentally this learning of how to balance these forces that are always active and fluctuating within all the layers of our composite personality.
During this retreat, you will also begin to experience your asana practice as a joyful process of witnessing a sentience coordination of movements and stillness within the body, a smooth flow of the breath, and the conscious relaxation and activation on all levels, leading you towards a deep meditative state of silence.

Holistic Health
2023-03-19 09:00 - 2023-03-24 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
The new yet ancient concept known as holistic health affirms the complete interrelationship between body, mind, and spirit. As an authority in both Eastern and Western techniques, Swami Rama presents a philosophy of total health, in his book titled – “A Practical Guide to Holistic Health”.
This residential retreat with Pt. Priyadarshana (Pierre Lefebvre) will be a wonderful opportunity for all those who are health-conscious and are interested in healthy living. We will explore fundamental questions, such as: “What is the purpose in life?” and “How are you going to achieve that purpose?” Maintaining that each individual possesses the responsibility and the tools to regulate his own well-being, we will discuss the practical aspects of cleansing, nourishing, being still, utilizing the emotions, self-training, and exercise.

Maunam – Guided Silence Retreat
2023-04-02 09:00 - 2023-04-07 12:00, 2023-04-30 09:00 - 2023-05-05 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
As our beloved Swami Veda Bharati has said, “The most profound teachings of the Tradition are in silence. The greatest growth of the human mind takes place in silence.”

Come experience deeper levels of your inner self through the practice of silence. This six-day retreat, away from the business of daily life, will help you calm down the constant flow of random thoughts and emotions and rejuvenate yourself on all levels. This retreat includes two days of foundations and preparations to silence, three days of silence practice and introspection, as well as one day of sharing and assimilation.
“Silence is such a profound and deep experience of human existence that only when we have understood silence would we understand all the inspiration that has ever flowed to humanity from the minds and mouths of its great saints and sages.” – Swami Veda Bharati

Fearless Living Retreat
2023-04-09 09:00 - 2023-04-14 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Fear is one of the base emotions of four primitive fountains – food, sleep, procreation and self-preservation.
During this in-ashram retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we will learn to examine our fears, thoughts and actions and their source. With proper understanding and regulation, the program will guide ways to living with clarity, faith and courage.
Living fearlessly introduces one to always remain in spiritual delight.

Hatha Yoga Retreat: From Movement to Stillness
2023-04-16 09:00 - 2023-04-21 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
The Himalayan Tradition is a meditative (dhyana) tradition. All the practices, including asanas are practiced to prepare oneself for meditation. Hatha yoga is taught as an integrated practice, which includes centering, correct breathing, breath-awareness, stretching sequences, joints & glands movements, asanas, subtle-body relaxations, pranayamas, and meditation. There is a focus on not only positioning the body correctly, but also on experiencing what is happening within. Asanas are performed with reverence and gentleness in the mind, moving from outside inwards.
Hatha Yoga, as taught within the Himalayan Tradition is understood as “a continuum” involving all the eight limbs of Raja yoga, especially Ahimsa.

Contemplations on Hastamalaka Stotram
2023-05-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Online via Zoom
When Sri Adi Sankaracharya enquires from a boy: ‘Who are you, my child?’ The response of the boy came to be revered as ‘Hastamalaka-stotram’. Composed by Hastāmalaka Acharya, a disciple of Adi Sankaracharya, the Hastāmalaka Stotraṁ is a short Vedāntic text of twelve verses that succinctly reveal the Knowledge of the Self. The greatness of this composition can be gauged by the fact that Sri Adi Sankaracharya himself wrote a commentary on it. It is extraordinary that the master of masters would compose commentary upon the work of his young student. This indicates, not only the greatness of Hastamalaka’s verses, but also the magnanimity of the Guru, Adi Sankaracharya.
Since, to this young boy the knowledge of Atma-vidya was as clear as ‘a gooseberry’ (amalaka) kept on one’s palm (hasta), Acharya Sankara named him ‘Hastamalaka’, and he became famous as one of the four renowned disciples of the Acharya. Hastamalaka Stotram is a contemplative text, born of direct experience and is therefore profound in content and is truly a text for deep reflection and meditation.
In these special online study with Rabindra Sahu, we will contemplate upon this beautiful and rich text of Vedanta, and try to learn ways of applying this knowledge in our daily life.
As our Master Swami Veda Bharati would often remind us that it is not possible to put a price on the teachings received, there is no course fee for this course. Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram during the pandemic.
Teacher: Rabindra Sahu
Begins: 6 May 2023 (Saturday)
The 8 sessions will be organized over four weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 6-7 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) from 6 – 28 May, 2023.
Kindly convert to your country’s time-zone accordingly.
Medium: Online through Zoom
Request: Kindly join only if you are able to commit to all the 8 sessions, as the topics are progressive and systematic.
Last Date for Registration: 5 May, 2023 (Friday)
For Registrations/Inquiries/Donations: ahymsin@gmail.com

Contemplations on Bhagavad-Gita: Chapter One
2023-05-07 09:00 - 2023-05-12 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Times of despair prod us into enquiry and can be our stepping stones on the path of divinity.
It was in such a state of anguish that Arjuna faced on the battleground when he turned to Lord Krishna for guidance. The first chapter of the Bhagavad-gita is titled Arjuna Vishada Yoga, the yoga of Arjuna’s despondency and sorrow. In a state of confusion and dejection, Arjuna the mightiest warrior of his times sinks into grief and depression, and casts his bow and arrow aside. Sri Krishna as his charioteer imparts the teaching of the Bhagavad-gita to bring Arjuna out of the deluded state.
The Bhagavad-gita is a condensed essence of wisdom of the Upanishads. The first chapter provides the foundation for this major text as a starting point of the enquiry of a seeker. Many readers pay less attention to the first chapter. However, it provides valuable insights into human personality. It introduces the characters, the participants in the war and their symbolic personalities that open up many psychological and philosophical lessons.
In this residential retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we will attempt to study the Bhagavad-gita through a disciplined process of Study-Contemplation and Implementation (Shravana-Manana and Nidhidhyasana).

Life: A Sacred Journey Retreat
2023-06-11 09:00 - 2023-06-16 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Innately all human beings know that life has a higher purpose, even though they may argue and create philosophies that maintain that life is aimless or an accidental phenomenon in an infinite universe, and thereby nourish and strengthen an inner emptiness and discontentment.
We tend to project that unhelpful and unhealthy interior state into our daily lives and begin to try to fulfil that sentiment of absence looking for completion from the objects and comforts of the world – mostly through our relations and possessions – or even in all kinds of vices, which eventually leads us to even more misery and sorrow. But the paradox is that, despite all of it, we remain attached to the transitory little pleasures. Without realizing what could give us eternal happiness, we keep on going gathering things and renewing relations, and thereby intensifying our bondage and attachment to them. This dependency on the worldly objects for pleasure leads to a very deep-rooted fear of death – the fear of losing all these material things.
“In one way or another everyone strives for happiness, calmness, and peace of heart and mind.”
The Ancient Sages, through the transmission of the perennial wisdom revealed to them, especially in the Upanishads, have showed us that the way to dispel the darkness of confusion and ignorance from our mind is by learning how to think properly in order to discriminate between what is the Absolute Reality and what is Its temporal manifestation, which is subjected to change, death and decay.
Swami Rama also stated in the Introduction of the book on same title:
“To understand death, a person must try to understand the purpose of life and the relationship between life and death. The two are partners, each providing a context for the other. Death is not a period, but merely a pause on a long journey. When life and death are accepted as having real meaning and purpose, and death is understood and accepted as part of the human journey, then the fear of death disappears, and life can be lived fully.”
By thinking properly and correcting our understanding we can live a life purposefully and experience the transition period gracefully. In this residential retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we will make an attempt to understand the purpose of our life, and how to move forward towards our purpose in life.

What is Yoga? International Yoga Day (IYD) Retreat
2023-06-18 09:00 - 2023-06-21 21:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
The Himalayan Tradition is a meditative (dhyana) tradition. All the practices, including asanas are practiced to prepare oneself for meditation. Hatha yoga is taught as an integrated practice, which includes centering, correct breathing, breath-awareness, stretching sequences, joints & glands movements, asanas, subtle-body relaxations, pranayamas, and meditation. There is a focus on not only positioning the body correctly, but also on experiencing what is happening within. Asanas are performed with reverence and gentleness in the mind, moving from outside inwards.
Hatha Yoga, as taught within the Himalayan Tradition is understood as “a continuum” involving all the eight limbs of Raja yoga, especially Ahimsa.

As our beloved Swami Veda Bharati has said,
“What is this yoga? What is it? What are the signs of one practicing yoga?
On the very first sutra of the Yoga-sutras of Patanjali, Vyasa, the first and foremost sage commentator, defines:
Yogah samadhih
Yoga [means] samadhi.
‘Yogah samadhih’ is also in the logo of our organization AHYMSIN – the Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies International – with headquarters at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama in Rishikesh.
The most authentic ancient text of yoga speaks of it in these terms.
The most authentic ancient text of Ayurveda, Charaka-samhita, states:
Yogo moksha-pravartakah
Yoga is that which impels and grants spiritual liberation (moksha)
Sharira-sthana 1.137”
This International Yoga Day (IYD), let us try to understand what truly and traditionally yoga is, beyond the asanas, as it is now popularly understood.

Guru Purnima Retreat
2023-06-25 - 2023-07-03 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
ॐ गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।
गुरुः साक्षात्परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः
Om gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ,
guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ.
Om. To that beautiful and benevolent Guru who is Brahmā, the Creator, Viṣṇu, the Maintainer, and Śiva, the Great Lord through whom all things return to their origin. To that Guru who is the direct experience of Brahman, salutations.
“This day, the day of Guru Purnima is considered to be the holiest day for the students of life; for those that have been treading the path of light; for those aspiring to attain enlightenment in this lifetime. They remember this day and celebrate it by becoming aware the purpose of life is to attain enlightenment; the state of mind, internal state, that makes one free from all pains and miseries.” – Swami Rama
On the sacred occasion of the Guru Purnima, a 9-day celebration is held annually at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) Ashram in Rishikesh. This includes akhanda-patha (24-hour non-stop recitation) of the Guru-Gita, the Song to the Guru, preceding the Guru Purnima Day. The akhanda-patha of the Guru-Gita is offered both at the SRSG and the Sadhana Mandir Ashram by 11 Pandits each. This special celebration is a reminder for us to pay our homage to the Guru Lineage that has bestowed upon us the great blessings of mantra, meditation, initiation and the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. This way we also recommit ourselves to our practices.
This year, the Guru Purnima is celebrated on 3 July, 2023. The Guru Purnima Retreat will be organised at SRSG from 25 June – 3 July 2023.

Guru Disciple Relationship
2023-07-02 09:00 - 2023-07-07 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
ॐ गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।
गुरुः साक्षात्परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥१॥
Om Om Om gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ,
guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ. (1)
Om, Om, Om. To that beautiful and benevolent Guru who is Brahmā, the Creator, Viṣṇu, the Maintainer, and Śiva, the Great Lord through whom all things return to their origin. To that Guru who is the direct experience of Brahman, salutations.
On the sacred occasion of the Guru Purnima (July 3rd) and awaiting for our beloved Swami Veda Bharati’s Mahasamadhi (July 14th), let us get together to delve deeper into the meaning of the Guru Prayer and the sacred relationship between a Guru and a disciple with Rabindra Sahu.

North-American HYT-TTP Level I and Level II Retreat
2023-07-09 - 2023-07-22 | Questhaven Retreat Center, 20560 Questhaven Road, San Marcos, CA, 92078, United States
Dear AHYMSIN family members, we are very happy to let you know that we will be offering a HYT-TTP in person North-American HYT-TTP Level I and Level II Retreat from July 9th through July 22nd, 2023! The HYT-TTP. Our faculty is happily preparing the curriculum to support your Decade of Loving Transformation, and are looking forward to seeing you this summer at the Questhaven Retreat Center in beautiful San Marcos, CA, USA: https://www.questhaven.org/home/
There are still a few spots available! In order to assure your spot this summer, complete your registration today. Registration for this retreat is limited to allow adequate space for the 2-weeks. If you are interested, please send an email to info@hyt-ttp.com and we will assist you with the registration.
Cost of the annual retreat – Level I and Level II
For Level I and Level II students, the price for the 14-day retreat, including retreat, lodging, and meals is $2,000 USD. Please note that the HYT-TTP applicable tuition fees for Level I or Level II are separate from the retreat cost.
We understand that some students would like to attend but are only able to make a 50% Deposit at this time. If this is your situation, please send an email to info@hyt-ttp.com and we will work to support you with your registration.
The registration site is on Constant Contact and will allow you to pay using your credit card or your PayPal account. Please click the Register Now! link below to complete your registration.
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1-Week 200-HR Certification Retreat July 17th to July 22nd
We are also very happy to offer this 1-Week Retreat is for those TTP Students that have completed their Level I Home Study under either the 200-HR or 600-HR Program and do not have the time to attend the 2-week Level II retreat.
The retreat attendees will join all attendees for the morning and evening programs; in addition, the schedule will provide time to prepare for and take the 200-Hour written and practical exams. The retreat will be from July 17th to July 22nd, coinciding with the last week of the 2-week retreat. This will allow all graduates to celebrate together during the last Saturday evening.
The cost of the one-week retreat, including lodging, meals, and the event itself is $1,000 USD. There is no tuition fee for those that registered as 200-HR students and a 50% tuition fee for those that registered as 600-HR students. If you have previously attended your Level I retreat and have completed all your required home study assignments, please discuss this opportunity with your mentor.
In Loving Service,
HYT-TTP Administration

Mahasamadhi Retreat
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-14 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
On the sacred day of 14 July 2015, our beloved Swami Veda Bharati left his physical body and entered Mahasamadhi.

“We gather as a celebration on the anniversary of our beloved Swami Veda’s samadhi. Here, we are not adoring the physical body which was placed in this space a few years ago; we are present to embrace the subtlety of his example, the beauty of his teaching, and faith in his mandate – ‘share with the world the pure form of meditation and only initiate into the same.’” – Swami Ritavan Bharati
Every year, we celebrate our dear Swamiji’s Mahasamadhi Anniversary by gathering together at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) Ashram in Rishikesh, India. This includes a 5-day long yajna with the Guru-Gayatri Mantra with 12 priests.

अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्।
तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥
akhaṇḍa-maṇḍalākāraṁ vyāptaṁ yena carācaram,
tat-padaṁ darśitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ.
(Which) pervades the entire unbroken form of the circle (of creation), moving and unmoving. To that beautiful and benevolent Guru through whom that state was revealed (to me), salutations.
ॐ तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्॥
Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat.
Om. In Earth, Sky and Heaven, I do meditate on, and sustain in myself, the beautiful brilliance of God who shines in the splendor of the sun.

Art of Spiritual Learning
2023-07-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Online via Zoom
The path of spiritual learning is a journey from the external to the internal. From information to knowldege and from knowledge to experience leading to realization. We find in Vedanta the 3 steps of learning; Śravaṇa (listening) is the first step in the process of learning. It involves active and focused listening to the teachings of a Guru. Manana (reflection/contemplation/clearing of doubts) is the second step and involves reflecting on what has been learned and clearing any doubts that may arise. Nididhyasana (meditation on the truth/integration/experience) is the final step and involves meditating on what has been learned and integrating it into one’s life.
In these special online study with Rabindra Sahu, we will learn this ancient art of spiritual learning.
As our Master Swami Veda Bharati would often remind us that it is not possible to put a price on the teachings received, there is no course fee for this course. Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram.
Teacher: Rabindra Sahu
Begins: 22 July 2023 (Saturday)
The 6 sessions will be organized over three weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 6-7 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) from 22 July – 6 Aug, 2023.
Kindly convert to your country’s time-zone accordingly.
Medium: Online through Zoom
Request: Kindly join only if you are able to commit to all the 6 sessions, as the topics are progressive and systematic.
Last Date for Registration: 21 July, 2023 (Friday)
For Registrations/Inquiries/Donations: ahymsin@gmail.com
