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SUMMARY:Entrance to the Subtle Body
DESCRIPTION:[Swami Ritavan completed a weeklong seminar on Intensive Meditation that was well received by those attending where he introduced the importance of rasana-buddhi. Through mindfulness and meditation\, the experience of any perception can be transformed through entry into the subtle body and experiencing the sacred in buddhi. This art of joyful living will be the subject of the upcoming 10-day Entrance to the Subtle Body seminar at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Rishikesh from 25th February through 5th March.] \nThere is a word in the Sanskrit language. The word is RASA. The word\, rasa means a juice\, the flavor\, as the essence. Rasa means that essence as the experience. That which you taste\, not merely the object of taste but the object of taste\, the process of tasting\, and the experience of tasting. \nThe object of taste\, the process\, the interaction that occurs between the one who is tasting and that which is being tasted\, and the experience of taste itself. The sense and the experience of the juice. The sensation of the experience and the juice of what you are tasting all combine together – not as divided ideas but as a singularity that is called RASA. And\, when you know the art of tasting\, the art of experiencing the juice\, the flavor\, the subtlest possible essence\, then you know the art of life. \nWe have lost the art of enjoying life. In the ancient texts of the meditative tradition\, there are some passages; and in the Bhagavad Gita 4:24\, the verse Brahmar Panam… That (Brahman – God) is rasa. Brahman is the flavor\, Brahman is the essence of everything. All pleasure that flows from Brahman\, and Brahman alone remains. When any pleasure becomes an experience of Unified Consciousness- a Divine presence\, then you are experiencing\, you are enjoying\, RASA. The yogi lives in the mental field of that RASA\, that essence\, that ecstasy\, that flavor\, that juice of universal existence — becomes so blissful. When you are enjoying your food\, when you go to its subtle-most essence\, you are then enjoying that omnipresent God which being omnipresent is also in the food. \nPeople try to derive pleasure by paying attention to the object of enjoyment. The term RASA implies that you concentrate on the experience itself\, not only on the object.\nThere are two sources of pleasure. \n\nOne source is restraint so that you engage slowly with awareness from moment to moment.\nThe other source of pleasure is concentration itself\, absorption of the experiencer\, the object of the experience\, and the process of experiencing.\n\nMoment to moment concentrate on the smallest\, the littlest taste bud that has been touched. The RASA is the essence\, revealing the universal principle\, Brahman – God\, the ever-present omniscient consciousness. \nThen you have understood how to enjoy in the totality principle and this is the art of enjoying. \nA yogi\, whose awareness rests in atma-artha operates from the rasana-buddhi and is called a RASIKA — the enjoyer. It is a term used in the ancient literature as the enjoyer. The yogi’s game is the whole universe. He plays with universal consciousness as a game called reality. He can change water into wine\, or feed a multitude out of five loaves. What a game\, what a play\, what ecstasies he enjoys and experiences. \nThe entire essence of the experience of body and mind is hidden in the subtlest faculty of buddhi. When the sattvic buddhi is filled with light\, the rasa – enjoyment of this sublime illumination\, becomes the flavorful juice(amrita) that assimilates into the entire personality. This nectar of immortality-rasa drop by drop is introduced throughout the body and mind as the experience of aliveness. The essence of our entire sense experience becomes a light\, drop-by-drop\, sent forth through every possible cell of the body. Then one enjoys not only the objects of senses but that faculty of mind from which enjoyment proceeds. His joy is not in the sensual pleasure of the physical act. Only the novice is aware of that enjoyment in a physical object. He is the master who enjoys the very principle that enjoys. That principle is rasana-buddhi\, and that rasana-buddhi is the reflective mirror of the Atmartha\, where Atman remains Brahman as pure Consciousness. \nIt is with that experience within the buddhi that the modification or alternations may occur through the practice of mindfulness and meditation. By imbuing any particular experience with something more pleasant\, virtuous\, sacred that the experience changes. Rightly or wrongly\, by whatever samskaras and associations the experience changes. When you put the spiritual\, the atmartha into that same normal ordinary meaningless experience\, which caused attractions and aversions\, the experience is transformed and now becomes a holy act. \nTo apply this principle in your life\, there are two steps in your introspection\, in your spiritual observation\, examination\, and analysis. \nFirst ask yourself: “Does this emotion lead me to the sublime? Examine the feeling. and if not\, then discard it for it is not worth pursuing. Next\, ask yourself\, does my present emotion lead others to the sublime? \nThese two questions are the basis of your examination and analysis: does it lead me to the sublime\, and does this state of mind emanating from me lead others to the sublime? If not\, discard it\, It is not worth pursuing. When you have cultivated a sublime emotion within you\, that sublime emotion becomes so filling\, makes you so full that it overflows\, you become so full\, that you overflow with that- sublime emotion and carry everyone along who is near you into the flood of that emotion. Cultivating such a sublime emotion is an art; then you learn to learn this art of entering the subtle body and enjoying life. \n(Adapted from HSP #2506 – 06-07-1984 from Yoga concept of God: Rasa – the Flavor of Essence by Swami Veda Bharati)
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/entrance-to-the-subtle-body/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Special Retreats,Hatha Yoga,Ashram Events
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SUMMARY:Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program Retreat
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur 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. \nOur 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. \nThe 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”: \n\nLevel One – Awareness: exploration and self-acceptance\nLevel Two – Control: mindfulness and regulation of emotions\nLevel Three – Synthesis: harmonious whole personality\n\nFor more details\, kindly visit – www.HimalayanYogaTradition.com
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/himalayan-yoga-tradition-teacher-training-program-retreat-2023-03-13-2023-11-05-2024-03-03-2024-03-10/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
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SUMMARY:Narada Bhakti Sutras - Treatise on Love and Surrender
DESCRIPTION:Sitting in his hermitage of Badrika-Ashram\, one day Sage Ved Vyasa asked Sage Narada\, “Man seeks freedom. This seeking without devotion is dry. Many paths lead to freedom but they have importance only in so far as they are auxiliary to devotion. I\, therefore humbly ask you to share with me the virtue of devotion.” Sage Narada said\, “I shall explain devotion to you in the form of sutra (aphorism).” Saying so\, the sage delivered a discourse on devotion in 84 aphorisms\, later known as the Narada Bhakti Sutras. He also blessed Sage Ved Vyasa and said\, “Its full explanation shall be given by you in the ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’ Mahapurana later.” \nWithin this text\, Sage Narada explains the perfectional stage of unconditional love and devotion and the ways to achieve this state; gives examples from other Vedic personalities on the subject matter; cautions against the obstacles that come up in developing bhakti; and finally explains the nature of selfless love and the different forms of attainment to the Supreme bliss. \nGurudeva Swami Rama has written\, “The power of emotion is one of the highest of powers\, and if directed properly\, it leads one to the highest state of ecstasy. In the path of Bhakti\, one does not expect any rewards. He totally surrenders everything to the Lord. The offering is not just a flower or a fruit\, but all of oneself. The offering is the devotee himself. In self-surrender an individual becomes an instrument of the Lord\, and his mind\, his action\, and speech become channels for the expression of Bhakti. When the mind does not disturb\, distract\, and dissipate human potentials\, then higher-consciousness reveals itself through such a human being. Love is the very basis of renouncing selfishness. As one’s love for the Lord intensifies\, attachment to all else simply fall away of its own accord. In the path of Bhakti\, one does everything for the Lord; no importance is given to individuality. A student of this path remains fearless always. ” (Choosing A Path). \nIf there is anything that has the capacity to make life filled with happiness and serenity\, it is Pure Love. It has the power to enable one to experience Parama-ananda (supreme bliss). This unique study with Rabindra Sahu will offer many insights into the nature of Pure Love\, Devotion\, and Surrender.
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/narada-bhakti-sutras-treatise-on-love-and-surrender/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Study of Ancient Scriptures,Ashram Events
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SUMMARY:Preparatory Practices of Yoga Nidra
DESCRIPTION:Read More Information:\n\nAbout visiting the ashram – Accommodation\nAbout our other short-term upcoming events – Events\nAbout our ongoing short-term Ashram Immersion Program\nAbout how you may contribute towards the ashram – Donate
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/preparatory-practices-of-yoga-nidra/2024-03-31/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Yoga Nidra,Ashram Events
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