AHYMSIN

Retreat-Seminar on The Heart of Recognition
2017-10-23 09:30 - 2017-10-25 21:00 UTC | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
The Pratyabhijñā Hṛdayam, “The Heart of Recognition”, of Kṣemarāja (early 11th century), is a profound and concise summary text of the spirituality of non-dualist Kashmir Śaivism. Pratyabhijñā or divine recognition is the core philosophy, as expounded by Utpaladeva (9th century) in his Īśvarapratyabhijñā Kārikās (“Verses on the Recognition of the Lord”), and Kṣemarāja, genial disciple of Abhinavagupta, gives an experiential key to this non-dualism. He places the mystical experience of pure Awareness at the centre, giving both, the background and the practical ways to reach the permanent state of samādhi.
This seminar, which combines text study and practice, will be especially useful for those who have already studied other texts of Kashmir Śaivism like Vijñāna Bhairava, Śiva Sūtras, Netra Tantra, etc. For newcomers to this tradition, it can prepare the ground for further study and practice.
The program includes two sessions of text teaching, about 3 hours of meditation, yoga and recitation of stotras of the tradition.
The teacher:
Dr. Bettina Sharada Bäumer is a direct disciple of the last Master of Kashmir Śaivism, Swami Lakshman Joo (1907-1991). She lives in Varanasi since 1967 where she has her own teaching and research centre. She is an accredited Professor at the Universities of Vienna and Salzburg, Austria, in Religious Studies. She has taught at these and several other universities in Europe.
She has authored and edited 25 books in Sanskrit, English and German, and about 60 research articles, mainly in the fields of Āgama/ Tantra and Kashmir Śaivism, Upanishads, Indian aesthetics, temple architecture and religious traditions of Orissa, and interreligious dialogue.
Regular Practice:
Attending this teaching would not in any way mean changing your regular practice in the tradition of our Gurudeva Swami Rama.
Daily practice of usual hatha in our tradition and daily silent meditation of one hour will also continue.
Offerings:
As we are having eminent high level scholar and sadhika as our guest, in addition to covering the costs of SRSG hospitality, to keep an offerings envelope ready to correspond with the level of her eminence.
Requirements:
Experience in meditation and yoga. Some knowledge of Sanskrit will be helpful. but it is not an essential requirement.
Only full participation will be allowed because the text needs to be studied in its entirety.
A preparation course on Shaivite Tantra with Swami Ma Radha Bharati and Swami Prayag Giri. This course will include lectures by Swami Veda Bharati on Shaivism that were prerequisites for the earlier Shiva Sutra Seminar and provide background for seminars by Dr. Bettina Sharada Bäumer. This course is scheduled for 23rd-25th October, 2017, at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG).
Contact:
Contact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org

Swami Veda’s Mahasamadhi Anniversary
2017-07-10 09:30 - 2017-07-14 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
In July 14th 2017, there will be the 2nd Anniversary of Swami Veda’s Mahasamadhi Anniversary Retreat 10th – 14th July at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh, India.
Swami Ritavan Bharati invites all who were associated with Swami Veda to attend Swami Veda’s Mahasamadhi Anniversary Retreat, or contribute by way of sharing an audio or video less than 7 minutes for the second anniversary celebration.
Maha Samadhi Anniversary Retreat
The 14th of July will be the 2nd Anniversary of Swami Veda Bharati’s Mahasamadhi.
“We gather as a celebration on this first anniversary of our beloved Swami Veda’s samadhi. Here, we are not adoring the physical body which was placed in this space one year 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 at the 1st anniversary of Swami Veda’s mahasamadhi
There will be a Maha Samadhi Anniversary Retreat at SRSG 10th – 14th July 2017.
Contact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org

Guru Purnima Retreat at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama
2017-06-30 09:30 - 2017-07-09 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
In July 9th 2017, there will be Guru Purnima Retreat from 30th June – 9th July at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh, India.
Swami Ritavan Bharati invites all who were associated with Swami Veda to attend the Guru Purnima Retreat, or contribute by way of sharing an audio or video less than 7 minutes for the second anniversary celebration.
Guru Purnima Retreat
9th July 2017 will be Guru Purnima, as well as a date for Full Moon Meditation.
“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
There will be a Guru Purnima Retreat at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) 30th June – 9th July 2017, with akhanda-patha (24 hour non-stop recitation) of the Guru-Gita, the Song to the Guru.
Contact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org

Teacher Training Retreat, 8th - 21st November 2015
2015-11-08 09:30 - 2015-11-21 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
“We teach out of compassion. We teach because the world suffers and our teaching will reduce that suffering. We teach because we have received that compassion and want to share it with others who suffer. The cause of suffering, in the Yoga-sutras, is ignorance. Our teaching reduces the level of that ignorance. The student arrives because s/he is seeking help – our desire to teach arises directly out of our compassion for the student.”
– Swami Veda Bharati
A two week Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program (HYT-TTP) training session. A comprehensive education in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition will be presented to the students.
at
Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama
Rishikesh, India
For more information: http://hyt-ttp.com/india.html
Contact: hyt.ttp@gmail.com
Teacher Training students have the option of our comprehensive 600 hour program which can be completed in a minimum of 3 years or our 200 hour program which can be completed in a minimum of one year.

Yoga and Martial Arts, 15th - 27th October 2015
2015-10-15 09:30 - 2015-10-27 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Swami Tat Sat Bharati will be teaching
a “Yoga and Martial Arts” workshop
at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh, India,
“What is the principle of karate and kung fu? Attention, just attention. You don’t divert your mind elsewhere, just one-pointed mind.”
– Swami Rama
“The yogis invented all the martial arts of India, and still continue them. There was no greater martial arts expert than Swami Rama of the Himalayas.”
– Swami Veda Bharati
Swami Tat Sat has practiced yoga since 1980 and is a student of HH Swami Rama of the Himalayas and Swami Veda Bharati. He is 7th Dan Aikido and has practiced aikido since 1973. A disciple of Master Tada Hiroshi, 9th Dan Aikido and other high-ranking Japanese Aikido masters. This event will be taught in English. For more information about Swami Tat Sat Bharati, please see http://www.beardi.com/ . He is also an initiator and a member of the AHYMSIN Adhyatma Samiti, or Spiritual Committee. He lives in the Berlin, Germany, area and is the founder and director of Institut für Yoga & Aikido where yoga is taught in the tradition of Swami Rama. Swami Tat Sat’s pre-sanyas name was Ingo Beardi.
The workshop will be in English.
Cost: Cost of SRSG hospitality plus goodwill offering for instruction
To read “Yoga and Martial Arts,” an interview with Ingo Beardi (now Swami Tat Sat Bharati), please use this link: https://www.ahymsin.org/docs2/News/1412Dec/07.html
Contact: http://ahymsin.org/main/ahymsin-office.html

Non-Initiate Programs
2015-08-09 09:30 - 2015-08-16 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
[This letter is in English and Hindi.]
My very Dear Atman, spiritual seeker, Sadhaka/sadhika,
I send you prayers and blessings of the Guru Lineage.
You have been a guest at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, perhaps once, perhaps many times, and have had basic lessons in sitting and breathing etc.
I hope you have been able to keep up the practice for your physical health, peace of mind and a settled heart.
But, there is always need for (a) refreshing, (b) refining to subtler levels and (c) learning the next steps (d) even the explanation on mantra-diksha for those who wish to go in that direction.
During the next two years we have arranged following dates for these follow-ups here. I do very much hope that you can come on one of these dates. Do please let us know. Please write to ahymsin@ahymsin.org to give your preferred dates.
2015: August 9th to 16th
2016: January 10th to 17th
2016: August 7th to 14th
Of course, our daily silent one-hour meditations continue at 5.45p.m.; even if you do not wish to take a class, please come just to rest your mind and refresh yourself.
With many prayers for you,
Swami Veda Bharati,

मेरे अत्यन्त प्रिय आत्मन्, आध्यात्मिक जिज्ञासु, साधक/साधिका,
मैं आपको गुरुपरंपराकी प्रार्थना और आशीर्वाद भेजता हूं।
आप शायद एक बार, शायद कई बार स्वामी-राम-साधक-ग्राम में एक अतिथि के रूप मे आये हैं और बैठने, साँस लेने आदि की मौलिक शिक्षा ली है।
मैं आशा करता हूं कि आप अपने शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य, मन की शांति और हृदय की स्थिरता के लिए अपने अभ्यास को बनाए रखने में सफल हैं।
सर्वदा (a) स्फूर्ति की, (b) शुद्ध/परिष्कृत करके सूक्ष्म स्तर को पाने की, और (c) अगली कदम/क्रम/उपाय सीखने कीऔर (d) मंत्र दीक्षा कि दिशा में जाने वालो को इस परस्पष्टीकरण की आवश्यक्ता पड़ती हैं। इसके लिये आगामी दो वर्षो के लिये तीन कोर्स निर्धारित किये हैं; इनमेंसे कोई सा भी ले सकते हैं। तिथियाँ हैं
(१) ९ से १६ अगस्त २०१५
(२) १० से १७ जनवरी २०१६
(३) ७ से १४ अगस्त २०१६
मुझे बहुतआशा हैं कि आप इन तिथियों में से किसी पर भी आ सकेंगे। कृपया हमें सूचित कीजियेगा। अपनी मनोनीत तिथियाँ देने के लिए ahymsin@ahymsin.org को लिखें।
हमारे दैनिक कार्यक्रम में सायं ५:४५ से ६:४५ तक मौन ध्यान की बैठक होती है; आप उस में भी भाग लें ।यदि आपकक्षा मे बैठनें के इच्धुक नहीं है, फिर भी मन को आराम और स्वयं को स्फूर्ति देने के लिए कृपया पधारें।
आप के लिए हार्दिक प्रार्थनाओं के साथ ,
स्वामी वेद भारती
स्वामी राम साधकग्राम

Borim Murali will be teaching the classes for the non-initiates. Academically, Borim is an English literature graduate from Anyang University with a graduate school degree in Social Work from Sungkoghoe. She has also studied Chinese classic literature and taken counseling training. She started learning yoga from the Korean Yoga Association in 1993 and joined the Himalayan tradition in 1996. She was initiated by Swami Veda in 1999 and started teaching in Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama from 2004. Residing in Korea, she comes regularly to practice and teach at SRSG and has taught yoga in Korea, Sri Lanka, Iran, and Malaysia.

Initiate Programs
2015-04-05 09:30 - 2015-04-12 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
[Note: This letter is in English and Hindi.]
My very Dear Atman, spiritual seeker, Sadhaka/sadhika,
I send you prayers and blessings of the Guru Lineage.
You have been a guest at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, perhaps once, perhaps many times, and have had basic lessons in sitting and breathing etc.
I hope you have been able to keep up the practice for your physical health, peace of mind and a settled heart.
You have also received mantra-diksha. Now the question remains : WHAT after mantra? How to refine it; where to go further?
There is always need for (a) refreshing, (b) refining to subtler levels and (c) learning the next steps.
During the next two years we have arranged following dates for these follow-ups here. I do very much hope that you can come on one of these dates. Do please let us know. Please write to ahymsin@ahymsin.org to give your preferred dates. Do mention in the letter that you have already received a mantra so that your name does not get mixed up with beginners’ lists.
2015: April 5th to 12th
2015: October 4th to 11th
2016: April 10th to 17th
2016: October 9th to 16th
Of course, our daily silent one-hour meditations continue at 5.45p.m.; even if you do not wish to take a class, please come just to rest your mind and refresh yourself.
With many prayers for you,
Swami Veda Bharati

मेरे अत्यन्त प्रिय आत्मन्, आध्यात्मिक जिज्ञासु, साधक/साधिका,
मैं आपकोगुरुपरंपराकी प्रार्थना और आशीर्वाद भेजता हूं।
आपशायद एक बार, शायद कई बार स्वामी-राम-साधक-ग्राम में एक अतिथि के रूप मे आये हैंऔर बैठने, साँस लेने आदि की मौलिक शिक्षा ली है।
मैं आशा करता हूं किआप अपने शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य, मन की शांति और हृदय की स्थिरता के लिए अपने अभ्यास को बनाए रखने में सफल हैं।
आप को मंत्र-दीक्षा भी प्राप्त हुई हैं। अब प्रश्न है: मंत्र से आगे क्या अभ्यास करने होते हैं? मन्त्र को कैसे और गहराइयों में ले जायें; कैसे शुद्ध/परिष्कृत करे?; आगे कहाँ जायें?
सर्वदा(a) स्फूर्ति की, (b) शुद्ध/परिष्कृत करके सूक्ष्म स्तर को पाने की, और (c) अगलीकदम/क्रम/उपाय सीखने की आवश्यक्ता पड़ती है। इसके लिये आगामी दो वर्षो के लिये प्रति वर्ष में दो कोर्स निर्धारित किये हैं; इनमेंसे कोई सा भी ले सकते हैं। तिथियाँ हैं
(१) ५ से १२ अप्रैल२०१५
(२) ४ से ११ अक्टूबर २०१५
(३) १० से १७ अप्रैल २०१६
(४) ९ से १६ अक्टूबर २०१६
मुझे बहुतआशा हैं किआप इन तिथियों में से किसी पर भी आ सकेंगे। कृपया हमें सूचित कीजियेगा। अपनीमनोनीततिथियाँ देने के लिए ahymsin@ahymsin.org को लिखें। पत्र में यह अवश्य उल्लेख कीजियेगा की आपको पहले से ही मन्त्र प्राप्त हुआ है, ताकि आपका नाम नौसिखियों की सूची में न मिलाया जाए।
हमारे दैनिक कार्यक्रम में सायं ५:४५ से ६:४५ तक मौन ध्यान की बैठक होती है; आप उस में भी भाग लें ।यदि आपकक्षा मे बैठनें के इच्धुक नहीं है,फिर भी मन को आराम और स्वयं को स्फूर्ति देने के लिए कृपया पधारें।
आप के लिए हार्दिक प्रार्थनाओं के साथ ,
स्वामी वेद भारतस्वामी राम साधकग्राम

Raghavendra Adiga will be teaching the courses for initiates. Academically Raghavendra is an engineering graduate from Bangalore University. By profession he was doing business and taught martial art (karate) for some years. He met Gurudeva Swami Rama in June, 1995, and had some basic guidance in meditation. He received initiation by Swami Veda Bharati in December 1996. Then onwards he started teaching in the Tradition. He received training and became an initiator in 2008. He has visited and taught in Denmark and South Korea. Raghavendra lives in Tumkur, South India, and travels to Rishikesh, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama ashram, regularly to teach and practice further.

Silence, Shavasana Practices and Yoga Nidra Retreat in 2015
2015-03-22 09:30 - 2015-04-05 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
“For decades we have guided the shavasana practices and yoga nidra in sessions where the teacher does the ‘recital’ and others listen and follow. But we have not TAUGHT the procedures.”
— Swami Veda Bharati
Guided practices done in shavasana will be taught in proper sequence, leading to different stages of Yoga Nidra.
Guided by advanced teachers, some of whom have been practicing for over 45 years.
There will be a Silence, Shavasana Practices and Yoga Nidra Retreat 22nd March – 5th April 2015 at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama in Rishikesh, India. The purpose of this retreat is for participants to learn the procedures.
Printouts will be given for each segment taught. Each segment will be guided separately and then students will practice that segment. There will be homework practice between lessons.
Segments will include:
Makarasana
Diaphragmatic breathing
Shavasana, correct position
Exercise without Movement
Relaxation by first tensing each limb then relaxing
Simple relaxation
Subtler relaxations: right side, left side, finer tissues, internal organs
31 points
61 points
61 points with blue star
61 points with blue star with one’s mantra
Whole body breaths: the feeling of movement, vayu, during these exercises is of the pranamaya kosha.
4 different patterns of whole body breaths
Short version of quick conscious rest
OM kriya
Whole body breaths as taught in Path of Fire and Light under “Yoga-Nidra”
Yoga nidra proper
Explanations of Delta brain waves
How to come out of yoga nidra
Cost: Cost of SRSG hospitality plus goodwill offering for instruction
Contact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org

Navaratra 2015
2015-03-20 09:30 - 2015-03-28 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
My dear family member,
My regrets and apologies for having delayed in sending out this invitation but there is still some time for you, family and friends to prepare.
• The 9 sacred days dedicated to Divine Mother this year will be on 20th to 28th March. We will have non-stop recitations of the thousand names of Divine Mother and you may come sit and enjoy silence. Once again let Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama know of your plans to be here: http://ahymsin.org/main/accommodations-inquiry.html
I look forward to seeing you.
May the Divine Mother always walk with you.
Her Youngest son,
In your Service,
Swami Veda Bharati

प्रिय साधक परिवार
मेरी हार्दिक क्षमा प्रार्थनाएं की मैं यह निमन्त्रण इससे पूर्व नहीं भेज सका।
• २० से २८ मार्च तक हमेशा की तरह नवरात्र मनाएंगे और माँ भगवती के हजार नामोंका अखण्ड पाठ चलता रहेगा। यह भी आत्मिक शान्ति, अर्चना और मौन के लिए अत्यन्त विशेष अवसर होता है। इसके लिए भी अपने प्रोग्राम(कार्यक्रम) की सूचना http://ahymsin.org/main/accommodations-inquiry.html कोतत्काल भेज दें।
भगवती माँ का छोटा पुत्र आपकी सेवा में
स्वामी वेद भारती

Shivaratri 2015
2015-03-17 09:00 - 2015-03-18 09:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
My dear family member,
My regrets and apologies for having delayed in sending out this invitation but there is still some time for you, family and friends to prepare.
• On 17th February we will have 24 hour worship, meditation and recitation of 1000 names of Shiva. Do come and join but do let your plans be known to Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama; to make room reservations: http://ahymsin.org/main/accommodations-inquiry.html
I look forward to seeing you.
May the Divine Mother always walk with you.
Her Youngest son,
In your Service,
Swami Veda Bharati

प्रिय साधक परिवार
मेरी हार्दिक क्षमा प्रार्थनाएं की मैं यह निमन्त्रण इससे पूर्व नहीं भेज सका।
• १७ फ़रवरी को यहा साधक-ग्राम में हम शिवरात्रि मनाएंगे और यहाँ २४ घण्टे के लिए शान्ति, अर्चना और मौन का अवसर होगा। कृपया अपने परिवार, बच्चों सहित पधारे। किन्तु अपना प्रोग्राम(कार्यक्रम)की सूचना http://ahymsin.org/main/accommodations-inquiry.html को तत्काल भेज दें।
भगवती माँ का छोटा पुत्र आपकी सेवा में
स्वामी वेद भारती

Breath & Prana Intensive Seminar, 2nd - 8th November 2014
2014-11-02 09:30 - 2014-11-08 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Breath & Prana Intensive Seminar
at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh, India
with Marilou Hermens,
Senior Teachers and SRSG Teaching Staff
Subtleties of breath practices
Open to all (Background in pranayama is helpful and encouraged)
Cost: Cost of SRSG hospitality plus goodwill offering for instruction
Marilou Hermens is a faculty member of HYT-TTP (Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program), teaches at the teacher training retreats at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, and serves as a mentor; she also has a center in the Netherlands (http://www.yogameditatie.nl/).
Contact: http://ahymsin.org/main/ahymsin-office.html

Vijñāna Bhairava - Bettina Baumer, 17th – 26th October
2014-10-17 09:30 - 2014-10-26 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Vijñāna Bhairava teaching
at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh, India
What do you want to do with fickle unstable forms of wealth?
Why not pursue the stable transcendental treasures?
– Vijñāna Bhairava
The text:
The Vijñāna Bhairava is a fundamental Tantra of Kashmir Śaivism which is the main authority when it comes to spiritual practice and mystical experience in the Tantra tradition.
It contains 112 methods (dhāraṇā) of meditation or spontaneous experiences of the Divine Consciousness. It goes beyond the ritualistic practices of many paths and replaces them with a purely spiritual attitude.
It speaks of many ways that spontaneous transcendence occurs in those who are receptive, purified and ready.
The program:
One or two sessions of text teaching of about 1½ hours daily, combined with meditation sessions, putting the text studied into practice (no guided meditation).
At least 3 hours meditation daily.
Recitation and listening to Stotras and Ślokas of the tradition.
The teacher:
Dr. Bettina Sharada Bäumer is a direct disciple of the last Master of Kashmir Śaivism, Swami Lakshman Joo (1907-1991). She lives in Varanasi since 1967, is an accredited as Professor at the Universities of Vienna and Salzburg, Austria, in Religious Studies. She has taught at these and several other universities in Europe, and for the last 28 years she gives Retreat-Seminars on Indian spirituality, mainly Kashmir Shaivism.
She has authored and edited 25 books in Sanskrit, English and German, and about 60 research articles, mainly in the fields of Āgama/ Tantra and Kashmir Śaivism, Upanishads, Indian aesthetics, temple architecture and religious traditions of Orissa, and interreligious dialogue.
The above description does no justice to Dr. Bettina Bauemer. There is even a Felicitation Volume in her honour by eminent international scholars.
She has her own teaching and research centre in the holy city of Varanasi, and a quiet cottage in the mountains above Rishikesh where she spends many months in solitude.
Regular Practice:
Learning about the 112 methods taught in Vijñāna Bhairava would not in any way mean changing your regular practice in the tradition of our Gurudeva Swami Rama.
Daily practice of usual hatha in our tradition and daily silent meditation of one hour with svb will also continue.
Offerings:
As we are having eminent high level scholar and sadhika as our guest, in addition to covering the costs of SRSG hospitality, to keep an offerings envelope ready to correspond with the level of her eminence.
Requirements:
Experience in meditation and yoga. Some knowledge of Sanskrit will be helpful. but it is not an essential requirement. Only full participation will be allowed because the text needs to be studied in its entirety.
Prerequisites:
(1) Swami Veda’s recordings of Meditations from the Tantras,
(2) Swami Veda’s recordings of Shiva Sutras,
(3) the book Kundalini Stilled or Stirred by svb together with recommended readings of Swami Rama mentioned in the KUNDALINI book.
Order from ahymsinpublishers@gmail.com.
If you start studying now, you may complete the prerequisites in the right time.
Swami Veda’s lectures from the Shiva Sutras study are available for download at CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/SwamiVedaBharati CD’s of these lectures are also available at http://www.yogaineurope.eu/store/audiocd/
Kundalini Stilled or Stirred by Swami Veda Bharati can be purchased through AHYMSIN Publishers at ahymsinpublishers@gmail.com, through the online bookstore at The Meditation Center (they ship nationally and internationally), through Amazon.com, and through other bookstores. In Europe, inquire at http://www.yogaineurope.eu/contact/

Required Books:
We have received communication from Dr. Bäumer. In preparation of the retreat-seminar on Vijnana Bhairava, please note the following books required:
Please bring at least one of the two editions of the text:
Vijnana Bhairava, by Jaideva Singh, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass
Vijnana Bhairava, The Practice of Centring Awareness, with commentary by Swami Lakshman Joo, Varanasi, Indica Books
Both editions contain the text with translation.
The German speaking should bring a copy of my book: Bettina Bäumer, Vijnana Bhairava, Das göttliche Bewusstsein, Verlag der Weltreligionen
Also for your copy of the Vijñāna Bhairava please write to ahymsinpublishers@gmail.com
Attendance and Dakshina
Regarding the Vijñāna Bhairava teaching, Swami Veda has requested that people taking this teaching take the whole course from beginning to end including all sessions. Also they should be experienced in meditation practice. Swamiji has also written regarding this Vijñāna Bhairava teaching, “As we are having eminent high level scholar and sadhika as our guest, in addition to covering the costs of SRSG hospitality, to keep an offerings envelope ready to correspond with the level of her eminence.”
Booking or More Information:
For making a booking or for more information, please write to ahymsin@ahymsin.org

Nava-ratra 2014
2014-09-25 09:30 - 2014-10-03 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Dear Devotees of Divine Mother,
Our Guru Purnima celebrations were inspiring for many and have successfully concluded.
Our next such event is the Nava-ratra from 25th September to 3rd October 2014.
We have akhanda paath, non-stop 24 hour recitation of 1,000 names of Divine Mother for the entire period, conducted by many Pandits.
We will also have the usual nava-kanya worship.
The daily 1 hour silent meditations will continue.
Please come with family and friends.
I look forward to seeing you.
Swami Veda Bharati

हरि: ओम्
नवरात्र २०१४
मां भगवती के प्रिय भक्त, नमो नारायणाय
हमारा गुरु-पूर्णिमा का पर्व-उत्सव सफलता पूर्वक सम्पन्न हुआ तथा अनेक अभ्यागतों ने प्रेरणायें प्राप्त कीं ।
अब हम अगला पर्व उत्सव नवरात्र का मनायेंगे । २५ सितम्बर से ३अक्तूबर तक ।
उन दिनों निरन्तर २४ घंटे ९दिन मां भगवती के हजार नामों का अखण्ड पाठ होगा । उसी बीच नव-कन्या पूजन भी होगा । प्रतिदिन मौन ध्यान भी चलता रहेगा ।
कृपया अपने सब परिवार तथा मित्रों सहित भाग लेने का आनन्द लें ।
आपके दर्शनों की आकांक्षा है ।
श्री गुरुदेव-सेवायां
स्वामी वेद भारती

Editor’s Note:
To book accommodations, please use this link: http://ahymsin.org/main/accommodations-inquiry.html
For the 1,000 names of the Divine Mother, the text used is the Lalita Sahasranama.
Swamiji asked Chandramani who suggested the following book:
Lalita-Sahasranama – A Comprehensive Study of One Thousand Names of Lalita Maha-Tripurasundari
By L.M. Joshi
Publishers: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd. New Delhi
2nd edition in 2006
ISBN Hardcover : 812460104-6
ISBN Paperback: 81-246-0353-7
Swami Ritavan showed the following book which has been used before and may be more readily available:
Sri Lalita Sahasranama – Text, Transliteration and English Translation.
Edited by Swami Tapasyananda
Sri Ramakrishna Math
Mylapore Madras 600 004
Printed in 2011
ISBN 81-7823-099-2

SRSG Presents: “Insight Seeing” March 16-21, 2009
2009-03-16 - 2009-03-19
Enjoy the rich beauty of the Himalayas in late winter/ early spring as you wind your way up to the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
On our first day we will head to the town of Ukhimath, home of the Omkareshar Shiva temple and winter seat of the famed Kedarnath shrine.
During winter when Kedarnath is buried in snow rising 2 meters high, the head priest and other priests come down in procession to Ukhimath to do their worship. Kedarnath is one of the four main pilgrimage spots of the region and a must do for all devoted Hindus.
At a 17 km distance from Ukhimath sits Sari Village. There we will start a 2.5 km trek up to the lovely Deoriya Tal Lake. Views of the majestic Himalayas can be enjoyed while resting by the calm lake waters.
Participants will also have the opportunity to visit some of the numerous temples in the region around Ukhimath. The charged Kalimath temple, sitting alongside the Kali-Ganga River, resonates with the palpable energy of the Goddess Kali. The famous Vishwanath Temple at Guptakashi sits behind a kund (pool) that is fed by two underground tributaries of the holy waters of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna. Also at the Vishwanath temple complex, pilgrims pay homage to the balance of opposing forces at the shrine of Ardhanarishwar, the deity depicted as half Shiva, half Shakti.
The male and female principles of the universe are further celebrated at a visit to the marriage spot of Lord Shiva and Parvati. A temple devoted to Lord Vishnu lies on an ancient bridle path at the village of Triyuginarayan. At this holy spot legend says that Shiva wedded Parvati. All the sages attended the wedding of which Vishnu himself was said to be the master of ceremonies.
As we head home, awe inspiring views of the Himalayas can be further taken in at the Kartik Swamy temple, a 3 km trek from the trail head at Kanakchowry. Legend says that Kartikeya, the son of Shiva and Parvati, came here in a huff when his mother granted the Raj Tilak to Ganesha (his brother). Kartikeya is worshipped here.
Participants should be in good health and able to trek.
Please register on or by Feb 25th.
For registration and cost information, please write to sadhakagrama@gmail.com
Pictures by Dr. Stoma Parker

TTP News
2009-03-01 - 2009-03-15
Time is flying by, and before you know it the next Teacher Training Program will begin in Rishikesh.
March 1st to 15th, we are offering the next LEVEL ONE. This training can lead to Yoga Alliance certification at the 200 hour level or can be taken as the first of three levels toward earning the Himalayan Yoga Tradition 600 hour program certification. If you have been thinking of becoming a certified Yoga Alliance Teacher in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition, now is the time to register online at www.himalayanyogatradition.com .
You may begin your teacher training online with your first lessons. These are available in an updated and systematic form that will help you to feel efficient in your home studies and prepare you to delve deeply in to the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. ALL the materials you will need for your program are easily accessed online. Please scout out our new and improved website for more details. The site is in continuous construction so look often for updated information. You may also call our Rishikesh office, or email info@hyt-ttp.com for inquiries.
HYT-TTP trainings schedule:
March 1 – 15, 2009, Rishikesh, Level One
July 18 – August 1, 2009, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
October 18th – November 1st, 2009, Rishikesh, Levels One, Two and Three
You may register on line at anytime for any of the programmes above.
Don’t miss another opportunity to participate in a life changing opportunity to teach in the most ancient of traditions. Swami Veda has said about teaching, “The student teachers are taught to reduce suffering of humans everywhere, by teaching others the principles that have reduced their own suffering.”

International Conference on Meditation and Pain Management
2009-02-24 - 2009-02-28
Learn new tools in pain management. Keynote speaker Swami Veda Bharati will speak from his own experience with both pain and meditation and lead guided meditations . Pain of any type is the most frequent reason for physician consultation in the United States, prompting half of all Americans to seek medical care annually. Yoga teachers, meditation practitioners, research scientists, medical doctors, psychologists, dentists, and ayurvedic doctors will share secrets of pain control . Meditation as a tool in pain management will be explored both experientially and scientifically. The conference will feature meditation, relaxation, breathing, biofeedback, and hatha yoga asana practices useful in controlling pain and reducing stress; the latest scientific research; lectures by the medical staff of Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust; the Combined Therapy Program; Ayurveda; a lecture on dental pain management; Eastern and Western philosophical views on the nature of pain; formal and informal dialogue; discussions on implementation of presented ideas; poster sessions; evening entertainment with Indian dance and music.
Don’t miss the chance to attend this groundbreaking event!
Write to ahymsin@gmail.com .

It is not too late to make plans to attend the following below:
Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program (HYT-TTP)
March 2009: Rishikesh, India
July 2009: St. Paul, MN, USA
October 2009: Rishikesh, India
Visit our website at www.himalayanyogatradition.com
Or write to our office at hyt.ttp@gmail.com
“Insight Seeing” tour to the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in the Himalyas
March 16th to 21st, 2009
Write to sadhakagrama@gmail.com
Indian Intensive Yoga Camp
April 12th to 19th, 2009
Write to ahymsin@gmail.com
ITY-UKTAA SAA TADAA DEVEE…
Final Fire Offerings
Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh
February 1st to 14th, 2010
Write to ahymsin@gmail.com
