General Articles 
Symbolism of Kamandalu & Kalasha
20 September, 2020 @ 10:33 am
Kamandalu In this story, the King Shikhidhvaja becomes disillusioned with his life of luxury at the palace and decides to renounce his royal position to live the austere life of a renunciate monk. He goes to the forest, builds himself a meditation hut, and keeps only a staff, a dinner plate, a cup, a tray, mala beads, a garment to cover his body, a deerskin to meditate upon, and a kamandalu.
Appreciation for All Living Beings
20 August, 2020 @ 10:53 am
Wolfgang Bischoff, Spiritual Director of the "Himalaya Institute Germany", has been dealing with the topic of shaping fate for a long time. YOGA AKTUELL asked him for his assessment of recent global events in their significance for the destiny of mankind.
2020 Festival of the Spirit
25 May, 2020 @ 11:36 pm
We are reminded that since this annual event began in 1983, we have accrued an abundance of wealth for every beautiful thought is worth saving. We have saved a small treasure enhancing the treasures of non-violent, beautiful, and beneficial sentiments. During the festival, we are reminded to renew the spiritual focus of our life. And with the challenges we have all experienced through the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is of utmost importance to again cultivate the soil of mind to become abundant in/with the fruits of kindness and compassion for all. What we have done together as sangha and kalyana-mitras in the past years have awakened the transforming energies of emotional purification and pure spirituality to remind us of our goal and purpose of life.
Infinity Is Six Years Old
20 May, 2020 @ 11:20 am
We were sitting around a table en famille when my six-year old grandson piped up: Granddad what’s infinity plus three? The wee fellow is fond of numbers. The bigger the better. We talked round it a bit and got on to other things. I knew I had an answer, it just wasn’t there yet.
The Story of Sai Om
20 May, 2020 @ 11:16 am
Many of you might have heard of this story already. A wise old man in ancient China lost his horse which ran off into wilderness. Friends and neighbors came to comfort him. The old man just said, “How does one know it is not a lucky omen?” Indeed, a few days later the horse returned, and brought a herd of wild horses with it. People gathered to congratulate the old man.
Concern for Humanity
20 April, 2020 @ 11:48 am
For me, Swami Rama again and again stresses concern for humanity. The point that Swami Rama emphasises is important: "We have to transcend our racial vanity, and we have to search for a lifestyle to restructure a new, reformed society." (A Call to Humanity, page 112)
Karuna – Compassion
20 April, 2020 @ 11:28 am
Karuna: The feeling that we have to experience the pain or distress of another as if it is our own. The English equivalent, compassion, is derived from the Latin com meaning with, and passio meaning suffering. Karuna is not just sympathy (anukampa) or feeling sorry for another, but rather empathy (annudayana), actually feeling the sorrow of another.
Online Resources for the Covid-19 Time
29 March, 2020 @ 8:30 pm
With the social distancing now in place because of Covid-19, we would like to share some online resources. There may be more of which we are unaware. You can contact us by clicking on the AHYMSIN Office contact regarding sources not mentioned or updated information.
Prayers and Succour for Current Global Uncertainties
22 March, 2020 @ 9:40 pm
May all our prayers be heard by the Almighty Universal Divine Mother and may these prayers be permitted by Her to resonate wherever there is a need to help anyone and everyone.
Eternal Dedication to Swami Veda Bharatiji
20 March, 2020 @ 12:33 pm
My yoga teacher Chandnaji introduced me to Swami Veda Bharati in March 2008, since he felt I was so curious about meditation and probably needed it at that point of time. On our way to Rishikesh I had picked up my book Walking with a Himalayan Master by Justin O’Brien which I had bought some time back, but never read.