AHYMSIN Executive Committee for 2026-29

29 March, 2026 @ 8:15 pm

On March 4, 2026, an election of the AHYMSIN Executive Committee and Office Bearers was held at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG). The elected/appointed members of the full Executive Committee and Office Bearers for 2026 – 2029 are:

Meaning of Vasudeva Mantra

29 March, 2026 @ 5:47 pm

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya is “Om, I bow to the Lord who dwells within all hearts, the possessor of all divine qualities.”

Reflection on the 2026 Sangha Gathering at the Ashram

29 March, 2026 @ 12:21 pm

A Sangha Gathering: Journey into the Sweetness of the Divine

29 March, 2026 @ 11:46 am

This was not our first Sangha gathering, and yet we knew it would be unlike any we had experienced before. Each gathering is always new, always different, perhaps reflecting where we are in our lives, and in our sadhana and understanding.

Sangha Gathering 2026 – Mantra and Meditation

23 March, 2026 @ 10:55 am

For me, the attitude of devotion, of surrendering one's buddhi, prana, mind to that spiritual force that we are trying to connect through our mantra practice. Be it our guru mantra, be it the community mantra or some special mantra we may use for certain purposes. It is this attitude (of devotion) that carries us from the purely verbal form or mental syllabic form of the mantra into experiencing some higher levels that are to be found in the mantra.

What is Love

22 March, 2026 @ 6:35 pm

But what do we really mean when we say, “I love you”?

Introduction to Lord Vasudeva

21 March, 2026 @ 12:30 pm

After the Mahabharata war is over, Lord Shri Krishna took Yuddhishthira or Dharmaraja to Bhishma who was on the bed of arrows, and requested him (Bhishma) to give discourse on righteousness or dharma to Yuddhishthira. The teachings imparted to Yuddhishthira by Bhishma is documented as thousand names of Lord (God)—Vishnu Sahasranama—in the form of hymn at the end of Anushawsana Parva of Mahabharata by Sage Shri Veda Vyasa.

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

19 March, 2026 @ 11:32 am

The direct translation is: "Om, I bow to the all-pervading Lord, the possessor of all divine opulences."

Determination Sankalpa: Empowering Your Practice

22 February, 2026 @ 8:01 pm

A sankalpa is more than a simple goal. It has determination behind it.

Reading Circle on Zoom

30 January, 2026 @ 11:09 am

We will start, as instructed by Swami Ritavan, with Chapter 12 of Swami Rama's Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad-gita.