General Articles 
Four Poems
24 May, 2009 @ 3:48 pm
Guided by my Guru, A Pilgrimage to take, Rugged hills and bustling towns, No impression make, In silence I sit wrapped in shawl, To hand out bananas, Our driver taking one, Here a boarder guard, With expression bland as he looks within, Driver not perturbed - both babble in a foreign tongue
SRSG, “Little Hungary”
20 April, 2009 @ 10:51 am
Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama was recently transformed into a "Little Hungary." Forty Hungarians called the ashram home for four weeks during February/March. Led by Anna Mezosi, the well-prepared group completed a very ambitious program, beginning with a ten day silence program. Twenty-eight people then attended the Meditation for Pain Management Conference while the others took excursions into the Himalayan mountains.
HYT-TTP March 2009
20 April, 2009 @ 10:36 am
We cannot say enough about the amazing group of people that participated in the Teacher Training Program this March. They came from countries spanning the globe’s circumference. It has been a joy to get to know them all. Some of them also attended the Meditation for Pain Management Conference which immediately preceded the TTP.
Remembering Raj Verma
19 April, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
To remember Raj Verma, such a beloved friend and fellow sadhaka, means at this time to acknowledge her passing on 19th February 2009. She left her body in an auspicious manner and location - upon finishing two of her three planned months of silence at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama. Geeta Anand, Raj’s youngest sister and a resident of SRSG, was at her side during this last period.
Stabilizing the Spiritual Mindfield
19 April, 2009 @ 2:35 pm
Since February 2007 our Community has undertaken a special practice of the Ity-uktaa mantra. The goal set by Swami Veda is: 500 people doing one mala (108 repetitions) per day for 3 years, to complete 50 million recitations in 3 years.
Gurukulum Outreach
19 April, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
For approximately one week the Gurukulum students took a small break from their own classroom studies to partake in some hands on teaching opportunities with young people. They travelled to fifty schools within about a one hour radius of the ashram. Their mission was to share a bit of the tradition with the youth and children in the community as part of India's National Yoga Awareness Week.
Happy Holi!
19 April, 2009 @ 11:51 am
Holi is one of the most exuberant and joyous festivals in India. A rite of spring, Holi is celebrated with much enthusiasm during February/March (in the month of Phalguna according to the Hindu calendar).
A Parting Reflection from the Korean TTPers
19 March, 2009 @ 11:12 am
Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama is our spiritual home. I had traveled around India before I came here for TTP. When I arrived at Rishikesh, I felt in mother’s lap and all my pains that I got from traveling suddenly disappeared. I have met wonderful teachers and enjoyed every class. Every teaching inspired me with LOVE. It will lead me to be a teacher who shares our Tradition with others lovingly. I have got a lot of energy which I can give with.
My Visit to the SRSG Ashram
19 March, 2009 @ 11:07 am
My first trip to Swami Rama’s Rishikesh Ashram took place early last year, a check out day trip. I had accompanied my Yoga teacher, to visit his Guru. One visit and I could not get the Ashram out of my mind for days. Within a few months of practicing meditation, I decided there was something in it that went “beyond.” There was a qualitative change; it was slowly opening my mind to a whole new world of spirituality. I made a “sankalpa” (resolve) to go in for Mantra initiation.
Pain Teacher
19 March, 2009 @ 10:55 am
Pain is a Teacher, sometimes a very tough teacher, but effective. Pain is an Ever-present Guide, whether physical, mental, or emotional, big or small—it offers many lessons if we are willing to learn from it. Since I had enjoyed good health prior to 2001, I was looking for a theme to what seemed to be random failures of the body. The theme emerged as, Pain as Teacher.