Lord, Give Me the Strength

28 April, 2010 @ 3:29 pm

It was a very tumultuous time for me. One day I was at my wit's end. I did not know if I could make it through the day. Before I left for work, a little bird told me to open up Swami Rama's book, Sadhana. I opened the book, at random, to page 69, and read this passage:

Samanvaya Vidya Dham

25 April, 2010 @ 3:42 pm

They invited Swami Veda and his disciples to their church near Laxman Jhula to participate in a mass which initiated 17 young men into the minor orders of the priesthood, namely lectorate and subdeaconate. These students have spent the last year in Rishikesh and they will be working in North India. Though they are all Keralans, they speak fluent English and Hindi. In fact, they all look extremely sattvik and they are trained to a very high educational level. If Hindu sannyasis were put through the same kind of training requirements that this sect puts its priests through, it would be of greatest benefit to everyone, both within Hinduism and without.

The First Himalayan Tradition Workshop in Australia

25 April, 2010 @ 12:21 pm

It all started with a thought. A shared thought. In a sunny afternoon last November three of us met in Sydney for the first time, to share ideas. It had been on our mind for a while to connect the initiates and friends of the Himalayan Tradition here in Australia. One of us said: ‘how about we organise a weekend event, as an opportunity to meet and know each other’. The other two laughed. The same thought had come to each of us, few days before coming to Sydney, while sitting in meditation. Some may see this as mere coincidence, however those of us practicing for some time had experienced in numerous occasions similar silent share of thoughts. Well … this was a good start. Furthermore, we all felt that there was a strong intent behind this thought.

Four Poems

20 April, 2010 @ 8:43 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

AHYMSIN 2007 – 2009

5 April, 2010 @ 4:16 pm

In February 2007, we, the global family, gathered together at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama in Rishikesh, India, at the invitation of Swami Veda Bharati  We met people we hadn’t known existed, strengthened relations with those we knew, and began to explore the relationship of kinship.  In the process, the Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies International was formed, a constitution was passed, and the first Executive Committee and other organizational groups were put in  place.  SRSG is the world headquarters of AHYMSIN.

Learn from Swami Rama!

30 March, 2010 @ 9:09 pm

The Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (http://www.hihtindia.org/) has carried on the admirable work of making available the teachings of the Himalayan Masters as interpreted by Swami Rama of the Himalayas in the publication of books, calendars, CDs and DVDs.  These bring perennial wisdom to our lives.  The HIHT link for information about these publications in English, Hindi, and Spanish is http://www.hihtindia.org/SRC%20publication.html

Poem Offerings

24 March, 2010 @ 4:54 pm

The blue green Ganges, gushes through the mountain gorge, to water the fields of India. So, too, my world heart, Pours peace upon open souls.

Gathering of the Sangha Report

20 March, 2010 @ 8:53 pm

2010-2013 Practice Transcript

16 February, 2010 @ 12:02 pm

Now, for the word OM, read Swami Rama’s commentary on the Māndukya Upanishad, Enlightenment without God. On the Gāyatrī-mantra you may ask for my series of lectures in which each letter, not just each word, is explained. If you are familiar with the basics of the mantra science, you will know that a translation is not the meaning of the mantra. In this mantra the first seven words are known as vyāhṛtis – 'utterances.' According to the Vedic precepts of genesis, the divine Brahman released the emanated the sound principles of the Universe, and these Vedic sounds, as they were uttered in the cosmos, came into being, the cosmos external and the cosmos internal to you.

Questions for Self-Examination

18 January, 2010 @ 4:02 am