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

7 Days of Silence

14 January, 2010 @ 9:17 am

In the spring of 2009 I traveled to Rishikesh, India, with friends. As part of our stay at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Ashram we undertook a two-day silence practice.

Gathering of the Sangha, 1-12 February, 2010

5 January, 2010 @ 5:26 am

New Havan Kund at The Meditation Center

24 December, 2009 @ 12:05 pm

On Tuesday, October 20, 2009, Pandit Hari Shankar Dabral made a brief but informative visit to The Meditation Center of Minneapolis. His main mission: to inform the local community about the traditional, ritual customs and etiquette of the sacred fire ceremony. Earlier in the season, September 13, 2009, The Meditation Center consecrated its new Havan Kund (Sacred Fire Pit). Emilio Bettaglio spearheaded the project with the help of several volunteers who assisted in the construction over the summer months.  Dozens of people came together to participate in the consecration ceremony led by Emilio Bettaglio and Swami Ritavan Bharati. Overall, it was a great success! There was much talk about doing several more ceremonies in the future.