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AHYMSIN Annual Report – 2010

27 April, 2011 @ 3:59 pm

Due to Guru’s grace, the collective strength, spirituality and mindshare of each pearl of our Sangha, our universal family our mission experienced yet another successful year. We have progressed and we have learnt. Each experience has contributed towards our endeavor to continuously improve and evolve without losing the sight of our goal i.e. dedicated to making available and teaching the Himalayan Yoga Tradition as taught by Swami Rama of the Himalayas.

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What Sannyasa Means to Me

27 April, 2011 @ 3:40 pm

In the booklet titled SWAMI - A LIFE BEYOND KNOWLEDGE, A Garland of Memories by Shri Swamiji, the second chapter starts with the words - “Renunciation is the final forgetting of 'I' and 'mine'."

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First Results of Three Years in the Practice of Yoga Nidra

26 February, 2011 @ 2:58 pm

When I was born my head got stuck in my mother’s cervix and for a while I could not breathe. I had a high fever after the birth. The doctors called this status Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral refers to the affected area of the brain, the cerebrum (however the centres had not been perfectly localized and the disorder most likely involves connections between the cortex and other parts of the brainsuch as the cerebellum).  Palsy refers to disorder of movement.

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Now after Years of Yoga Nidra, I Am Moved from Inside

26 February, 2011 @ 2:43 pm

My illness started in Malaysia in 2005 with sight problems including double vision.  In November I was accompanying my son to Singapore by bus when I suddenly became paralyzed from head to toe. I could neither walk nor move my arms; I could hardly swallow and barely breathe. At the same time I suffered terrible muscular cramps. We were close to Malacca, and the bus made an urgent detour to take me to Hospital for Emergency treatment.

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Holi Washes, Holi Wishes – February 2010

22 February, 2011 @ 11:04 pm

My memories of Holi are sweet. It is not just pranks and irreverence. It is a mending of all rifts. When you come to India for Holi be sure to bring some old clothes you do not mind spoiling or buy something really cheap and ugly in the bazaar beforehand. I bought a water pistol in town at Anshal Store that makes a very fine stream,  but if memory serves, some of our young scamps use buckets and really huge water torches to vault the streams of colored water at you.

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Planting the Precious Seed – Children and Yoga

21 February, 2011 @ 9:18 pm

Within the last several months a number of members in our global community have made glorious efforts to gather children into their local communities and serve them with the teachings of Gurudev. Swami Veda has communicated that he is very pleased to see these sorts of projects happening all around the globe and would like to encourage all of us to take the initiative to welcome the younger generation into our tradition by offering more children, youth and family based activities in our centers.

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The cows are here! The cows are here! – October 2009

21 February, 2011 @ 2:42 am

The reverence with which the Ashramites welcomed the arrival of the cows was as if a reverence for “Mother.” The cow is a symbol of the divine mother, representing life and the sustenance of life. Lord Krishna is associated with cows, as two of his names reflect: “Govinda” (finder of cows) and “Gopala” (protector of cows). In Krishna’s aspect as a child, he is often depicted crawling on his hands and knees or dancing, often with butter in his hands. As a mischievous child he was called Makhan Chor (butter thief).

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Meeting SVB and King Cobra

20 February, 2011 @ 9:44 pm

The only time I had the opportunity to meet Swami Rama was in 1996 at his Rishikesh ashram, Sadhana Mandir. He was not well but was kind to invite me and my friend, Dr. David Frawley (who was also accompanying me), for a brief “darshan.” After a few moments, he fixed his hypnotic gaze on me and said, “You should meet Swami Veda.” The meeting was over with these words. He asked someone to bring us both to Swami Veda.

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Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG)

18 February, 2011 @ 11:52 pm

Discover the Real Meaning of Yoga - Experience the Himalayan Yoga Tradition founded by Swami Veda Bharati, disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas

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A Parting Reflection from a Korean TTPer

18 February, 2011 @ 3:12 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.

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