Report from Guru Purnima 2010

31 July, 2010 @ 7:19 pm

"Swami Veda's Guru Purnima celebration was broadcast live from Minneapolis - 26 July 2010 and via Skype to the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) Ashram in Rishikesh  as well as simultaneously to the Milwaukee Center. The "Bharati Radio" broadcast was heard by many throughout North America." - svb

Tri-Yearly Fire Offerings, 25th February – 11th March, 2013

15 June, 2010 @ 8:32 pm

Spiritual Festival Guidelines for 2010

3 June, 2010 @ 11:07 pm

The 40-day Spiritual Festival in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition is a time period when sadhakas undertake special spiritual practices, such as more intense japa and increased implementing of the Yamas and Niyamas etc.  There are many suggestions given in the articles cited below as to how to cultivate a more sattvic personality.

A Unique Yoga Approach in Helping People with Multiple Sclerosis Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes

25 May, 2010 @ 3:22 pm

The subject of this article is to gain a basic understanding of some of the health principles found in Yoga and Ayurveda, the science of life, that can help people with multiple sclerosis make healthy lifestyle changes.  Also, it includes taking into consideration some useful guidelines prior to starting to work with people with multiple sclerosis.

Report on “The Holistic Health Through Himalayan Yoga and Meditation Workshop”

25 May, 2010 @ 12:41 pm

First of all I pay homage to my Guru Swami Rama of the Himalayas by whose grace the Holistic Health workshops were completed successfully. Humble pranams to Swami VEDA Bharati our inspiration for this effort.

Pilgrimage- A Talk by Swami Veda Bharati

24 May, 2010 @ 3:04 pm

The Kumbha Mela, the most sacred of all the Hindu pilgrimages, culminated on April 14th in the sacred Maha Kumbha Sahi Snan – the royal bath. Thousands of holy men and women (mahamandeleshwaras, monks, saints and sadhus) in addition to the pilgrims who journeyed from villages far and wide in India, gathered to take a dip in Mother Ganga on this most auspicious of days. For the past month or so, millions of people have journeyed to Haridwar for the Kumbh Mela.  In addition to the major event of the ritual bath, other activities include religious discussions, devotional singing, mass feeding of holy men and women and the poor, and religious assemblies where doctrines are debated and standardized.

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