Articles by Swami Ritavan Bharati 
Diwali Greetings 2015
7 November, 2015 @ 5:14 pm
Jyotir, Jyotir, Jyotir, (Light, Light, Light) Idam Madu, Idam Madu, Idam Madu (This is honey, So beautiful, so sweet, so sweet, so sweet) Also, we are reminded in a Blessing of our Beloved Swamiji:
Interview with Swami Ritavan Bharati
26 October, 2015 @ 9:27 pm
First, Silence, the language that says-it-all. Then, tears of gratitude, knowing this saintly being, this bodhi-sattva returned, and I was simply able to be present and attend to his needs, becoming a servant of the servant of Gurudev-seva.
Jal Samadhi
6 September, 2015 @ 1:34 am
"You are the architect of your destiny. Death and birth are merely two events of life. You have forgotten your essential nature, and that is the cause of your suffering. When you become aware of this, you are liberated." Quote from Living with the Himalayan Masters by Swami Rama (P. 435) (Also, please see the entire Chapter X111 which is devoted to this theme of Mastery over Life and Death.)
Guru Purnima 2015 for AHYMSIN Sangha
20 August, 2015 @ 6:18 pm
Swami Rama would say in his talks, "Sacrifice means giving all the best that one has." It is as if the sadhaka consciously becomes the "gu-ru", the en-lighted personality, and transcends ego-based motivation and desire; thereby no longer bound by the effects of the fruits of action. Such a transformation changes the course of one’s personality and life. Such a life exemplies the greatest virtues, living with purpose, living for others with compassion and kindness.
Concerning our beloved Swami Veda Bharati
14 July, 2015 @ 6:32 am
On this auspicious day of Monday 14th July 2015, our beloved Swami Veda Bharati passed from his body at 3 am (India time). Please keep his intention in your mind - "Let every person feel loved."
Vows of a Swami: The Sanyasa Ceremony
22 February, 2011 @ 10:49 pm
Nandi Shraddha (offerings that bring happiness) is performed in preparation for the actual renunciation ceremony. First, the blessings and the presence of all the great sages of the past from whom the true spiritual tradition proceeds are invoked. Then, as in all the cultures of Asia, honor of one’s ancestors is performed by placing little ritual offerings in their names. For the sanyasa ceremony, Nandi Shraddha is unique because it is performed for one’s own self. Atmane namah; one’s own self has died and one commemorates that death of one’s own. The ceremony one would perform for one's father after he dies, is performed for oneself. One’s own self has died.