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The Four Stages of Culture Life
In Indian culture there is the concept of the four stages of life:
The Preliminary; The Development; The Blossoming; The Culmination.
The satisfactory growth of the...
Diet And Meditation
Extract from THE SIVANANDA BOOK OF MEDITATION
A poor diet can act as severe hindrance to the practice of meditation. To have a calm and...
Practical Lessons in Yoga
The book by Swami Sivananda entitled “Practical Lessons in Yoga” consists of twelve easy lessons for the yoga aspirant.
1 - The First Lesson deals...
4 Paths of Yoga
Ten Minute Daily Sadhana on Twelve Virtues
Without great patience and perseverance, the spiritual quest becomes an uphill task. No half-measures will do on the spiritual path. - Swami Sivananda
Meditate on...
Guru Bhakti – Part 3
Swami Vishnudevananda’s devotion to Guru is clearly seen in this excerpt from a talk given to his students in the 1980s.
“If I did not...
The Nine Modes of Bhakti
Nothing is lost when the candle burns. No spiritual effort goes in vain. - Swami Sivananda
The nine modes of Bhakti are the ways in...
5 Points of Yoga
Shedding Regret and Worry
Strengthen yourself with vigour and virtues.
Brooding over your past mistakes and failures will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Regret and...
About Eating
A yogi must of course be a vegetarian, since under all circumstances, meat-eating means a complicity in killing.
A human is a herbivore by nature...