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Thought Builds Character

Satsang by Swami Sivananda Every thought of yours has literal value to you in every possible way. The strength of your body, the strength of your mind, your success in life, and the pleasures you […]

Guru Bhakti

Satsang by Swami Sivananda Intense devotion to one’s guru and faithful adherence to his teachings are the most essential qualifications of true discipleship. It is this shraddha, faith, and gurubhakti, devotion to guru, that […]

Love means Sacrifice

Swami Satyananda Love is most difficult to practice, but hatred is easy. To be false is so natural. Love gives rise to exemplary behavior in man, while hatred causes obnoxious behavior. I am not talking […]

The Yoga of Equanimity

Swami Sivananda “Perform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga.” (Bhagavad Gita, 2:48) Samatvam is equanimity of mind and outlook, equipoise. It […]

Dhyana

Satsang by Swami Satyananda Spiritual clarification is what people throughout the world want today. When everything has been said, the last words remain, ‘What to do?’ We have to plunge ourselves into the art and […]

Introspection and Contemplation

Swami Sivananda Saraswati One who practices daily introspection and self-analysis can discover his defects and habits and remove them. This is very patient work. Through introspection, an aspirant gains knowledge of the laws and ways […]

Self Purification

Satsang by Swami Satyananda Pratyahara is conscious introversion, withdrawal of the mind and senses. Patanjali, the author of yogic philosophy, calls pratyahara ‘retreat’ or ‘return’. This important part of human life must be understood by […]

Have Faith, and Practise

Satsang by Swami Sivananda Spiritual progress depends on faith – faith in God, faith in the scriptures, faith in the guru. Faith is the basis of all progress. Even material progress, inventions and discoveries depend […]

Guru-Disciple relationship

Satsang by Swami Satyananda Just as people around the world observe All Saints Day or All Souls Day in India on Guru Poornima we celebrate All Gurus Day. Poornima is the full moon which represents […]

Guru, the Guide

Satsang by Swami Sivananda I shall serve you, guide you and take you to your goal step by step. A person can only learn from another person, and hence the Supreme Power teaches through a […]

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