Reality Beyond Concepts: Reflections on the Words of Anandamayi Ma
Here we introduce a forthcoming book by Swami Nirmalananda, The Eternal Wisdom of Anandamayi Ma, which offers commentary on her teachings and explores their deeper philosophical implications.
What Is an “Aryan”?–A Hindu View
Arya comes from the root word ri, which means “to rise upward.” A legitimate translation is: “one who strives upward.” So important was arya in the vocabulary of the ancient Indian sages that India itself was known as Aryavarta, the Land of the Aryas.
Rudraksha Beads: A Yogi’s Perspective
It has long been considered beneficial to the yogi’s general state of health and awareness is the wearing of a rudraksha mala–a garland-string of one hundred and eight rudraksha beads, each of which is separated by a knot on the thread on which they are strung.
3 Factors for Maintaining Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya is a practical discipline: a way of focusing our lives so the mind and energy stop leaking outward and begin gathering inward.
What Is Life on the Astral Plane Like?
The following reflections address common questions about the astral planes from the deeper perspective of yogic knowledge.
When a Vritti (Mental Ripple) Cannot Arise
The nirodha Patanjali is presenting to us is a permanent condition of the chitta in which it has been so transformed or transmuted that the arising of vrittis is impossible.