April Satsang Signup | What Is The Surest Way to Realize God?
The April online satsang with Swami Nirmalananda will be held on Saturday, April 4th at 12 noon EST. To attend the satsang, visit this page and sign up.
The Four Qualities Necessary for Samadhi
Patanjali gives a precise and practical answer in Yoga Sutra 1.20: four essential qualities must be cultivated—shraddha (faith), virya (energy), smriti (spiritual memory), and samadhi-prajna (wisdom born of direct experience).
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.
New Sacred Visions Etsy Store
In order to make it easier for our readers to obtain quality sacred art, we have opened an Etsy online store, SacredVisionsHQ, where we offer a wide range of sacred photos and artwork for your homes and places of worship.
The Many in the One: Creation, Pralaya, and the Trimurti
Here we explore the emergence of “the Many” from the One–describing the cyclic manifestation of universes, the mystery of pralaya, and the functions of the Trimurti as expressions of Ishwara within each world-system.