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Mahabharata: Designs of Dharma – A New Vision for an Ancient Epic

  When an epic spans more than 100,000 verses, outdistancing Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey tenfold, its retelling is no small task. The Mahabharata, composed over 5,000 years ago and attributed to the sage Vyasa, is the longest poem in recorded history. It is at once...

Gossip: A Barrier on the Spiritual Path

Why do we gossip? This question might appear trivial at first, but when examined deeply, it opens a window into human psychology, social dynamics, and the level of spiritual evolution or lack thereof. Gossip is not merely idle talk, it is more. It is both idle and...

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 20: When Grace Meets Destiny–The Siddha Who Pointed the Path Beyond India

The history of a sage’s journey is not measured only in years spent with a teacher, but in the depth of the impression left upon the soul. For Ramaswamy (later known to the world as Swami Satchidananda) one such moment came during his years as a sadhu (wandering...
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The Darshan Line

The Darshan Line

When I was in my 20s, I used to go to the New York Integral Yoga Institute on 13th Street and buy books and tapes and great things. And then I took a shiatsu class there with a great bunch of spiritual people for 20 weeks and we were all different, but we all got...

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200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Virtual Open House July 31

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Virtual Open House July 31

Join Mia Velez and Snehan Born for this open house on July 31st at 11am (PDT) and learn more about the 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program being offered by the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute  (SFIYI). The SFIYI has been leading trainings in San...

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New Release: Beyond Words Audiobook!

New Release: Beyond Words Audiobook!

Integral Yoga Media, in collaboration with Integral Yoga Publications is thrilled to announce the release of Beyond Words by Swami Satchidananda in audiobook form. Beautifully read by professional narrator Madeline Starr, this audiobook is now available exclusively on...

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The Power of Recognition

The Power of Recognition

In this discussion between Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Christopher Wallis, they discuss the nature of Consciousness and how we know anything that we know. And, as Swami Satchidananda always taught, enlightenment is nothing you need to "get" from outside or "achieve."...

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Dalai Lama Birthday Message

Dalai Lama Birthday Message

On July 6, 2021, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 86th Birthday was celebrated around the globe. On the occasion, His Holiness offered this inspiring birthday message. The Mind & Life Institute were among the many organizations to honor the Dalai Lama’s birthday,...

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What We Can Learn from a Flower

What We Can Learn from a Flower

We can find lessons in everything we do. One of the lessons that I learned as a mechanic, many years ago, is very useful in being able to control the mind. The newer vehicles probably don’t require this anymore, but way back then, a car had to be periodically...

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The Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life: Part 2, Sanatana Dharma

The Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life: Part 2, Sanatana Dharma

I would like to continue this series with a little more background and history to set the stage and context for our study of the Bhagavad Gita. Throughout the ages people, probably throughout the planet, maybe possibly other planets, went deep into the mind,...

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Yoga for Calm Endurance: Titiksha

Yoga for Calm Endurance: Titiksha

From Yoga, we learn titiksha, a Sanskrit term meaning: patient endurance as a practical approach to ride out the storm of suffering. Titiksha teaches us that what we are perceiving in this moment will change. You need only put one foot in front of the other, one...

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