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Swami Sivananda’s Sampoorna Yoga for Modern Seekers

If you asked Sri Swami Sivananda what a busy person in the West should actually do each day to grow spiritually, he would likely point you to a deceptively simple framework: do a little meditation, a little prayer, a little study, a little service—every day—with...

The Greatest Victory

Gurudev Sivanandaji used to say that we should watch our thoughts because they create habits. Once you develop a habit, it becomes your character. And then your character becomes your destiny. So, it all originates with your thinking. That is why it is so important to...

How to Practice Viveka

Viveka is the spiritual practice of discrimination—distinguishing between the real and unreal, the eternal and temporary, the Spiritual Presence and ego-identity. Here are some ways to put viveka into practice. See which of these resonates with you and supports you to...
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The Natural Great Perfection

Sample from the Spring 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine The Natural Great Perfection An Interview with Lama Surya Das Lama Surya Das has spent thirty five years studying Zen, Vipassana, Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism with the great masters of Asia. His adaptation for...

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There is Nothing Wrong With You

Sample from the Spring 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine There is Nothing Wrong With You An Interview with Cheri Huber Cheri Huber is a student and teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. She has devoted 30 years to helping people free themselves from suffering so they...

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Shedding Light on the Gospel of Judas

Sample from the Summer 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Shedding Light on the Gospel of Judas An Interview with Marvin Meyer, Ph.D. After 1,700 years, the Gospel of Judas, an early Christian papyrus manuscript discovered in the Egyptian desert more than thirty...

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The Gospel of Inclusion

Sample from the Summer 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine The Gospel of Inclusion An Interview with Bishop Carlton Pearson Bishop Carlton Pearson was a Pentecostal evangelist and former host on the “Praise the Lord” (PTL) television program, when he had an awakening...

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Yoga Prayer: An Embodied Christian Spiritual Practice

Sample from the Summer 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Yoga Prayer: An Embodied Christian Spiritual Practice An Interview with Father Thomas Ryan, CSP As many as half of America’s estimated 15 million Yoga practitioners come from a Christian background. Catholic...

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LOTUS: A Universal Meditation Shrine

Sample from the Summer 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine LOTUS: A Universal Meditation Shrine An Interview With Sri Gurudev by Seshagiri Rao, Ph.D. In March of 1988, Dr. Seshagiri Rao interviewed Sri Gurudev for a journal article about the development of his...

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Make Your Life An Ongoing Yoga Retreat

Sample from the Fall 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Make Your Life An Ongoing Yoga Retreat By Meenakshi Angel Honig In a tribute to Sri Gurudev, one of his senior students and a respected Yoga teacher selects her top 10 jewels of his teachings. With quotes from...

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Beyond “Instant” Yoga

Sample from the Fall 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Beyond “Instant” Yoga By Prudence B. Kestner Prue Kestner first met Sri Gurudev in England in 1976. This began a long association during which she invited Sri Gurudev to become an advisor to the Mid-Atlantic...

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