The Brilliant Function of Pain
By Swami Vidyananda Pain gets a bad rap in our culture. Actually, pain has many positive functions, one of which is to say, “Stop here. Don’t go beyond this point. This is the point where you are going to hurt yourself.” Pain also tells us that we have an...Yoga in North America – Questions and Answers with Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda
Question: What was the North American view of Yoga when you first arrived here? Sri Gurudev: I still remember the American hippie youth smoking cigarettes as they sat in chairs with their feet up on the table, sticking their feet in my face. After inhaling on a...How Yogis Succeed in Relationships
By Catherine Ghosh When we allow love to transform us through Yoga, the first thing it begins to affect is our vision and thus our relationships. In this article, Catherine Ghosh reflects on the ingredients needed for success in relationships. Essentially, Yoga is a...Success: Failure is the Stepping Stone
By Swami Asokananda Swami Asokananda, a monk since 1973, is one of Integral Yoga’s foremost teachers, known for his warmth, intelligence, and good humor. His teaching comes out of his own practice and experience, having absorbed, from a young age, the wisdom of his...Manifesting Divine Consciousness in Daily Life
An Interview with Brother Chidananda Manifesting Divine Consciousness in Daily Life is a new book by Sri Mrinalini Mata, president of the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF). In this interview, Brother Chidananda, a long time SRF monk who works alongside Mataji,...Support the Magazine
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The Living Gita: The Complete Bhagavad Gita: a Commentary for Modern Readers by Sri Swami Satchidananda Get this and other ebooks by H. H. Sri Swami Satchidananda.