September 8th 2024 marks the 137thJayanthi (birth anniversary), as well as the 100thSannyas (monkhood) anniversary of H. H. Sri Swami Sivananda, the Guru of Sri Swami Satchidananda. Swami Satchidananda humbly said of his Guru, ” I feel very fortunate to have sat at the holy feet of the great Satguru Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj. If you see any little bit of truth, knowledge or attainment in me, it is the spark that came from that great Light.”
Join Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville and Integral Yoga International on September 7th at 7:30 PM EDT when we honor Sri Swami Sivananda during a special Livestream satsang from the Ashram.This program will also be available in the Yogaville Livestream archive shortly after the live broadcast.
This month, in place of our regular installment of “Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey,” we turn to the spiritual lineage that shaped Sri Swami Satchidananda (Sri Gurudev) before he arrived in America in July 1966. As we celebrate Guru Poornima, we also mark 60 years...
There are friendships that transcend the limitations of time, culture, and tradition—friendships that seem destined, woven into the very fabric of life’s unfolding story. Such was the deep and abiding bond between Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB, and Sri Swami...
Editor’s note: On July 31, 1966, Sri Swami Satchidananda arrived in New York City for what was expected to be a brief visit. Sixty years later, and as we also mark the 40th anniversary of the Light Of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS), we revisit Sri Gurudev’s own...
With deep respect and gratitude, we join the many communities around the world mourning the passing of Tenzin Robert A.F. Thurman—beloved scholar, teacher, translator, activist, and longtime friend of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Professor Robert Thurman passed away...
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