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What Surgery Looked Like in Ancient India: The Scientific Legacy of the Sushruta Samhita

Surgery is usually seen as a modern science. We associate it with machines, sterile gloves and complex equipment. But long before today’s hospitals existed, people were already cutting, stitching and treating serious injuries in organised ways. In ancient India,...

Stephen Ishwara Futral: Don’t Die Wondering

Stephen Ishwara Futral belonged to that rare first generation of Western seekers who encountered Sri Swami Satchidananda not as an established global teacher, but as a living mystery—one whose presence quietly rearranged the inner lives of those who crossed his path....

111th Birth Anniversary of Integral Yoga Magazine Founder

On December 22nd, we honor and celebrate the 111th birth anniversary of the founder of Integral Yoga Magazine, Sri Swami Satchidananda (Sri Gurudev). Born in 1914, Sri Gurudev was a visionary whose life became a bridge between East and West, tradition and modernity,...

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Tender Recollections of My Guru

Tender Recollections of My Guru

Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda came to the West in 1966. His presence was magnetic. He attracted people from all walks of life, from diverse backgrounds and faiths, with different temperaments, interests and capacities. The unifying factor amidst all the diversity...

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Swami Lalitananda Gives TEDx Talk in India

Swami Lalitananda Gives TEDx Talk in India

Swami Lalitananda, senior monastic disciple of Swami Satchidananda, who holds a Master's Degree in Special Education, was invited to give a TEDx talk recently (June 2022). Swami Lalitananda re-established the Integral Yoga Institute of Coimbatore in 1989 and helped...

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Pianist Serenades Rescued Elephants

Pianist Serenades Rescued Elephants

Paul Barton is a pianist from Yorkshire, England who traded the dales and concert halls for the jungles of Thailand, where he performs for elephants rescued from captivity, some blind and handicapped, at a sanctuary in Thailand. This story and short video is so...

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Sandee N. Harilela Premchand: In Memoriam

Sandee N. Harilela Premchand: In Memoriam

Sandee N. Harilela Premchand (1948-2022), the managing editor of BR International magazine and a lifelong beloved devotee of Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda, passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. Sri Gurudev is the Guru of the Harilela family and he...

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“Be Here Now” – A Look Back

“Be Here Now” – A Look Back

Be Here Now remains a spiritual classic for the millions who have read it and will continue to read it. Published in 1971, Be Here Now was written by Ram Dass and the 50th anniversary of the book is being celebrated in 2021. In this article, writer/editor Doug Toft...

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