In the spiritual history of South India, there are teachers who preserve tradition, and others who reinterpret it for a new age. More rarely, there are those who do something subtler still: they translate inner realization across languages, cultures, and temperaments,...
In this talk, Swami Satchidananda uses practical, experiential language to describe the different dimensions of human life, emphasizing the importance of developing all aspects of our being in an integrated way—Integral Yoga, a complete Yoga. Each person is a mixture...
Born in 1938 into a distinguished Nicaraguan diplomatic family, Amma's life crossed continents, cultures, and social worlds long before it crossed paths with her Guru, Sri Swami Satchidananda. Yet from her earliest years, the inner thread of her spiritual search was...
In every authentic spiritual life, there comes a moment when wandering gives way to commitment—not because freedom is lost, but because it deepens. For Ramaswamy, the young seeker who would one day be known to the world as Swami Satchidananda, that moment arrived on...
How to really let go of wanting the fruits of your efforts? The best way to let go is to realize what will happen if you do not let go. Ask yourself: “If I let go, what will happen? If I do not let go, what will happen?” Make a list of pros and cons. The main reason...
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....
For more than 2,000 years, the Thirukkural has stood as one of the crown jewels of Tamil literature—a concise yet profound spiritual guide composed of 1,330 couplets, each offering deep insight into virtue, ethical living, love, and the art of creating a harmonious...
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,...
Moving Through Here is a book published in 1970 that traces the arc of a single extraordinary year in American cultural history. The story begins in the spring of 1967, when thousands gathered in Central Park for the exuberant Easter Sunday Be-In—a moment filled with...
In the great spiritual biographies of India, there are periods that seem, on the surface, uneventful—stretches of wandering, waiting, or uncertainty. Yet these are often the hidden chapters in which the deepest transformation takes place. For Ramaswamy, the young...
At a satsang at the Integral Yoga Institute in Buenos Aires years ago, I spoke and led a discussion about three essential elements of spiritual life: discrimination, equanimity, and service. The reflections shared that day brought out the complementary nature of...
In life we go through many tests, and it is often these very tests that teach us the most valuable lessons. As the old sayings go, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” and “Adversity is a blessing in disguise.” So, we should learn to see adversities, difficulties,...
Sivagurunathapillai—known to many simply as Siva Pillai—lived a life that radiated devotion, scholarship, service, and cultural stewardship. Born in 1942 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, he emerged from Sri Lanka’s great center of Tamil culture, carrying its beauty, precision,...
Sally Kirkland, the Golden Globe–winning actress, Oscar nominee, and radiant spiritual seeker known to the Integral Yoga community as Satya passed away on November 11, 2025, at age 84. Though acclaimed for her magnetic presence on stage and screen, those who knew her...
Rose Diane Ladd—known to the world as the acclaimed actress Diane Ladd and to the Integral Yoga community as Divya (“Divine one”)—passed away peacefully at her home in Ojai, California, on November 3, 2025, at the age of 89. Her daughter, actress Laura Dern, was by...
The life of a seeker is marked not only by radiant moments of revelation but by encounters that test the very fiber of discernment. For the young Ramaswamy—who would one day be known to the world as Swami Satchidananda—one such turning point came through his meeting...