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Swami Satchidananda

The Antidote to Fear

The Antidote to Fear

Featured, Featured Health with Yoga, Yoga Psychology

The only way to deal with fear is to face it. The more you try to run, the more it will haunt you. Face it and ask yourself questions: “Who are you? Where are you coming from?  Why are you coming to me? What am I afraid of?” When you ask these questions, you will find...

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Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 9: Sri Ramakrishna–All Paths Lead to God

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 9: Sri Ramakrishna–All Paths Lead to God

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey Series, Featured, Featured Philosophy

In Part 8 of this series, we explored how Ramaswamy (Swami Satchidananda’s birth name) delved deeply into his spiritual yearnings, engaging with sacred texts and absorbing the wisdom of saints. Another profound influence during this formative period was the life and...

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Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 8: Surrender and Grace–The Mystical Poetry that Transformed a Seeker

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 8: Surrender and Grace–The Mystical Poetry that Transformed a Seeker

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey Series, Featured

In Part 7 of this series, Ramaswamy (Swami Satchidananda’s birth name) had expressed his deepening spiritual yearnings to his parents and they agreed to not pressure him into remarriage. Instead, they gave him time to devote himself to religious study and meditation...

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Humility: Access to Deeper Wisdom

Humility: Access to Deeper Wisdom

Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Living Your Yoga

While humility is the hallmark of a sincere spiritual aspirant, we may rarely think of practicing it. In an age where self-empowerment is synonymous with personal growth, the idea of humbling oneself is decidedly unpopular. It can easily be dismissed as a sign of...

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Documentary: “Divine Harmony”

Documentary: “Divine Harmony”

Featured News, Music & Kirtan, Stories

On August 27, 2024 a special kirtan service in celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Swamini Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda was held at the Integral Yoga Institute of New York. Special highlights of the program included special guest, Sita Michelle...

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Integral Yoga Podcast: Mataji

Integral Yoga Podcast: Mataji

Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Stories

In this episode of the Integral Yoga Podcast, senior Integral Yoga monk Swami Gurucharanananda (Mataji) shares insights into her life journey and spiritual path, first as a Catholic nun and later meeting her Guru, Swami Satchidananda. Born in Washington DC on April...

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Who Are You? Who Are You Being?  Svadhyaya – “Self-Study”

Who Are You? Who Are You Being? Svadhyaya – “Self-Study”

Featured Practice, Yoga Sutras

Who am I really? Who am I being? These are two queries and discoveries to be made while practicing svadhyaya (self-study)—Yoga’s fourth niyama, as well as the second practice in the Kriya Yoga of Sri Patanjali. Svadhyaya includes the study of sacred texts and the...

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Heaven on Earth: My Vision of Yogaville

Heaven on Earth: My Vision of Yogaville

Featured News, Living Your Yoga

Swami Satchidananda, the revered founder of Yogaville and a world-renowned spiritual teacher, presents a transformative vision in his book, Heaven on Earth: My Vision of Yogaville. This compelling vision encapsulates his dream of creating a haven of peace, love, and...

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Staying Balanced in the Midst of Pain

Staying Balanced in the Midst of Pain

Featured, Featured Philosophy, Yoga Psychology

Someone once asked me the following question: “In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says, ‘The yogi who perceives the essential oneness everywhere naturally feels the pleasure or pain of others as their own.’ Is it possible to feel the pain of others without losing...

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Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 7: Turning Point–The Premonition

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 7: Turning Point–The Premonition

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey Series, Featured

During the time Ramaswamy (Swami Satchidananda’s birthname was Ramaswamy) served as the manager of the Perur Temple in 1937, he had become well-acquainted with one of the families who was very active and helpful in the management. In fact, the head of the family had...

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New Interactive Website: Ask Swami

New Interactive Website: Ask Swami

Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Featured News, Living Your Yoga

Ever have questions about Yoga? The meaning of life? What is maya? Other burning questions? Now there’s a new website, Ask Swami (askswami.org), where you can ask those questions in real time and get your questions answered!  The answers are sourced from the Integral...

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Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 6: The Cosmic Dancer

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 6: The Cosmic Dancer

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey Series, Featured

When asked to reflect upon his life, Swami Satchidananda once said, "It’s hard to summarize a long life in a few words. But I can just say I am fortunate, in a way, to be born in a family of pious parents. They were my first Gurus. They instilled faith in God in my...

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Swami Karunananda on “Here’s to Your Health” with Joshua Lane

Swami Karunananda on “Here’s to Your Health” with Joshua Lane

Featured Health with Yoga

Swami Karunananda, senior monastic disciple of Swami Satchidananda and Integral Yoga master teacher was recently featured on "Here's to Your Health" with Joshua Lane, a popular podcast and radio show. Swami Karunananda addressed the want behind all other wants is...

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The Path to Spiritual Awakening

The Path to Spiritual Awakening

Featured, Featured Philosophy, Jnana Yoga

The Cosmic Guru is the only Guru. All the rest is just comic. The real Guru is everywhere. Within, without. The Guru is above all the qualities, at the same time you see every kind of quality there. Sometimes the Guru is all sattvic, sometimes very rajasic, sometimes...

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Learning to Work Through Challenges: Tapas (Self-Discipline)

Learning to Work Through Challenges: Tapas (Self-Discipline)

Featured Philosophy, Yoga Sutras

"God knows your breaking point. You simply don't know your own strength." –Swami Satchidananda How many times have you been a safe container for those you care about?  What did it look like? What did it feel like? Challenging oneself to be disciplined or to attain a...

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The Secret of Spiritual Practice

The Secret of Spiritual Practice

Featured, Featured Practice, Sadhana

The secret of spiritual practice is not what you do but how you do—that is more important. Sometimes a newcomer who gets into spiritual practice will make a big list of resolutions, “I will practice half an hour every day in the morning, pranayama, three malas every...

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