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2016 India Travelogue: Part 1

Shree Maa and Swamiji had a blast in Digboi!

After visiting Shree Maa’s school they had so many events it would make your head spin, from performing pujas and dancing at the Kali Temple, to establishing a Trident in a mud house! They did it all! …read more

Shree Maa Visits Childhood School

Shree Maa’s visit and support of her childhood school in Digboi will not only keep the school in operation, but also will help preserve the local language, culture, and arts (like classical dancing and singing). These things which are often lacking in English medium schools.

It is certainly a worthy and respectable cause.…read more

2016 India Tour

Shree Maa and Swamiji have already arrived in India, and have already reached Uttarkashi, visited Gangotri, and have returned to the base camp in Uttarkashi to begin sadhana.

Follow the yatra and participate in the sadhana. Here’s How! … read more

2016 Kumari Puja

Every year during Ashwin Navaratri, Shree Maa selects a little girl to be the Kumari in a puja that Swamiji performs on the eighth evening of Navaratri.

This year our Kumari was little two-and-a-half year-old Tridipa Ramdas. When Tridipa arrived at the temple…read more

August Pachanga

Date Month Paksha Tithi Aug 1 Shravana Shukla Pratipada to 04:41 PM Aug 2 Shravana Shukla Dwitiya to 09:36 AM Aug 3 Shravana Shukla Tritiya to 09:36 AM Aug 4 […]

Highlights of the 2016 Summer India Yatra

The 2016 Summer Yatra has concluded and Swamiji and Swami Adaityananda are back home in Napa.

Their travels through the Himalayas was in service to us all. It gave us a better understanding of the sadhu life and opened our eyes to a whole new world … read more

Application of Hatha Yoga to Sadhana

All forms of yoga find an application in the sadhana we perform.

The Devi Gita famously proclaims that for reaching the goal of yoga (Union), combining Bhakti (Devotion), Jnana (Wisdom), and Karma (Action) is most effective. …read more

The Sacred Yatra of the Great Himalayas

The Himalayas are mentioned in numerous scriptures highlighting the sacredness of this mountain range. Even two of the scriptures that we chant frequently, the Devi Gita and the Chandi Path, make reference to them.

In the Chandi Path, when troubled by the …read more

Summer 2016 Travelogue

The next temple visited was Kedarnath in Uttarkashi.

Here we met with the head sadhu, who explained that when the Shiva Lingam had been discovered, they dug down almost 9 feet under the ground searching for its end. After digging so far and not finding the end of it, a number of snakes appeared from underneath the lingam, … read more

Summer Travelogue Part 2

One of the main temple pujaris said to Swamiji, “We are brahmins, and though we may be considered the highest in Santana Dharma, sannyasis are above even us. So, you are our Guru, we bow to you.

You have shown us what Santana Dharma really is!… read more

Three Practices for Chanting over the Long Haul

For performing the type of long sadhana that Swamiji and I have been doing in Gangotri, the Pranayama Path is the most appropriate style of chanting.

Learn three practices to maintain long continuous chanting— breath after breath, hour after hour. …read more

The Ideal of Satsangh: Association with Beings of Truth

During this journey in the Himalayas, I have had the privilege of sharing the most wonderful satsangh with Swamiji.

Our rhythm of worship became the whole of our lives with nothing else in between. Our whole association together became focused on supporting …read more

Who is the Guru?

Enjoy the photo gallery of Guru Purnima put to a beautiful poem describing both the Guru and the Divine Mother. …read more

 

Optimal Place for Sadhana

Gangotri has been a perfect place for us to perform sadhana. The Ganga flows by constantly singing with us as we chant while the while the Himalayas stand strong in the background demonstrating the perfect stillness of how to sit in an asana.

Yet there is something even more important for our sadhana than the surrounding beauty, …read more

Swamiji’s Reflection

There is no reason this should not feel remarkably familiar. We have been doing this same sadhana, this same rhythm of life, even the same quality of life, for literally thousands of years.

We are sitting in the Arati Sthal, the covered veranda in front of the Ganesh Temple …read more

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