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Advice to an Aspirant about Meditation

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You need not control the higher divine emotions. When you enter into deep meditation, you need not repeat the mantra. Allow the meditation to merge in samadhi. Swami Sivananda speaks a little more about meditation, and then other general topics, in this letter with advice to an aspirant.

For more lectures and kirtans in Swami Sivananda’s own voice, please visit www.swami-sivananda.de .

Historical recording of Swami Sivananda, 1887-1963, one of the greatest yoga masters of modern India. To find out more about Swami Sivananda: http://www.sivanandaonline.org, http://my.yoga-vidya.org . Copyright the Divine Life Society .

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Philosophy and Meditation of Om

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Swami Sivananda gives a short lecture on the philosophy and meditation of Om. Om is everything – the symbol of Brahman, the sacred mono-syllable to take you to immortality. All mantras begin with om. Historical recording of Swami Sivananda, 1887-1963, one of the greatest yoga masters of modern India. To find out more about Swami Sivananda: http://www.sivanandaonline.org, http://my.yoga-vidya.org . Copyright the Divine Life Society .

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Who can practice Panchakarma

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Leela Mata, Ayurveda expert, speaks about who can benefit from Panchakarma  programs, expecially in Ashrams. She talks about the special benefits to do Panchakarma in an Ashram environment with Meditation, Mantra-Chanting, Asanas and Pranayama, in a spiritual Atmosphere. Leela Mata directs Panchakarma Programs in Peaceful Valley Ashram Pennsylvania and in Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany explains who can benefit from an ayurvedic Panachkarma treatment. Panachakarma can treat almost any desease but it also depends on the person and facilities. In an ashram it is not also a only Panchakarma treatment, the patients are doing also asanas, pranayama and meditation. More information referring ayurveda in general and certains treatments at http://www.yoga-vidya.org

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What is Dream Yoga?

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Leela Mata speaks about the why and how of Dream-Yoga. She speaks about the fact that waking and dream states are both relative and therefor illusory. How can you bring waking, dreaming and sleeping states together and in harmony? And how to go beyond all relative states? In this short talk Leela Mata gives you precious insights. Leela Mata is directing Peaceful Valley Ashram Pennsylvania http://www.leelamata.com . She also gives seminars and retreats in Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany http://y-v.de/leela-mata

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The Ashram of Swami Bodhichitanandaji near Rishikesh

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Swami Bodhichitananda talks about his Ashram project in Rishikesh on the Himalayan Foothills. He explains why he is building an Ashram and who can benefit from it.  And he explains that he also needs some help with the Ashram project…    More on Swami Bodhichitananda on http://my.yoga-vidya.org/profile/SwamiBodhichitanandaSaraswati103 . Seminars with Swami Bodhichitananda. More about yoga and meditation on https://www.yoga-vidya.de/english.html

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What is Yoga Nidra? Nalini explains

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Yoga Nidra relaxes body, mind and spirit. Dr. Nalini explains what Yoga Nidra is, how it works and how it developed. She speaks about her Master, Paramahamsa Satyananda, founder of Bihar School of Yoga. She talks about the different stages of the practice of Yoga Nidra. Dr. Nalini has been teaching Yoga for the last 30 years. Now she is teaching others how to teach Yoga Nidra, in Yoga Vidya Ashrams and Centers in Germany. https://www.yoga-vidya.de/english.html

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Message of the Bhagavad Gita – Harilal says it in a nut shell

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Harilalji says it in a few words: What is the main message of the Bhagavad Gita? Harilalji is giving seminars  in Yoga Vidya Germany  and in Arsha Vidya Ashram Kerala.  For more Information about yoga and meditation got to www.yoga-vidya.de/english

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