Guru lives in the world but does not belong to the world. The guru wants nothing for what he is doing because it is his duty and the purpose of his life. If he guides you, he is not obliging you; he is merely doing his work. He cannot live without doing his duty...
June is a month of reflection, as it is the time that our founder Swami Rama seeded many things, whether the First International Yoga and Meditation Conference in USA in 1976 or establishing the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust in 1989. At these trying times across...
In this lecture Swami Rama discusses Kriya Yoga. He explains that the three basic practices of Kriya Yoga–tapas, svadhyaya and ishwara pranidhana (self-discipline, self-study and surrender of the ego)–should be practiced by all students of yoga meditation, and that...
Foreword The word ‘great’ is cognate to ‘guru,’ both derived from the same original verb root. So also the words ‘gravity’ and gravitation.’ All those who areinitiated into any genuine tradition gravitate towards the great guru. The greatness of the Guru is in that...
“Water is the source of happiness, energy, health and piety, and is life giving as mother.” Rig Veda 10.9.1-2 “This Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) has delivered elixir to my house,” says Kamini Padiyar, a resident of village Kheda Talla, Tehri Garhwal,...
February 1990, the foundation stone of the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT) was laid. Speaking on the occasion, Swami Rama said, “I pray to the divinity in you. I am only a humble server. I have nothing of my own within me. By the grace of my Gurudev, based...
