Featured Audio of the Month: AUM a meditation in sound

AUM a meditation in sound by Swami Rama On the banks of the holy river Ganges in northern India, is an ancient Shiva temple where in 1988 Swami Rama recorded this chanting of AUM. As you listen to this simple yet profound recording, you are carried by the singular...

Featured Book of the Month: At the Feet of a Himalayan Master, volume 4

At the Feet of a Himalayan Master: Remembering Swami Rama, volume 4 “Swami Rama was one of the greatest personalities of the 20th century, a world-traveling yoga adept whose teachings and activities altered the course of history for the better, both in the East and...

Pranayama, by Swami Rama

The meaning of the word pranayama may be explained in two ways: prana is energy, or the life force, and yama means the control of that energy. Or the word pranayama may be split into prana and ayama: prana means “first unit of energy,” and ayama means expansion, or...

Love Means to Adjust and to Understand, by Swami Rama

Love means to adjust and to understand. The Odd Couple One day a sage came to visit a couple. He sang a song for them that explained the meaning of life and the true goal of life. His song expressed that love was the most ancient traveler in the world. From eternity...

Featured Audio of the Month: Guided Practice of Mantra and Meditation

Guided Practice of Mantra and Meditation by Swami Rama “Meditation is a process of purifying the mind and making it one-pointed, inward, and tranquil. Through the method of meditation, the mind will help you to fathom the deeper levels of your being and lead you to...