Sri Swami Satchidananda
1) Meditation
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Everything you need to know to become established in a lifelong practice of meditation, "the key to everything." A great yoga master instructs you in a thorough variety of approaches including meditation on a variety of mantras, on a form or symbol, and on self enquiry. Instruction in powerful techniques such as combining sound vibrations with the inner flow of subtle energies and chakras, and ajapa japa- listening to the breath repeat the mantra....
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The Bhagavad Gita tells the story of how Arjuna, the great warrior, is seated in his chariot about to engage in battle, when he sees his own kinsmen and his revered teacher arrayed in battle against him, and feels that he cannot fight. It is then that Krishna, the Cosmic Lord, comes to counsel him. Arjuna represents the human soul seated in the chariot of the body and Krishna is the inner Spirit, the God within, who is there to counsel him. Today...
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In this new book, Swami Satchidananda and his senior students offer information and guidance on our food choices and their effect on our Yoga practice, lives, and our planet. Swami Satchidananda taught that the manner in which we eat can create a body and mind that is sattvic (pure, balanced, yogic). In addition to proof of the positive effects of a clean, wholesome, plant-based diet on our bodies, minds, and lives, The Yoga Way discusses how to eat...
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Based on the principles of Integral Yoga--living a life that is easeful, peaceful and useful - this very readable book presents the essential teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda. It is a practical, lucid guide to peaceful living. All aspects of life--physical, mental and spiritual--are covered. The presentation is light, lively and entertaining; the ideas, illuminating. A fountain of wisdom that readers return to again and again.
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This book of daily inspirational selections invites the reader to begin each day on a positive note. In a convenient and popular format, it effectively imparts Sri Swami Satchidananda's key teachings on the spiritual life, emphasizing how to serve others and realize peace, truth and union with the Divine. Culled from 25 years of lectures to spiritual seekers in the West and the East, its teachings clearly reflect Sri Swamiji's humor, warmth and practicality-and...
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This booklet offers the essential practices of the popular Integral Yoga Hatha Class, as established by Sri Swami Satchidananda. The text includes complete instructions and photographs of each of twelve postures, eye movements, breathing practices, relaxation, and a brief introduction to meditation. An easy-to-follow aid for practice at home.
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Step-by-step instruction in pranayama--the yogic breathing practices, Levels I and II--by Sri Swami Satchidananda. Detailed guidance in how to incorporate these most powerful of healing practices, for physical and mental purification and centering, into your daily routine. Suitable for complete beginners as well as more advanced students. 5 x 7 / 82 pages. Paper
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This valuable book provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation. This new edition of these timeless teachings is a treasure to be read and referred to again and again by seekers treading the spiritual path. The classic Sutras (thought-threads), at least five thousand years old, cover the yogic teachings on ethics, meditation, and physical postures, and provide directions for dealing with...
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Swami Satchidananda explores the core teaching of Yoga that our natural state needs only to be uncovered in order to experience life as total joy. Topics include Purity of Heart, How to Succeed in Yoga, Selflessness and Karma Yoga, Self Surrender, A Courageous Mind, A Better World, The Safest Simplest and Happiest Life, The Necessity for a Guide.
10) Kailash Journal
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Kailash Journal is the true story of a rare physical experience and an even rarer spiritual one. This is a narrative written in Sri Swami Satchidananda's own words and illustrated with photographs he took during his pilgrimage to Holy Mount Kailash in Tibet-an eight-hundred-mile journey, on foot, to an altitude of 19,000 feet. Within the heart of this thrilling travelogue, however, lies another story: the quest for direct knowledge of God and the...
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Subtitled Jewels from the Teachings of Swami Satchidananda, this booklet collects hundreds of this great Yoga Master's seminal teachings in pithy aphorisms in his own words like You are happiness personified and Renounce the selfishness and you will be in Bliss. Each of these gems is capable of guiding a lifetime. Organized into 28 topics including Happiness and Fun, Faith, Love, Mind, Spiritual Practice, Meditation, Mantra, Marriage/Relationships,...
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"One's whole life is an obstacle course. The more obstacles you overcome, the bigger the prize. If you avoid the obstacles, then there is no prize. Without those obstacles, you would never discover your capabilities. So instead of cursing the obstacles on your path, or the people who placed them there, try to find ways that will help you face them and overcome them. And when you do, a great joy will arise within you and you will bless the obstacles...
13) The Key to Peace
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One of Swami Satchidananda's greatest, compact works, Key to Peace shows clearly that peace is what really matters in life and explains how to be in that peace always by not disturbing our real nature. When our supreme inner peace is undisturbed we are automatically in joy, in love, in light. Inspires us to lead a life of balance, contentment, above likes and dislikes, a life where "everything comes to you." Topics include The Forbidden Fruit, Selflessness,...
14) Gems of Wisdom
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Short, inspiring passages excerpted from other books of Swami Satchidananda, including Beyond Words, To Know Yourself, and The Golden Present. Topics include Discipline, Faith, God, Happiness, Health & Healing, Love, Mantra & Meditation, Marriage, Peace, Prayer, Religion, Right Action, Right Thinking, Selfless Service, Spiritual Practice, Surrender, Teacher & Teaching. Short passages which deliver profound wisdom and practical guidance full of love,...
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Fundamental teachings on attaining peace- both personal and global. Excerpted from Swami Satchidananda's books Beyond Words, To Know Yourself, and The Golden Present- 28 chapters on vital topics including How to be Healthy, How to Know Your Self, How to Gain Self-Mastery, How to Cultivate the Positive, How to Understand Suffering, How to Avoid Disappointments, How to Play the Game of Life, How to Bring Peace to the World. A sure guide to a healthy,...
16) Beyond Words
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A selection of stories and parables, taken from talks given by Sri Swami Satchidananda. Readers can discover for themselves the peace and joy that lie within us all. Large type and universal themes make this attractive, easy-to-read book a family favorite and a welcome gift. More than a hundred drawings by Peter Max are an extra delight. A Yogi is like a surfer who knows how to balance on his board. He welcomes even a big, rolling wave because he...
17) Golden Moments
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Inspirational short passages on a variety of topics. Including: The Body-Mind Connection, Selfless Service, Self-Healing, The Path of Marriage, and Karma.
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Here is a storybook for everyone-with lions and kings, rogues and saints, a boy who can stop an elephant, and a milkmaid who can walk on water! Filled with wisdom, adventure, and surprises, these timeless tales remind us of what is important as we move into the twenty-first century. At once entertaining and instructive, these simple, practical stories have been related by Reverend Sri Swami Satchidananda. Sri Swamiji is well-known and well-loved for...