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Sri Swami Rama, educated in Himalayan cave monasteries and Western universities, teaches that holistic health depends on answering these two questions. In this book, he shows you how to discover your life's purpose and how to achieve optimum health through cleansing and nourishing, exercise and stillness, and understanding your emotions.
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We come across many Gita-s in our spiritual literature. The most popular one is Srimad Bhagavad Gita which is attributed to Bhagavan Sri Krishna & presented to us by Bhagavan Veda Vyasa. Th-ere, the teacher is God-head on one sied while the student is utterly confused. Astavakra Gita is unlike this. Here, both the teacher Astavakra & the student Janaka are alrea-dy enlightened & they are living this knowledge. However, at some moment in the life of Janaka,t-here seems to be an urgency to know the Absolute & it is only sage Astavakra who could he-lp him come out of his own mental block.
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ON THE SURFACE, this book is a biography of a great sage of the practices of yoga & brought to the West a system for understanding the mysteries of body, mind, & spirit. But like the life of Swami Rama, these pages go much deeper than a mere sequence of astonishi-ng events. Through stories of the authentic & fruitful guru-disciple relationships Swami Rama had with both his mysterious master Bengali Baba & his own students, you will see how the precious stream of spiritual tradition is transmitted through the generations. These pages also serve as a guide to the more esoteric & advanced practices of yoga & tantra not commonly taught or unders-tood in the west. And they bring you to holy places in India, revealing why these sacred sites are important & how to go about visiting them. The wisdom in these stories penetrates betond the power of words. As you read Pandit Tigunait-'s tales of life with Swami Rama & see how a committed student actually drawa knowleedge & n-ourishment from his teacher, you will feel a few drops from the timeless stream of the traditions of the Himalayas planting themselves in your own heart.
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It is again my privilege to serve as the editor of the series, At the Feet of Himalaya Master. Volume one of the series was a compilation of my reminiscences of Swami Rama, along with those of Kamal Didi (Patrice Hafford) who served Swamiji tirelessly for 16 years as his personal assistant, and is now the Director of the Swami Rama Centre on the campus of the Himalaya Institute Hospital Trust. The present volume two, includes the reminiscences of Mr. Gus Gatto, Mrs. Eileen Diorio & Ms. B. Maithili and spans a period of time from the early seventies to the last days of Swamiji’s bodily manifestation. In the preface to the fist volume, I narrated the story of nine blind men examining an elephant, each one describing the elephant very differently, depending on which part of the elephant they got hold of. If they had assembled their impressions into a composite whole, they might have arrived at a better understanding of the elephant. Similarly, the reminiscences of Swamiji’s disciples, taken individually, can no more provide a true picture of Swamiji, than the individual descriptions of the nine blind men, describing the elephant. However, collectively, the multi-volume series, At the Feet of a Himalaya Master, may come closer to providing a composite appreciation of the spiritual phenomenon, known to us as Swami Rama of the Himalayas. Gus Gatto was a sales representative for a plastic films company in Chicago when he first met Swami Rama. He never knew what hit him, when Swami Rama reached out to shake his hand. Soon after this first meeting, Gus was initiated by Swamiji and became an ardent student and tireless worker for Swamiji’s mission Gus’s narrative is permeated by his remarkable devotion and love for Swamijij. This is all the more remarkable in its western context, where the guru-discipal tradition is less pervasive than it is in the East. Gus is a disciple with a large heart capable of great love, and this comes through very palpably in narrative. Gus’s description of the first International Congress of the Himalayan International Institute at Chicago makes us appreciate the grand vision and organizational skills of Swami Rama. We are also made to realize that we are all puppets in the loving hands of a master puppeteer.
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My First Meeting with Swami Rama “A genuine spiritual teaching, one who is assigned to teach according to tradition, searches out good students. He looks for certain signs and symptoms; he wants to know who is prepared. No student can fool a master. The master easily perceives how well the student is prepared. If he finds that the student is not yet ready, he will gradually prepare him for the higher teachings. When the wick and oil are properly prepared, the master lights the lamp. That is his role. The resulting light is divine.” I was a post-graduate student at the University of Minnesota. One fall morning in 1969, I was walking across the campus when I spotted a poster corner announcing that a Himalayan monk, Swami Rama, would be giving an afternoon lecture on Thursday, at the student union building, Coffman Union, on the training of monks in the monasteries of the Himalayans. I was intrigued and resolved to attend the lecture. Thursday was Thanksgiving, and I was invited to an American friend’s home for Thanksgiving. I was anxious to leave for the lecture, and unmindful of etiquette, I decided to tea and run. Arriving at Coffman Union, I was dismayed to find the main entrance locked. Being new to the U.S., I did not realize that everything shuts down over the Thanksgiving weekend. I was sorely disappointed at having missed the lecture. Dr. Usharbudh Arya, Professor of Sanakrit at the University of Minnesota, had an advertisement in the campus newspaper, The Minnesota Daily,’ about a course in raja yoga, which he planned to teach in the fall of 1970 in the attic of his home near the Mississippi river. I called the number given in order to enroll, and found myself talking to Dr. Arya, who was very happy to hear that an Indian student was interested in the course! All of other students were Americans. It was very hot that fall and temperatures in the attic were reminiscent of India. The attic was packed with aspiring, perspiring raja yogis. Dr. Arya’s lectures were brilliant. I was fascinated by the science of raja yoga, having been nurtured only on Western sciences during my education in India. One day, Dr. Arya announced that him guru would be coming to town, to lecture at the downtown Curtis. I was thrilled at the prospect of meeting the guru of this inspiring teacher. On the appointed evening, I hurried to the Curtis Hotel. My face fell when Dr. Arya introduced the audience to his guru, Swami Rama! I do not remember much of the evening’s lecture, so great was my disappointment.
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We are a perpetually anxious species. We are constantly creating stress by not having control over our environment.A human being is the architect of his own destiny, but we have allowed fear, loneliness & deapair to disturb us through the ages. Ancient myths describe great struggle- s: the Vedas are full of intense yearning, & Genesis tells of the fall from grace to misery. Christ in the Sermon on the Mount talks about perfection, & Chrisianity maintains that a human being has to be free from imperfections in order to attain the ultimate reality. Buddha established his philosophy on the premise that life is suffering, & the Yoga Sutras are directed to those who seek liberation from the bonds of human sorrow, strain & stress.
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Can We Truly Faith in Something More? For os many of us today, trusting in a higher power isn't easy. We read aboutmiracles that happe-ned many years ago, but today most of the miracles we hear about are produced by science; mir-aculous new cures, new technologies, & new breakthroughs. And scientists seen united in insist-ing there is on higher power, on ultimate meaning in life, but the random reshuffing of DNA & atoms. This book, a collection of anecdotes from the astonishing life of the late Swami Rama, helps us un-derstnad that there is a way to move beyond mere faith & into the realm of personal revation. Thr-ough the spiritual practice of meditation & yoga we can aspire to enter the world of spirit ourselves. Swami Rama became an ambassador fom the great souls who still live isolated in Himalayan cav-es & forests, & yet irradiate the entire world withtheir luminous blessing power. These elders of our race invite us to learn to live without fear- to trust in a higher power, a divine purpose, & the ceaseless flow of grace that pours from the very heart of the universe.
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Learn to live without fear-to trust a higher power, a divine purpose. In this collection of anecdotes form the astonishing life of Swami Rama,you will understand that there is a way to move beyond mere faith and into the realm of personal revelation.
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''Let me tell you clearly that you will be the hoppiest person on the planet when you know who y-ou are, where you have come from, your purpose for being here, & where you will go when you leave this world'' ___________Swami Rama************************************************************** When Swami Rama lay on his deathbed, he spoke the follwing words to the author of this book: ''You are a creation of God, but happiness is your creatiopn. You are equipped with every-thing you need yo live a happy life. Your only job is to discover the source of happiness within & infuse your surroundings with that inner happiness.'' On the pages within, Pandit Rajmani Tiguna-it Ph. D., delves deeper into insight & other lessons he learned from his master.
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Did you ever pause for moment and realize that you are the creator of your destiny ? In Happiness Is Your Creation, Pandit Tigunait gathered the inspirational teaching of his master, the late Swami Rama , on the yogic prescription for happiness.
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Meditation can give you that which notbing else can give you It introduces you to yourself.
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THE SUN, THE MOON, THE STARS, and all the lights that you can imagine in the entire external world are but fragments of that one great Light that is within you. It is the light of knowledge, the light of discrimination, the light of understanding, the light of life, the light of sharing and love, the light of Being that you are. Thou art that.'' The light within is like a ripple in the vast ocean of bliss-that which we call Brahman, the Absolute, Infinity, the Highest.
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Here, for the first time, Sri Swami Rama shares remarkable and practical information on the adva-nced practices of yoga. A science complete in inself, yoga deals with body, breath, mind, and spirit-the ''path of light.'' This path is described in strsightforward language which guides you...step-by-step, systematically and surely, from one level of awareness and consciousness to the next. The ultimate Self-realization through meditation practies.
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The Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita ''deals with analyzing & training the internal processes of the human being so that one becomes creative in the extenal world & attains a state of tranquility at the same time...The outside world can be mastered only when the inner potentials are systematicall explored & organized''
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Today, we have access to every conceivable king of knowledge about the world around us, yet few of us have even the dimmest knowledge of our innermost selves. Swami Rama-one of the most influenial yogis to visit the Western world in the twentieth century-was raised in the cave monasteries of the Himalayas, where the centural tenet of education was to first know one's own inner being.
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on the surface, this book is a biography of a great sage of the Himalayas who mastered the West a syste for understanding the mysteries of body, mind, & spirit. But like the life of Swami Rama, these pages go much deepre than a mere sequence of astonishi-ng events. Through stories of the authentic & furitful guru-disciple relationships Swami Rama had with both his mysterions master Bengali Baba & his own students, youwill see how the prceious stream of spiritual tradition is transmitrd through the generations. These pages also serve as a guide to the more esoteric & advanced practices of yoga & tantra not commonly taught or underst-ood in the West. And they bring you to holy places in India, revealing why these sacred sites are important & how to go about visiting them.
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You can live a healthy & happy life, provided you understand that happiness is of your own crea-tion. The Art of Joyful Living is a manual for learning how to be happy here & now. Whether you are on a spiritual quest or are simply looking for a way to improve your life, The Art of Joyful living offers a simple philosophy of living & practical suggestions for being happy. Swa-mi Rama shows how to maintain a joyful view of life even in difficult times. He gives methods for transforming habit patterns, devloping intuition, cultivating strength & willpower, maintaining loving relationships, & more. His insight into the human mind & heart makes this book a source of inspiration for anyone looking to live a healthier, happier life. this revised edition contains a new forword by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Ph.D.
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SWAMI RAMDAS
Compiled with on Jntroduction by Susunaga weeraperuma Fore word by Rebecca Manring
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Swami Eama was the first Himalayan Yogi to demonstrate to the Western scientific community the astonishing level of self-mastery achieved by Indian adepts. In the Royal Path he introduces us to the ancient yogic technigues as they're actually practiced by those who attain the highest of life. In this step-by-step program,Swami Rama outlines the basic physical exercises, mantal discipline-s, & ethical commitments of Raja Yoga, the ''Royal Path'' to self-transformation & enlightennent. Th-e is an enduring classic, one of the clearest & most inapiring introductions to yoga science availa-ble in English. Whether our goal is improved health, emotional balance, enhanced creativity, or spiritual explorati-on, the practices Swami Rama describes here hold the key. This book was originally published under the title Lectures on Yoga.
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This vivid autobiography of a remarkable spiritual leader - Pandit Ramani Tigunait- reveals his experiences and encounyers with numerous teachers ,sages,and his mentor , the late Swami Rama of the Himalayas.
$16.50,P.B with flaps,5.5x8.5,296pages
I woke up sharply. “What was that about?’’ I thought “Perhaps I shouldn’t have eaten that pizza.’’ At that time in my life, I was keeping a dream diary, so I wrote down the episodes of the three-night serial dream, chuckling about those neat lightguys & promptly forgetting about the dreams. I had other concerns to drive them from my mind. The income-less summer months weren’t passing fast enough. I was anxious to get back into teaching theology, but my classes at Loyola University of Chicago did not being until September. My wife, Theresa, & had just returned from two & a half years in Europe where I had continued my advanced degree work. Loyola had agreed to a absence for me during that time but the university administrators had been relieved to know that they wouldn’t have to support me. As a condequence, we had used up all our savings, spent up several loans, & gone into nock. Theresa was holding a small secretarial job until her own teaching would begin in the Fall, but still we were out of money & bouncing back & forth between credit cards trying to make ends meet. Since I didn’t have a car yet, July found me wandering through the Loyola campus, greeting old friends, checking the bookstore, & strolling around hoping to bump into familiar faculty. Much had changet in two years. Every now & then I passed by a bulletin board, either on campus, at an Evanston health food store near our apsartment, or on an elevated train station, & I scanned for upcoming events & community announcement. My eyes repeatedly caught a flyer that described a forthcoming seminar on healing, to be held on September 9, at plymouth, Wisconsin, in the woods just north of Milwaukee. The speaker eas to be His Holiness Swami Ram of the Himalayes. Since I was a brilliant college professor, I never once made the connection between the announcements & my dreams.
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WITH TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
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