Discipline should not be forced by teachers or by others. Patanjali says the whole foundation of samadhi is anushasanam. You have to understand the word “anushasanam” in a practical way. Discipline means to regulate yourself on three levels: mind, action, and speech. Determine that from toda...
Sadhana is for the mind. If the mind is trained, you have attained. If the mind is not purified with a definite discipline, it will suffer from the age-old epidemic of hallucination. Those who do not know sadhana, go on quarreling with the mind until the last breath of their lives. U...
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This was followed by20 Melasidentified by Ramamatya (16th century), a minister in the court of Rama Raja of Vijayanagar,in his treatiseSwara-mela-Kalanidhi Ca.1550). These treatises had specified theRaga-lakshanas,withGamaka-alankaras,decorating the particular note for each Raga. When you look...
I walk into a hall full of people. I sit in a chair that is prominent in the front of the room. I’m dressed in orange and I’m wearing a skirt-like piece of clothing called a lungi. The audience bursts into group chanting of an Indian devotional kirtan, such asHare Rama Hare Kri...
After the demise his father, Panju Shastri was appointed as theArchakaof the Bangaru Kamakshi Temple; while Subbaraya Shastri pursued Musical career on the lines of his father. ** *** Panju Shastri had two wives and six sons. By the first wife, he had three sons: Ramakrishana Shastri...
Swami Rama Foundation (site) Yoga darshana is one of the most ancient darshanas. The word darshana comes from the root drishyate anena which means, “that through which you can see.” That particular system through which you can see Reality is called darshana. Just as you can see yourse...