Stay Centered

By Swami Ramananda

The unspoken messages of our culture convincingly compel us to see ourselves as bodies and minds, separate from one another, and from nature. The saints and sages of many traditions have experienced the opposite – that we are essentially and deeply interconnected with each other and all of nature.

By Swami Vidyananda Ma

The yogi’s emergency response practice has three pillars: Breathe. Be calm. Smile.

As we envision all the possible scenarios for the US presidential election on November 3rd, one thing is for sure: there will be a lot of emotion! Already we have fear verging on panic and anger verging on violence.

By Swami Satchidananda

Who is the one who is really seeing? The one who sees the ultimate principle behind all these changing and unchanging manifestations. Others see, but they aren’t seers. They are blind because they see only the superficial.

If you want to see everything, go to the seers. That’s why spiritual aspirants are called seekers. They seek to see. They see something already, but they are not seeing the right thing. In a sense, they’re still blind. One who has really seen is a seer. That person can help others see. Otherwise, it’s the blind leading the blind…