Birth and Death by Swami Rama

This life line is sustained between the two ends of birth and death. Our life, emerging from behind the curtain of the unknown, exhibits itself for some time to this manifest world and then makes its exit merging with the unknown again. This life is like a manuscript...

Contemplation, Prayer and Repentance by Swami Rama

What is this unit, of family, meant for? Wife should do karma for husband, husband should do karma for wife; they are doing karma themselves, but fruits should be given to each other, and they both should give the fruits to their children. Do this experiment, and...

Divine Love by Swami Rama

Love for God means love for all. Human love is not perfect. But if you do not have a major transfusion of human compassion, you can never have divine love. Only when you learn to truly love will you understand that love is the Lord of life. No matter how much sadhana...

Ahimsa by Swami Rama

Love bears all things and endures all things. Nowhere will you find a true definition of love except in yoga science. In yoga science ahimsa means love. A means “no,” himsa means “killing, hurting, harming or injuring with mind, action and speech.” If you follow these...

Energy of Consciousness in the Human Personality by Swami Rama

continued from last issue It passes through seven ever vibrant and dynamic psychophysiological stations, or centers, into which it sends its sparks, whereby they become functional and the personality becomes operant. Thus the consciousness touches us and we come...

The Teacher Within (excerpt) by Swami Rama

When I left the Himalayas, I thought I knew something. But when I came to the West, let me tell you that I learned a lot. I came to Detroit, and there I spoke, after the conference was over. So, when I wanted to cross the road, green light turned into red light. And I...