Meditation as Self-Therapy by Swami Rama (continued)

Breathing Then you may notice that your breath is creating a problem for you: your mind is being distracted by your breath. Breath plays a great role in life. It helps you to control your mind, and if you know how to breathe properly you can control your emotional...

Meditation as Self-Therapy by Swami Rama

You must know with certainty what meditation means, and how meditation can help you. Is meditation a complete therapy or do you need a therapist on whom you can lean for many, many years and still not understand yourself? First of all you should understand that your...

Awakening Kundalini by Swami Rama (part 3)

Preparation The system of yoga includes several techniques that are specifically intended to help prepare the student. These include: 1) Hatha yoga, which strengthens the body, and helps to prepare it for the increase in energy. Traditionally, hatha yoga is used in...

Awakening Kundalini by Swami Rama

(Part 2 continued from last issue) The Ultimate Goal Although there are other subtle centers above the brow center, the final center is located at the crown of the head, and is said to be the final “abode of consciousness” within the individual. Usually, a human...

Awakening Kundalini by Swami Rama

According to the science of tantra, the human being is a miniature universe. All that exists in the cosmos exists within individuals, and the same principles that apply to the universe apply to the individual. In this ancient philosophy, the entire universe is a...