The Fourth State, Turiya, by Swami Rama

I pray to the divinity in you. Do you understand why we bring our hands together in the gesture called praying hands? What do you mean by praying hands? Two hands meet, jiva meets Brahman. Your prayer should be so intense that you become One, you are lost in Brahman...

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...

Guru

In honor of Guru Purnima July 29, 2026 Guru lives in the world but does not belong to the world. The guru wants nothing for what he is doing because it is his duty and the purpose of his life. If he guides you, he is not obliging you; he is merely doing his work. He...

Let the Bud of Life Bloom, by Swami Rama

If there is to be any higher civilization in the world, it will start from family life. The family institution is higher than all temples, churches, and synagogues. Householders are the real foundation of society. If you are a householder, do not feel that your role...

Mantra, by Swami Rama

Your mantra has a form; all sounds have a form. The sound of Om creates a form. It has not been created by an artist according to his imagination. The sound of Om has produced this image and this becomes its symbol. So this is a symbol of a sound called Om. And that...