http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com Swami Ramakrishnananda's website is an authoritative source for the wisdom of yoga and Hinduism, Vedic scriptures and Eastern philosophy and spirituality. Tue, 22 May 2012 22:10:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 All rights reserved | Swami Ramakrishnananda, Vishwa Dharma Mandalam swami,ramakrishnananda,yoga,Hinduism,eastern,philosophy,spirituality,meditation,enlightenment,Buddhism,vedanta,self,helpReligion & Spirituality/HinduismReligion & Spirituality/SpiritualityReligion & SpiritualitySociety & Culture/PhilosophyHealth/Self-HelpSwami Ramakrishnanandanoswami,ramakrishnananda,yoga,Hinduism,eastern,philosophy,spirituality,meditation,enlightenment,Buddhism,vedanta,self,helpSwami Ramakrishnananda's website is an authoritative source for the wisdom of yoga and Hinduism, Vedic scriptures and Eastern philosophy and spirituality.Swami Ramakrishnananda is a Hindu monk, and the spiritual director and founder of the Vishwa Dharma Mandalam. He lives and teaches at the Ramakrishnananda Ashram located in the Catskill Mountains, NY. When Swami Ramakrishnananda was a child, he had a divine and spontaneous experience that triggered his long spiritual quest for enlightenment. That search took him around the world as he sought guidance and answers from religious leaders and spiritual masters. Thirty years later, the blissful experience returned as a complete realization of the self. Many years of both theoretical and practical study, together with a direct realization of the self, have made swamiji a genuine authority on each of these various paths of yoga, including: purna yoga, nada yoga, raja yoga, hatha yoga, bhakti yoga, mantra yoga, kundalini yoga, karma yoga, jnana yoga, tantra yoga and kriya yoga. http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.comhttp://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/wp-content/images/Swami-Ramakrishnananda.jpg http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/yoga/jnana-yoga/self-inquiry-search-for-truth/ http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/yoga/jnana-yoga/self-inquiry-search-for-truth/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:05:04 +0000 Swami Ramakrishnananda http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/?p=4914 ]]> http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/yoga/jnana-yoga/self-inquiry-search-for-truth/feed/ 0 noDon’t think too much about the answer, the answer is something which is dead. When you have the answer the quest is finished. The question is alive and the question would lead you, but not to an answer... An answer is only an escape from reality and truthSwami RamakrishnanandaDon’t think too much about the answer, the answer is something which is dead. When you have the answer the quest is finished. The question is alive and the question would lead you, but not to an answer... An answer is only an escape from reality and truth; it’s not the direction to realize something. A spiritual question does not search for an answer but a presence. When you ask the Guru what is life and you don’t search for some words as an answer, but you’re sensitive enough to perceive the presence with your question then that presence is your real answer. The answer is you. Your presence now and here in this moment, the presence of your reality is the real answer... swami,ramakrishnananda,yoga,Hinduism,eastern,philosophy,spirituality,meditation,enlightenment,Buddhism,vedanta,self,help http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/wisdom-words/prayer-is-a-state-of-being/ http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/wisdom-words/prayer-is-a-state-of-being/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:52:00 +0000 Swami Ramakrishnananda http://ramakrishnananda.com/media/audio//public/2011/Oct/359-5025.mp3 ]]> http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/wisdom-words/prayer-is-a-state-of-being/feed/ 0 noPrayer is not about words, it is not a communication and not a way to make contact. These are not prayer. A prayer is a state of being. You can express it through words, you can say every morning that you thank God, but is this a prayer? If so, then everySwami RamakrishnanandaPrayer is not about words, it is not a communication and not a way to make contact. These are not prayer. A prayer is a state of being. You can express it through words, you can say every morning that you thank God, but is this a prayer? If so, then every parrot can pray… What kind of state of being is it? Christians thank God before they eat; Jews thank God for returning their soul after the night’s sleep, what do they do? They say thank you. This is the highest form of prayer. Why is it the highest level of prayer to say thank you and the lowest to ask for things? swami,ramakrishnananda,yoga,Hinduism,eastern,philosophy,spirituality,meditation,enlightenment,Buddhism,vedanta,self,help http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/bhagavad-gita/bhagavad-gita-2-58-pratyahara-pay-attention-to-the-observer/ http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/bhagavad-gita/bhagavad-gita-2-58-pratyahara-pay-attention-to-the-observer/#comments Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Swami Ramakrishnananda http://ramakrishnananda.com/media/audio//public/2007/Jun/109-232.mp3 ]]> http://www.swamiramakrishnananda.com/bhagavad-gita/bhagavad-gita-2-58-pratyahara-pay-attention-to-the-observer/feed/ 0 noThe rays of our attention are searching like a bee. The senses are nothing more than an extension of our mind...The eyes see through the mind...and the mind is searching for happiness while it is moving as a bee from one flower to the other, from one objeSwami RamakrishnanandaThe rays of our attention are searching like a bee. The senses are nothing more than an extension of our mind...The eyes see through the mind...and the mind is searching for happiness while it is moving as a bee from one flower to the other, from one object to the other... swami,ramakrishnananda,yoga,Hinduism,eastern,philosophy,spirituality,meditation,enlightenment,Buddhism,vedanta,self,help All rights reserved | Swami Ramakrishnananda, Vishwa Dharma Mandalam Swami RamakrishnanandanonadultSwami Ramakrishnananda's website is an authoritative source for the wisdom of yoga and Hinduism, Vedic scriptures and Eastern philosophy and spirituality.