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Rectifying Our Identity Crisis

Swami Amritaswarupananda explains how we often mistake our true selves for our job, status, or education. Inspired by the teachings of spiritual leaders such as Amma and Śrī Śaṅkara, Swamiji suggests that recognizing our real, divine nature can free us from fear and stress. Embark on an exciting journey from just being a body to discovering your soul, moving from a life shadowed by fear to a life full of courage, peace, and unchanging happiness – the authentic you!

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Spiritual Changes for the Pandemic & Beyond

As COVID-19 has prompted us to reflect on our attitudes and actions, we must remember the lessons from past eye-openers and strive to keep the resolutions we make. Swami Amritaswarupananda encourages us to remember nine principles if we wish to make lasting changes to our habits. If we can keep these resolutions alive, we will attain both external and internal wealth, and embrace the vision that the world and God are one.

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Why Amrita Yoga?

Amrita Yoga stems from traditions that have been part of India’s lifestyle from time immemorial. Families practiced yoga together in the same way that they ate, worked and worshipped together. Yoga practice has been a part of sadhana (spiritual practices) since the Amritapuri Ashram began. Our retreats cultivate and support a holistic attitude (mano bhavana) with a focus on three aspects: skill development, practical living (Vedanta) and enhanced awareness. Amma emphasizes the synthesis of the major paths of yoga. Amrita Yoga hence integrates the four major paths of yoga into the asana practice: Bhakti Yoga (yoga of devotion), Jnana Yoga...

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Amrita Yoga and Sankalpa

Amma has said that Her divine resolve or Sankalpa means that whatever She does is for the benefit of all of creation. Imagine then Her Sankalpa for Amrita Yoga. The Supreme Consciousness Herself directs us to our true nature using asanas to experience the cosmic wonder. The experience is mysterious, subtle and all pervasive. Awareness of breath brings us into the present moment and opens our heart. With love we inhale, receiving life in its abundance, and with gratitude we exhale and let go, relaxing into the Divine Presence and allowing this simple act to consciously infuse us with...

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Shivaratri – A Peep into our Blissful Silent Nature

This year Shivaratri falls on the 11th of March. We must not think of Shivaratri as only the night of Shiva. Shiva is beyond both night and day and causes the operations of the innumerable stars and planets. Shivaratri is that night on which we remember and offer our worship to Him by staying awake. Lord Shiva has taught us many valuable lessons. He cannot be won easily. One needs to surrender. Vasanta Deva, the god of flowers and spring, and Kamadeva, the god of love, tried, with all their tremendous might, to help Goddess Parvati win Lord Shiva....

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