AHYMSIN
Love, Serve, Remember
Celebrate Your Birthday or Initiation with a Bhandara to the Ashram!
WHAT IS A BHANDARA?
People of all ancient cultures have the concept of ‘food as a worship offering’. It is one of the commonest expressions of ‘sacredness’ in India. It is known by different names in different parts of the country. It comes under the category of punya-arjana, ‘earning good karma’. In a country like Thailand where thousands of monks may be fed, the English translation for this category of acts is ‘merit-making’. Not merry-making but ‘merit-making’.
Upcoming Events
This is primarily a listing of Upcoming Events at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh, India. SRSG serves as the world headquarters of the Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies International (AHYMSIN). However, some other events may also be listed.
When is the best age to meet your Master?
Swami Veda Bharati gave the following answer when asked when was the best age to meet your master.
"I’ll give three brief answers."
- First answer is 3 years before you are conceived because he would give instructions to your parents. This happens in rare cases – 3-years before, 10-years before.
Like in the case of my Master’s parents, the Master came in their very, very old age and said, You will have a child”.
Initiation
"The first stage in guidance is an initiation into a specific mantra... The word mantra means that which liberates the mind from all griefs, sorrows and agonies. A mantra consists of one or more words chosen specifically for leading a particular aspirant to the final Truth. Not every word can be a mantra. Mantras are not composed by the initiator. They have been handed down to him through his tradition, having been revealed to great Yogis and Seers while they were in a superconscious state. The science of mantra is very exact, but very few people know or understand its significance. Once initiated the disciple repeats and meditates upon his mantra throughout his life. And gradually the mantra leads him to the stage of samadhi." – Swami Rama, Lectures on Yoga.
Your Teacher Is Always in Your Heart
In May, 2009, a beautiful message to the Himalayan community was conveyed by Kai, the 6¾ year-old child of Swamiji's dear students, Jon and Veena.
After a Karate session, Veena was waiting to teach meditation to their instructor, when Kai sat down on her meditation cushion. His hands spontaneously formed a mudra, he looked as if off into a great distance, and these words came out of his mouth:
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