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Table of Contents
Vol. 137: April 2026
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Special Satsangha in Taiwan
• Realizing the Truth
• Asana Creates the Foundation; The Theory of the Five Sheaths
• Ego and the Existence of the Truth
• Being With the Suffering of Others
• What it Means to be Humble
• Awaken to the Truth
• Dealing With Others
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2025
• A Gift From Vivekananda
by Junya Kanamori
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Vol. 136: March 2026
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Special Satsangha in Prema Ashrama, Kyoto, Japan
• Engage in Work While Seeing the Essence in All
• When One Acquires an Unmovable Mind or a Mind of Composure
Through Yoga, the Quality of Emotions Changes
• By Practicing Asana,
Change Your Breathing and Eliminate the Mind’s Habit
• Discriminative Meditation
• Yoga is Progressed Through Non-Attachment and Renunciation
• Improving One’s Own Self Results in a Better Relationship
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2021
• Shiva and the Crescent Moon
by Gopala
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Vol. 135: February 2026
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
• The Ideal and the Actual Practice of Karma Yoga
• Act Toward Everything as the Manifestation of the One—God
• Service to Others is Limitless
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2025
• Tantra
7 – The Sacred and the Profane
by Yogadanda
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Vol. 134: January 2026
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
• Self-Inquiry
• What Discrimination Is
• The Difference in Karma Between Individuals
• The Psychology of Yoga
• The Role of the Guru
• The Three Objects of Meditation
• Wake Up!
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2025
• Tantra
6 – Historical Background
by Yogadanda
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Vol. 133: December 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
• Meditation on Death
• What is Sought for in Yoga is That Which is Absolutely Indestructible
• A Living Space for a Life of Yoga
• The Work to Change and Correct the Habits of the Mind
• A Helpful Way to Shift Obsessive Thoughts
Back to the Object of Meditation in the Moment
• Work While Staying Calm and
Doing the Best You Possibly Can With Integrity
• Take up and Pursue This Self-Inquiry That is of Supreme Importance;
The Answer for Everything is in Knowing the True Self
• “His Divinity is Manifest More in Man Than in any Other Object”
• Meditation is to Calmly Dissect the Mind
as if Performing a Surgical Operation on the Mind Itself
• Bringing the Mind to Maintain the State of Sattva in Meditation Leads to
the Restraint of the Activities of the Mind-Stuff
• “Ananda” and “ananda”
• Absolute Renunciation
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2025
• Tantra
5 – Symbols
by Yogadanda
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Vol. 132: November 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
• Attachment to the Undesirable
• The Relation Between the Breath and the Mind
• The Location of the Soul and Udana
• Discrimination and Renunciation of the Object of Attachment
• The Thirst to Seek God
• Selfless Service in Daily Life
• Faith Toward the Moon
• Become One With Atman—See Only the Aim
• The Seer and the Seen
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2025
• Tantra
4 – Worship of the Goddess
by Yogadanda
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Vol. 131: October 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Mystery of the Universe
• The Beginning of the Universe—Om
• Nada Brahman
• The Theory of the Beginning of the Universe
• The Mystery of Sarasvati
• Amrita, the Drop of the Moon
• The Body is the Microcosm
• The Macrocosm and the Microcosm
• The Conformity of the Macrocosm and the Microcosm
• Brahman and Atman are One
Special Satsangha in Matsuyama, Japan
• What True Independence of the Mind Is
and the Key for Going Towards It
• A Secret of Yoga: The Sun and the Moon of the Body and
Their Connection to the Sleepy and Wakeful States
• The Five Sheaths:
From External to Internal, the Composition of the Human Being and
the Original Principle at the Center
• Becoming Unshakable:
Use the Reliable, Universal Truth
to Measure Your Thoughts, Words and Actions
Rather Than the Changeable Mind
• By Practicing Asana and a Vegetarian Diet,
the Body Will Become Purified, Creating a Clear Foundation
That Will Give Rise to the Faculty of the Mind
That Enables One to Discern, and
Help Shift the Mind’s Long-Standing Habits
• A Stout Heart and an Immovable Mind
• Why “Om” is Referred to as the Greatest Mantra and
What it Represents
• The Essence Within All People
• What the Practice of Asana Does
• The Way of Understanding Death
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2024
• Tantra
3 – A Compilation of Sacred Knowledge
by Yogadanda
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Vol. 130: September 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Tantra and Shakti
• Mudhra and Hatha Yoga
• Shambavi Mudhra
• The Workings of Prakriti
• The Twenty-Four Principles
• Shri Yantra
• What is Tantra Yoga?
• The Power of Mantra
• Shakti Worship and Tantra
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2024
• Tantra
2 – Lila
by Yogadanda
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Vol. 129: August 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Mystery of the Macrocosm and the Microcosm
The Control of Prana and Kundalini
• The Discovery of Prana
• The Subtle Body and Kundalini
• The Practice of Pranayama
• The Effect of Pranayama
• Prana is Like a Wild Animal
• The Transformation of the Quality of Prana and its Purity
• Pranayama Without Faith has no Power
• The State of Non-Breathing and Kundalini
• Kumbhaka—The Path to Immortality
• The Breath of Satori
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2024
• Tantra: Prologue
• Tantra
1 – What is Tantra?
by Yogadanda
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Vol. 128: July 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Meditation on Death
• Understand Death Correctly
• Become One With Death
• Shri Mahayogi’s Experience of Death
Meditation on Saints, God
• God Emerges as the Mind Comes to be Stilled
• Meditate on the Way the Saints Live
• The Way of Meditating on a Saint
• Abandon Your Thoughts and See the Saint Alone
• Ekabhakti
• Bhakti Meditation
• A Symbol and its Essence
• Meditate on an Incarnation of God
• The Master’s Meditation on Buddha
• Dive Into the Heart of Buddha
• Closing in Upon Buddha
• Concentrate on the Heart of Buddha Himself
• The Shining Buddha That the Master Experienced
Faith and Art
• The Profound Color of God: 1
• The Profound Color of God: 2
• The Sublime Aim of Art
• Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Holiness, Foolishness
• The Depth of Psychology That is Expressed in Art
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 12: Eternal Truth—Sanatana Dharma
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Vol. 127: June 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Meditation on the True Self
Self Inquiry
• The Real Self—The Consciousness of the True Self
• Meditate on the Consciousness That Witnesses
• At This Very Moment, Recognize That!
• The One Who Sees and the One Who is Seen
• Like Peeling Away the Skins of an Onion
• Always Maintain the Mind Empty
• Concentration Must be Done in the Condition of Sattva
• What is not “I” Will be Removed Through Neti
• Awakening Comes at the Height of Transparency
• The Light of Atman
• Abandon Both the Subject and the Object
• “Who am I?” is the Key
• See the True Self Alone
• The Breaking Off Point Between Atman and the Mind
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 11: The Way the Yogi Live
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Vol. 126: May 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Meditation—Actual Practice
Part 1: The Way of the Yogi
• Discernment is to Know the Truth of This World
• Recognizing the Eternal Existence
• Remove Anything That is Conditioned
• Finding the Cause From Conditions
• Discern the Conditions
• Thorough Non-Possessiveness
• Burn Out the Root of Vasana
• Cut Off the Chain of the Causal Relationship
• Ignorance Does Not Exist
• Bold Discernment—God is the Only Truth
• Discernment and Bhakti Meditation
• Approaching the Essence in Meditation
• Give Up the Mind
• Practice Through Renunciation
• The Sense of Thorough Discernment
• The Dismantling of the Mind
• Name and Form Exist Only Within the Mind
• Dive Into the Secret Cave
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 10: Act on Your Ideal
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Vol. 125: April 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Holy Existence
Part 1: The Way of the Yogi
• The Advent of the Yogi
• The Mission of the Yogi
• Yogi Who Incarnate for the Salvation of Others
• Walk Alone Like the Single Horn of a Rhinoceros
• Yogi Fight Against the Ignorance of the World
• Make a Bold Resolution and Awaken
Part 2: The Awakened Being
• Only God Exists
• The One Who is Gentle and Tender
• Immaculate Existence
• The Advent of the Avatara and the Supreme Connection
• Sanatana Dharma Avatara Mela
• Truth is Immortal
• The Mission of the Awakened Beings and the Order of the Universe
• The Manifestation of the Avatara
• Buddha Found the Ancient Path
• The Pure Thought of Buddha
• The Path to Attain Nirvana
• This World is Beautiful
• Dharma
• The True Disciple of Buddha
• The Satori of Shri Ramakrishna
• Ramakrishna and Vivekananda
• The State of Vivekananda
• Vivekananda’s Mission
• Vivekananda, Who Understood the Incomparable Buddha
• Ramana Maharishi
• Ramana Maharishi’s Mission
• Salvation
• The Blessing of the Saints
• Receiving the Holy Dust From Holy Feet
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2025
Celebratory Messages from Sanatana Dharma Avatara Mela
• by Amara
• by Arya
• by Hitomi Tamai
• by Sadhya
• by Marc
• by Anandi
• by Nalini
• 2025 Closing Words by Mirabai
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Vol. 124: March 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Faith
Part 1: Pure Faith
• The Importance of Having Faith
• Freedom of Faith and Universal Action
• For You Yourself to Live by Your Own Self
• What is True Faith?
• Give Your Unconditional Trust
Part 2: Cultivate Faith
• Each and Every Moment is a Fork in the Road
• The Cost of Struggle
• Goddess Kali
• Faith in God-Incarnate
Part 3: Surrender to God
• Surrender Yourself to God
• Surrender
• Leave Everything to God
• The Establishment of Pure Faith
Special Satsangha in Matsuyama, Japan
• Transform the Mind Through the Training of Asana and Through Learning the Truth
• Put Faith in Your Meditation
• The Relationship of Master and Disciple
• To Know the Truth is the True Meaning of “To Live”
• Proceed in Spiritual Practice While Working at a Job
• The Secret of Work
• The Mind’s Soliloquy
• The Cause of Your Birth
• Passion for Satori
• The Asana That Shri Mahayogi Teaches
• Cultivate a Greater Passion for God
• Prana and the Existence That Activates It
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 9: Self-Inquiry
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Vol. 123: February 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Exquisite Love
• Gita Govinda—The Song of Love
• The Difference Between Bhakti and Love
• The Unity of God and Soul
• God is Love
• The Exquisite Taste of God
• Dyeing Oneself in the Color of God
• Experiencing the Love of God Through All of Your Being
• Kumbhaka in Bhakti
• The Ten Characteristics of Love
• The Deepening of Love Between God and Soul
The Acme of Bhakti
• Devotion
• The Complete Transfer of Authority to God
• Parabhakti
• Removing the “I”
• Crazed Love
• A Gush of Bhakti
• The Eternal Existence Without a Second
• There is Only Joy
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 8: True Love
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Vol. 122: January 2025
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
True Love
Part 1: Bhakti
• The Love of a Bhakta
• Having an Ishta, an Ideal God: 1
• Having an Ishta, an Ideal God: 2
• Direct Your Five Senses and Your Emotions Only to God
• Thirst for God
• To See God Alone
• The Unity of God and Soul
• Heighten Love
• The Path to Promptly End the Ego
• The Power of Bhakti That Transforms the Mind
Part 2: Going Close to God
• Melting Into God
• One-Pointed Concentration Toward the Ishta
• The Progression of Bhakti
• The Necessity of the Practice of Discrimination in Bhakti
• The Renunciation of the Bhakta
• Jnana Bhakti
• The Five Attitudes in Loving God
• Only God is Male
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 7: Love and Devotion to the Guru—Guru Bhakti
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Vol. 121: December 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Path of Service and Dedication
Part 1: To Control Prana
• Karma Yoga
• The Accumulation of Small Acts
• Act for the Sake of Others
• Volunteers and Karma Yoga
• Accumulate Virtues
• Worship the Friends in Front of You
Part 2: Self-Sacrifice and the Act of Compassion
• Compassion and Non-Attachment in Karma Yoga
• Serving the Poorest
• To Serve God
• Prayer at the Last Moment
• The Unconditional Love of Buddha
• King Sibi
• Becoming Love Itself
• The Eyes of Compassion
• Children With Disabilities are the Manifestations of God
• The Essence of Self-Sacrifice
Part 3: The Conduct of the Yogi
• Dedicate Yourself With Courage
• The Disciples of Shri Ramakrishna
• The Impulse Given by Internal Fulfillment
• A Heart Big Enough to Feel the World
• The Dedication of Your Own Self
• The Highest Puja
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2024
Speeches on the Occasion of Satguru Jayanti, 2024
• by Satya (Kyoto, Japan)
• by Sarvani (Kyoto, Japan)
• by Ren (Kyoto, Japan)
• by Prasadini (Taipei, Taiwan)
• by Yukti (Matsuyama, Japan)
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Vol. 120: November 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Secret for Actual Practice: Passion for the Ideal
• Seriousness is the Passion for Self-Inquiry
• The Power of Concentration to Continuously See the Aim
• Passion Heightens the Power of Concentration
• Ekagrata
• The Middle Path
• The Ultimate Question!
• Inquire Seriously Into Self-Existence
• Your Life Must Be Lived By You Yourself!
• What an Amount of Endeavor and Eagerness is Needed to Attain Satori
• All You Need is Mad Passion!
Special Satsangha in Matsuyama, Japan
• True Freedom and Bliss
• The Way of Working to Overcome Nervousness in Front of Others
• The Biggest Aim in Life
• Do Ghosts Exist?
• Serving the People Who are Close to You
• Awakening Into True Existence
• Passion and Action Without Contradiction
• Cultivating One’s Fortitude
• The Filial Relationship
and the Relationship Between Guru and Disciple
• Transform Your Breathing: The Cow Pose
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 6: Thoroughly Understand the Mind
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Vol. 119: October 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Significance of Food
Part 1: The Diet of a Yogi
• What is the Purpose of Eating?
• Eat the Cuisine of a Spiritual Practitioner
• The Reason for a Vegetarian Diet: 1
• The Reason for a Vegetarian Diet: 2
• The Reason for a Vegetarian Diet: 3
• Correct the Unbalanced Vegetarian Diet
• Food is Medicine
Part 2: The Relationship Between Diet and the Mind
• To Control the Tongue is to Control the Mind: 1
• To Control the Tongue is to Control the Mind: 2
• To Discipline the Stomach and the Mind
• The Necessity of Sugar
Part 3: The Attitude of the Mind Toward Food
• Knowing Enough As Is, Knowing Contentment
• The Diet of the Spiritual Practitioner in the Middle Stage
• Living by the Words of God
• Prasad
• Receiving Life
• Co-Existing With All Things
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 5: Thorough and Complete Viveka
—Burning Passion Toward the Ideal
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Vol. 118: September 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Actual Practice of Asana
Part 1: To Control Prana
• Controlling Prana 1
• Controlling Prana 2
• Conditioning the Subtle Body
• The Function of the Chakra
• The Theory of the Five Sheaths
Part 2: The Purpose of Asana
• The Position of Asana
• The Principle of Fire
• The Power of Stillness
• When the Body and Mind are Healthy
• Asana Creates the Foundation
• Asana is the Way of Sitting
• The Power of the Adept Sitting Position
and of the Lotus Sitting Position
• Tuning the Breath
• The Change That Abdominal Breathing Brings About
• Non-Breath and Prana
• Transcending Duality and Relativeness
Part 3: The Attitude of Mind for Actual Practice
• Practice Daily
• Concentration on the Chakra
• The Dynamic and the Power of Concentration Created by Form
• Creating the Neutral State
• The Timing of When to Release the Asana
• The Sense of the Concentration and of the Steadiness of Asana
• Mastering Asana
• The Sense of Concentration Across the Whole
Part 4: The Quintessence of Asana
• Passion and Faith are Indispensable for Asana
• The Physical Body is a Temple
• What it Means to Conquer Asana
• Mastering [the State] of Non-Breath
• The One Who is Adept in Yoga
• The Body of a Yogi
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 4: The Impermanence of All Things
—Knowing the World Correctly
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Vol. 117: August 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Teaching of Niyama
• Shaucha—Purity
• Santosha—Contentment
• Following the Way of the Saints
• Kasaya—The Appearance of the Practice of Contentment
• Exhaustive Viveka is Required to Attain Contentment
• Tapas—Austerity
• Svadhyaya—The Studying and Learning of Scriptures
• What Truly is the Right Teaching?
• Empty the Mind
• Ishvarapranidhana
—The Vow to Realize Satori, Having Faith and Surrendering to God
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 3: Transcend Karma—Every Minute is Yoga
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Vol. 116: July 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
What is Yama and Niyama?
• The Application of Practice in Daily Life—Yama and Niyama
• The Essence of Yama and Niyama
The Teaching of Yama
• Ahimsa—Non-Violence
• Non-Violence—To Be a Yogi or to Remain in Mediocrity
• Satya—Truthfulness
• Truthfulness and Silence
• Asteya—Non-Stealing
• Brahmacharya—Purity
• Aparigraha—Non-Greed
• By Being Thorough in Non-Greed,
One Will See One’s Own Past Life
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 2: The Way to Live—Start Life Anew
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Vol. 115: June 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Mind of Religious Awakening
and Entering onto the Path of Becoming a Disciple
[With the Aim of Mastering Yoga]
• The Path is Open to Everyone
• The Journey Into the Unknown
• Seeking One’s Own Master
• The Beginning of Yoga—The Mind of Religious Awakening
• The Solidness of the Mind of Religious Awakening
• Proceed on the Royal Path That Leads to Satori
• The Six Treasures
• The Death of Severing Oneself From This World
• The Resolve of Those Who Seek the Truth
• Empty the Cup
Walking Towards Perfection
• Single-Pointed Concentration Towards Perfection
• The Path to Freedom
• The Lifeline of the Yoga Practitioner
• The State of the Mind Suspended in Midair
• Discernment Promotes Resolve
• The Deepening of Yoga—The Ideal and Faith
• The Ancient Path
• Progress Against the Flow
• The Proactive Continuous Application of Practice
and the Mastering Through Experience
• The Artisan of Yoga
• It All Boils Down to Preparation
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
Specialized Meditation Course
—Aiming to Be a Yogi
Program By Sananda
• Part 1: Admiring the Truth, the Yogi
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Vol. 114: May 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Religion and Society
• Eternal Truth
• Observe the World Well
• The Acquisition of Perfect Freedom
• The Stance of Yoga and its View on Religions
• What Religion Can Do
• Cultivate Spirituality
• The Confusion of the World and Yoga
• Charitable Work and Yoga
• Yoga and Environmental Issues
• Make a Revolution
• Make Universal Love and Peace Be Your Own Ideal
• The Understanding of Sexual Violence and Life
• The Light of Hope
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2010
• An Encounter with the Ancient Yoga
by Sananda
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Vol. 113: April 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, Taipei
The Path of Yoga
• The Path of Yoga and the Path of Karma
• Auspicious Connection
• That Path of Yoga is the Path of Joy
• Yoga is Life-Long Work
• Walk Dynamically
• The Origin of the Word Yoga
• A Public Performance: Amrita—Immortality
• The Four Yoga
• The Approaches and the Aim of the Four Yoga
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2024
Celebratory Messages from Sanatana Dharma Avatara Mela
• by Misato Omori
• by Lily Chiu
• by Satomi Fujiwara
• by Kamalakshi
• by Yogadanda
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Vol. 112: March 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Special Satsangha, Sunday November 6, 2016: Part 2
• What is Meditation?
• To Live in the Now:
Learn the Truth, Understand Right Action and Eliminate Bad Habits
• The “Non-Self” in Buddhism and the “True Self” that Buddha Taught
• The Right View of Life and Death According to the Truth, and
Yoga Solves the Issue of How We Ought to Live
• God is the Truth, the Reality, That is Unrelated to the Human Mind
• The Way to Work With and Overcome the Obsessing
That Arises From Emotion
• Reflecting On Yourself
• Remember That Whether a Parent, or a Child,
Each Person is an Equally Precious, Sacred Existence
• The Conquering of Duality, the Control of the Sensory Organs,
and the True Independence Established Through Yoga
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2020
Specialized Meditation Course, 2020
—Exposing the Actual Practice of Meditation!
Anecdotes from the Experience of Real Practice
Deepening Meditation
Speaker: Mirabai
• Part 2: Meditation on God
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Vol. 111: February 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Perseverance and Devoted Practice
• Overcoming Challenges
• Persevere Through Pain and Conquer It
• The Fight Against the Mind
• The Hidden Power of Mauna
• Silence in Daily Life
• Spiritual Silence
• Train Yourself So That Your Words and Actions Will be Firm
• One’s Daily Life is a Lively Place For Practicing Spiritual Disciplines
• To Walk on the Edge of a Razor Blade
• Direct the Mind Toward the Great Ideal
• Conquering Loneliness
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2020
Specialized Meditation Course, 2020
—Exposing the Actual Practice of Meditation!
Anecdotes from the Experience of Real Practice
Deepening Meditation
Speaker: Mirabai
• Part 1: Creating the Base for Meditation on God
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Vol. 110: January 2024
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Actual Practice of Detachment and Renunciation
• Attach to the Truth
• The Right Teachings Speed Up One’s Journey to Independence
• Enjoyment Detached From Emotions
• Living in Society Without Being Attached
• The Purification of the Five Senses
• Controlling the Sensory Organs
• The Objects of Attachment and Pratyahara
• Yoga is Not Something That is Just For Show
• Remove the Attachment to Money
• The Practice of Giving
• Renunciation is Positive Action
• Walk Dynamically
• Complete Renunciation
• That Which Cannot Be Renounced
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2020
Specialized Meditation Course, 2020
—Exposing the Actual Practice of Meditation!
Anecdotes from the Experience of Real Practice
Deepening Meditation
Speaker: Yogadanda
• Part 2: Developing Faith
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Vol. 109: December 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Learn the Truth of Nature
• Mind
• The Dream Versus Reality
• Actions Based on Pain-Bearing Obstacles and
Actions Not Based on Pain-Bearing Obstacles
• The Three Guna or Qualities
• Free Will
• The Mechanism of Memory and the Power of Concentration
• The Five States of the Mind
• This Moment, Now, Is What Creates Today
• The Time Theory of Yoga and the Illusion of the Mind
• Transcend the Notion of Time
• The Fourth Consciousness
• The Mind is Known
• The Truth of the Pure Consciousness and the Mind
• The Role of the Mind
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2023
Speeches on the Occasion of Satguru Jayanti, 2023
• by Ekanta (New York, USA)
• by Chika Takeshita (Kanazawa, Japan)
• by Xing Yun (Taipei, Taiwan)
Specialized Meditation Course, 2020
—Exposing the Actual Practice of Meditation!
Anecdotes from the Experience of Real Practice
Deepening Meditation
Speaker: Yogadanda
• Part 1: From Concentration to Meditation
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Vol. 108: November 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Under the Guidance and Grace of the Guru
• The Guidance and Grace of the Guru
• The Mission of the Master and the Role of Disciples
Karma and the Cause of Suffering
• The Truth of Suffering
• Ignorance and Its Forms: “Eternity-Purity-Bliss-Self”
• The Cause of Suffering
The Truth of the Mind and the World
• Eliminate the Big Causes
• The Arrow of Karma
• Transcend Karma
• Memories Remain but the Impressions of Memories Disappear
• Sanskara, Karma and Ignorance
• The Connection Between Thought and Action
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2023
• Inspired Works
Design by Atman: Part 6
Yoga Design Theory
by Madhri
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Vol. 107: October 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Special Satsangha in Kyoto: Sunday, November 2, 2016
• Living in the State of Satori
• To Learn Yoga is to Learn the Structure of the Mind
and Remove Its Clutter for the Mind’s Liberation
• The Cause of Being Born
• Having Strong Conviction to Seek the Truth,
One Can Overcome Fear and Self-Destructive Tendencies
• Past Lives, Karma, and the Way to Deal With a Small Child
• See the Essence of the Child and Improve Your Own Example
• Stay With the Truth, Keep the Mind Empty,
and Continue to Respond in Good Faith,
With Integrity at Each Moment
• Understand the Truth of Death, the Law of the Universe,
and the Aim of Yoga, Then Meditate on That Which Symbolizes the Truth
The Truth of the Mind and the World
Part 1: Karma and Reincarnation
• You Have Brought It Upon Yourself
• The Mechanism of Reincarnation
• Life is the Result Determined by Karma
• Good Karma
• “The Soul of the Three-Year-Old Child is the Father of the Man”
• Memories From Past Lives
• Only the Tip of the Iceberg
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2023
• Inspired Works
Design by Atman: Part 5
Original Apparel Design
by Madhri
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Vol. 106: September 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
Satori
• The State of Satori
• The Experience of Truth
• Awakening
• What is “Jyakujyou”?
(A Japanese Word Derived From the Sanskrit Word Shanti)
• Muichimotsu Mujinzou: Nothing Whatsoever in the Mind is
Inexhaustible Emptiness and Bliss
The Secret of Actual Practice
“Live every single day and every single moment seriously.”
—Satguru Shri Mahayogi Paramahansa
Part 1: Learn the Truth of Nature
• Independence
• Having Gratitude is a Natural Act
• Be Humble—Bow Toward All Existence
• The Equal and Eternal Essence That Belongs to Everyone
Part 2: Actual Practice in Daily Life
• Progress in Yoga
• The Necessity of Putting Up a Fence Around a Sapling
• The Power of Sangha That Advances Spiritual Practice
• Practice and Non-Attachment
• Mastering Through Experience and the Transformation of the Mind
• The Tapas That Incinerates Ignorance
• The Reformation of Behavior Patterns
• Every Action Becomes Yoga
• The True Worth of [Your State of] Yoga is Put to the Test in Daily Life
• Don’t Get Caught Up in Illusion
• The Power of Concentration to
Simultaneously See the Part and the Whole
• Exert One Thousand Percent Power
• Emulate Your Ideal Person
• Yogi Awaken in the Middle of the Night
• Do Not Whine or Complain
• Act as if You are Already Dead
• Emulate the Predecessors
• Serve as a Tool for the Truth
• How Yoga Practitioners Should Treat Others
• Acquire the Eternal Time
• Simplify the Mind
• Strength for the Sake of Reaching Perfection
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2023
• Inspired Works
Design by Atman: Part 4
Supreme Graphic Design
by Madhri
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Vol. 105: August 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Principle of Birth and Death
• The Secret of Death
• The Eternally Changeless, Immutable Existence
• Eternal Life
The Teachings of Buddha
• The Four Noble Truths & The Eightfold Right Path
• Nirvana
The Truth of Atman
• The Existence of the Truth
• Atman is Dear
• Atman Alone Exists
• The Play of God
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2022
• Inspired Works
Design by Atman: Part 3
The Power of Symbols
by Madhri
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Vol. 104: July 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Form of Love
• Learn to Love Without Seeking Anything in Return
• True Love is When Love Doesn’t Even Come to Mind
• Act on Love
• Love and Respect
• Serving the People Close to You
• If You Love Your Children, Let Them Travel
• The Essence of Love
True Freedom and Strength
• Letting Go of Attachment
• You Can Enjoy If You Become Empty!
• The Secret of Enjoyment
• Self-Deprecation and Humility
• Don’t Rigidly Define Yourself
• Complaining Taints the Mind
• Liberate Yourself From the Past
• Cherish Living in the Now
• What Must be Removed is Suffering in the Future
• Face Things Without Running Away
• Conquering the Fearful Mind
• Viveka on Loneliness
• The Cause of the Sense of Loneliness
• Cultivate Fortitude of the Mind
• Circumstances That May Justify a White Lie
• Be Guileless – Have Courage – Take Action
• Cherish Yourself
• Remove Anxiety About the Future
• Ghosts are Created by the Mind
• Holy Beings Live in the City, Worldly People Hide in the Mountains
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2022
• Inspired Works
Design by Atman: Part 2
Reflections on the Play “Amrita—Immortality”
by Madhri
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Vol. 103: June 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Secret of Work
• Clear Away Your Own Baggage First
• The Key to Preventing Conflict With Others
• When You’ve Hurt Others
• Seeing Only the Noumenon
• Pay No Mind to Karma
• Treating Others Without Any Difference
• Have No Sense of Differentiation Towards Minerals
• Do Not be Attached to Others’ Opinions
• Don’t Measure Using Your Own Standards
• The Standard of Good and Evil
• The Teaching of Brahma Vihara
(Loving Kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity)
• The Solution is Within Yourself
• Having Children
• What Becomes the Core of a Human Being
• The Ideal Way for Parents and Children
• Ultimate Filial Piety
Guru
• Darshan—A Glance From the Guru
• Grace—Approaching the Mystery of God
• The Duty of a Disciple
• The Bond and Mission of Sangha
• The Three Treasures
• The Spiritual Family
• The Guru Lives for the Sake of the Disciples
• The Way the Disciples Live
• The Resolve to Become the Same as the Guru
• Auspiciousness
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2022
• Inspired Works
Design by Atman: Part 1
Prologue
by Madhri
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Vol. 102: May 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Secret of Work
• How to Choose an Occupation
• The Person Does Not Exist for the Job
• One’s Job and Reality
• Change Yourself, Not Your Workplace
• See the Essence
• Keep Doing Better with the Tasks in Front of You Now
• Work Straightforwardly, in a Simple Way,
Task by Task, Without Attachment
Meditation: The Basic Level
The Way of Viveka (Discernment or Discrimination)
• Compare the Truth With Your Own Mind
• Hints for Practicing Viveka
• Acquiring the Attitude of Indifference in the Mind
• Awakening to Reality
• Viveka is Done in a Neutral State
• Calling Out the Tricks of the Mind—Thief and Police
• Truth Does Not Depend on Anything
• Practicing Viveka on God
• Viveka Through Using Multiple Angles
• Get Rid of Ignorance Thoroughly and Completely
• Viveka is a Fierce Battle
• The Power of Viveka
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2023
Celebratory Messages from Sanatana Dharma Avatara Mela
• What Struck Me in Autobiography of a Yogi
And the Push to Proceed Boldly Towards the Truth
by Radha
• Paramahamsa Yogananda Goes Forth on the Path of God
by Saci
• Miracle Revived in the Present
by Shantimayi
• The Mission of Paramahansa Yogananda—
The Great Works of Autobiography of a Yogi
by Sarani
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Vol. 101: April 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, New York
Guru
• The Only One the Mind Must Rely On
• Light and Darkness
• The Guru is the Breakthrough to Freedom
• The Guru is the Light to Satori
• Authorized by God
• How to Know Who is a Guru
• Being in the Company of a Holy Being
• The Blessing of the Guru and the Transcendence of Karma
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2023
Celebratory Messages from Sanatana Dharma Avatara Mela
• The Guidance of Yogananda—It Will Be Given if You Ask Earnestly
by Anandi
• Love is Enlightenment
by Marula
• Humble Surrender
by Aniruddha
• The Grace and Guidance of the Avatara
by Gopala
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Vol. 100: March 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi
The Secret to Living
1: The Reason for Living
• To Forge One’s Own Destiny
• Freedom and Happiness
• Eternal Happiness
• Making the Filter of the Mind Transparent
• Fortune and Misfortune are Two Sides of the Same Coin
• Seek the Foundation That is Reliable
• The Two Aims of Life
• Thinking About One’s Life—The Realization of Existence
• What is the Purpose of Living
• Being Responsible for One’s Own Way of Life
Meditation: The Basic Level
2: The Actual Practice of Meditation
• The Difference in the Concentration Points
Between the Eyebrows and the Heart During Meditation
• Shooting an Arrow Through the Target
• The Smooth Flow of the Mind
• Making Meditation Habitual
• The Fourth Breath
• Ignore the Sensations of the Body
• Changes in Daily Life Brought About by the Transformation of the Mind
• Meditation That is Performed 24/7
• The Difference Between Dreaming and Meditating
• Approaching the Essence by Transcending Words
• Direct Intuitive Knowledge
• Perceiving Something Reliable as an Impulse
• The Expansion of the Object in the State of Meditation
• What is the Essence of the Object?
• Meditation Brings About a Direct Impulse
• The Scenery of Meditation
• Cosmic Consciousness
• Meditation and Samadhi
• Meditate to the Extent That You Struggle
• The Enthusiasm That Runs Through Thousands of Lives
• Meditating With All Your Strength
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2023
• Buddha-Dharma-Sangha:
A Glimpse of the Foundation Underlying
the Mission—Sanatana Dharma
by Sadhya
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Vol. 99: February 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, Japan 2013
Meditation: The Basic Level
1: The Fundamentals of Meditation
• What is Meditation?
• Preparation for Meditation
• Effects of Meditation
• The Two Pillars of Meditation
• Straightening the Spine in Sitting
• Posture and Concentration in Meditation
• In Order to Not Fall Asleep in Meditation
• The Lotus Flower is the Symbol of Satori
• The Form and Position of Hands in Meditation
• The Time Suited for Meditation
• Prepare the Space for Sadhana
• The Length of Time for Meditation
• Have Your Ideal for Meditation
• Three Objects of Meditation
• Choose the Object for Meditation
• A Reliable Object for Meditation
• Seek the Truth Itself as the Object of Meditation
• The State of Meditation
• The Mind of Nothingness
• Concentration-Meditation-Samadhi—The Metaphor of Oil
• The Wisdom of Samadhi
• The State of Satori—Nirvikalpa Samadhi
• Samadhi Will Certainly Come
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2023
• Let the Guru Show You the Way — Part II
by Sadhya
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Vol. 98: January 2023
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, Japan 2013
• The Teachings for Beginners:
Meditation is Not Healing, it is to Bring the Mind
Toward the Divine, the Positive
• Seeing the Truth Correctly, Live Your Life Steadfastly Grounded
Without Becoming Confused by the World of Dreams and Illusions
• What is the Practice of Discrimination and its Outcome?
• The Pure Consciousness
• Tapas Through Action is Necessary to Conquer Likes and Dislikes
• The Fourth Consciousness and Lila
• Lila—The Brilliance or Sparkling of God
• Fill Your Mind Always with
Proactive and Lively, Cheerful Thoughts About Your Ideals
• When You Create Something
• Radha’s Bhakti and Raja Yoga
• Being Mad for God Influences Those Around Us
• The Attitude of Madhura, and
The Merger of the Personified God and Atman
• The Triangle of Love
• The Necessity of Discrimination, or Discernment, and
The Legend of Hanuman
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2023
• Experience with Participating in the Jayanti Offering
by Kamalakshi
• Discovering the Power of Sangha
by Prajna
• Let the Guru Show You the Way — Part I
by Sadhya
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Vol. 97: December 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Matsuyama, Japan 2019
• Think of and Remember God in Your Heart
• Natural Disasters and Karma
• Thorough Discrimination and Bhakti
• The Time of Battle Happens When You Confront Problems
• The Breath that Governs a Place
• Being an Example to One’s Children
• The Footsteps of Yoga—Conviction and Practice
• Seeking Only God, Truth
• Asana that Balances and Prepares the Autonomic Nervous System
• Following the Example of an Ideal Existence
• The Meaning of Dharma
• Pure Consciousness and the Reality of True Existence
• The Great Works of Buddha
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2022
• Speech on the Occasion of Satguru Jayanti, 2022
by Kinkala, Moksha, Maitri, Tzuyi, Prajna
• Message to Shri Mahayogi
on the Occasion of Satguru Jayanti, 2022
by Sadhya
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Vol. 96: November 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto 2005
• The Connection Between Ahimsa, Love and Jealousy
• The Way of the Lover Who Loves God’s Joy:
The Psychological Aspects Symbolized by Radha and the Gopi
• The Attitude of Bhakti: The State of Lila
Without Having Two Counterparts in Relation to One Another
• When Yoga Deepens, Emotions Become Sanctified,
and Compassion is Born
• Faith Must be Built Upon a Reliable Foundation, Upon the Truth
• While Performing Your Duties in Society,
Be Unattached to Environments and Circumstances
• Don’t Label Your Mind’s Characteristics
and Rather Remain in a State of Suspension
• Skeletons are the Symbol of Something like Remnants of the Material World
• The Pure Consciousness is Easier to Grasp
The Moment You Wake Up in the Morning
• Darshan—the Greatest Grace
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2022
• Specialized Meditation Course, 2020
—Exposing the Actual Practice of Meditation!:
Anecdotes from the Experience of Real Practice
Deepening Meditation
Speaker: Madhri
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Vol. 95: October 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto 2011
• Spiritual Practice for Mastery Means to Master and Eliminate Sanskara
• Always Direct the Mind Towards the Ideal
• Shri Mahayogi’s Diet Based on the Practice of Contentment,
or Knowing the Meaning of Enough
• Coping with the Mind of Tamas and Discrimination in Daily Life
• The Tendencies of Pain-Bearing Obstacles and the Tendencies of the Truth
• The Awakening of the Aspiration and Determination [to Attain Satori
and Thus Apply Practice and Discipline for that End]
• Discrimination Practiced by Shri Mahayogi During Teenage Years
and the Ascetic Practices of Buddha
• The Role of Pranayama in the Realization of Yoga
• Kriya Yoga and the Inquiry Towards the Self
• The Deepening of the Breath in Asana, and Single-Pointed Concentration
• About Nadi and Prana
• Images and Symbols are a Power that Go Deeper than Words
• Discrimination Means to Know the Essence of Things
• The Great Compassion of Sangha and Buddha
• The Meditation of Discrimination Performed by Shri Mahayogi
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2022
• Through Yoga, One Can be Liberated from Difficult Memories
by Harshani
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Vol. 94: September 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
• The Precepts of Yoga Arise from the
Expression of the Awakened Ones’ Internal State—
The Entire Process of Yoga is
Approaching the Internal by Restraining the External
• There is Nothing Passive in Yoga
• The State of the Mind and Its Relationship to Asana
• The Secrets of Mahayogi Mission’s Asana
• The Greatness of Yoga is Its Knowledge,
Technique and Understanding About Breath
• Chitta Vritti Nirodha:
Restrained Chitta is Reborn as Chitta Without Any Colorings
• Hatha Yoga is a Part of Raja Yoga, and
The Necessity of a Guru
• The Theory of the Five Sheaths is Ancient Anatomy,
Not Corresponding to the Twenty-Four Principles
• Reincarnation and the Five Sheaths
• The Five Sheaths
• The Structure of the Five Sheaths
• An Explanation of the Theory of the Five Sheaths
• The Functioning of Prana and the Theory of the Five Sheaths
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2022
• Concerns Over Work Brought About a Connection to Yoga
by Ren Shimamoto
• The Meditation of Discrimination While Seeking the Truth’
by Harshani
• Uninterrupted Concentration
by Mika Noguchi
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Vol. 93: August 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto 2000
• Truth and the Way the World Manifests
• What it Means to Purify the Mind
• The Content of Pain-Bearing Obstacles and Their Cause
& The One Who Knows
• The Concrete Method to Transform the Mind through Discrimination and Discernment:
By Being Unattached, Compassion and Love Grow Anew
• Regarding Sanskara and the Fear of Death
• How Can We Face That Which is Behind the Mind
• Conversation with a Beginner:
On Karma & On Kundalini
• How to Bring All Your Time to Bear on Yoga
• Simply Respond to the Constantly Changing World and
Aim for the State of Mind Not Bound by Anything
• Shri Mahayogi Speaks on the Universality of Buddha and Yoga
Through His Own Experience
• The Law of Karma
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners:
• The New Message of Buddha
by Sanatana, 2014
• Buddha’s View of Coexistence
by Gopala, 2022
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Vol. 92: July 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011
Raja Yoga: The Control of the Physical Body, the Breath and the Mind
• The Origin of the Word Yoga and the Actual Practice of Raja Yoga
• The Meaning of the Sun and the Moon in Tantra Yoga and in Mythology
• Shri Mahayogi’s Mission: The Essence of Yoga and Its Revelation
• Nivritti
• Withdrawal from the Way of Existence in this World,
Transcend Beyond the Mind,
and Reach the Truth in the Depths of the Mind
• The True Asana and Meditation Passed Down
from Three Thousand Years Ago
• The History of Hatha Yoga and the Revelation of Its Path
• The Mind that Contains Duality and the Truth that is Non-Duality:
Yoga—The Restraint of the Mind
• Only When the Mind Accepts Its Position as a Tool,
Can It Then Follow Orders from Its Master
• Shri Mahayogi and the Yoga Sutra
• Yoga is the Learning of and the Way to the Truth
—The Position of Asana and Meditation Within Yoga
• The Reason for Practicing Daily Asana and
the Effective Time for Sadhana
• If One Seeks the Truth Seriously, then Meditation Will Happen 24/7,
Even if One is not Sitting
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2022
• The Changes that Daily Asana Can Make to the Body and Mind
by Ren Shimamoto
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Vol. 91: June 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto 2019
The Meditation of Discrimination and the Progress of Bhakti
• Thorough, Steadfast Discrimination
• Pure Faith
• Shambhavi Mudra: Seriousness and Passion
• Discrimination and Renunciation
• Conquering the Mind
• Fully Enter Into the Source of “I”-Consciousness
• Deepening of Bhakti
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners:
Specialized Meditation Course, 2020
—Exposing the Actual Practice of Meditation!:
Anecdotes from the Experience of Real Practice
Deepening Meditation
Speaker: Satya
• Bhakti:
Being with Beloved God
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Vol. 90: May 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2006
• Yoga Brings the Quality of Sattva to the Mind
• Stilling the Prana through Sitting Positions
• What is Symbolized by the Chakra Symbol
• What is Necessary is Belief, not Self-Confidence
• In Order to See Atman in Everything,
The Mind Must Practice Silence and Renunciation
• The Experience of Death and the Awareness of Atman
• Only the Wisdom of the Truth Can Eliminate
the Ignorance Coming from the Fear of Death
• Intuitive Knowledge Comes from the Mind’s Pure Quality of Sattva
• The Effect of Asana on the Mind
• Faith is the Same as Ekagrata
• In Order to Sense Reality, Faith is Crucial
• Establishment of the Mind
• Discriminate the Conditions that Create Suffering
• Seek Nama Rupa and Destroy the Mind
• Discrimination Performed With Words and Without Words
• The Position of the Legs in Padmasana
• Art Originally is an Oblation, to be Served
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners:
Sanatana Dharma Avatara Mela — April 3, 2022
Celebratory Messages
• by Mika Noguchi
• by Prasadini
• by Sadhya
• by Yukti
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Vol. 89: April 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi:
At the Master’s Class and Satsangha on March 9th, 2019
Kyoto Asny, Kyoto
Part 1: The Master Receives Questions at the End of the Class
• The Actualization of Satori
• Existence and Phenomena
• Constant Discipline and Renunciation
—The Actual Practice of Asana
Part 2: Satsangha
• The Signpost of Life
• True Love and Self-Sacrifice
• The Beginning of the Universe
• The Realization of Reality
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners:
• Specialized Meditation Course, 2020
—Exposing the Actual Practice of Meditation!:
Anecdotes from the Experience of Real Practice
Deepening Meditation
Speaker: Satya
• 1. Discrimination:
Being Combat-Ready, Twenty-Four Seven
• 2. Discrimination:
Being Combat-Ready Every Minute of the Day
• A Story of Disarming the Mind for Freedom:
Presence of the Guru
by Karuna
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Vol. 88: March 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2018
• Perseverance—Internal Austerity
• The Truth of Reincarnation
• The Best Way to Live
• The Realization and Teachings of Lord Buddha (Shakyamuni)
• The Life of Kabir: True Happiness
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners:
• Puja
by Sarani, 2006
• Your Name
by Mika Noguchi, 2021
• A Promise with Shri Ramakrishna
by Mika Noguchi, 2022
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Vol. 87: February 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi:
Satsangha from November 7, 1998, Kyoto
• 1. Learning the Nature of the Mind and Restraining its Activities
for the State of Nothingness to Arise
Satsangha from November 14, 1998, Kyoto
• 1. The Secret of Living:
Understanding the Mechanism of the Mind
and the Way of Working to Dismantle It
Satsangha from November 21, 1998, Kyoto
• 1. All Practices are Means to an End: Asana
• 2. The Way to Establish the Immovable Mind
Satsangha from November 28, 1998, Kyoto
• 1. The Way of Weakening Attachment and
the Meaning of Self-Sacrifice
Satsangha from December 12, 1998, Kyoto
• 1. “Whoever Loses his Life for My Sake
[and the Gospel’s Sake] Will Find It”
• 2. Faith:
Everything of Longing and Admiration Is All There is
• 3. Daily Practice:
Learn and Apply “Permanence-Purity-Joy-Self”
Satsangha from December 26, 1998, Kyoto
• 1. The Workings of the Guna
• 2. For the Realization of the Self,
Purify Yourself to Become the Quality of Sattva
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners:
Specialized Meditation Course, 2020
—Exposing the Actual Practice of Meditation!:
Anecdotes from the Experience of Real Practice
Deepening Meditation
Speaker: Gopala
• 1. The Work of Constructing a Foundation
for the Practice of Meditation
• 2. The Meditation of Discrimination
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Vol. 86: January 2022
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018
• The Mission of the Enlightened Ones and the Order of the Universe
• The Establishment of Sanatana Dharma
• The Role of Yogi
• Resolve to Become the Same as the Guru
• The Descent of Avatara
• The Act of True Love
• Enthusiasm for Satori and the Practice of the Avatara
• The Essence of Love and Its Ultimate Form
• The Grace of God
• The Necessity of the Guru and the Meaning of Sangha
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2021
• Message for the Celebration of Jayanti, in Representation of all Disciples
by Gopala
• Aiming to Manifest the Joy of Living
by Chika Takeshita
• Jai Ma, Kali Ma
by Tomoko Sasanuma
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Vol. 85: December 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2018
• The Learning and Application of the Truth
• Discrimination and Bhakti (Love Towards God)
• Finishing Karma and the Approach of Yoga
• Formless True Existence
• Journey to the Unknown Place
• Removing the Cause of Suffering
• The Completion of Yoga
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2021
• My Work on the Application of Satya
by Sakurai
• I am You
by Harshani
• Stabilize Prana and Act Through Quietude
by Harshani
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Vol. 84: November 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2017
The True Meaning of Living
• The Role of the Mind and the True Master
• Applying Practice to Gain Mental Strength
• What is True Happiness?
• Thoughts in the Last Moment of Life and Reincarnation
• The Meaning of Having Been Born
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Yogadanda, 2007
The Secret of the Upanishads
The Journey of the Soul of Nachiketas
• Part 1 and Part 2
Katha Upanishad
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Vol. 83: October 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2017
Living in the Truth
• The Way Sannyasin Live
• To Know the True Self
• The Truth that the Master Sees and this World
• Pay No Attention to the Mind
• The Work of Shri Mahayogi
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2021
• My Yoga! The Yoga that Even I Can Put into Action
by Kyoko Yoshioka
• The Brilliance Between the Waves
by Mika Noguchi
• Unshakable Trust
by Hitomi Tamai
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Vol. 82: September 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2008
The Way of the Yogi
• Atman—The True Self
• Renunciation and Contentment
• Spiritual Silence and Restraining the Activities of the Mind
• Salvation of the Soul
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Yogadanda, 2007
• The Secret of the Upanishads
Dialogue between Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi
Brihadarayanyaka Upanishad—The Fourth Order of Life
[Chapter II, Verse 4]
(Sacred theatrical performance offered at Jayanti, 2004)
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Vol. 81: August 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2008
Atman—I am That
• The Revelation of the Rishi and the Salvation of the Yogi
• Rafael’s Experience of the True Self
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Shaci, 2008
• Karma Yoga 2: Inspired Works—Part 2 of 2
• Karma Yoga 3: Love and Renunciation
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Vol. 80: July 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2015
To Become One with God
• The “Dark Night of the Soul” in Mother Teresa’s Mind
and Lila (Divine Play)
• The Existence of Saints Affects the Entire Universe
• The Difference Between the Agony of Bhakti and that of Ego
• Meditation and Prayer
• The Thirst for Reality
• Meditation on God and Selfless Action
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Shaci, 2006
• Karma Yoga 1: Prologue
• Karma Yoga 2: Inspired Work—Part 1 of 2
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Vol. 79: June 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Matsuyama, 2019
• Boldly Controlling the Mind
• What Must be Done While One is Alive
• Eternal Happiness
• Discrimination—Discern Everything That is Not the Truth
• Escape from Karma
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Lu Pei Jyun (Priya), 2015
• Encountering Yoga
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Vol. 78: May 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Osaka, 2006
• Yoga—To Find the True “Self”
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Yogadanda, 2021
• Speech at the Celebration of Sanatana Dharma Avatara Mela,
the Grand Ceremony of the Divine Manifestations, and
the 45th Anniversary of the Mahayogi Ashrama
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Vol. 77: April 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2006, 2019
Sanatana Dharma—Eternal, Universal Truth
• Acting for the Sake of Atman
• Equip Oneself with Eternal Time
• Surrendering in Bhakti (Devotion to God)
and the Restraint of the Mind
• True Existence, or God, Alone Exists
• Sanatana Dharma and the Manifestation of Avatara
• The Universality of Yoga
• Spiritual Discipline and Prayer
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Yogadanda, 2007
• Prologue
• The Teaching of Uddalaka Aruni
Chandogya Upanishad, Chapter 6
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Vol. 76: March 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2015
Truth Exists Within Everyone
• The Process of Viveka (Discernment) and Meditation
• Two Important Practices to Put into Action
• See Only the Essence
• Seek the Quality of Pureness
• Approaching the Way in which the Saints Live
• Shift to the Path of Yoga
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Yukti, 2014-2015
• Guided by Another Teresa
—The Little Way of Saint Thérèse—Part 2
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Vol. 75: February 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi:
Kyoto, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015
Master (Guru) and Disciple
• A Single Ray of Light that Shines Upon the Darkness
• Giving Up One’s Life
• Grace of the Guru
• The Bond and Mission of Sangha
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Yukti, 2014-2015
• Guided by Another Teresa
—The Little Way of Saint Thérèse—Part 1
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Vol. 74: January 2021
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2014
Guidance from the Master and Meditation
• Believe in One’s Self
• The Truth has to be Heard, Thought About and Meditated Upon
• Truth and Ignorance
• Working as a Yogi
• The Discipline of Spiritual Practice: the Mastering of Sanskara
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Sananda, 2012
• Yoga in Daily Life (Family Life)
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Vol. 73: December 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
The Manifestation of the Awakened Ones and Their Mission
—The actions that must be taken can be learned from their great feats
• Vivekananda Understood the Incomparable Existence of Buddha
• The Actualization of the Universality of Yoga
• The Mission of Shri Ramakrishna and
His Beloved Disciple Vivekananda
• The Essence of Religion
• The Sacred Sound of Om
• Training the Mind
• Actual Practice
Live Based on the True Ideal
• What One is Challenged with in Life, Whether the Winner or Not
• Hitting the Bullseye of the Real Ideal
• The Actualization of the Ideal
• Resolve
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Satya, 2014
• Living in Yoga: The Single-Pointed Concentration of a Yogi
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Vol. 72: November 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2019
Eternal Life
• Amida or Amitabha Buddha, the Symbol of Truth
• Renounce Your Own Life to Gain Eternal Life
• The Vibration of OM
• For What Purpose and Aim Are You Living Your Life?
• Dismantling the Mind
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Shinji Fukami, 2020
• To Have an Aspiration
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Vol. 71: October 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2019
Divine Light of Truth
• The Will of God
• Not Getting Caught up by Maya
• Clearing Ignorance
• Proceeding Boldly
• Shri Mahayogi’s Concentration and Memory of the Truth
• Truth Cannot be Renounced
• Avatara and the Purity of His Disciples
Realization of the Truth
• What Must be Attained in Life
• Abiding in the State of Yoga
• Demonstrating Your Ideal in Society
• The Universal God
• Journey to Seek Atman
• Shri Mahayogi’s Personal History
• Approaching the Mind of a Saint
• God is Here
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Takahito Kosuge, 2020
• Live Without Being Bound by Fear
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Vol. 70: September 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2013
• The Power of Meditation
that Expands the Experience of the Mind on a Cosmic Scale
• Ekagrata—100% Fervor
• See the World, Then See Yourself Without Seeing the World
• Boldly Awaken to the Truth of the Cosmos and All Things
• Perfection as a Human Being: Single-Pointed Concentration
Towards the Soul of a Holy Being
• Dive into the World of Lila
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2020
• Vivekananda as My Ideal—To Be an Instrument and to Work
by Gopala
• What it Means to “Persist”
by Emiko Mitsui
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Vol. 69: August 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2012
Confronting “Life” and “Death”
• The Meaning of “Life” and “Soul”
—To Know the Essence of Existence, the “I”
• The True Identity of Death
—Transcending the Mind and Meditation
• Nivritti and Thorough Discrimination
• Meditation on Death:
Put Death Itself on the Operating Table
• What is Needed in Discrimination
• Keep Your Actions, Words and Thoughts Consistent With Each Other
—If You Fail, Correct Yourself Again and Again
• The Step Before Perfection: Sadhana Without Intention
• Self-Existence: True Independence
Without Any Dependence Whatsoever
• The Constant Meditative State of Jnana Yoga and Bhakti Yoga
• The Strong Yearning to Seek Only for What is Real
• Devote Your Best Effort Regardless of the Outcome
—Remain Neutral in the Face of Duality
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Yukti (Yuri Shibasaki) 2013-2014
• Living on the Words of Mother—Part 3
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Vol. 68: July 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2013
• Devote Oneself to Spiritual Discipline,
Rely on Yourself in the Pursuit of Realizing the Truth
• The Realm of Absolute Bhakti
• The State of the Bodhisattva—
“If you cannot, dream but truer dreams”
• Awakening of the Truth
• Benefits of Meditation
• Attaining the State of Satori
• The Teaching of the Four Noble Truths
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Yukti (Yuri Shibasaki) 2013
• Living on the Words of Mother—Part 2
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Vol. 67: June 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: New York, 2019
• Meaning of “There is only One”
• Memory, Sanskara and the Practice of Discrimination
• The Training of Bringing Positive Change
Proactively to the Mind is Sadhana
• The Meaning of Shinken [in Japanese]: Seriousness
• The Point of Focus in Meditation
• The True Self
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Yukti (Yuri Shibasaki) 2012-13
• Living on the Words of Mother—Part 1
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Vol. 66: May 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: New York, 2020
• Savasana
• The Ideal Diet for a Practitioner of Yoga
• What’s Needed to Realize the True Self
• The Truth of Everyone is Immortal Existence
• AUM
• What’s Important is Experience
• Study the Truth in Yoga to Work Towards
Creating a Mind of Fortitude
• Attachment and Vasana
• The True Being Exists on this Earth for the Salvation of this Universe and of All Mankind
• The Spiritual Name
• Raja Yoga is Referred to as Karma Yoga:
The Path of How You Must Act to Attain the Aim
• Become a Better Instrument for the Existence of Truth
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Misato Oomori 2020
• At the Feet of My Revered Master
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Vol. 65: April 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: New York, 2020
• The Atman of Yoga and the Nirvana of Buddha
• Purity of the Mind
• Learning Love
• The Role or Importance of Satsangha
• The Use of Sexual Energy: Tejas and Ojas
• The More Deepened Your Spiritual State Becomes,
the More Smooth Your Relationships Will Become
• Practice in Difficult Times
• Using the Teachings of Yoga in Accordance with the Phases of Life
• Viveka
• Even with a Thick Veil,
With an Opening the Size of the Eye of a Needle,
The Light Will Surely Shine Through
• Intuition from the Mind-Quality of Sattva
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Sadhya 2019
• The Truth of Shri Mahayogi’s Asana: Part 2
Sthira Sukham Asanam
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Vol. 64: March 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: New York, 2020
• No Matter the Circumstance, Make Yourself Independent as a Yogi
• Speak the Truth Alone from a Place of Humility,
Knowledge and Technique are Unnecessary
• By Controlling the Mind, Train Yourself to not be Influenced,
Neither by Good nor Bad
• The Experience of the Yogi
• True Baptism
• Kundalini
• The Breath and Eye Gaze of Asana
• The Mind Can Transform:
Train and Discipline the Mind to Correspond to the Truth
by Learning the Teaching, and Practicing Asana and Meditation
• The Most Important Accomplishment of Life
• The Karma of the Yogi is Neither Black nor White
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Sadhya 2018
• The Truth of Shri Mahayogi’s Asana: Part 1
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Vol. 63: February 2020
Mahayogi Ashrama, Kyoto, Japan, 2011
• Biography of the Master:
Insights Derived from the Discrimination and
Fundamental Penetration of the Mind by Shri Mahayogi
• The Inexhaustible Emptiness and Joy that Comes from Emptiness Itself
• Biography of Shri Mahayogi:
the Discrimination Performed by Shri Mahayogi and
the Meaning of the Existence of the Relative World
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Sananda 1997-1998
The “Yoga Explained” Series
Applying Discipline to Put the Practice of Raja Yoga into Action
• Part 2: Pratyahara (Control of the Senses)
• Part 3: Concentration (Dharana)
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Vol. 62: January 2020
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Matsuyama, 2019
• Passion that Transcends Hundreds and Thousands of Lifetimes
• The Intake of Prana through Asana and Meals
• The Role of Prana
• Resolute Determination
and the Great Mission of Swami Vivekananda
• Master and Servant: Truth and Ego
• Humility and Taking Actions for God
• Spirituality is the Greatest Gift of All
• Teachings in the Story of Kisa Gotami
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Sananda 1997-1998
The “Yoga Explained” Series
• The Path of Yoga
• The Application of Discipline
for Putting the Practice of Raja Yoga into Action
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Vol. 61: December 2019
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Matsuyama, 2019
• Learning the Truth and Applying Discrimination
• Eternal Existence
• Seeking That Which is Certain & Irrefutable
• Gaining Back your True Self
• Postscript: a Further Blessing
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Sananda 1997-1998
The “Yoga Explained” Series
• “Yoga is the restraint of the activity of the mind.”
• Mind—The Psychology of the Subconscious and Its Effects
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Vol. 60: November 2019
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2019
• True Existence—There is Only That!
• The Way of Life in Accordance with Dharma
• The Illogical Nature of the World and Karma
• Thorough and Complete Discrimination
• Proceed Forth Boldly and Dynamically
• The Existence that is the Eternal Existence
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Sanatana 2015
• Admiration-Based Faith Turns into the Impetus for Striving
• Believing in God = Believing in Oneself
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Vol. 59: October 2019
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: New York, 2019
• Regarding Asana Practice, Chakra and the Physical Body
• Train Yourself by Training the Mind
• How Serious are You?
• Yoga and its Path: the Ways of Reaching the Aim
• Deepening on the Path of Yoga
Can Help You Clarify Decisions in Life
• The Right Practice for Working in Service of Others
• Causality in the Mind and the Physical Body
• The View of Sex in Yoga
• The Ultimate Essence of Tantra
• The Master’s Childhood
• “To Die Every Moment” as Sadhana
is to Eliminate the Activity of the Mind
• The Essence of Religion
• How to Find Peace
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Masami Yamaguchi 2019
• Guidance From the Drum!
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Vol. 58: September 2019
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: New York, 2019
• Coming Out of One’s Own Mind-World
• Train the Mind Through Practicing Karma Yoga
• To Know “Who am I?” is of the Utmost Importance
for Every Human Being
• Get Rid of a Small Dream and Have a Big Dream
• “Everything is Sorrow for the Wise”
• The Essence of the Self Can Only be Experienced
After Breaking Apart One’s Own Identity
• Learn the Truth:
Positive Thinking Alone Does Not Resolve Anything
• The True Aim of Tantra
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: 2019
• The Words of the Master that Removed My Jealousy
by Zao Yuan
• Direct Guidance of the Master
by Yogadanda
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Vol. 57: August 2019
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2011
• Discrimination: Face and Overcome Your Fears
• Seeing Atman in Others
• Discrimination: the Way of Proactive Discipline
• Meditation Must be Done with Such Power
that It Can Penetrate Thousands of Lifetimes
• Purity and Ishvara
• Bhakti Yoga: the Practice of Discrimination in Meditation
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Madhri 2019
• To Realize the Truth:
The Practice of Discrimination and Renunciation are Required
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Vol. 56: July 2019
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2011, 2012
• Yama and Niyama and the Withdrawal of the Senses
• The Restraint of Deeds, Words, and Thoughts
into Those that Demonstrate Your Passion for Satori
• How to Listen
• Buddha’s Silence
• Train the Mind Moment by Moment to End Its Dependency
• The True Meaning of Kriya Yoga
• Tapas is Brahman
• The Essence and Spirit of Renunciation
• True Existence and the True Aspect of the World
• The Actions Prescribed for Yoga Practitioners
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Karuna 2019
• Letting Go of the Mind’s “Me” Bit by Bit
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Vol. 55: June 2019
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: Kyoto, 2002, 2008
• The Meaning of Duty in Yoga—Karma Yoga
• The Meaning of “Fulfilling One’s Duty” in the Bhagavad Gita
• The Meaning of “Do Your Best”
• The Meaning of Devoted Service
• The Meaning of Conquering Duality Through Asana
• The Meaning of Studying the Sacred Scripture
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Sanatana 1999
• The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Noble Path
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Vol. 54: May 2019
Teachings of Shri Mahayogi: New York, 2019
• This is Yoga!
• The Three Great Treasures Taught by Shankaracharya
• To Remove Karma, Remove the Cause
• To Experience the Truth is to Experience
What’s Beyond the Phenomena of the World
• Lila
• Past Lives
• Conquer the Mind with Steady Practice and Pure Faith
• Truth is One
• Meditation on Death
• Truth is One but is Expressed Variously
• Wanting to be Loved vs True Love
Testimonies from Actual Practitioners: Anandi 2019
• Latu, who was Guided by
Shri Ramakrishna to Become a Servant of God
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