Synopsis
Blog and Podcast about Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra, Ayurveda and Meditation
Episodes
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Yoga talk with Swami Yogaswarupananda – Rishikesh – Manipur Univesity
14/09/2021 Duration: 49minSwami Yogaswarupananda from Rishikesh / Manipur University talks about yoga, krishna, bhagavad gita and much more. Here you can find: Our website Our seminars Our online channels: Facebook Instagram You can donate here
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“Upasana Yoga and Nondual Devotion” – Yoga of Love – James Swartz
07/09/2021 Duration: 49minOm! Nondual love means unconditional love. Maturity is important for a love relationship. Free will and love. Means of knowledge. In the final stage you get rid of obstacles. Here you can find: Our website Our seminars Our online channels: … Continue reading →
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“Karma Yoga” Yoga Of Love – James Swartz
31/08/2021 Duration: 28minOm! Karma yoga stage: Love of God becomes a discipline. Basic universal rules Moral dimension in this universe. Noninjury. Every human being has a different kind of nature. There is not one thing that isn’t God. What is karma yoga? … Continue reading →
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“The big picture” Yoga Of Love – James Swartz
24/08/2021 Duration: 01h22minOm! If you know that you are love every relationship is a love relationship. You want to seek love or do you want to have love seek you? If you know that you are love every relationship is a love … Continue reading →
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Value management and attaining unconditional love – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Bhakti Sutra
10/08/2021 Duration: 01h34minIn the satsang we create a sattvic atmosphere that makes it easier to focus on the knowledge. It is important to keep the knowledge active when the mind is rajasic or tamasic. When the values are assimilated the mind stays … Continue reading →
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Jealousy, consistent effort and mastery of the mind – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Bhakti Sutra
03/08/2021 Duration: 01h27minThese values are qualifications for moksha. When you are spiritually stuck it’s probably because one or more spiritual values are only partially assimilated. When you are not up to the mark, pick a value and work on it for 1-2 … Continue reading →
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Gunas and value of values – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Sutra, Narada
27/07/2021 Duration: 41min1. Pride, Vanity, Conceit, Self-Glorification: Any form of hurt is due to pride, an inflated ego, one that is excessively attached to what it thinks it knows, believes, possesses or how it looks. When you expect other people to make … Continue reading →
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Gunas, devotion and values – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Sutra, Narada
21/07/2021 Duration: 53minHow to overcome tamas? When you are rajasic and succesful you have no time to pay attention to yourself. Stuck in sattva. Danger of vanity and stop of growth. Verse 58: “Success is easier to attain by informal devotion than … Continue reading →
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Reincarnation, non-dual love and gunas – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Vedanta, Bhakti Sutra Narada
30/06/2021 Duration: 01h03minFree will. Making no choice and turning it over to ishvara. Issue of free will: what values are determining your use of free will? Those values are chosen by the gunas. If tamas predominates fear will inform your choices. If … Continue reading →
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Ignorance, guru and change of attitude – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Vedanta, Bhakti Sutra Narada
23/06/2021 Duration: 01h02minTrust in a guru? Manipulation and guru. Respect teachers with knowledge. Don’t hand over your trust to a teacher simply because you are suffering. If your heart is pure ishvara will give you the right guru. You should be able … Continue reading →
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Association with materialists or sages? – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Vedanta, Bhakti Sutra Narada
16/06/2021 Duration: 01h35minRevision of verses 38-43. Vedanta is a method that the teacher applies to your mind. You are always aware. Elimination of nonessential factors. Bliss in deep sleep. Do you stop existing when you go to sleep? Something that you can … Continue reading →
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James Swartz – Great souls and devotion – Talk 15
26/05/2021 Duration: 26minOne achieves devotion through Satsang. Satsang builds a devotion habit. Make the worship of god a habit. Verse 38: However, the primary method by which one develops devotion is association with great souls, that means a free person of the … Continue reading →
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James Swartz – Vedanta, Ishvara and the importance of devotional practices – Talk 14
19/05/2021 Duration: 01h16minVedanta: means of knowledge based on the upanisads or knowledge that ends the quest for knowledge. Modern advaita teachers and qualifications. Arguments from satya viewpoint and from the mithya viewpoint. Example of Ramana Maharshi, his spiritual experience and the knowledge … Continue reading →
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James Swartz – The role of Ishvara – Talk 13
12/05/2021 Duration: 01h10minVerse 25: Advaita devotion is superior to karma yoga and jnana yoga. Verse 26: Vedanta is a means of knwoledge, non-dual love is the end. Verse 27: If you take credit for something that belongs to the Lord you won‘t … Continue reading →
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James Swartz – Are the self and the world jiva connected? – Talk 12
05/05/2021 Duration: 01h13sThe supreme person. Experiencing or being the self? Two orders of reality. You are never not experiencing yourself. Duality and Non-duality are not opposites. You can be and experience yourself at the same time. It is not necessary to get … Continue reading →
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James Swartz – Devotion and dharma – Talk 11
28/04/2021 Duration: 01h26minVerse 10: Elimination of nonessential desires: Worldly or emotional security, wanting to be recognized. Single goal is freedom. Active sense of renunciation is important. The only security is your self. Five stages of devotion: 1. Sakama Bhakti 2. Nishkama Bhakti. … Continue reading →
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James Swartz – Conciousness and matter – Talk 10
21/04/2021 Duration: 28minSwami Chinmayananda. Consciousness and matter. Four types of devotees: Devoted to god because of suffering. Spiritual materialism principle and Vedanta. Seeker of god or truth. Nondual devotee. The lower and the higher self. Krishna, Arjuna and the cosmic vision. Until … Continue reading →
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James Swartz – Action, renunciation and indifference to objects – Talk 9
14/04/2021 Duration: 01h17minActions won’t remove ignorance. Actions and ignorance are not in conflict. Knowledge will remove ignorance. By sadhana you don’t remove the basic ignorance: I am the doer! Moksha is the negation of the doer. Actions don’t give lasting happiness. Verse … Continue reading →
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James Swartz – Nature of non dual love – Talk 8
24/03/2021 Duration: 01h09minBeginning of the verses of Narada’s Bhakti Sutras. Traditional versus modern style of teaching. Vers 1: Using intellect for justification is not useful. Devotion is directed to God. Treat the people around you as if they are God. Devotion is … Continue reading →
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James Swartz – Karma Yoga and Dharma – Talk 7
17/03/2021 Duration: 01h29sRecap of the last session. Freedom as the number one priority in life. Nondual bhakti is exclusive love of the self. To progress spiritually you have to commit yourself to the vedic tradition: work through all stages. Skipping of the … Continue reading →