An Easter based meditation, looking at the Christian tradition in terms of the journey to realisation of our essential nature.
Questions and answers include a review of the difficulties in...
02/04/22
We start the session with an advaitic exploration, in the form of a guided meditation, regarding compassion in a World seemingly lacking in such a thing. This leads on to the proposition...
by Swami Nishchalananda
Where do we find the Timeless?
Our mind is in Time.
The whole Universe in in Time.
Time is a projection out of the Timeless.
Swami Nishchalananda's Archives series.
A talk given to visiting Foreign Students at the South Asian Centre, Bangalore, 8th December 2001. The quality of the recording is quite poor in places,...
Swami Nishchalanda
'In the world that we are living in, we have to act with Heart, as much as we are able…. we can't continue living on planet Earth unless we start to function knowing...
Swami Nishchalananda -
A continuation of the exploration of Kena Upanishad.
'We deify the mind, but it can't understand what is behind the mind... it's like asking a character in a film to try...
By Swami Nishchalananda
Kena Upanishad.
Looking at the fundamental questions in verse one, these questions can clearly only be addressed in a meditative state.... who or what knows...
By Swami Nishchalananda
Before the guided meditation, Swamiji suggests that we find a resolution, something that goes deep.
The guided meditation encourages us to acknowledge that we are conscious,...
By Swami Nishchalananda
This pre-Christmas satsang talks of the ongoing issues around the way the Covid 'pandemic' is affecting everyone's life, and has a guided meditation which explores the theme...
By Swami Nishchalananda
Swamiji emphasises the importance of regular practice, ideally every day and probably in the morning before you start your working day. He follows this with a guided...
By Swami Nishchalananda
Who, or What, are we?
These satsangs are an opportunity to explore the most essential questions.
Swamiji starts with the meditation, then answers questions. The first is...
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"Yoga is the investigation into, and identification with, Being"
Swamiji starts with a meditation on the 'kleshas' from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras; those things which...
By Swami Nishchalananda
The session starts with a guided meditation on the subject of which is dharana no. 76 from the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra. Swamiji paraphrases the practice as, 'Thoughts do not...
By Swami Nishchalananda
This satsang was part of the Mandala Ashram course 'Facing Death, Embracing Life'. Swamiji explores the issues around death in relation to meditation, and also some classic...
By Swami Nishchalananda
Our quest for information can be relentless, of course aided these days by the internet. The Yogic perspective is to spend time away from thought, in order to allow...
By Swami Nishchalananda
The occasion is Guru Purnima, a festival celebrating the significance of the 'Guru'. Swamiji has said so many times that one does not need to go searching for a Guru;...
By Swami Nishchalananda
In this satsang Swamiji recommends the medicine of daily awe and wonder to counteract the negative effects of so much fear in the collective psyche at this time. 5 minutes...
By Swami Nishchalananda
In this satsang Swamiji stresses the importance of practice, urging us to set aside at least one hour per day for connecting with or opening to our fundamental identity. He...
By Swami Nishchalananda
In this satsang Swamiji introduces and highly recommends the Yoga Vasistha as an advaitic text full of startling wisdom. From this text he reads...
By Swami Nishchalananda
In this lovely satsang full of depth and humour, Swamiji discourses on the Yoga Sutras from a very humane perspective. He emphasises that the path of the yogi is not one of...
By Swami Nishchalananda
In this special St Valentine's Day satsang Swamiji suggests that we might rename this day 'Appreciation Day'. He then leads a beautiful mediation on the topic of...
By Swami Nishchalananda
This satsang includes two lovely guided meditations and some Q&A with Swamiji.
By Swami Nishchalananda
In this satsang Swamiji shares insights on finding meaning and deep sustenance in troubled times, leads a beautiful guided meditation, and discourses on the Kena...
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