Inspiring Messages
INSPIRING MESSAGES
by Swami Sivananda unless noted otherwise.
“Eating, drinking, sleeping!
A little laughter! Much weeping!
Is that all ? Do not die here like a worm.
Wake up! Attain Immortal Bliss.”
– Swami Sivananda
GOAL OF LIFE IS GOD-REALISATION
- Early Morning Meditation Talks
- Inspiring Lectures, Chants and Songs in Real Audio
- Essays on Religion, Science & Faith
- Essays on Concentration & Meditation
- Advice To Brahmacharis (Celibates)
- Advice to Businessmen
- Advice to Children
- Advice To Householders
- Advice to Sannyasins
- Approaching the Guru By Swami Paramananda.
- Ayurveda–Although Ancient It Can Be Ever New
- Ayurveda–Theory and Practice
- The Call of the Absolute Teachings from Swami Krishnananda.
- The Call of the Real
- Caste Problem in India by Swami Vivekananda.
- Creation
- Dare to give up the Illusion of Time A dialogue with Swami Krishnananda.
- Death
- The Destiny of Man by Swami Chidananda.
- The Divine Life An interview with Swami Chidananda on chastity.
- Do you aspire for God Realization? A talk by Swami Krishnananda.
- Dream
- Duty and Cosmic Will By Swami Sadananda.
- Encountering the Powers of Nature By Swami Krishnananda.
- Fate, Free Will and God’s Will By Sri N. Ananthanarayanan.
- The Four Sources of Knowledge
- Guru-Disciple By Swami Venkatesananda.
- Happiness
- The Individual Nature By Swami Krishnananda.
- Knowledge as Means to Freedom By Swami Krishnananda.
- May the Bell Ring Swami Krishnananda recounts a classic Indian tale.
- Memory-Culture
- New Year Message (1999) By Swami Chidananda.
- New Year Message (2003) By Swami Chidananda.
- The Ontological Arguments in Philosophy and Meditational Techniques By Swami Krishnananda.
- Peace
- Positive Aids to Peace of Mind By Sri N. Ananthanarayanan.
- Practical Way to Self-Realisation
- Pratyahara (Abstraction of the Senses)
- A Project of Education By Swami Krishnananda.
- Purity By Swami Krishnananda.
- The Qualifications for a Student of Yoga
- Rays from the Light Fountain By Swami Chidananda.
- The Role of Spiritual Institutions and the Functions of the Divine Life Society
- Sandilya-Vidya (meditation on the immanence of God) By Swami Krishnananda.
- Science of Relaxation
- The Search For Happiness By Swami Krishnananda.
- Self-realisation an interview with Swami Chidananda.
- A Simple But Powerful Spiritual Practice By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Sin
- Some Valuable Clues to Prosperity in the House By Swami Chidananda.
- Tantra Sadhana By Swami Krishnananda.
- Vegetarianism
- Why Do Sadhana? By Sri N.Ananthanarayanan.
- Yoga–What It Is and What It Is Not By Swami Chidananda.
- Yoga for Health, Happiness and World Peace By Swami Chidananda.
Religion, Science & Faith
- God
- Is Modern Science a Challenge to Religion? By Swami Krishnananda.
- Alice in Wonderland By Swami Krishnananda.
- God Exists
- Quotes of Albert Einstein on Spirituality
- Religion and Science
- Seven Reasons Why a Scientist Believes in God by A. Cressy Morrison, former President of the New York Academy of Sciences.
- The Royal Science of Brahma-Vidya
- The Search For Truth By Swami Krishnananda.
Concentration & Meditation
- Concentration
- How to Meditate By Swami Venkatesananda.
- The Meaning of Meditation By Swami Krishnananda.
- Meditation–Your Only Duty
- Meditation and its Utility in Daily LifeWith Practical Hints By Swami Premananda.
- Mind Conquest by a Simple Sadhana
- Mind Control By Swami Krishnananda.
- The Mysterious Mind and Its Control By Swami Chidananda.
- Practice of Meditation
- Preliminaries to Concentration
- Raja Yoga (The Path of Meditation)
- Signs of Progress in the Path of Meditation
- What Is Meditation? By Swami Shivapremananda.
- Why Meditate? By Swami Venkatesananda.
- Yoga and Meditation By Swami Krishnananda.
Early Morning Meditation Talks at Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh
- Everything Is Yoga By Swami Chidananda.
- The Razor-Edge By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Importance of Understanding By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Be a Conscious Expression of God’s Will By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- From the Universal to the Universal By Swami Chidananda.
- The Subtle Awareness By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- You Are Unique but Not Special By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- See Yourself Impartially By Swami Chidananda.
- See God in All By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Gurudev’s Way By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Tap the Infinite Source of Energy By Swami Chidananda.
- The Real Cause of Suffering By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- A Barometer of Our Spiritual Life By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Be Master of the Mind and Intellect! By Swami Chidananda.
- Back Your Will with Effort By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Key to Effort By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Necessity of Joy By Swami Chidananda.
- Ram Navami By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Freedom from Experiences By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Abide in the Light By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- You Are That! By Swami Chidananda.
- The Essence of the Spiritual Life By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Being Real By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Persistence and Surrender By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- We Are the Ultimate Knower By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Always Be Positive! By Swami Chidananda.
- Why Do We Not Surrender? By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Wonderful News of Non-duality By Swami Chidananda.
- Be Like Babes By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Best New Year Resolution By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Perseverance and Aspiration Leads to Success By Swami Chidananda.
- True Success By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Spirituality Means Being Willing to Change Moment by Moment By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Good News By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- It Is Possible To Be in the World Yet Dwell in God! By Swami Chidananda.
- Spirituality Means Willingness to Change By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Right Bhav By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Rationale Behind Prayer By Swami Chidananda.
- Change Now! By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Practise Your Conviction By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Looking at Problems from a Different Angle of Vision By Swami Chidananda.
- The Path and the Goal Are the Same By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Practice of Truth By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- God Is Present in the Midst of the Human Condition By Swami Chidananda.
- Testing Our Spiritual Life By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- A New Angle of Vision By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Purposefully Direct the Power Potential Within By Swami Chidananda.
- Affirm the Reality Wherever We Are At! By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Need for Both Dispassion and Practice By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Take Refuge NOW! By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The World Is Not Our Enemy! By Swami Chidananda.
- Our World Viewpoint By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- We Want Two Identities By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- What is Knowledge Doing for Us? By Swami Chidananda.
- “That’s Enough” By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Living With Spiritual Paradoxes By Swami Atmaswarupanan.
- The Best Part of Knowledge By Swami Chidananda.
- The Guru is Spirit By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Understanding and Controlling the Mind By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- Recognising the Manifestations of Ego By Swami Atmaswarupananda.
- The Thing To Be Known By Swami Chidananda.