Today, Swami discussed the first part of the 11th chapter, The Yoga of the Universal Form.’ Here is the first shloka, said by Arjuna; ‘Madanugrahaya paramam guhyam adhyatma samjnitam, Yat tvayoktam vacas tena moho ‘yam vigato mama.’ Here, Arjuna tells the Lord, ‘out of compassion, You have instructed this highest secret of spirituality. By this, […]

Swami Kaivalyananda discussed part of the 10th chapter of the Gita, dealing with the Lord’s divine glories, or vibhutis. Here is one shloka;‘aham atma gudhakesha sarvabhutashaya sthitah,aham adis ca madhyam ca bhutanam anta eva ca.’ The Lord tells Arjuna, ‘I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings. I am the beginning, the […]

Last night we were watching Amma giving Devi Bhava Darshan in LA. This era of webcasts has really changed the atmosphere here in Amritapuri during the times Amma is away. Some years ago when Amma used to do the Europe and US tours one after the other she was away from the ashram over three […]

Swami Kaivalyananda started classes on the 10th chapter, called ‘Vibhuti Yoga.’ Here, the Lord reveals his divine aspects seen in creation. One important shloka is, ‘tesham satatayuktanam bhajatam pritipurvakam,dadami buddhiyogam tam yena mam upayanti te.’ Here, the Lord says, ‘for those constantly immersed in remembrance of me, full of love for Me, I give them […]

Since the Amrita Setu bridge was built some peculiar visitors have been frequenting the ashram. Earlier this year we had one monkey who crossed over in the hope of, well we don’t quite know what. He was a fairly mischievous one and was known to bare his teeth at people coming from the café and […]

Today Swami Kaivalyananda resumed Gita classes at the ashram, after a two-week break (Swami had to travel to Varanasi). Today we concluded the ninth chapter, with the verse, ‘manmana bhava madbhakto, madyaji mam namaskuru,mam evaishyasi yuktvaivam, atmanam matparaynah.’ Here, this is an important verse about bhakti. Some comment this as the five limbs (angas) of […]