Tag Archives: Gurus

Not Getting What You Want

Swami Satyananda’s method for working with disciples was: “I give them everything they don’t want and nothing they do want.” Continue reading

The Guru’s Hint

Have you heard of the phenomenon of the “Guru’s hint?” The most obvious “hint” is when your teacher says to you: “I suggest you do this,” or “You may want to do that.” Your teacher is inviting you to a deeper level of surrender. Continue reading

Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati Mahasamadhi

Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati, the founder of the Bihar School of Yoga, took Mahasamadhi today in Rikhia, India. Continue reading

Anandamayi Ma: ‘I am not an Alien’

We aspire to Self-realize. Anandamayi Ma shows us where we are going. Precisely because she is human, she demonstrates that realization is within human reach. Continue reading