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M G Satchidananda and Acharya Siddhanananda Sita gave the 2nd initiation to 13 students at a beach side retreat on the island of Martinique, in the Caribbean, April 6-8, 2013
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Images of Sri Lanka Retreat 2013
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Swami Maitreyananda and M G Satchidananda at the International Yoga Federation Conference
in Sherbrooke, Quebec, October 13, 2012
"Marshall Govindan Satchidananda is not only the most famous Yoga Master of Kriya Yoga in the world, he also has done an amazing job for Kriya Yoga, I can only compare with Paramahansa Yogananda. Govindan Satchidananda is the spirit of Babaji"
SWAMI MAITREYANANDA president of WORLD YOGA COUNCIL of INTERNATIONAL YOGA FEDERATION" (November 5, 2012)
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We are happy to inform you that since the beginning of August 2012, the new government in the state of Uttarkhand has ended 4 year old ban on construction in all temple towns in the upper Himalayas, including Badrinath. Consequently, since early August, for the first time in four years, we have made rapid progress on the construction of the Kriya Yoga ashram at Badrinath, Since June 2012, the ceiling galleries above and in front of the 6 ground floor apartments have been completed by the masons, and the pillars and ceiling of the office and bookstore have been built. And most recently, the workers have completed the concrete cement ceilings above the meditation hall, bookstore and office (see the above photos). The pillars for the second floor apartments are currently under construction. Our goal is to complete the meditation hall and these 6 apartments prior to the pilgrimage in October 2013. Completion of the other apartments, the two dormitories with their attached kitchens, and the asana hall, which are all on the second floor, will require more time, but could be accomplished by the fall of 2014 and 2015.
So we can all rejoice at the prospect of its eventual completion, and happily envision future visits and activities there.
We are planning a group pilgrimage there from September 29 to October 14, 2013. Details are at Badrinath Pilgrimage.
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Cement slab ceilings for meditation hall on the left, and apartments and their porticos on the right
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North east corner: pillars for office/bookstore in foreground, and meditation hall behind
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New Chapter Monistic Theism of the Tirumandiram (Thirumandiram) and Kashmir Saivism,
by Dr. Geeta Anand Ph D. and Dr. T.N. Ganapathy Ph D. - Ebook
In January 2012, we are publishing the 2nd edition of "The Yoga of Tirumular: Essays on the Tirumandiram," in India. At my request, Dr. Ganapathy and Dr. Geeta Anand have written for it a new final chapter, 33 pages in length, which discusses the debate over whether the Tirumandiram advocates pluralistic realism or monistic theism. Essentially the debate boils down to the question of "Are there three eternal realities: God, the soul and the world? Or is there really only One, all else being merely an illusion?" This chapter also compares the school of Kashmir Saivism to the Tirumandiram, because both advocate a perspective which bridges the above two competing viewpoints. This chapter contains three parts. The first part contains selected verses to show that the burden of the song of the Tirumandiram is monism only. The second part gives a brief account of Kashmir Saivism representing it as a Saivite model of monism. The third part shows the parallelism between the Tirumandiram and Kashmir Saivism to emphasize the viewpoint that the Tirumandiram advocates monism and monism only. You may order this 33 page monograph fo $2.99 from our Bookstore page by clicking here
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New Ebook Opposite Doing: The Five Yogic Keys to Good Relationships
by Marshall Govindan
Persons new to Yoga are often surprised to learn that most of what we do in Yoga is intentionally the opposite of what our human nature would generally motivate us to do. Aside from the obvious examples, of remaining conscious when the eyes are closed rather than sleeping, or standing on our head rather than our feet, Yoga asks us to do the opposite of our natural social behavior. I will show you, with practical exercises, how the observance of the five yogic practices, known as the yamas will enable you to transform your human nature and to fulfill both your practical and sublime purposes in life
Visit the Bookstore for more details and sale.
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M G Satchidananda gave the 3rd initiation November 13 to 22, 2012 to 26 participants in Brazil |
We are happy to announce that the “Babaji Koil” temple at Katirgama, Sri Lanka (see photos below) has been resurfaced with ceramic tile, and that a granite monument sign has been erected next to it. This temple marks the spot where Babaji was initiated into Yoga by the Siddhar Boganathar, and experienced God realization. For more details click here
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Shrine Katirgama granite sign board
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Katirgama Babaji temple refurbish
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Entrance gate to the Katirgama temple complex, 50 yards from the Babaji Koil temple
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In front of the Babaji Koil temple in Katargama, Sri Lanka, situated on the spot where Babaji did tapas and attained enlightenment, a “mandapam” canopy has been recently built to provide shade to visitors who wish to meditate. The construction of a meditation hall just behind the temple is planned. Kriya Yoga sadhaks from around the world are contributing to this project. If you would like to contribute, click here |
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On October 22 and 23, 2011, 60 persons participated in the initiation seminar at the Colombo, Sri Lanka “Babaji Alayam Ashram” Two thirds of them were from the Buddhist Sinhala community. With the end of the 26 year civil war in 2009, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga is helping to bring the Hindu Tamil and Buddhist Sinhala communities together. For more photos click here
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Acharya Nityananda (standing in the center) gave a Kriya Yoga initiation seminar to 18 persons in Bogota, Columbia, March 16-18, 2012.
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Acharya Satyananda conducted a retreat with a second initiation in Babaji’s Kriya Yoga near Mumbai, February 10-12, 2012
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Twenty-one Kriya Yoga sadhaks participated in the mantra yagna and spiritual retreat conducted by Acharya Satyananda in Johore, Malaysia, September 22-24, 2012
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Participants with M. G. Satchidananda and Durga at the 3rd level initiation near Bangalore, India October 21-29, 2011
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Teacher Training June 29-July 10, 2012 at the Quebec ashram with Durga and Satchidananda
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Participants in the training of teachers in Kriya Hatha Yoga from June 30 to July 10, 2011 in Quebec.
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Twenty nine students participated
in a 3rd level initiation seminar with M. Govindan Satchidananda near
Sao Paulo Brazil, November 19-26, 2010
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Students participating in the 2nd level initiation in Mendoza, Argentina, date with Acharya Nityananda
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Mantra Yagna during 2nd level
initiation in Mendoza, Argentina
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Students with Nityananda (center) in first initiation, Mendoza, Argentina
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Dr Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D,
the world foremost scholar in the field of Classical Yoga has written
a book review
of our latest and greatest publication, The Tirumandiram. He says: “There
are at least four Yoga scriptures that should have a place in any
library of core Yoga works: Patanjali’s Yoga-Sutra, the Bhagavad-Gita,
and the ten-chapter edition of the Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika of Svatmarama
Yodindra, which are all composed in Sanskrit. The fourth scripture
is Tirumular’s
Tiru-Mandiram, which is written in Tamil…Yoga-loving English speakers and
the academic community owe an enormous gratitude to Marshall Govindan
(Satchitananda) for initiating and sustaining this mammoth project,
to his wife Durga Ahlund
Govindan for her unstinting editorial and other support, and to Prof.
T. N. Ganapathy and his team of translators and editors for successfully
completing
a truly monumental undertaking. Read the complete review here
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The acclaimed international magazine, “Hinduism Today” has written a four page article on our new publication, The Tirumandiram, entitled: “A Mystical Masterpiece is Unearthed.” Read about it here
Visit our new website www.tirumandiram.net for more details on what is inside this monumental literary treasure of Yoga and Tantra click here |
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Josée Sylvestre became a member of the
Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas, in October, 2012 and received the name “Jnanashakti”.
See the Acharyas page for her biosketch.
Visit our newest website www.jesusandyoga.net
for details and book reviews on our publication The Wisdom of Jesus
and the Yoga Siddhas now published in 5 languages.
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Sherry Ryan became a member of the
Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas, in October, 2012 and received the name “Vidhyananda”.
See the Acharyas page for her biosketch.
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