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Swami
Rama of the Himalayas
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Swami Rama dropped the body on the evening of November 13, 1996. Although naming no individual person as successor of the lineage, he is succeeded by many people who each serve others in his or her own way.
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Swami Rama believed in, and taught the universality of the realization of spiritual truths, in the inner chamber of one's own being. He never asked to be followed or worshipped, or for any change in culture, or for or any conversion of religion. Rather, he encouraged self-awareness through practices of yoga meditation and contemplation, with an attitude of self-reliance. The job of the external teacher, he taught me, is to find the teacher within.
Swami Rama continued to spread the teachings his own teacher had given him, that the first goal is to seek freedom from fears, and second, to seek the direct experience of the absolute reality at the core of your being, the center of consciousness that goes by many names.
He taught that one should "know yourself at all levels," explaining that "After visiting hundreds of countries I have discovered that all over the world there is one great problem, and that problem is that the human being has not yet understood himself or herself, and tries, instead, to understand God and others." May, 2007: While teaching the profound depths of the Himalayan masters, Swami Rama was also committed to simplicity. He writes, "You really do not need to know many things, but you definitely need to practice what you know. It is a sad thing to tell you, but I have not really learned anything new since I grew up. That which I learned in my childhood is what I have been practicing." That balance of depth and simplicity is one of the most beneficial and loving gifts of Swami Rama to humanity, his many students, and to me personally. This balance has been a major source of inspiration since Swami Rama instructed me to pass on the teachings to others as a representative of the Himalayan tradition.
- Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati
Founded by Swami Rama: Books: People ask me from time to time about the best books of Swami Rama to read. In the links below (in the box) there is an index of most of his books, and also a list of some specific recommendations. Booklet summarizing teachings: There is a downloadable PDF file, which is a 39-page booklet on teachings of Swami Rama . It was created by Swami Jnaneshvara in 1997 after having led six one-month residential training programs at Swami Rama's Ashram in Rishikesh, India, at the instruction of Swami Rama. (Click here for other files on the Downloads page) Video recordings: One of the best ways to truly know what Swami Rama is saying is to obtain copies of the video or audio recordings of lectures, which have not been edited by other people like most of the books (unfortunately some of the books have been posthumously altered). There are four "sets" of lectures available, each having 7-8 video tapes. There are also five individual video tapes. This is a total of nearly 40 videos, totaling over 50 hours of teachings (there are others that have not been published). I am not a salesman and do not get any commissions from the sales of these videos. However, they truly are profoundly useful if you will pay close attention when you watch and listen, and if you will play them repeatedly. As far as I know they are only available from the publisher (click here and scroll down). If you want to start with a single video, I suggest the one entitled "How to Tread the Path of Superconscious Meditation." The first sentence of the video is, "I will systematically explain to you the entire method of meditation." [Addendum: It appears that the publisher may be in the process of withdrawing Swami Rama's videos from the market. If so, this is a major loss for sincere seekers. It is possible that the publisher, even though founded by Swami Rama, is moving ever further away from the teachings of Swami Rama in general.]
------- This site is devoted to
presenting the ancient Self-Realization path of
the Tradition of the Himalayan masters
in simple, understandable and beneficial ways, while not compromising
quality or depth. The goal of our sadhana or practices is the highest
Joy that comes from the Realization in direct experience of the
center of consciousness, the Self, the Atman or Purusha, which is
one and the same with the Absolute Reality.
This Self-Realization comes through Yoga meditation of the Yoga
Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the
intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra, the three of which
complement one another like fingers on a hand.
We employ the classical approaches of Raja, Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti
Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha,
and Tantra Yoga. Meditation, contemplation, mantra and prayer
finally converge into a unified force directed towards the final
stage, piercing the pearl of wisdom called bindu, leading to the
Absolute.
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