Sivananda School of Yoga, Parkview, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Sivananda School of Yoga is set in a beautiful garden in Parkview, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa is a non-profit organization offering classes in every form of yoga

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Address By Swami Karunananda - 29 August 2007

The Master Who Watches in Silence

“I am ... the Master who watches in silence.” These are the words of Lord Krishna in the 9th Chapter of the sublime Gita. In the 18th sloka He tells Arjuna: “I am the Way, and the Master who watches in silence; thy friend and thy shelter and thy abode of peace. I am the beginning and the middle and the end of all things: their seed of Eternity, their Treasure supreme.”
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The Martyrdom Of The Avatar Jesus The Nazarene

AS EXPOUNDED BY MASTERS

An inspiration for all anointed ones

Compiled and edited by
Swami Ishwaramayananda

In the edited statements of the discarnate Master Imperator:

“Each age has had its divine message, and each has erred in thinking its own message final. You know that (the Judeo-Christian) revelation began with Melchisedek and has continued even until now. Truth

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What Is Death?

Compiled by Swamis Ishwaramayanda and Karunananda

Death is the sloughing off of the physical body as the spirit body emerges. There is nothing to fear in death. Death is the great liberator: death brings freedom. You rejoice when babies come into your world. There are many who cry in our world when about to be born into your world. Similarly, there is weeping when people die in your world, rejoicing in ours. Death means that the life has served its purp

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Address By Swami Karunananda - 19 September 2007

Love Conquers All

Quite recently, someone asked me how I would define love. As you all know, I firmly believe that the Bhagavad Gita has the answer to every question, so I consulted my battered little book. Well ... Lord Krishna had quite a lot to say on the subject of ‘love’ but His most direct statement - the one that seemed to speak straight to my heart - appears in the second chapter, verse 33: “ ...

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Address By Swami Karunananda - 15 August 2007

The Atmic Pearl

This evening we contemplated the magnificence of the pearl of the Self within. We imagined that we were tiny perfect pearls, resting on the floor of the ocean of consciousness. Like unborn babes we rocked gently in the waters of Divine Mother’s womb; comforted by Her sustaining love.

We visualised the opalescent colours of our pearly cradles: whispers of pink, gentle glowing green, shimmering silver, glimmers of gold, the spark

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