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Swāmī Muktānanda (“Bābā”) probably did more than anyone else in the 20th century to make the teachings of Śaiva Tantra known in the West,
Christopher D Wallis • Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition
The meaning of mantra is “that which keeps the mind steady and produces the proper effect.” Its repetition is called japa. So Japa Yoga is communion with God through the repetition of holy name.
Swami Satchidananda • The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras by Sri Swami Satchidananda
how to permanently remove pain and suffering and find enduring happiness as Bliss, the presence of God within oneself. And, he was presenting a step-by-step methodology by which anyone could experience that Bliss for themselves: Yoga meditation, India’s universal science of the soul.
Paramahansa Yogananda • The Science of Religion (Self-Realization Fellowship)
Ram Dass once said, “After many years of undergoing psychoanalysis, teaching psychology, working as a psychotherapist, taking drugs, being in India, being a yogi, having a guru, and meditating for decades, as far as I can see I haven’t gotten rid of one neurosis. Not one. The only thing that changed is that they don’t define me anymore.
Frank Ostaseski • The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
The Goddess and the Guru: A Spiritual Biography of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati
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