In this class on the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda, continues his commentary on Chapter 6, Adhyatma Yoga, taking up the 28th and 29th verses — the description of the Yogi whose mind rests always in Samadhi, and the vision that follows fr

Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda, continues his exposition of the Tulsi Ramayana with one of the most structurally rich passages in the Balakanda: the gods’ prayer to Lord Vishnu, his vow to incarnate as the four sons of King Dasharatha, and the sacred fi

In this class on the Yoga Vasistha, Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda, continues his commentary on the Upashama Prakarana (Sections 33-34) with one of the most quietly radical moments in the entire text: the moment Lord Vishnu offers Prahlad any boon he de

From a lecture by Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda, we receive a profound examination of the Upasham Prakarana from the Yoga Vasistha. When daily stress and inner doubts arise, the ancient scriptures provide a lasting cure through devout meditation and an

The human experience is often defined by a profound lack of mental control. We wake up with the intention to be peaceful, yet immediately find ourselves governed by stress, reactive emotions, and lingering fears. The mind, rather than serving as an instrument for our liberation, becomes a tyrannical

Are you finding it difficult to maintain inner peace in a world that constantly pulls your attention outward? We all possess a profound treasure of divine knowledge within, waiting to be awakened. In this profound teaching, Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivanand

Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda, opens Doha 184 of the Tulsi Ramayana with an uncomfortable question. What if Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana were never really outside at all.

In this lecture on the Yoga Vasistha, Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda takes up Upashama Prakarana, Section 30, and unfolds the story of Hiranyakashipu and Prahlada. He is careful to note at the outset that this is not the Bhagavata Purana’s telling. It is an allegory, and every character in it lives

We spend our days arranging the next satisfaction — the next success, the next comfort, the next bit of recognition — as though happiness were a thing to be assembled piece by piece. In this class of the Yoga Vasistha (Upasama Prakarana, Section 29), Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda gently overturns that w

The goal of yoga is not to fight the mind. It is to become the sky.

In this lecture on the sixth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda, turns to one of the most searching definitions in all of yoga. Union with God, he says, is not the joining of two separate things. It is disunion from pain. The s

In Doha 145 of the Tulsi Ramayana, Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda unveils one of the most profound allegories in all of spiritual literature: the story of Manu and Śatarūpā. This is not merely a mythological tale. It is a coded map of the Soul’s journey from identification with the body to absorption in