Yoga Wisdom With Swami Satchidananda

In honor of Guru Poornima 2018, we offer this compilation of devotional bhajans by various artists who have dedicated these tracks to Sri Swami Satchidananda. Sri Swamiji founded Integral Yoga International (headquarters: Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, in Virginia). Our deepest respect and gratitude to Swami Satchidananda for the teachings of Integral Yoga and his unconditional love and guidance for thousands worldwide. Guru Poornima is a time that students and devotees pay tribute to the source of the teachings they have received. We offer our sashtanga pranams to our beloved Gurudev! Jai! Ⓟ© 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

In this talk from the 1970s—a time when the youth was rebelling against rules & regulations—Swami Satchidananda explains the need for self-discipline. He shows us how to understand the way in which the mind works & the tools needed to make your mind your ally vs. your enemy that will wreak havoc in your life. Ⓟ© 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

In this talk during an Integral Yoga Retreat, Swami Satchidananda explains how adversities are blessings in disguise. He speaks about a subject that is often hard to understand: human suffering and its role in our spiritual evolution. Ⓟ© 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

In this talk from an interfaith retreat in California in the 1970s, Swami Satchidananda speaks about the essence of spirituality and religion. He explains the meaning behind faith and the essential message of every faith: that we are all one in spirit. Ⓟ© 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

Swami Satchidananda gave this talk in Los Angeles in 1980, during which he spoke about the root cause of all personal problems: selfishness. He explains how we can analyze each of our emotional upsets and conflicts and at the root of each we’ll find some expectation that was unfulfilled. He offers a practical solution to putting an end to all one’s problems. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

Swami Satchidananda is asked a series of questions during an Integral Yoga Retreat in the 1970s. He’s first asked questions about using a mantra in meditation and he speaks about the alchemy of initiation by a Guru. He’s also asked to clarify the meaning behind the eastern concept of surrender to a Guru. He explains that surrender is relinquishing one’s attachments to the ego in order to seek “the kingdom,” as the Bible explains. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

Une conférence de Swami Satchidananda à l'Institut de Yoga Intégral, Paris, France, 12 Mai 1975. Commence avec le chant Om. A talk by Swami Satchidananda at the Integral Yoga Institute, Paris, France, May 12, 1975. The talk begins with Om chanting. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org (F547)

Swami Satchidananda: parler à la Monastery d'Alliance, Rixensart, Belgium, le 3 Mai 1975. A talk given by Swami Satchidananda at the Monastery of the Alliance in Rixensart, Belgium, on May 3, 1975. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org (F527)

In this vintage archival audio from 1974, recorded during a talk Swami Satchidananda gave to a group of psychologists and therapists at Esalen (the personal growth facility in Big Sur, California), he is asked a question about the difference between the ego and the Self according to Yoga. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

Swami Satchidananda, Dharma Center, Brussels, Belgium. 2 May 1975. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org (F524)

Swami Satchidananda, in part 2 of his talk at the Findhorn Community in Scotland in the 1970s, talks about how to lead a divine life and love purely without expectations. He gives examples from nature about how we can cultivate qualities such as dedication, selfless, and unconditional love. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

In this talk by Swami Satchidananda at the Findhorn Community in Scotland, he speaks about similarities between the ancient Yoga philosophy and the Bible. Specifically, he compares core principles in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, with the Beatitudes of Jesus found in the New Testament. He notes the similarities in the two texts in which they both outline the necessary conditions needed for God-realization or Self-realization. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

Swami Satchidananda is asked a series of questions about the path the sage Sri Ramana Maharshi taught, how yogic breathing helps us in meditation, if there's a way to purge our karma through repentence, and helpful hints for one’s meditation practice. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

Sri Swami Satchidananda, 3 March 1980, Kyoto, Japan Chūi: Ōdio ni mondai ga ari, kikitori nikui bubun ga arimasu. Sūbun no chinmoku ga arimasuga, ōdio wa keizoku shimasu. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org (F1224)

Swami Satchidananda gives a talk about what Yoga really is: learning to not disturb our original nature of peace and joy. He explains that we can learn about this original nature by watching babies. He goes on to give many examples of what we do to disturb our own peace and how to prevent that tendency. He closes his talk with a short responsive chant in Sanskrit. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org

Sri Swami Satchidananda, Caracas, Venezuela. 5 October 1975. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org (F646)

Integral Yoga Montreal, via YogaPartout, presente Swami Shantananda. Interview sur sa longue expérience de vie spirituelle avec le groupe Integral Yoga Montreal et son initiation par Sri Swami Satchidananda. Une histoire vraiment simple, mais puissante et belle. Interview par Daniel Gauthier pour Yoga Partout, celui qui fait des médias sociaux partout dans le monde. Mai 2018.

Sri Swami Satchidananda, Caracas, Venezuela. 5 October 1975. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org (F647)

Sri Swami Satchidananda, Mishima, Japan, April 1980. © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org (F1230)

May 1980 © 2018 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Inc. / www.integralyoga.org (F1242)