“Hear the rhythm of the beat of life, become aware of the force of Light growing.” With the arrival of the spring season, the Ashram community gathered for a ceremony to officially open and bless the garden on Easter weekend. In this satsang talk, Swami Radhananda leads us through a guided visualization of the body as a garden, and invites us to clarify what we want to nourish in ourselves.
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The Body as a Garden
satsang with swami radhananda
April 29, 2010 by Andrew Baerthel, Category: Audio & Video
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Eileen Reviews: Radha’s Cosmic Poetry
April 24, 2010 by Eileen, Category: Reflection & Articles
As the Ashram celebrates its 47th anniversary, Eileen Pearkes takes time out in her garden to savor the poetry of Swami Radha. In this review of when you first called me radha, Eileen digs deep revealing the gems of Light of Swami Radha’s poetry and the heart questions of a woman whose life was dedicated to the Most High.
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Diamond Sparks
poetry from swami radha
April 22, 2010 by Lightwaves, Category: Reflection & Articles
Excerpts from when you first called me radha continues with a reflection on how Swami Radha’s poetry has inspired the Spokane Radha Centre to dance! “Swami Radha’s poetic voice is infused with the intelligence of a life lived with passion. This realism is what makes them accessible, practical and also inspiring.” (Clea McDougall) Satya writes how the dancers in Spokane are accessing the poem, “In My Heart is a Song”, bringing it to a life that resonates in their own hearts.
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Harvesting the Nectar II
An Interview with Swami Lalitananda
April 16, 2010 by Lightwaves, Category: Reflection & Articles
As editor of Swami Radhananda’s upcoming Timeless release, Swami Lalitananda shares with Lighwaves her experience as witness to a profound relationship between guru and disciple. Here is part-two of the the interview with Swami Lalitananda, focused on how Swami Radhananda faced challenges and developed her strength as a woman on her way to becoming spiritual director of Yasodhara Ashram. Cierra Dahlquist visits Lightwaves as guest editor and shares her experience on the spiritual path and her gratitude for this lineage of yogic Teachings.
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The Enlightenment Ideal
satsang with swami radhananda
April 13, 2010 by Lightwaves, Category: Audio & Video
“The practices are there to help you to evolve and to help you control the mind; and to bring your emotions and cultivate them; and to allow that imagination to image you in the way you want to be and bring it into manifestation.” In this Satsang talk, Swami Radhananda, like the diamond, reflects another facet of the way to enlightenment. What would it mean to be enlightened, how would it be reflected in your daily interactions? Her questions are like arrows whose target is to the heart of (the) matter, to the Light.
