Swami Sivananda, Author at IndiaDivine.org

Beginning Lessons in Pranayama

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Jan 5, 2019 | Meditation and Yoga |

“Bahya-abhyantar-stambha-vritti-desaa-kala Sankhyabhih patidtishto deergha-sukshmah.” – Yoga...

Mystical Experiences in Meditation

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Dec 28, 2018 | Mystical Experiences |

Astral Journey and the Astral Body You first separate yourself from the body; then you identify...

Prana and Pranayama

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Sep 22, 2018 | Meditation and Yoga |

Pranayama is an exact science. It is the fourth Anga or limb of Ashtanga Yoga. “Tasmin Sati Svasa...

A Discourse on Shivaratri

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Sep 16, 2018 | Hindu Festivals |

This falls on the 13th (or 14th) day of the dark half of Phalgun (February-March). The name means...

What is Pranayama?

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Sep 4, 2018 | Meditation and Yoga |

Tasmin sati svasaprasvasayor-gativicchedah pranayamah—“Regulation of breath or the control of...

Importance and Benefits of Pranayama

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Aug 19, 2018 | Meditation and Yoga |

“The illusory Samsaric Vasana that has arisen through the practice of many lives, never perishes...

Ida, Pingala, Sushumna and the Shat-Chakras

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Aug 18, 2018 | Meditation and Yoga |

Ida and Pingala There are the two nerve-currents one on either side of the spinal column. The left...

Dazzling Mystical Lights and the Astral Plane

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Nov 30, 2017 | Mystical Experiences |

Sometimes, during meditation, you will get very powerful and dazzling lights, bigger than the sun....

The Five Essentials for Practising Pranayama

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Nov 19, 2015 | Meditation and Yoga |

Five things are necessary for practising Pranayama. First a good place; second, a suitable time; third, moderate, substantial, light and nutritious food; fourth, patient and persistent practice with zeal, ease and earnestness...

Shat-Karma: The Six Purificatory Processes

Posted by Swami Sivananda | Jan 8, 2015 | Meditation and Yoga |

Those who are of a flabby and phlegmatic constitution only, should practise at first these six Kriyas to prepare themselves for the practice of Pranayama and their success comes in easily. These six Kriyas are: 1. Dhauti, 2....