Table of Contents

1. Significance of Yajna by Swami Veda Bharati
2. Death and Transition by Swami Rama
3. 2019 Sangha Gathering by Swami Ritavan Bharati
4. Visit to Burkina Faso by Pandit Priyadarshan
5. HYT-TTP Newsletter March 2018 by Rabindra Sahu
6. AHYMSIN South India Sangha by Rabindra Sahu and Namita Sinha
7. Grace of Adi Shankaracharya by Swami Ritavan Bharati
8. The Words of My Master by Dev Kar
9. Dear Yoga Mentor, My Question Is…
10. Shankaracharya Jayanti at SRSG by Divya Gupta and Rabindra Sahu
11. Upcoming Events 2018 & Beyond
12. Full Moon Meditation Dates
13. Location of our SRSG ashram

One of the greatest adepts, teachers, writers, and humanitarians of the 20th century, Swami Rama (1925-1996) is the founder of the Himalayan Institute. Born in Northern India, he was raised from early childhood by the Himalayan sage, Bengali Baba. Under the guidance of his master, he traveled from monastery to monastery and studied with a variety of Himalayan saints and sages, including his grandmaster who was living in a remote region of Tibet. In addition to this intense spiritual training, Swami Rama received higher education in both India and Europe. From 1949 to 1952, he held the prestigious position of Shankaracharya of Karvirpitham in South India. Thereafter, he returned to his master to receive further training at his cave monastery, and finally in 1969, came to the United States where he founded the Himalayan Institute. His best known work, Living With the Himalayan Masters, reveals the many facets of this singular adept and demonstrates his embodiment of the living tradition of the East.

In this video, Swami Rama talks about LOVE.

Swami Veda Bharati took his Mahasamadhi July 14, 2015. He holds the prestigious title of Mahamandaleshwara in the Swami order of monks.  Swami Veda was also the Chancellor of HIHT University, Dehradun, which was established by Master Swami Rama. He authored approximately 18 books on Indian spirituality including a 1500 page comprehensive commentary on two of the four chapters of Patanjali’s Yoga-sutras. Before taking the vows of Swamihood in 1992, Swami Veda Bharati was known as Dr. Usharbudh Arya.

In this video, Swami Veda Bharati talks to the AHYMSIN sangha about moral and human conduct according to yoga.

The Ishopanishad is considered to be the foundation stone of Upanishadic knowledge. It is said that the answer to all the important questions of life are to be found in this short Upanishad. It is an ideal book of Vedanta philosophy. Book of Wisdom is Swami Rama's commentary on the sacred scriptures that form the basis of spiritual thought in India. Serving as both an introduction to yoga philosophy and as a careful guide for scholars, this excellent study begins with a history of the Upanishads and explains:

• The essential questions of the nature of God
• The origin of ignorance and illusion
• The levels of mind and consciousness

 Available from The Himalayan Institute: https://shop.himalayaninstitute.org/products/book-of-wisdom

Table of Contents

1. Silence Retreats in Celebration by Swami Ritavan Bharati
2. Gulliverian Silence by Swami Veda Bharati
3. Love and Forgiveness by Swami Rama
4. Celebration in Silence by Sofia Foteina
5. Culmination of 5 Year Silence Practice by Randall Krause (Mokshadeva)
6. Prāna, Prāna-Vidya: What is it? by Jim Fraser
7. Dance Workshop Feedback
8. August Program for Non-Initiates
9. Dear Yoga Mentor, My Question Is…
10. Upcoming Events 2018 & Beyond
11. Full Moon Meditation Dates
12. Location of our SRSG ashram