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On-line Audio-Visual Library
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Audio
A guided deep relaxation session lasting approximately 17 minutes. Can be used as a daily practice. (MP3 format. - 17 min. - download: 16MB)
A 20-minute session of repetitions of the sound "OM." May practice in shavasana or in a seated position, chanting out loud or listening in silence. (MP3 format - 20 min. - download: 13MB)
PAST LIFE REGRESSION
Two past-liffe regression sessions, each lasting about 20 minutes. (MP3 format, 2 files compressed into RAR format. - 40 min. - download: 101MB)
YOGA NIDRA
"Yoga Nidra" or "yogic sleep" is a meditation technique in which the practitioner attempts to explore the deep sleep state while maintaining full consciousness.
Short version (MP3 format - 17 min. - male voice - 24MB)
Long version (MP3 format - 33 min. - female voice - 12MB)
Video Links
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 1893 CHICAGO SPEECH - PART 1
An original recording of the famous September 11, 1893 speech of Swami Vivekananda at the World Congress of Religions in Chicago, Illinois (21 min.)
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 1893 CHICAGO SPEECH - PART 2
The second part of the above speech. (12 min.)
TALKS WITH RAMANA MAHARSHI
A reading of talks with Maharshi, a famous Indian sage. (14 min.)
THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT
A last-ditch wakeup call to humanity. What will happen to our civilization if we continue to live our materialistic and selfishness lifestyles.
(2 hrs. 41 mins.)
STROKE OF INSIGHT
Brain researcher Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor talks about her extraordinary experience of observing her own stroke from the inside (20 min.)
AWAKENING THE HEART
A lecture by Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh on spiritual transformation. (47 min.)
Text
A SERIES OF LESSONS IN RAJA YOGA
Written in 1906, this text summarizes the
esoteric teachings which awaited the Indian disciple after being initiated into raja yoga by a master.
Ecrit par un lama Tibétain, ce livre explique
comment vous pouvez changer d’univers en choisissant le chemin qui vous convient selon vos souhaits.
HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA
Translation of a Sanskrit manual written by Yogi Swatmarama in the 15th century, which is said to be one of the oldest surviving texts on hatha yoga.
A book that explains the philosophy of vedanta, which says that one may achieve enlightenment by understanding the true nature of Reality.
KNOWLEDGE OF THE HIGHER WORLDS AND ITS ATTAINMENT
Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner explains Higher Knowledge and how we may attain such knowledge by fine-tuning our senses and developing moral excellence.
Memoirs of Viktor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist who survived three years in the Nazi concentration camps where his parents, brother and pregnant wife all perished.
A comparison of world religions and the role of the Master in each. Written by a Western practitioner of Surat Shabd Yoga, the "yoga of sound." Great reading for the serious seeker.
RAJA YOGA
A valuable book on raja yoga, written by Swami Vivekananda, who was a key figure to bringing yoga and Hinduism to the United States and raising interfaith awareness.
STRIPPING THE GURUS
One man's investigation of famous gurus and the hypocrisy in their teachings. It will make you think twice before blindly accepting someone as your guru.
Swami Shivananda's teachings on how an average person can attain enlightenment.
Addressed particularly to those who follow no religious tradition.
This version, provided by Boston University,
includes eight comparative translations of this classical text on Taoism, thought to be written around 600 B.C. For the scholarly reader.
THE ASCENT OF THE SPIRIT
A profound analysis of human nature, consciousness, and the purpose of existence. Written by Swami Krishnananda, a respected Indian philosophical writer and yogi.
THE CRISIS OF THE MODERN WORLD
The world is in a crisis, and the only way to save it is through sacred wisdom. A sobering look at human foolishness and what we must due to change our course.
Written by an English vicar, it contains messages that he allegedly received from personalities on "the other side" and offers insite into the afterlife. Book 1 of 4.
Written in the 14th century, it became a popular book in those times on attaining enlightenment by imitating Christ. A timeless classic still applicable to modern life.
Author Geraldine Cummings writes of her alledged communications from "the other side" with deceased psychologist Frederic Myers, offering a vision of the afterlife.
An easy-to-read book on how the mind works and how we can learn to control it to our advantage while avoiding self-sabotage. By Swami Shivananda of the Divine Life Society.
TOTAL FREEDOM
A critical look at the human condition by Jiddu Krishnamurti, a 20th century philosopher who was influenced by both Eastern and Western philosophy.
A collection of anecdotes of Kirpal Singh, A Sikh master, which expresses the unconditional love and devotion between master and disciples.
The classical text on yoga in English, with a word-for-word translation and easy-to-understand interpretation. A must-read for serious yoga practitioners.