The Nataraj decorated by our students for the July havan

Volume 8.0

August -- 2015

From the Cushion

Swami Chetanananda

This month the theme is Commitment. The video is from our July retreat where Swamiji speaks to this topic.

"You can't want it one day and

not want it the next and ever

get anywhere." -Rudi

Watch the video Read the transcript

For more videos, please visit Swamiji's Video Blog page.

LINK: http://swamichetanananda.org/

Practice & Inspiration

Sadhvi Parananda

An early alchemist of the Jin dynasty (about 400 AD) asked the question

"Can you be an endorsement for your own life?"

Good question I say. Can you? If not, why are you living that life? If someone came to you for advice couldyou say "Be like me?" Here's the thing: if you can't endorse the life you are living there must be something that you know isn't right. Because, living a spiritual life means that you live your life with joy and love and exhilaration. Read More

Events & Classes

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Spotlight

We are raising money to upgrade our video production equipment

Yoga Studio

The Clay & Grit of Mother Earth

Yoga for Mental & Physical Health

In the Late Summer

It has been said we are asked, by our media-oriented culture, to assimilate more ideas in one reading of a newspaper than a person in the Middle Ages needed to absorb and make sense of in a lifetime. [read more]

Ritual Practices

How Ritual Builds Commitment

When the idea of doing rituals and pujas was first introduced into our practice, I didn't much like it. I thought, if everything important is happening on the inside, what is the point of messing around with flowers, little plates of food, etc.? But Swamiji spoke eloquently... [read more]

Shop TMC

Our Committed Volunteers

Rudra Press, TMC's publishing house that also encompasses the TMC store, is a completely volunteer effort. This month we'd like to thank the many committed volunteers who have helped Rudra Press in the last year, and let you know about the array of skills they selflessly share. [read more]

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