Gurudevi’s Discourses

Gurudevi’s Discourses

Marinate in enlivened teachings from a yoga master, Swami Nirmalananda, lovingly called Gurudevi.

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Gurudevi’s Discourses
  • Light and Shadow 6/30/24

    I love to see you light up. YOU love to see you light up! Your eyes shine, the corners of your mouth turn up, your breath opens, your collarbones widen and you get taller. Best of all, your mind is clear…

    Join Gurudevi online at her next Meditation Program - www.svaroopa.org/satsangs

    #light #jo...

  • Light and Shadow Trailer 6/30/24

    I love to see you light up. YOU love to see you light up! Your eyes shine, the corners of your mouth turn up, your breath opens, your collarbones widen and you get taller. Best of all, your mind is clear…

    Join Gurudevi online at her next Meditation Program - www.svaroopa.org/satsangs

    #light #jo...

  • On Your Way to Liberation 6/26/24

    It’s only your mind that keeps you from being liberated. Your mind is so creative, so fascinating, so good at entwining you in its thoughts and fantasies. But you can get beyond your mind, deeper within your own Beingness. Then the light of your own Divine Essence dissolves the mind’s delusions a...

  • Yoga Then and Now 6/23/24

    Then - the United Nations established International Day of Yoga ten years ago. Now - How much has yoga grown? Enormously! Then – where does yoga come from? The texts say it comes from the beginning of human existence. Now – tantra is how we incorporate it into our lives. You don’t have to leave t...

  • Yoga Then and Now Trailer 6/23/24

    Then - the United Nations established International Day of Yoga ten years ago. Now - How much has yoga grown? Enormously! Then – where does yoga come from? The texts say it comes from the beginning of human existence. Now – tantra is how we incorporate it into our lives. You don’t have to leave t...

  • Becoming the Light of Consciousness 6/19/24

    You must meditate, my Baba always emphasized. And he gave a promise, that turning your attention inward will transform your mind. It becomes the light of Consciousness. What a difference? Instead of blocking your own inner light, your mind becomes radiant with…

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  • "Baba" Means Father 6/16/24

    Every time I call him “Baba,” I am calling my Guru, “Dad.” We all called him by this respected and honored title, one spoken with great love and gratitude. He was not my biological father, but he birthed me into the greater reality, a gift my biological father could not give because he didn’t ha...

  • "Baba" Means Father Trailer 6/16/24

    Every time I call him “Baba,” I am calling my Guru, “Dad.” We all called him by this respected and honored title, one spoken with great love and gratitude. He was not my biological father, but he birthed me into the greater reality, a gift my biological father could not give because he didn’t ha...

  • When Do You Experience Bliss? 6/12/24

    Desire blocks your bliss, yet you desire things that will give you bliss. How do you find your way out of this repetitive cycle? You need the help of one who has found the way. What does such a helper do for you? They open you to the bliss of your own being…

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  • The Inner Source 6/9/24

    Every action comes from a Divine source, an inner impulse that arises within. What is the impulse that makes you help another? You know the feeling. The impulse to act. That inner impulse underlies every action, including your words and thoughts. Meditation will make you better at living in cons...

  • The Inner Source Trailer 6/9/24

    Every action comes from a Divine source, an inner impulse that arises within. What is the impulse that makes you help another? You know the feeling. The impulse to act. That inner impulse underlies every action, including your words and thoughts. Meditation will make you better at living in cons...

  • Faith and Intelligence 6/5/24

    In yoga, faith means you’ve tested the system and have to yourself that proven it works. Relying on this experiential knowledge, you can delve deeper, to discover where your own thoughts, words and actions come from. Finding the Divine Impulse arising within, you become free, yet live in the wor...

  • Stepping into the Light 6/2/24

    It’s like I lived in a cave all my life. I was born into the dark, grew up in the dark and moved into adulthood, all in the dark. Oh, there were little slits of light that shone through now and again. We could see – dimly. But my life before Baba was like I was a cave dweller. He took my hand ...

  • Stepping into the Light Trailer 6/2/24

    It’s like I lived in a cave all my life. I was born into the dark, grew up in the dark and moved into adulthood, all in the dark. Oh, there were little slits of light that shone through now and again. We could see – dimly. But my life before Baba was like I was a cave dweller. He took my hand ...

  • The Guru’s Qualifications 5/29/24

    One who serves as Guru must have attained the inner state promised by yoga. Serene and compassionate, he moves through the world with his senses under control. He has conquered the six inner enemies. Beyond his own attainment, he must be able to give that state to others. That transmission is ca...

  • In-Sight 5/26/24

    Seeing inward means you’re seeing into the inner infinity of your own Divinity. More spiritual practice on the outside opens up your ability to see more deeply inward. The Shiva Sutras promise that, after Shaktipat, you will have amazing and powerful inner experiences. You go through stages in yo...

  • In-Sight Trailer 5/26/24

    Seeing inward means you’re seeing into the inner infinity of your own Divinity. More spiritual practice on the outside opens up your ability to see more deeply inward. The Shiva Sutras promise that, after Shaktipat, you will have amazing and powerful inner experiences. You go through stages in yo...

  • What the Guru Gives 5/22/24

    Your inner experience changes once you’ve received the Guru’s gift, the gift of Self, your own Divine Essence. Until this inner awakening occurs, you’re only partially present to your own life. You receive this Divine Infusion through Shaktipat and keep expanding into it by using the mantra you r...

  • The Revealing Power 5/19/24

    The technical term in Sanskrit for the revealing power is Guru. The Guru is not the person who is called Guru. “Guru” means the energy of revelation. The one through whom this energy flows is honored by the title Guru, naming the incredible gift they give by…

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  • The Revealing Power Trailer 5/19/24

    The technical term in Sanskrit for the revealing power is Guru. The Guru is not the person who is called Guru. “Guru” means the energy of revelation. The one through whom this energy flows is honored by the title Guru, naming the incredible gift they give by…

    Join Gurudevi online at her next M...

  • Exploring The Subtle Realities Within 5/15/24

    Your physical body is merely the outer expression of deeper levels of your own being. When you meditate under the guidance of one who knows, you explore your subtle body, causal body and supracausal body. Amazing experiences blossom forth, the gift of the Great Masters…

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  • The Divine in the Mother 5/12/24

    Today is the day when we honor mothers. On Mother’s Day, we also honor the Guru. Mother’s Day cards and AI texts speak so beautifully of a mother’s best qualities, which is today’s focus. But I have to say, every mother is a mixed bag…

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  • The Divine in the Mother Trailer 5/12/24

    Today is the day when we honor mothers. On Mother’s Day, we also honor the Guru. Mother’s Day cards and AI texts speak so beautifully of a mother’s best qualities, which is today’s focus. But I have to say, every mother is a mixed bag…

    Join Gurudevi online at her next Meditation Program - www....

  • The Power of Words 5/8/24

    The energy of Consciousness is in the words you use – the words you use on others and the words you use on yourself. This is matrikaa, the power of words. Too often you use words to create your own bindings and pain. The mantra is words that will free you…

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