The Teaching on Working with Your Mind with Swami Ramananda

About this episode

Jivana Heyman converses with Swami Ramananda about working with the mind, meditation, and the teachings of yoga.

Join Jivana Heyman in conversation with his longtime teacher and mentor, Swami Ramananda, a monk (sannyasi) in the Integral Yoga tradition. Swami Ramananda, who has dedicated nearly 50 years to the practice and teaching of yoga, shares profound insights, offering practical wisdom on working with the mind and cultivating inner peace. He discusses the challenges and rewards of monastic life, and how living in service has shaped his understanding of yoga practice. Together they explore the importance of spiritual community, the transformative power of meditation, and essential yogic concepts including non-attachment, surrender, and compassion. In the second part of the episode, Jivana reflects on his 30-year yoga journey and how his practice has transformed his relationship with his mind. He shares that the concept of non-attachment has been a life-changing teaching, helping him understand that happiness comes from within, rather than external circumstances. Jivana emphasizes that yoga isn't about fixing ourselves but rather shifting our identification from ego to spirit, and he expresses gratitude for his teacher Swami Ramananda's influence on his practice and life. Topics include…

People in this episode

Host: Jivana Heyman

Guest: Swami Ramananda

Topics covered

• working with the mind
• inner peace
• monastic life
• spiritual community
• meditation
• non-attachment
• yoga practice

Keywords

• yoga
• meditation
• non-attachment
• spiritual community
• inner peace
• monastic life
• yogic concepts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Integral Yoga

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