from Maria Joao Fernandes Acharya: I had my first contact with Ācārya’s teachings in January 2019, during an “Open Day“ at Sadvidya Portugal, in the beautiful village of Sintra. I was very moved by the lecture I attended that day. Deep inside of me, it truly felt like I had just listened to something familiar…
from Nancy To Whom It May Concern, When I was about 12 years old, in the late 60’s, I began to say to myself and others, “I want to go home”. For many years I didn’t know what I wanted, but that’s how I expressed the longing. At that time, my parents brought home the…
from Leigh Ann Lesho I have been a conscious seeker of the Eternal Truth for as long as I can remember in this life. I began studying and practicing Yoga when I was very young, with guidance mostly from books written by great Yogis who shared their experience of the Eternal Truth. I had read…
from Dawn BYD: Acharya said The Eternal Truth began creation with one sankalpa. I believe Acharya has done the same with BYD. Both have had their ups and downs, but with their perseverance, we have Nature and a wonderful new way of living. BYD, that brings a light to many. The fact of Acharya having…
from Devon My name is Devon. Approximately 14 years ago, I was standing in the school parking lot, waiting to pick up my two young daughters. While chatting with the other mothers, Kristin Laak invited me to come to her Yoga Asana class. I had never taken a yoga class before. I showed up the…
from Aytana With Gratitude While looking back on the past years since meeting Ācārya and BYD staff, I’m reminded of the lion from the Gītā, chapter 10 and his ‘nature to look back while moving ahead’. The request to share our personal thoughts and impressions about the impact made on us, too appears as part…
Dear Aspirants, Here is the last of the three talks from the Oct BYD function commemorating its 25th year and Ācārya’s 75th. Please enjoy the speech Tobias shared on that eventful occasion. My humble pranam to the benevolent Swamiji, our ever generous Acharya and all the Great Souls gathered here today. It is a great day…
Dear Aspirants, Here is the second of three talks from the Oct BYD function commemorating its 25th year and Ācārya’s 75th. Please enjoy the speech Jonathan shared on that eventful occasion. Dear students, staff members and teachers of Bharati Yogadhama, Dear well-wishers of this institution and honourable elders, Dear distinguished guests, Mahaswamiji of Sri Samsthana Gokarna…
Dear Aspirants, In October, we were invited to the inaugural celebration of BYD’s year-long series of functions to commemorate Ācārya’s 75th and 25th year. At this function, we received word of the book to be published with personal reflections from members of the Jivana Yoga Program and were graced to hear some of our members…
2023 Mysore Public Talks, a function to commemorate the 25th year of BYD and the 75th year of Ācārya and the annual Little Jungle Retreat This year, we had an early morning BYD land visit and birthday celebration for Ācārya. The next day, everyone was invited to a special function to commemorate the 25th year of…