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Swami Adhyatmananda Stresses
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Toledo Blade
Religion | Article published Saturday, March 22, 2003Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj, a monk and renowned yoga and meditation
teacher from India, will return to Sylvania’s Hindu Temple, 4336 King Rd.,
next week for a retreat and classes.
Swami Adhyatmanandaji is known for making Hinduism practical and relevant to
modern life. A holy man credited with bringing about a spiritual awakening
through his teachings, he has helped young people caught up in drug addiction as
well as business leaders seeking greater meaning in their work.
On previous visits to the Toledo area, he has given classes for children and
talked with adults about improving their parenting skills.
While in the area next week, Swami Adhyatmanandaji will give classes on yoga,
pranayama, and meditation from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday and from 7
to 9 a.m. March 29.
Pranayama is a breathing exercise that is said to cleanse the body of
impurities, improve concentration, calm thought processes, and alter circulation
by increasing the amount of oxygen to the brain.
In addition to these classes, Swami Adhyatmanandaji will give lectures on stress
management through yoga from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, on "Mrityunjaya
Mantra - Life-giving Mantra" from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and on
"Gita in Daily Life," from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday.
On March 29 he will give lectures on two shloka, or philosophical hymns, written
by Sri Sankaracharya, who lived from 788 to 820. From 10:30 a.m. to noon, he
will speak on "Nirvana Shatakam," and from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on "Bhaja
Govindam." The sessions will conclude with "Arati," or prayer
from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
The lectures are free, but a $10 daily fee, or $25 for all three days, will be
charged for the yoga classes. Yoga students should wear loose clothing and bring
an exercise mat or blanket. Children under 6 should not attend and students will
be asked to maintain silence and a prayerful mood.
For Hindus, yoga is more than a physical discipline and is regarded as a way of
life and means of practicing the spiritual truths found in all religions.
- JUDY TARJANYI
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demanding anything. Prayer is a
bridge between the individual and cosmic soul. No
prayers are unanswered, sooner or later all prayers are
answered. So pray and pray, night and day; and without
prayer do not pass the way." This was the essence of the
message conveyed by Swami Adhyatmananda,
President, Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad, during his
recent visit to the Southland.