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Amanda Gorman became the youngest person to deliver a poem at a U.S. presidential inauguration, with the 22-year-old reciting her poem "The Hill We Climb" after Joe Biden and Kamala Devi Harris were sworn in as president and vice-president. In just under 6 minutes, Ms. Gorman painted a powerful picture of hope and inspiration. "For while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us. This is the era of just redemption..." Read the entire poem here.
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In this video produced by the Indian program "Yoga and You," eight quotes from Swami Satchidananda were selected and set to images with music. Enjoy the inspiration!
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One of the most powerful things we can do is maintain our own equanimity so that we can continue to touch the spiritual ground of being that connects us to one another, even those whose behavior we abhor. Only then we can make conscious choices to channel our anger in healthy ways, to stand up at every turn against racism and injustice, to follow in the sacred footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We can build bridges instead of barricades... MORE
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In a short series of new inspirational videos, Nalanie Harilela Chellaram (founder of Service in Satchidananda and Integral Yoga Gibraltar/Sotogrande) reads excerpts from her book "Divine Grace," a collection of poems and affirmations. In this video, she shares a guided affirmation on acceptance.
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In Episode 12 of the "Two Old Fogey Yogis" podcast, our two yogis discuss the 5 kleshas (obstacles presented in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali). In a deep and encouraging way, they share how we can work with these and other challenges more skillfully, that transforming them into support on the path. Listen on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Pandora and other podcast apps.
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Integral Yoga International and Integral Yoga Publications are pleased to announce the publication in Dutch of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchidananda. The Dutch translation was rendered by Ramakrishna de Meester (Integral Yoga Belgium) with the support of Integral Yoga minister Rev. Padma Devi Sumananda (Heart of Living Yoga). A deep bow for this beautiful seva! This book now joins 28 other books in various languages that are available to read for free here.
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Funny Meme of the Week
(Swami Satchidananda, students & Bernie Sanders, New York City, 1969)
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