Study guides
Study guides
Companion guides to the recorded classes. 253 of them, free to read, newest first.
October 2026
- Yoga Vasistha 197: The Gunas, the Long Dream and Nirvana Without Nihilism
- Yoga Vasistha 196: Untouched by Desire, Beyond Waking, Dream and Deep Sleep
- Thirteen Obstacles and the Luminous Mind
- Bhagavad Gita 84: Love of God Awakens
- Tulsi Ramayana 96: What Understanding Sees
- Yoga Vasistha 195: Master of the Senses, Not Their Slave
- Yoga Vasistha 194: The Wave That Forgot It Was the Ocean
- One Focus, Four Attitudes: The Remedy for Yoga’s Obstacles
- Worshipping Other Gods, or the God
- Tulsi Ramayana 95: The Stillness Behind Every Thought Wave
September 2026
- Yoga Vasistha 193: The Self Cannot Be Confined in the Mind
- Yoga Vasistha 192: Uddalaka Reasons With His Own Mind
- Raja Yoga Sutras 17: The Nine Obstacles on the Path
- The Devotee Krishna Calls Dearest
- Tulsi Ramayana 94: Why Every Path of Wisdom Ends in Play
- Knowing You Are Not the Ego Is Not Freedom
- Ahamkara: Why the Ego Blocks Every Purpose of Life
- Raja Yoga Sutras 16: Japa, and the Feeling Behind the Mantra
- The Four Kinds of Devotee, and What Unites Them
- The Bow Every Soul Must Still Break
- The Merchant Who Bought a Dead Horse
- Yoga Vasistha, Lesson 1: The Three Kinds of Doubt and How Each Is Cured
- What Omniscience Is, and What It Is Not
- The Eternal Seed, and the Joy That Was Never in the Object
- Why Rama Surpasses Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva
- Uddalaka's Yearning, and Why It Is Not Suffering
- Six Pictures of the Mind, and the Way Out of Each
- Who Is God? Patanjali’s Answer in Three Sutras
- Nine Places the Divine Is Already Showing — Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Lecture 79
- When Detachment Turns Into Love
- Be Attached to the Ocean: How the Mind Fattens Itself, and How It Is Tamed
- The Four States of Vasana, and the One That Fools You
August 2026
- Surrender, and the Five Afflictions It Works Against: Raja Yoga Sutras, Lecture 13
- God Is the Magician: The Two Natures of Creation in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7
- What Rama Destroys, He Liberates: Study Guide to Tulsi Ramayana 90
- The Mind Is the Axle of Maya’s Wheel
- When Everyone Agrees and It Is Still Maya
- Abhyasa and Vairagya: Why Some Aspirants Advance Faster
- The Knowledge After Which Nothing Remains
- Why the Absolute Bends Down to a Child
- The Hunter, the Deer, and the Disease of the World
- How Self-Effort Turns Into Grace
- The Five Means to Samādhi: Raja Yoga Sutras, Lesson 11
- Knowledge and Realization: Bhagavad Gita Chapter Seven, Lecture 76
- When Devotion Outgrows the Temple: Kausalya and the Riddle of Two Ramas
- Liberation While You Are Alive: The Marks of a Sage
- Nothing Left to Renounce: Prahlada Returns to the Throne
- The Stages of Samadhi: Patanjali on Those Born Awake and the Path for Everyone Else
- Nothing You Practice Is Ever Lost: Bhagavad Gita Chapter Six, Verses 44–47
- The Footprint on God’s Chest: Karma, Bhakti, Dhyana and Jnana in Balkanda
- Beyond Life and Death: Lord Viṣṇu Instructs Prahlāda (Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 181)
- The Sky, the Clouds, and the Life That Shines
- The Five States of the Mind and the Two Orders of Samadhi
- What Becomes of the Yogi Who Falls Short
July 2026
- The Four Gatekeepers of Liberation: Tulsi Ramayana 87
- Wisdom That Dries the Heart: Prahlada Speaks to His Own Soul
- The Metal Was Always Shining: Prahlada on Becoming and Being
- The Sky and the Clouds: Patanjali’s Four Levels of Lower Samadhi
- Two Words for a Mind Like Wind: Abhyasa, Vairagya, and the Means Beyond Both
- The Lesson God Gives You Every Night: Charity, the Four Names, and the Gatekeepers of Liberation
- The Treasure That Has No Bottom: Prahlada’s Enlightenment in the Yoga Vasistha
- The Dreamer Behind the Dream: Prahlada on the One Thing That, Once Known, Knows Everything
- You Are Not the Mind: Dispassion and the Ascent to Samadhi
- The Wind Called Mind: Compassion, the Two Demons, and the Secret of Steady Practice
- The Pot and the Sun: How Purity Decides What You Receive
- The Friend Who Cannot Reject You: Prahlada on the Glories of the Self
- The Camel Who Chose Thorns Over Flowers
- Why Effort Alone Can’t Set You Free: Raja Yoga Sutras #6
- Every Person You Meet Is God: The Three Egos and the Vision of Oneness
- One Offering, Four Divine Births: Tulsi Ramayana #186
- Liberation Is Not Given: What Prahlad's Boon Really Teaches
- Upasham Prakarana: The Secret of Ahamgraha Upasana and Divine Grace
- Raja Yoga Sutras 6-15: Gaining Mastery Over the Mind's Thought Waves
- Restraining the Restless Mind: The Path to Inner Peace
- Ravana, Ignorance, and the Demons Hiding in Your Own Mind
- Prahlada, Narasimha, and the War Within: Yoga Vasistha Lesson 171
June 2026
- The Real Project of Your Life: Why the Mind Is a Lake
- What Binds the Mind: The Five Vrittis and Five Kleshas | Raja Yoga Sutras Lesson 4
- Disunion From Pain: The Yoga of Meditation, Bhagavad Gita #69
- From Flesh to Freedom: The Spiritual Evolution of Manu and Śatarūpā
- When the Three Worlds Become Illusion: Yoga Vasistha #169
- King Bali’s 1000-Year Samadhi: Liberation as Discovery, Not Attainment
- Four Pillars That Set You Free: Raja Yoga Sutras #3
- Samadhi: The Four Stages to Absolute Bliss
- Conquering Anger: The Three Demons Within
- The Meditation of King Bali: Aum Upasana in the Yoga Vasistha
- The Cinema of the Mind: Insights from Yoga Vasistha
- Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6: Purifying the Mirror of the Mind for Absolute Peace
- The Cloud Dissolves: Vairagya, Dispassion and the Path of Spiritual Inquiry
- The Skill to Get Out of Skull: An Introduction to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
- Finding True Stillness: The Wisdom of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 17
- Tulsi Ramayana HQ79 Study Guide: Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and the Power of Divine Qualities
- Yoga Vasistha: Find the King Within
- Why Karma Cannot Give Everlasting Bliss
May 2026
- Awakening the Divine: The Yoga of Meditation in the Bhagavad Gītā
- The Vedic Psychology of Ego: How King Pratāpabhānu Became Rāvaṇa
- The Illusion of Desire and How to Attain Enlightenment
- The Cessation of Cravings: Finding Lasting Peace
- Pure Devotion: The Final Teaching of the Narada Bhakti Sutras
- Bhagavad Gita Meditation: The Nectar Within
- Tulsi Ramayana Study Guide: Karma, Self-Effort, and Doha 157
- Yoga Vasistha Sections 19-20: Punya and Pavana, Grief, and Godward Love
- Yoga Vasishta Section 18: The Self Behind Every Mind
- The 11 Expressions of Parabhakti: Finding Perfect Peace in Divine Love
- A Steady Mind in Pleasure and Pain: Bhagavad Gita 6:7-9
- When Virtue Is Still Bound by Ego: A Tulsi Ramayana Teaching
- The Cessation of Misery: Self-Knowledge in Yoga Vasishta
- Duty Without Worry: Yoga Vasistha and the Affirmation of Brahman
- Devotion Reveals God Everywhere: Narada Bhakti Sutra 80
- The Power to Save Yourself: Overcoming Inner Turmoil Through Vedanta
- The Light of Antaryami: Recognizing the Indwelling Self in Daily Life
- The Practice of Affirmation (Nishcaya)
- The Anatomy of Desire
- Constant Remembrance and the Nature of the Soul
- Are You Balancing Your Spiritual Path and Daily Life?
- The Path to Liberation: Understanding Buddha’s Teachings on Nirvāṇa
- The Mystical Meaning of Manu and Shatrupa
April 2026
- The Mathematics of Consciousness
- The Seven Chains of Pain
- Ahimsa: The Foundation of Non-Violence
- The Art of Detachment (Anasakti)
- The Allegory of Manu and Shatrupa
- The Sun and the Mirror
- The Signs of True Enlightenment and the Purification of Vasanas
- The Cross, the Cell Phone, and Not Losing Half a Moment
- The Climax of Knowledge: Overcoming Mental Afflictions
- The True Meaning of Spiritual Darshan: Lessons from the Tulsi Ramayana
- The Two Forces at the Center of Every Life
- King Janaka and the Law of Spiritual Readiness
- When One Soul Awakens, the Whole World Rejoices
- Why Your Mind Keeps Spinning
- What Meditation Is
- What Anxiety Actually Is
- Two Mistakes the Spiritual Seeker Makes
- The Test of Real Calmness: Karma Yoga and the Path to Inner Freedom
- What Does Ego Actually Look Like? Narada’s Mirror and the Monkey Face
- Yoga Vasistha 147: Uncloud Yourself
- Three Kinds of Happiness
- What Makes a Place Holy?
- The Verse That Changes the Timeline
- The Unforeseen Test of Spiritual Life
- The Accounting Nobody Does
March 2026
- The Word That Carries Everything: Aham
- One-Pointed Devotion: The Goal Bhakti Points Toward
- Karma Sannyāsa Yoga: The Right Understanding
- Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5: Look Within and End Inner Dependence
- The Victory That Became a Trap
- King Janaka and the Whisper in the Garden
- The Rājasātvika Aspirant: Not Luck, But Lifetimes
- The Soul Is a Reflected Sun
- What Renunciation Truly Means
- When God Becomes the Surgeon: Narada, Pride, and the Mercy of Maya
- The Sun and Its Reflection: A Core Analogy
- The Allegory of Yogavashistha and the Glory of Satsaṅga
- Understanding Bhakti Sutra 66
- Ramayana #67: When Spiritual Pride Becomes the Fall
- The Mind That Liberates: Manana and the Path to Upasama | Yoga Vasistha Lesson 139
- Real Accomplishment and the Purification of the Mind: Yoga Vasistha Lesson 138
- The Fundamental Problem: Why Fighting Emotions Fails
- The Horse Metaphor: Understanding Work Within Non-Work
- The Rāmāyaṇa as a Spiral Temple: A Story Within a Story
- The Perishable Nature of Joy
- The Illusion of Worldly Association
- The Pursuit of Purity: Overcoming Spiritual Pride
- The Conflict of Action and Renunciation
February 2026
- The Three Forms of Cosmic Illusion
- The Limits of Sensory Reality
- The Restless Mind Transformed: From Monkey Dance to Divine Bliss
- Finding Lasting Peace: Insights from the Narada Bhakti Sutras
- The Two Aspects of Spiritual Movement
- “Rāma Saccidānanda Dīneśa” — The Verse That Opens the Teaching
- The World’s Three Great Promises — and Why They Fail
- The Paradox of Vāsanās: Why We Suffer
- The Four Classes of Devotees
- The Illusion of the Shaky Soul
- Unveiling the Mystery: Saguna and Nirguna Brahman
- The Indescribable Nature of the World (Anirvachaniya)
- Introduction
- The Integral Nature of Yoga
- Introduction: Finding Stillness in the Midst of Action
- Introduction
- Introduction
- The Monkey on Your Neck: The Nature of Ego
- Introduction: Why Do We Turn to the Divine?
- Introduction
January 2026
- Introduction
- Introduction
- Introduction
- The Three Gunas: The Wick and the Flame
- Arjuna’s Dilemma: Renunciation vs. Action
- The Limits of Intellect: Alpa vs. Bhuma
- The Illusion of the World
- The Sun in the Jar: The Illusion of Limitation
- The Soul’s Predicament
- Understanding Samshaya: The Parasite of Doubt
- Understanding Spiritual Doubt: Samshaya
- The Sun Cannot Reject Its Reflection
- The Sun Cannot Reject Its Reflection
- The Sun Cannot Reject Its Reflection
- Understanding Samshaya: The Spiritual Parasite
- The Sun Cannot Reject Its Reflection
- Why Does the Soul Experience Poverty and Grief?
- The Nature of the Disease
- Unveiling the Root of Suffering: The Yoga Vasistha Perspective
- Manifesting Divine Love: An Eternal Journey
- The Boat of Wisdom
- The Cinema Screen Analogy
- The Blue Glass Analogy
- The Illusion of “Happening”
- Crossing the Ocean of Maya
- The Difference Between Becoming and Being
- The Soul Weds the Intuitive Intellect
December 2025
- Introduction
- Hammering the Truth: The Power of Sustained Effort
- The Parable of Brahma: Da, Da, Da
- The Spiritual Algebra of Peace: Karma + Vikarma
- Jiva vs. Shava: The Choice is Yours
- The Invalid Question
- The World as a Projection: A Mental Landscape
- Insight into Sutra 48: The Highest Attainment
- Transforming Life into a Sacred Fire: An Integral Yoga Perspective
- The Three Wedding Parties: A Spectrum of Existence
- The Wisdom Journal: Breaking the Chain of Pain
- The 3 Demons of the Mind: Conquering Egoism in Yoga Vasistha
- Narada Bhakti Sutras Lesson 22: Crossing the Ocean of Maya
- Transforming Work into Worship: The Secret of Karma Yoga
- Decoding the Chaos of Shiva’s Wedding: A Journey to Absolute Wisdom
June 2025
May 2024
April 2024
- Part 4 of 7: Health in the Mind and Body Unlocking the Self: A Journey through Raja Yoga
- Part 3 of 7 – Exploring the Remaining Yamas and Introducing the Niyamas
- Part 2 of 7: Yoga Ethics: A Universal Code
- Unlocking the Self: A Journey Through Raja Yoga with Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda
- Part 5 of 5 – The Transformative Power of Bhakti Yoga: A Beacon for Humanity
March 2024
- Part 4 of 5 – Cultivating Divine Love: The Nine Methods of Bhakti Yoga Practice
- Part 3 of 5 – Sentiments and Feelings in Bhakti Yoga
- Part 2 of 5 – The Dual Nature of Love: Being Loved and Loving Others,
- Part 1 of 5 – The Divine Embrace: Exploring Bhakti Yoga
- Part 5 – Bridging Science and Spirituality: The Impact of Karma Yoga
- Part 4: Finding Inner Peace through Karma Yoga & the Teachings of Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda
February 2024
- Part 3: Overcoming Life’s Obstacles with Karma Yoga
- Part 2: Achieving Professional Excellence with Karma Yoga
- Part 1: Introduction to Karma Yoga: The Transformative Power of Action
- Discovering Yoga: A Beginner’s Guide to Uniting Mind, Body, and Spirit – Part 1
- Celebrating a Milestone: Swami Jyotirmayananda’s 93rd Birthday – A Reflection
January 2024
- The Art of Presence of Mind: A Journey Through Karma and Dharma in Yoga-Vedanta
- Conclusion: Embracing the Power of Sankalpa Shakti: Part 6 of 6
- Overcoming Challenges in Cultivating Sankalpa Shakti: Part 5 of 6
- Sankalpa Shakti’s Role in Spiritual Growth and Personal Development: Part 4 of 6
- Harnessing Positive Will: Tips and Techniques: Part 3 of 6
- Three Types of Will: Sattwic, Rajasic, and Tamasic: Part 2 of 6
- Harnessing Sankalpa Shakti: Part 1 of 6