This article was written by Srivatsa Ramaswami and is published here with his kind permission: “Between 1980 and 1995 I recorded for a recording company, “Sangeetha”, many chants I learnt from Sri Krishnamacharya and more. During my recent visit to Chennai I talked to H M SriKrishna, a partner of the firm, and he said [...]

This article was written by Srivatsa Ramaswami and is published here with his kind permission: “A considerable amount of literature is now available on Pranayama (from ancient and contemporary yogis), an important anga of Yoga, even though a smaller and smaller number of Hatha yogis do a smaller and smaller number of pranayamas. In fact, [...]

This article was written by Srivatsa Ramaswami and is published here with his kind permission: YOGA: KNOWING THE UNKNOWN There is an interesting saying in Indian philosophy to indicate that there is a purpose in every activity one deliberately undertakes. Samkhyas and some schools of Buddhism also use this saying, “prayojanam anuddhisya mando pi na [...]