Self-Realization through Yoga Meditation of the Yoga Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra

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Live interactive streaming video broadcasts
for regular visitors to SwamiJ.comMeetings on GotoMeeting.com

with Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati

Dear Friends,

We are in the process of transitioning to GoToMeeting.com for our online learning and satsang gatherings. Please click here for more information.

Swami J

Live Stream (see schedule below):
Swami J live streaming video channel at Ustream

Archives (Click on "Archived Videos" tab after going here):
Archives of past broadcasts

Current schedule:
Open discussion:
Saturdays, 8:30-9:30 am cdt (US)

Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita (ISBN 0893890901)
Sundays, 9:00-10:00 pm cdt (US)
 

These are live interactive streaming video broadcasts that have both video and audio. Together, you and I will explore how this is most useful, (this is new for me as of January 2009). I sincerely hope that this is useful for the regular visitors to the website. Please join me in exploring this together this way of learning.

To ask "live" questions please use the "chat" on the Ustream page:

Swami J live streaming video channel at Ustream

Type your question in the "chat" box. However, please introduce yourself and let us all (especially me! :-) ) know who you are. Please tell me a little about yourself. If you have a website, please send the link. You can type these in the box at the bottom of the chat page.

Login name:

Please set up a login name and password through www.Ustream.tv. This way your name will appear next to your message (in the chat window) rather than some random number that is automatically assigned by Ustream. Please use your REAL name for your Login name, as it is helpful to know who is "chatting" or asking questions by seeing your name there. I consider this a personal communication between real people. Please don't just be anonymous. I sincerely hope that this works out well for people. Each time you come to the Ustream.tv page, please remember to login first. Otherwise your name will not show in the chat window, but rather, Ustream will display a number instead of your name.

If your name has already been taken (when you choose your permanent login name and password), then please use your name with some numbers so that it is still clear who you are. For example, if somebody had already used "SwamiJ" I might use the name "SwamiJ486". You would still recognize that it was me.

If you are new to this (as I am) please do not feel intimidated. It really is easy, although it may appear difficult at first. Just click on the channel link above at the scheduled time. If you have questions or get stuck you can contact me by email.

Schedule and time conversion:

Following is the current schedule for the interactive streaming video broadcasts. Other times/days may be added or changed as needed (I'll be traveling in March 2009 and will not be online). I'll be sure to update the schedule here on this page, as well as on the Ustream page. If you have questions or comments, please contact me by email.

Saturday mornings:
8:30 - 9:30 AM Central Time in US
(US is on Daylight Saving Time Mar 8 - Nov 1, 2009)
Convert time for your location
6:30 AM Pacific Time - US
4:30 AM - Hawaii
5:30 AM - Alaska
11:30 AM - Chile
12:30 PM - Buenos Aires - Argentina
2:30 PM - United Kingdom
3:30 PM - Germany
3:30 PM - Italy
7:30 PM - Mauritius
8:00 PM - India
10:30 PM - Malaysia
10:30 PM - Singapore
10:30 PM - Hong Kong
11:30 PM - Western Australia
12:30 AM Thursday - Queensland Australia


(This program is streamed in lower resolution for the benefit of those who have slower internet connections. The picture will be lesser quality, but the sound should be good. Please type into the chat window if the resolution is still not low enough, and I'll lower it still further. You will know this because the sound is "chopping" up.)

Sometimes: I'm sometimes leaving the channel "broadcasting" with a stuffed little bear and a sign, along with some music or mantra. This is a live stream (just for the fun of it).

Please check back to this page (the one you are now reading) often, as I'll probably be adding times and may be shifting things around some for a while.

Notices and "Follow": From time to time I may send out an announcement to the people who follow the broadcasts. If you wish to receive these, please click on the "Follow" button on the broadcast page of Ustream.tv.

Topics from SwamiJ.com articles:

We can schedule individual broadcast times to discuss individual articles on the website. This could be individual topics, such as Om Mantra or Karma, or it could be more extensive, such as going through the Yoga Sutras. Please let me know of your interests either by email or through the chat box on the program page. Another possibility is to have a "class" where you have already read a chapter (or few pages) of a particular book or watched a couple of the Swami Rama 10-minute videos on YouTube. Then we could "discuss" these pages or videos through the streaming video.

Direct link to the channel on the Ustream.tv site:

My "Profile" page on Ustream.tv:
http://www.ustream.tv/swamij
(from here you can open the streaming video)

Direct link to the Yoga Meditation channel on the Ustream site:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/yoga-meditation-with-swami-j
Please note that this address may change sometime. Please remember to visit this page (that you are now reading) if you save the above link in your Favorites or click on an email link, and you find that you cannot connect with the channel. If the address does change, I'll put the new link here on this page which you are now reading: (http://www.swamij.com/broadcast.htm)


Your internet connection speed:

Ustream suggests an upload speed (on your computer and internet connection of at least 320 Kbps; 400 is preferred. If your connection is not fast enough the video stream may be choppy. You can check your internet connection at http://performance.toast.net/. If the streaming is choppy and the internet connection speed is okay you might try closing other programs on your computer so that your CPU resources are become free.

Reload and Flash player:

  • You may need to click the reload button at the bottom left once you are on the video page; it is a little curved arrow shaped symbol.

  • You may also need the latest version of Flash if the video does not play properly.


Please let me know about your use of these broadcasts and any ideas or requests you may have.

In loving service,

Swami J

 

 

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This site is devoted to presenting the ancient Self-Realization path of the Tradition of the Himalayan masters in simple, understandable and beneficial ways, while not compromising quality or depth. The goal of our sadhana or practices is the highest Joy that comes from the Realization in direct experience of the center of consciousness, the Self, the Atman or Purusha, which is one and the same with the Absolute Reality. This Self-Realization comes through Yoga meditation of the Yoga Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra, the three of which complement one another like fingers on a hand. We employ the classical approaches of Raja, Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha, and Tantra Yoga. Meditation, contemplation, mantra and prayer finally converge into a unified force directed towards the final stage, piercing the pearl of wisdom called bindu, leading to the Absolute.