Time to Be Holy: Reflecting on Daily Life [Paperback]

Sivananda Radha (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996

"Take time to reflect, take time to be holy." With these words Swami Radha offers a way to return to the true source of inspiration within. Based on talks given to an inner circle of students, Time to Be Holy is a series of her reflections on topics that range from sex and relationships to intuition and consciousness, from getting along with others to karma and rebirth, from symbolism in daily living to faith and commitment. Her words are inspiring.

Hear Swami Radha speak on these subjects on audiotape, including: Yoga, Love, Sex, and Marriage; Fulfillment; Death: Gateway to Light; Renunciation: The Purpose of Letting Go; Sexuality and Celibacy; A Woman’s Place in Today’s World; Symbolism in Daily Life; Guided Meditation.

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About the Author

Swami Sivananda Radha (1911 – 1995) is the author of ten classic books on yoga, including Kundalini Yoga for the West and Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language, and the originator of Ascent magazine. After being initiated by her teacher, Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh, India, Swami Radha returned to North America in 1956. She founded Yasodhara Ashram in Canada and the Association for the Development of Human Potential in the United States. Swami Radha dedicated her life to updating the Eastern teachings for the Western mind. By the time of her death at age 84, she had become one of the West’s most highly regarded spiritual teachers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Timeless Books (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931454840
• ISBN-13: 978-0931454844
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,935,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Time to be Holy : Reflecting on daily Life, March 26, 2000

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This review is from: Time to Be Holy: Reflecting on Daily Life (Paperback)

I felt a connection with the content of this book. It helped in sorting my thoughts and establishing a firm understanding of where I was and where I wished to be. Most importantly I felt it allowed me the room to feel okay about where I chose to be for now as long as I was honest with myself.

5.0 out of 5 stars Time to be Holy: Reflecting on Daily Life, August 21, 2003

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Violet Jagger (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time to Be Holy: Reflecting on Daily Life (Paperback)

This is a lovely book. Beautifully presented, with lots of lovely photographs. A great gift item to someone who is interested in finding deeper meaning to life. It is written in very short chapters, which are suitable for daily reflection. There is a great range of topics and you will find a theme for every occassion and for every mood, I'd even say. This book is suitable both for people who are new to Swami Radha's books as well as those who have been following her teachings for some time.

What is good about this book is that it can be read over and over again and I always find something new to reflect on. With this book there is never such point when one feels one knows it. It is a timless book, its wisdom will never be out of date. And this is what I find so valuable about this book.

Swami Radha says: "Take time to reflect, take time to be holy." Through these words she teaches us the importance of reflections. And for me this has been the most important tool I got from her teachings. Daily reflection has become the key to my life. What I like so much about this sentence is that it is so true; taking time to reflect, to think deeply, is taking the time to be holy in a true meaning of this word. It is a simple tool, yet so effective. It doesn't take much time, yet benefits are great.