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About Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)

Founder and director of The American Meditation Institute, Leonard is the author of “Transformation,” The Journal of Meditation as Mind/Body Medicine and the award-winning book “The Heart and Science of Yoga® : A Blueprint for Peace, Happiness and Freedom from Fear.” His AMI MEDITATION entry-level course has been accredited by the Albany Medical College, American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses and American Nurses Association to receive medical education credit. Leonard has been a student of Yoga Science since 1975 and a direct disciple of mind/body medicine pioneer Swami Rama of the Himalayas.

Seeking the Purpose of Life

Human birth is not an accidental phenomenon. Each of us has been born to accomplish a goal. That goal is to expand our spiritual awareness sufficiently to recognize and become one with the Supreme Reality, and to serve Its eternal wisdom as a loving instrument in every relationship. We are asked to compassionately witness, but remain unaffected by the highs and lows of our personality’s old attachments to likes and dislikes, victories and defeats, praise and blame.

Not everything in life happens exactly the way we wanted or planned, but the very thoughts of disappointment and frustration that arise can bring […]

2024-09-11T11:08:45-04:00September 11th, 2024|Essays, On Enlightenment, Selected Essays by Leonard Perlmutter, Spirituality|
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Balancing Your Inner and Outer Life

Marcus Aurelius, one of the most respected emperors in Roman history was born in the year 121 and died in the year 180. His greatest intellectual interest was a philosophy that emphasized reason and self-discipline. I have no personal knowledge of his awareness of Yoga, but his writings indicate to me that he was, at the very least, an intuitive Yoga Scientist. Marcus Aurelius wrote: “Today I escaped anxiety. Or rather, I should say I discarded it because it was within my mind, in my own perceptions, and not outside.”

The realization of a purposeful and […]

2024-03-25T13:51:51-04:00March 25th, 2024|On Enlightenment|
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The Spiritual Gift of a Glass of Water

A brilliant young student, feeling proud of his great knowledge, once asked his teacher, Narada, to explain to him why it is that everyone can’t see the Eternal Truth, cul­tivate one-pointed attention, make discrimi­nating choices and, in that spiritual awaken­ing, end their sorrow. With great love for the disciple and an understanding of his limita­tions, the master agreed to share this knowl­edge, but only after the young man fetched a glass of water from a nearby house to quench Narada’s thirst.

The eager disciple approached the house and knocked. When the door opened, the most beautiful woman he had ever seen […]

2024-03-20T15:32:15-04:00March 15th, 2024|Essays, Selected Essays by Leonard Perlmutter, Spirituality|
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On Spirituality

At the subtle-most core of every human being there resides a deep, compelling desire to know the meaning of life, and to directly experience and understand the eter­nal, omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent force from which the entire universe, includ­ing you and me, has evolved. Direct experi­ence of this profound Truth provides a per­son security, optimism, wisdom, love, cre­ativity, happiness, and strength.

But today, even in the midst of an unprecedented technological revolution that makes our lives so much easier than life in any previous age, human beings suffer from a lack of purpose and self-confidence, and are troubled by dissatisfaction, dread, […]

2024-03-20T15:32:37-04:00March 15th, 2024|Essays, Featured Article, Selected Essays by Leonard Perlmutter, Spirituality|
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American Meditation Institute Research Scientist Claims to Have Discovered the Antidote to Lying

American Meditation Institute Research Scientist Claims to Have Discovered the Antidote to LyingAVERILL PARK, NY,  JANUARY 18, 2022 — During the 3rd annual National Conscience Month observance at The American Meditation Institute, Yoga Scientist and Yoga Psychologist Leonard Perlmutter announced that by coordinating the Four Functions of the Mind to support the wisdom reflected by the Conscience, pathological and compulsive lying and their far-reaching forms of pain can be significantly diminished. Perlmutter’s […]

2022-01-18T11:24:49-05:00January 18th, 2022|National Conscience Month, Press Release|
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National Conscience Month Originator Explains How Your Heart, Liver, Brain and Kidneys Can Also Celebrate Thanksgiving This Year

National Conscience Month Originator Explains How Your Heart, Liver, Brain and Kidneys Can Also Celebrate Thanksgiving This YearAVERILL PARK, NY,  NOVEMBER 23, 2021 — As families and friends gather around the Thanksgiving dinner table in gratitude for life’s many blessings, Leonard Perlmutter, founder of American Meditation Institute reminds the nation that celebrants can ensure that every organ of their bodies will also be able to give thanks for the […]

2021-11-24T12:01:02-05:00November 22nd, 2021|National Conscience Month, Press Release|
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As High School Seniors Finalize College Applications, the National Conscience Month Essay Contest Offers a $2,000 Scholarship

National Conscience Month Essay Scholarship 2022AVERILL PARK, NY,  NOVEMBER 16, 2021 — As many high school seniors complete their college application essays, the American Meditation Institute invites them to think more deeply and submit an essay to the 3rd annual National Conscience Month Essay Contest. This year one high school senior will receive a $2,000 scholarship toward higher education for the best essay that clearly explains how they experimented with using (or ignoring) the wisdom of their brilliant conscience […]

2021-11-24T12:01:09-05:00November 16th, 2021|National Conscience Month, Press Release|
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Optimize Your Innate Creative Powers by Learning to Coordinate The Four Functions of the Mind

To explain the workings of the human mind, Yoga Science presents a simple, conceptual diagram: a wheel with four spokes that turn it. The rim of the wheel represents the body, and its hub is the Divine Super Conscious Wisdom that is our deepest nature. The four spokes represent the Four Functions of the Mind: Senses and Logic (Manas), Ego (self-preservation), Unconscious (habits and memories), and Conscience (Buddhi). Ideally, these four functions work together in formulating every decision, large and small; but it is the Conscience that needs to have the last word if we are to live well […]

2021-11-24T12:01:17-05:00November 2nd, 2021|Essays, Selected Essays by Leonard Perlmutter|
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New Book Predicts: Coordinating the Four Functions of the Human Mind Can Resolve All Conflicts and Suffering

AVERILL PARK, NY,  NOVEMBER 02, 2021 — According to Leonard Perlmutter, author of the new book, YOUR CONSCIENCE, humanity possesses the innate creative potential to resolve all political, social, racial and economic conflicts and suffering. And in an excerpt from his book in the November, 2021 issue of Transformation the Journal of Yoga Science as Holistic Mind/Body Medicine, Perlmutter explains in precise, understandable detail that by coordinating the Four Functions of the Mind and using the Conscience to access Super Conscious Wisdom, every human being can solve all of life’s challenges.

But why should you […]

2021-11-24T12:01:45-05:00November 2nd, 2021|National Conscience Month, Press Release|
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Rediscover Your Love of Medicine and Life

A Personal Journey by Kristin Kaelber MD, PhD

When I first attended the AMI physicians’ conference, my intention was to heal from burnout. At that time, I truly believed that if I found the “right” job, then (and only then) I would be able to heal. I never imagined that healing could occur within the same job. I thought I needed to find a job where the clinic allowed me to emphasize lifestyle practice for reversal of disease, gave me enough time to see patients, and diligently supported physicians so that they could focus only on doctor work and not menial […]

2019-04-09T13:36:03-04:00April 9th, 2019|Burnout, Essays, Relieve Burnout Symptoms, Selected Essays by Leonard Perlmutter|
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