February 2022 archive

The evil mind

Link to Original Document People have the habit of dealing lightly with thoughts that come. And the atmosphere is full of thoughts of all kinds which do not in fact belong to anybody in particular, which move perpetually from one person to another, very freely, much too freely, because there are very few people who …

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Kleshas

Link to Original Document In chapter one and two of Yoga darshan, God Patanjali explains why we forget our divine selves This has been explained extremely well by Paramhansa Yogananda in God talks with Arjuna (in the first chapter) when he describes the great warriors Pandavas had to fight. There are a total of 8 …

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Keys to the kingdom

Link to Original Document Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”  Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.  And I tell you that you are Peter,[1]and on this rock I will …

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Check your activities

Link to Original Document How often do you do things that are different than animals? You might think it is a lot – but on closer examination you will find it is not much Sleep – animals sleep Eat – no Sex or mating – nope Building homes etc – birds have nests, tigers mark …

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The mind – changing it

Link to Original Document The mind has the habit of reacting. It will always be the case. You talk with someone. You like it. Or you dislike it. Or oh whatever. They are all reactions And reaction is a karma. And becomes binding. Kind of difficult to escape isn’t it? So the final steps of …

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Gradations of consciousness

Link to Original Document Let’s talk about the human body in relation to the Sushumna Yogi or not, one has to agree that the neurological system is very important for any living being. Without it, there is no good interaction with others, lack of sensory and physical or intellectual interaction would be a disaster So …

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Yama and Niyama

Link to Original Document My previous blogs have talked about Yama and niyama This is the first step to yoga and meditation. This sort of discipline is needed to have control over the mind. Gradually , in time if you can do this for 12 years it becomes part of you. The 12 years of …

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Pranayam – the greatest gift to Yoga

Link to Original Document This is a curiosity in a way. If you think you know about pranayam, please stop here. If you think pranayam is for health, Go to Ramdev. He runs a multi million dollar business based on pranayam, yoga and selling ayurved medications. There are millions of people who follow up – …

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Sincerity and life

Link to Original Document Here is an important statement made by Mother. (( Sri Aurobindo ) it is preferable to have one moment of sincerity rather than a long life of apparent devotion and that a psychological and spiritual victory over oneself is more important than all external victories. And that’s it! We really are …

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