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You must always step back into yourself – learn to go deep within – step back and you will be safe. Do not lend yourself to the superficial forces which move in the outside world. Even if you are in a hurry to do something, step back for a while and you will discover to your surprise how much sooner and with what greater success your work can be done. If someone is angry with you, do not be caught in his vibrations but simply step back and his anger, finding no support or response, will vanish. Always keep your peace, resist all temptation to lose it. Never decide anything without stepping back, never speak a word without stepping back, never throw yourself into action without stepping back. All that belongs to the ordinary world is impermanent and fugitive, so there is nothing in it worth getting upset about… When you get the sense of the relativity of things, then whatever happens you can step back and look; you can remain quiet and call on the Divine Force and wait for an answer. Then you will know exactly what to do.
From The Mother
Pondicherry

“Attachment is blinding; it lends an imaginary halo of attractiveness to the object of desire.”

~ Sri Yukteswar Giri
Autobiography of a Yogi

So if you see someone you like. You feel you can’t live without the person. Remember put yourself in the trap
You created as an imaginary halo of appeal to the person

Now you know Why Hollywood is full of divorces and broken relations.

Or everywhere

Same thing with your favorite food. You made it attractive. Ultimately all ingredients, the core – was made by sunlight

Yogananda right in his SRF lectures and energizing exercise
There are helpful in getting rid of sloth.
Yoga asana are a last art. Why? The asana has to be done properly with attention.

That’s why The Same health benefits are talked about but not Shays achieved

The original asana were meant for reaching the divine

That asana is somewhat lost.

Anyway here is what Yogananda said

March 27 at 4:13 PM

REMOVING ALL PENCE AND SUFFERING

The Master says, ” There are billions of germs in your mouth, in the nails, but they don’t affect you. You have to be afraid of germs. If your body is electrified, they will be electrocuted. That’s what asana does, the posture. And tension exercises are much better than even asanas, because they electrify the body.” Of course the Master here refers to Energy Exercises.

And from The Eternal Search, Chapter 10: Removing the static of fear of mental radio The Master says:

” Whatever your fear is, keep it out of your mind and leave it in God’s hands. Have faith in Him. Much of the suffering is due only to worry. Why suffer before the disease shows up? Since most of our ailments come from fear, if you throw away all fear you will be free instantly. Healing will be immediate. Every night, before you fall asleep, repeat this statement: ” The Heavenly Father is with me; I am protected “. Imagine yourself surrounded by the Spirit and his cosmic energy, and think, ” Every germ that attacks me will be electrocuted “. Sing three times Om or the word “God”; this will act like a shield and you will feel the wonderful divine protection. No hostels fear: it’s the only way to be healthy. If you commune with God, His truth will flow to you and you will know that you are actually the imperishable soul.”

P. Yogananda…

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PRODUCING PURI FROM UNDER THE BLANKET

My son received low marks in the mathematics exam of his B.A part II degree, and he was preparing for a retest with a hope of improving his grade. When my sister informed us that Baba had arrived at her house in Allenganj, Allahabad. I asked my son to go for his darshan. My son said that he did not want to go for Baba”s darshan for the sake of passing his exam and that he would prefer to see Baba after the results had been published. I agreed to this and went alone for Baba’s darshan. When I was bowing before Baba, I heard my sister asking him to bestow his blessings on my son, so I told Baba about the conversation I had had with him earlier. Baba was overwhelmed with emotion. Shaking his head, he said, “You don’t understand, he is very shy”. We were surprised to see how such a simple thing had moved Baba. Then I remembered something Baba had once said to Sudhir Mukerjee “Who comes to me for my sake only!” The unselfishness of the boy pleased Baba.

As Baba was leaving the house, I went out with him. He took a piece of puri from under his blanket and giving it to me. He said, “Give it to your boy”. By his grace my son not only passed his B.A and M.A exams but also got a job in State Bank of India before the M.A results were announced. One day in Kainchi my younger son informed Baba of his brother’s new appointment and Baba said, “I have made him manager”.

—Rajida

Excerpts from “THE DIVINE REALITY of SRI BABA NEEB KARORI JI MAHARAJ” Chapter “OMNIPOTENCE” written by Shri Ravi Prakash Pande “RAJIDA”.

What more can be said?

And this is the problem we have. Inner conviction. It is there. But we have somehow convinced ourselves we can’t do it. It can’t be done

And once we have the wrong conviction it takes a lot of work to unconvinc ourselves !

You are the divine. As Vivekananda said , we have been hypnotized into believing we are the thought or body. We have to get out of it.

Merely saying I am not the body or thought will not work. Meditate on your inner self. Get rid of the identity with body. Do what it tastes

The great saints told us to give up attachments to food and sex. Why? So we can break the stronghold those vices have on the inner self. It is one more aid – in forgetting our identity with the material world

It will hurt. It will be painful. You will feel remorse. Get angry. After all it is something we look forward to when we wake up.

The yogi calmly observed the thought of wanting food. Sex. Money. Worries. Remains unruffled. Those thought waves are not me. I refuse to succumb to them

This is what Kapil muni taught in Sankhya. This is the witness attitude

However it is a lot more than this. This is the first step. Later when one becomes adept. You realize the thought of wanting is maya. It’s funny. It is not even you !

But more later!

God bless all those who try. I know your challenges. I do not wish anyone remain in this illusion. It will be a long battle. But can be undone quickly once the fire is lit.

We are going through difficult times. Yogananda gave an example. It is like Lifting a burden off someone back. That weight could kill an older person but a very strong person can endure it

For spiritual progress the saint takes the burden on himself. They do literally suffer In silence. But no one knows.

Our karma is the biggest block in spiritual progress

For This great help from the saint, the disciple or Bhakta must offer a token to the Guru. Otherwise Shakti is very upset.

Here is a story from Neem karoli Baba

YUDHISHTAR

Yudhishtar, son of late Omkar Singh, took Maharaj to Bhumiadhar in his car. When they got there, Yudhishtar went into the forest to attend the call of nature. There a black snake bit him, and the poison from the bite spread quickly throughout his body, turning it black. With great effort he tried to walk towards the ashram, but he fell down unconscious some distance away. When people found him, he was already dead. All were sad and unable to do anything. Then Baba appeared, took off his blanket and spread it over Yudhishtar. Sometime later Baba held him by the hand and made him stand up. He was swaying back and forth. Baba scolded him and asked him to drive the car. Baba himself sat by him and continued to scold him while making him drive at great speed. He took Yudhishtar to Ranikhet, sixty Kilometers away, on winding mountain roads. When they arrived, Baba made him eat and then asked him to drive back to Bhumiadhar. After driving this long distance in the hills, Yudhishtar became fully awake and alert.

For several days, after this incident, Baba did not meet anyone. Brahmchari Baba said that Baba lay alone in his room in the ashram while his whole body turned black. He believed that Baba endured the effects of the snake poison himself.

Excerpts from “THE DIVINE REALITY of SRI NEEB KARORI JI MAHARAJ” Chapter “OMNIPOTENCE” written by Shri Ravi Prakash Pande “RAJIDA”.

Science has taught us to rely on it
The yogi goes beyond physical law and trusts the divine light!

Yet even great masters fall sick

Ramana maharshi has pharyngeal cancer
Ramkrishna had pharyngeal cancer
Yogananda had paraplegia later in life
Lahiri Mahasaya was reminded of his time to go and had ? Melanoma

And then there were the great saints like Kabir and Mirabai who kicked the body at will
Mohangiri Maharaj, santoshgiri and kevalgiri Maharaj left at will

Some saints were are even More generous. They have kept the body for thousands of years
( if you believe it )
Babaji. Ved Vyas. Vasistha Maharaj. Gorakshnath. Kashinath dada. Parmanand tirrhji Maharaj. Trailoki Baba. Lal ded. Hanumanji
Kag Bhushandi maharaj and a few others have been around for tens of thousands of years. The public is not Ready for proof of such beings and will always remain a huge matter of debate

So the progress to be made spiritually is like sky is the limit

Sadly we struggle with minor problems such as ego and struggle with desires for money, fame, sex.
Where is the hope to reach those glorious exalted levels

The world is in a state of panic. The finances of almost all countries is doomed No one can tell How long this will last.

With the semi quarantine that all countries implement ( except UK ) it will linger for a long time

Maybe 3-4 months. At some point they may have to but the bullet and let life continue

It is difficult to fight these illnesses. Deep down in everyone subconscious it is established – cannot fight it and it is lethal. Under those circumstances, everyone is promoting the Virus.
Some may believe their prayers will help. But those numbers are so few , if viruses spread by democracy ( opinion of the majority) it won’t be enough to curtail the spread

On is heels another virus is taking roots in – yeah once again – China

This is the proper time to be established in pure consciousness. In the joy if self consciousness Illnesses can’t stay. Since this status is very rare, Yogananda gave a different cure

He said,

Imagination is the door through which disease as well as healing enters. Disbelieve in the reality of sickness even when you are ill; an unrecognized visitor will flee!”

~ Sri Yukteshwar Giri
Autobiography of a Yogi

Current fear is the imagination. It is harder to establish the fearless imagination of immunity when all your logic has taught you otherwise

But it can be done.

Constant reaffirmation during mediation can help deepen mediation. My blogs repeatedly remind people about their divine status. Yet your own mind will deny it

Hence mediation !

My friends, you are the pure consciousness! Don’t cling to the vagrancies of the mind

The trick

Is given in Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana

Patience

Without sorrow

Constant

Whole heartedly

Yesterday I was talking about Guru to a close friend

And today I read this

An amazing coincidence

My answer had a lot more clarity. And then there is a lot more like the tip of the iceberg

Now this does not tough the Yoga viewpoint though

Nevertheless for the world it makes sense to some and me

We know very little

We should try but truth is there are many parts of Brahma / God / consciousness / Atman.

Can you see infra red light, ultraviolet light?
Can you see magnetic fields ?
Just a few things that science can evaluate with expensive instruments
But there are many things which scientists can’t even reach

Similarity in the mental place there are things you do not know
The yogi know them

“We are conscious of only an insignificant portion of our being.” What are these insignificant parts of our being?

Almost all of them.

There are very few things which are not insignificant; all your ordinary reactions, ordinary thoughts, sensations, actions, movements,—all this is very insignificant. It is only at times,
when there is a flash of the higher consciousness through the psychic, an opening into something else, a contact with the psychic being (which may last for a second), at that moment, it is not insignificant. Otherwise, all the rest is repeated in millions and millions of copies. Your way of seeing, acting, all your reactions, thoughts, feelings, all that is ordinary. And you believe you are extraordinary, particularly when you are seized by extraordinary sensations and feelings, those that you consider extraordinary—you believe you are lifted higher, nearing something superhuman; but you are quite mistaken. It is nothing but an ordinary state, deplorably ordinary. You must enter deeper, try to see within yourself if you want to find something which is not insignificant.

The Mother
Pondichery, ( Sri Aurobindo )

Thought I would share this. Attempt to be truly extraordinary. Not a delusional extraordinary.
Anyone see the movie Lucy?

It is not easy.

Before you even read the first line, your mind is constantly accepting or rejecting what I write.

If it matches your understanding, you will like it. The problem is you have the ego of your understanding and all you gained is reinforced ego

If it does not match your understanding, you reject it , again your ego feels smug that you are superior

If you don’t understand it you get tired and move on to the next page, your ego saying what a bunch of crap

If you learn something new, you’re mind starts ruminating about it. If you think about it and feel good that you learnt something it was a waste. Just ego of understanding

But if you read it, learn something new and then crave a higher status, crave GOD, crave to become pure, crave leaving the bonds formed by the body, get disgusted with your flaws AND then go and meditate then you will certainly progress.

But few will ask how to do that!