In the last a few days, a thought has passed by. Without giving details, how often should one meditate? Yogananda said if you read one hour meditate for 10 hours He also said meditate twice day 8 hours a day Vivekananda and Ramkrishna talked about 24 hours of mediation Yoga sutras imply something similar It …
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Jun 19
Why knowledge or experience
Knowledge prepares the way to love. You cannot love that which you do not know. Knowledge of God must therefore precede love for Him. That knowledge comes by practice of Kriya Yoga, the technique that Lahiri Mahasaya gave. When you know God, you will love Him; and when you love Him, you will surrender yourself …
May 27
In continuation – peace
So those very fortunate people who are given peace – peace to such a high degree. And joy to that degree – are worthless Worthless from a society standpoint. They remain incapable to work. Once in that state , that state is so intoxicating, they don’t move from one place to another. They lie Or …
May 27
How words betray you!
Here is an incorrect understanding. His words betrayed his level of experience Your inner peace or happiness depends exclusively on how you train your brain with your mind. Brain is an organ, mind is consciousness. With daily meditation and practice of mindfulness, japa and worship, the energy centres (chakras) slowly balance and align with higher …
Feb 05
Polarity of Chakras
I have alluded this to a few times in my past blogs. Every chakra except Sahastrar has a negative downward pole, a consciousness that is directed towards the world.  This is referred to in the Bhagvad Gita as the “Dakshinayana” or lower six months of the calendar. If a person leaves the body while the chakras …
Jan 17
Guidelines for Yoga / Rules of Yoga
I changed the name from rules to guidelines. The reason for calling it rules, is because in my opinion, doing yoga is like going into battle where one is constantly battling ones sanskaras. In other words, in order to win this battle, certain rules must be followed. If one reads any scriptures regarding Yoga and …
Nov 09
The mind (continued)
We ended the previous blog in a rather gloomy and dismal way. After all, who likes an existence where there is nothing to look forward to. A situation where the mind wants nothing and has nothing to look forward to is quite depressing! This is where the problem lies. The soul is not the mind. …
Nov 05
February 16, 2006
The vital or desire has its own limited intellect, its own ego and its physical aspect. For eg. the physical aspect is the sexual desire. It only seeks satisfaction for its own satisfaction and not for the satisafaction of the body. (Sri Aurobindo). When the vital or desire surrenders, it no longer insists on its …
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