“Dharana is to develop the capacity of one-pointed attention. When the Dharana continues for some time without interruption, then it automatically becomes Dhyana or meditation.”
The Satsang Foundation
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“ Pratyahara is the capacity, developed through practice, by which you can shift your mind from one thing to another at short notice.”
“If your mood is reflected in the pattern of your breathing, can we turn it around and adjust the pattern of our breathing so that our moods are altered? From this came the entire science of Pranayama.”
“Treat all human beings the same way, no matter how they dress, how they are. Spend some time meditating on your Inner Self and little by little one day you will touch the source of well -being whic...”
“To practice Yoga and to make your mind quiet, calm and without ripples, you should live a life of moderation. Don’t go to extremes. If you completely don’t eat food, you can’t meditate. And if you ...”
“Yoga is getting rid of all the distractions of the mind. When all the distractions of the mind are gone, then it becomes beautiful like a pond which has no ripples and in that you can see the refle...”
“Yoga is beyond asanas, and that is true well-being.”
“Non-violence, Ahimsa is not just non-killing, but also not having a grudge against anybody.”
“The treasure shines in our hearts. We just need to turn around and look in. That’s called the ‘nivritti marg’. When that happens, then you have Supreme well-being.”
“The essence of happiness, the spark of the Divine is in the heart. When that is understood, you get some sense of what the Divine is. And for that you need to have some control over your emotions, ...”
“Let go and rejoice does not mean give up and rejoice. Letting go is different from giving up. Can we live in this world without carrying the unpleasant memories of our past experiences? Can we let ...”
“We should have food. We should have a place to stay, but you cannot find happiness by increasing your holdings.”
“There is a consciousness which witnesses everything. And if this consciousness due to applying your mind and due to your practices, can become the witness even when you are in deep sleep, then you ...”
“When you are dreaming, the dream is very real. When you wake up, it’s an illusion, it doesn’t exist. So, that which exists in one state of consciousness and does not exist in another, can you call ...”
“In sleep you forget everything. There is no recognition outside or inside. There is complete quietness and yet there seems to be some witness enjoying because when we wake up we always say, Oh! I h...”