“Yoga is any attempt to make your mind quiet and move beyond your ordinary limitations. Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga - all these are different modes of journey to the Truth, depending on the ...”
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“Om Namah Shivaya - I bow down to that supreme Shiva who encompasses all the levels of consciousness, from waking state to the dream state and beyond into turiya. I bow down to Shivam for the Truth ...”
“The purpose of spiritual training is to become one-pointed, and then to finally let go. The Upanishad says - 'Tena tyaktena bhunjitha', meaning 'let go and rejoice!'”
“When the mind is settled, there are no distractions; it's at peace. If it’s at peace with itself, then it is at peace with the world outside. The aim of yoga is to bring the rush of thoughts to a p...”
“In the state of moksha or freedom, the human mind, even the physical body, undergoes a certain change. The cells change, the psyche changes, everything changes. The person becomes a entirely new in...”
“True freedom emerges when the mind is absolutely at rest - at peace with itself and the world. Not grasping, not in conflict, not reaching out, not stretching itself but remaining in its original s...”
“The whole search for Truth should start with understanding our relationship with nature and how we relate to other human beings, or even animals. It’s not something isolated, we are part of one big...”
“I am not denying you might need some help from a teacher on a journey of such large uncharted territory, this search for Truth; but the moment the teacher becomes more important than the teaching, ...”
“So, let this be our resolution this year. That we will resolve to do the best we can to help at least one unfortunate human being. And two, we shall let go of all negativities, of all hatred and an...”
“A small good deed, a kind deed done to another human being or another living creature, can wipe out the dirt of negativity that has gathered in your soul and make it free and clear as a mirror to r...”
“Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras, while discussing the question - How does one make the mind one-pointed, free from agitation, says there is only one way. There are no short cuts. Nirantara deergha ka...”
“Write down your goal – WRITE IT DOWN. Every night, before you go to sleep, take the slip, read it as many times as you can. Repeat it like a mantra. Put it under your pillow and go to sleep. Belie...”
“Let go and rejoice – let none of your hurts and negativities stick to you. Throw them away – let go of them. Then, be free and rejoice in the bliss of the tranquil mind which is at the core of your...”
“‘Let go’ doesn’t mean – give up. Throw everything and run away to the cave! That’s not what it means! Let go of all the unpleasant memories, the hurts, the wounds, the bitterness that's in your mi...”
“The resolution has to be specific. If you resolve to be happy, have happiness as your aim – and, get ready to sacrifice everything else for happiness. Happiness is not attained by acquiring and ga...”