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The choice of the path is not about our present nature but about what we truly seek and aspire for.
At the Feet of The Mother
Essays on Yoga
Writings by Alok Pandey on Yoga
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Everything in creation has a material side as well as a spiritual truth that upholds it. Connecting the two is a whole mass of subtle and occult forces [...]
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Physical immortality surely does not mean a fresh imprisonment to one particular form.
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Why does a very dutiful parent suffer from afflictions from his/her children?
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Sri Aurobindo does not believe much in mechanical methods and stressed more on the attitude and the inner state rather than on the outer means and formal methods.
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Starting the practice, it is quite natural to think right away of change in our outer nature, the external man as they say. In reality, this is the last thing to change and, in some instances, may not even happen in one life.
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The practice of equanimity and niskama karma (desireless action) is a great help to prepare the ground.
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To stay clean within and without, to radiate beauty in all we think and speak and feel and do is certainly a divine quality.
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The outermost or the external personality is a bundle of habits often formed from a young age that crystallises into a pattern.
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If power without knowledge is a dangerous thing, then knowledge without power is a thing ineffective.
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We are connecting with the Infinite by going beyond the Mind and the ego-self which are the main causes of our limitation.
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The principle behind the practice is that the Divine Presence is there in the heart of every creature. It is hidden behind the veil of ignorance of earth nature.
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The matter is not simple since we often have contrary tendencies and contradictory pulls. Besides the human mind has an almost endless capacity for self-deception.
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Kashmir has been unique in bearing the confluence of many different streams of spiritual thought.
We shall not create an artificial divide between human love and divine love but rather learn to love truly and divinely whomever we love.
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Ultimately it is a question of destiny. But spiritual growth does not as much depend upon outer circumstances as much as on the inner attitudes we have towards them.
We should be careful not to define Truth into our limited mental formulas of life. The Truth is infinite and beyond any definition. It is to be lived and if we aspire for It then it begins to reveal Itself.