Completion of purascharana four

Hari Aum.

I completed my fourth purascharana of the ashtakshara mantra in the last few days. I want to write a bit about my experiences with it here. The aim of this is to make the point that spiritual sadhana does produce results even while living an ordinary life as a householder in a city (and that one does not have to be a wandering sadhu in the Himalayas for this). The name of God has a transformative effect in all places.

Since November 2011, by the grace of God and my Guru, Sivananda, not a day has passed without my doing some form of sadhana involving the name of God, specifically the names of Vishnu/Krishna and more specifically, the ashtakshara mantra of Narayana.

Also, since January 2012 till date, I have completed four purascharanas of the ashtakshara mantra. My Guru defines a purascharana as 100,000 x the number of syllables in the mantra. So a purascharana of ashtakshara, the eight-syllable mantra, is 800,000 and I have completed four times this number (actually a bit more, as I've done japa in between the purascharanas too of course).

After completion of this japa portion of the purascharana, my Guru says one can do the required amount of homam (fire ritual), tarpanam (water offerings) and marjanam (water ritual) if possible. If not possible, he says "you can do feeding and charity according to your capacity if you cannot adhere to the above strictly" (i.e. to the post-japa rituals). http://sivanandaonline.org/public_html/?cmd=displaysection&section_id=525

I have done a few homams myself and with the help of a priest during the four purascharanas. I have also done as my Guru advises and donated to various charitable institutions including his ashram in Rishikesh.

What has been the effect of these four purascharanas? What has been the benefit for me in doing them?

Well, after the first three purascharanas, the main effect was feeling much more connected to God, much better at remembering God (which itself is an important sadhana). Also development of the witnessing side of the mind-- the side of the mind that watches what is going on in the rest of the mind (again, a necessary quality in a yogi). I also feel that this practice has improved my character and made me a kinder and more patient person.

The fourth purascharana was more challenging than the others for a variety of reasons. It also took longer to complete (2 years and 3 months approximately; normally takes me under 2 years). This is mostly because I had a baby during the purascharana (the arrival of my daughter has been a blessing though, and looking after her is an important spiritual sadhana for me as I feel that she too is a manifestation of God). It has also been more rewarding in terms of spiritual experiences.

I know yogis say one should not run after spiritual experiences but  rather,  just keep doing sadhana until one attains God. However, many gurus including my own, have also written about spiritual experiences as being useful signposts on the spiritual path. They are not a goal in themselves, but they do encourage one to continue sadhana until the real spiritual goal is attained.

So I would say I had more spiritual experiences in this purascharana compared with the others. I've had some very auspicious dreams of my Guru and God, and some dreams than came true (predictive dreams--I've written about these in other posts). These things never happened before and made me feel my sadhana is definitely having some effect on those aspects of my being that modern science does not yet understand very well (the deeper layers of the mind).

During this purascharana, I also felt inspired to read about the life of Krishna from the beginning to the end as described in the sacred book, the Srimad Bhagavatam which was a useful sadhana in itself (and I also published books on Krishna's life on Amazon, the proceeds of which go towards  the free medical work performed by my Guru's ashram in Rishikesh).

I'm feeling tired but happy on completion of this purascharana. I feel an important milestone has been crossed. I plan to take a break and then start the next purascharana in a couple of months. During the break, I will be doing a reduced amount of ashtakshara mantra japa (5 malas). I will also do some different worship during this time-- worship of the Divine Mother. I feel She gives me the strength to do sadhana and I want to thank Her by doing some worship.

I will recite the saptasloki Durga daily during this break, and do some japa of Her mantras. I want to keep the sadhana during my break light and easy so that it feels like a proper break before I start the next purascharana-- this will be a two year commitment (doing 11 malas a day which takes me about an hour) and I want to be able to keep going until the end. I will also be juggling life as a mother of a young child and as a doctor during this time so I know I will need to be very motivated to complete it.

I just want to say one thing before I conclude. I do feel that, japa sadhana even while living an ordinary life as a householder, has an effect. Even while running a household, doing a job, having a spouse, children and other family around, it has an effect. A single recitation of "Narayana" destroyed the sins of Ajamila. Daily recitation of His name and mantra by us does have a powerful effect.

Sadhana is meant for the many, not for the few. It is meant for every single soul who has been blessed with a human birth. It is not meant for just a few yogis in the far-off Himalayas. It can help us who live ordinary lives in ordinary places. It is not meant only for people who live exotic yogi lives eating leaves, walking barefoot in the snow and fasting for days. It is meant for you and me, with all our flaws and imperfections. It can transform us and will transform us. I've experienced some of this transformation and will keep going until the end, God-willing.

Never let anyone tell you a purascharana can only be done if you're willing to commit 6-10 hours a day and nonsense like that. The beauty is that, even if one commits to only one hour of seated japa per day (as I do), this one hour inspires one to think of God very often during the day, even in the midst of other activities. So one spends much more than one hour thinking of God. And remembrance of God purifies the mind and takes one to God.

I would say, do what you can and trust that it will have an effect, because it will. A little recitation daily goes a very long way.

With that, I will conclude this post. I wish you the very best with your sadhana. Keep going and trust yourself-- you are important to God, that is why He/She has given you a human birth. Start some japa sadhana and do it daily and feel the results for yourself. Life is short and time is fleeting as my Guru and the yogis say. Each day that passes without the name of God is a waste. Each day with the name of God is a blessing that takes us towards the experience of the Supreme Blessedness, the state of Self-realisation, of peace, bliss and immortality.

Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya
Om Namo Narayanaya


Hari Aum Tat Sat

Faith in the name of Narayana

Hari Aum.

It takes faith in the name or mantra of God to continue this practice day after day, month after month, year after year. For some, the faith comes naturally and one takes to mantra practice like a fish to water. For others, the mantra may appear in one's life due to some crisis- after which faith and trust in it develops.

Whatever the manner in which it comes, faith is undoubtedly important. Faith is a sort of trust, a hope- and in the end, it is replaced by experience. Faith is only needed initially, it helps one continue a practice until when gets one's own experience.

In my case, the mantra sort of barged its way into my life through some events. I reflect upon these from time to time, especially when I feel sluggish on the spiritual path. Remembering these events, kindles my motivation and keeps me going.

I am going to write about these events here. Because they showed me the mantra is more than an ordinary sound. I hope this will be inspirational to others also walking the path of mantra japa.

I am not one of those people who worshipped God from childhood. I grew up in a modern family filled with professionals. There was no time for any spiritual talk- all discussion at home was related to material subjects. I was encouraged to study modern subjects and had no real exposure to any philosophy.

I also had zero interest in spiritual matters myself as a child and found temples very boring (only went when dragged by some relative and eating 'prasad' was the only thing I enjoyed while there).

Years later, while I was in my early teens in Delhi, my grandparents came to stay for some years. They had the habit of saying "Narayana, Narayana" periodically (a habit common among people of their generation in Kerala). I used to find this odd but thought it was probably a learned habit.

This was the first time that the name of Narayana regularly fell upon my ears. I took little notice and did not give it any importance. Thus, while I lived in India, I had no interest whatsoever in spiritual matters.

Then, at the age of 16, I left India for good and moved to Europe with my family. Here I focussed on studying hard at school in order to be able to study medicine at university. Things were generally going well from a material perspective.

God continued to have no place in my life, until one day, I had to go to hospital for some invasive tests. While I was in hospital, a trainee nurse injected a sharp needle into the wrong part of my arm and probably hit a nerve instead of a vessel. As a result, I felt the most excruciating pain and blacked out (a common response to pain).

This is when the mantra made a grand entry into my life. When I blacked out, it wasn't just like a 'normal' black-out, when one doesn't remember anything. This is where it will probably sound a bit odd but it happened, what can I say.

This world disappeared completely and there was no memory of it (like a dream vanishes). Even worse, there was no me. No 16 year-old girl, no family, no name, no place, no nothing. It was very frightening. Not least because I felt that I was dying. Obviously I was not (the doctors later said it was an atypical faint). But that was the feeling. My mother, who saw this, said I went stiff, eyes rolling and stopped breathing, there was almost no pulse either. I was, however, not aware of any of this.

The only thing I was aware of was a roaring blackness, huge, fast, moving at tremendous speed. And I was in this black state, feeling utterly helpless. I could not snap out of this state back to the familiar world I know and like. There was a strong yearning to come back.

In this state, of utter fear, in this ghastly void beyond all description, there came the sound "Narayana". I don't know where it came from. I didn't say "Narayana" in my mind. Because my mind did not exist. The person I am now, did not exist.

So this person could not have said "Narayana". Anyway, there was consciousness of this sound. (Maybe it went deep into my consciousness somehow because of hearing my grandparents say this years ago, and it surfaced now, I don't know.)

A while later, I regained consciousness, but not calmly. I came around in the hospital, screaming "Narayana, Narayana" at the top of my lungs (was also crying due to feeling fear due to the feeling of dying). I had never called upon Narayana so desperately in my life until then.

The poor doctor and nurse had no idea what I was saying. My mother was also puzzled by my calling Narayana, as I had certainly never voluntarily called Him ever before up to that point.

After that, the memory of that experience stayed with me. A change came about in me. I gradually became more interested in spiritual matters. I started reading spiritual books instead of fiction. And developed an attachment to Krishna in particular. I later discovered my Guru in 2004 and became very interested in spiritual life and mantras in particular. I became a spiritual seeker.

I had the same scary experience a few more times, the latest being in May 2011- that was probably one of the worst. That time, the words "Keshava, please help me" arose in my consciousness while I was blacked out and went stiff. I then came around undignifiedly shouting "Keshava, Keshava" and woke up the entire household with the name of God - it happened at night and they were all asleep. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how one looks at it), they all heard the name of God loud and clear that night, a name they were not used to hearing!

After reflecting upon that occasion in 2011, I decided I must have a daily mantra practice (my mantra practice had become very sporadic at this stage due to being busy with my medical training). Some months later, I started a very regular daily practice in November 2011 doing just 1 mala a day, and began the first purascharana in January 2012. And from then till the present, I have continued a daily practice without missing a single day of reciting His names. His name remains a priority even when life is very busy with work and other activities.

I have not had the scary experiences since 2011. No idea if they will happen again (and privately, I hope they do not, unless God wants them to). While the memory of these events creates awe and fear in me, I am forever grateful to God for them. In the form of His name, He barged into my life in this way.

These scary experiences taught me two valuable lessons:

1. The name or mantra of God is powerful and protects. My experience of this is the reason I repeat it daily with reverence. I now understand the words of my Guru Sivandana, in his book 'Japa yoga', when he says "In the darkest hour of your trial, only the name of God will save you".
In this kali yuga, where the name of God is the primary sadhana advised in the scriptures, I feel very blessed to have been given strong faith in the name of God as a result of these experiences.

2. He is the real doer (for everyone). Me, my name, my personality, can be erased as easily as a piece of software can be deleted off a computer. My mind, my being is very, very temporary. I know this now- by my own experience.
I don't dare to say "I", my personality, had this scary experience. Because my current personality was not there to experience it. It was deleted, albeit temporarily.
 I am grateful to God, that He allowed me to understand that my personality is fragile and can evaporate at any moment. That He is the underlying basis of my existence, as He is for everyone.

So, when I say "Narayana" in this waking state, I say this name with reverence. I remember that this name alone existed when nothing else in the world did.

I respect this name more than I respect anything else in this world. This name is my true Guru (Sivananda is an embodiment of this name for me), this name is my God. And God willing, I will never let it go. I've seen its power myself and nobody can persuade me otherwise. This name is precious. It is not a 'normal' sound, it exists where no other sound can exist. I feel it it is the key to my spiritual discovery.

After I discovered Sivananda and had to pick my mantra for initiation in 2005, it was no surprise that I chose "Om Namo Narayanaya".

I trust that this mantra will continue to reveal its secrets to me little by little as I continue the practice. I have no doubt that your mantra will also do the same for you if you have a regular, daily practice.

So in summary, faith is indeed important in spiritual life. And the mantra is a very precious gift.

Hari Aum Tat Sat

Directing the mind to God in the midst of challenges

Hari Aum.

2018 has arrived. It is quite surreal in some ways thinking that we are already 18 years into the 21st century. I remember the year 2000 so vividly, it feels like it was not that long ago. It is incredible that eighteen years have already flown by.

So another year has dawned. And it brings with it, new opportunities and new challenges in the field of sadhana (spiritual practice). We all face challenges on a daily basis. We meet with difficult people who are unjust to us, with unfavourable circumstances and so on. In the midst of this struggle for daily existence, we are to direct our minds to God to attain Him/Her/That. This is no easy task. Yet the yogis say there is no other way.

7.6 billion people live on the Earth today according to the latest statistics. Every day, 7.6 billion people wake up and go about their daily business, some mostly helping the world and some mostly harming. We encounter some number of these people every day. Some help us, some harm us. The mind feels pain on account of the harm done by others. But if one thinks too much about this, then one loses the God-thought which is the real harm done by the other. So, even when one faces challenges, particularly posed by difficult and negative people, one has to direct one's mental energy to thoughts of God and not to thoughts of those who harmed us. This is easy to say and phenomenally difficult to do, especially when we feel particularly aggrieved or wronged. This is where the mantra comes in very useful. Even as the mind repeatedly tries to run towards thoughts of the past and future, one needs to gently bring it back to the mantra.

At times we may be so irritated by events in our life that we lose the taste for japa. The mood to recite the name of God may not be there at the time (especially for us as beginners). Even then one should never leave the practice of the name of God- because the yogis say, this is the most auspicious of all auspicious things. This grants both material and spiritual peace and bliss. Challenges are sent to us by God to strengthen us, so say Sivananda and other Gurus. We can only face them with help from God, and that help comes when we take His/Her name. The famous lady saint, Anandamayi Ma, used to say that sometimes one has to feed oneself the name of God as a medicine (at other times, one may enjoys the recitation/japa like drinking nectar). The name is both a medicine and a nectar, so say the yogis.

Hence with or without love, with or without concentration, in whatever circumstances, and whatever our mood or state of mind may be, we need to cling to the name of God and recite it for some time daily. Challenges will pass eventually, the name of God will give us strength to bear them.

Glory to the name of God.

Om Namo Narayanaya

Hari Aum Tat Sat

P.S. There are two eclipses next month in February. These are very auspicious times for sadhana and japa. The effect of any sadhana done during an eclipse is said to be severalfold that of other times. Hence one should take the opportunity to do sadhana at this time for one's own benefit and that of the whole world (peace in the world).

P.P.S. My fourth purascharana is carrying on, am nearly two months into it. Have a further 20 months to go. My writing sadhana is also continuing. The second book on part two of Krishna's life is nearing completion and will hopefully be published in the next 1-2 months.

Pingala's example: overcoming despondency in spiritual life

Hari Aum.

Despondency is a common and serious obstacle in the spiritual path. This is likely to grip most sadhakas at some point or the other during their spiritual life. One may be gripped occasionally by a mood of anxiety and melancholy - at such times one may wonder,  how can this herculean task of controlling the mind be achieved? How can all desires be eradicated? When will the mind be freed of the six enemies of spiritual life (pride, anger, lust, greed, envy and delusion)? When will jnana dawn? When will bhakti be attained? When will the ego be transcended? When will God be attained?

One hears the clarion call of one's Guru and other spiritual greats saying "Exert. Do sadhana. Reveal your true nature as we have done". But the mind asks all the questions described above- essentially wondering how this is ever going to happen.

One quails at the thought of comparing oneself to a Sivananda or a Vivekananda. One thinks I am like an ant, they are like an elephant- where is the comparison? One may sometimes despair at one's own mind which repeatedly runs after sense objects, which can only think of God for a limited time in the day before it needs a dose of worldly thoughts. How can one compare oneself with the spiritual greats who thought of nothing but God in order to attain God? The mind may make assumptions such as "I'm sure the minds of the spiritual greats were never as weak and worldly as my mind is....it's going to take aeons for me to attain God".

This type of despairing negative thinking reduces one's motivation on the spiritual path and becomes a serious obstacle and a self-fulfilling prophecy. If one believes one cannot attain God, one will not exert properly and one will not attain God. On the other hand, if one believes one has a chance, one will exert maximally and the rest is in the hands of Guru and God- at least one can say one tried one's best (and God surely will help those who help themselves as the yogis say).

At times like this it is useful to remember the lives of certain people from the Puranas. For example the story of Pingala. Pingala was a lady who slept with people for money - in modern terms, a sex-worker. She focused on the bodily pleasures alone with little interest in spiritual matters. One day, the story goes, a thief brought her a parrot as a gift. Someone had taught the parrot to say the mantra /name of God "Rama". The parrot frequently said "Rama, Rama!" and Pingala found this name interesting and pleasing to the ear and also began to say "Rama, Rama". Over time by repeating saying "Rama", her mind was purified and she attained God. And as per the Puranas, she attained God one lifetime I may add (not millions of lifetimes).

If a lady without any interest in spiritual matters such as Pingala could attain God in one lifetime by simply uttering the name of God without even understanding its meaning, then why not the rest of us? We can tell our mind "We may not be a Sivananda or a Vivekananda, but surely we are not less than Pingala. We can do what she did. We must have a chance if she had!". It may take one lifetime or more depending on the will of God, but we need not despair. (We know of other Puranic characters too such as Ajamila and Ratnakar/Valmiki who started at a very low level and attained spiritual heights by uttering the name of God).

The yogis say the name of God is infinitely powerful and purifying for the mind. Who then are we to say "It is bound to take millions of lifetimes"- is this not demonstrative of a lack of faith in the name of God. It may take millions of lifetimes to attain God or one or a few- let God decide. But let us note that, based on the Puranas, He does not keep people who say His name repeatedly waiting for millions of lifetimes- as demonstrated in the case of Pingala and yogis of modern times.

Plenty of yogis were arrogant, ignorant and downright unspiritual at the start of their spiritual lives- they were transformed by contact with their Guru and the name of God. Examples of modern saints who started off rather unspiritually include Swami Chinmayananda and Swami Vishnudevananda. Swami Chinmaya went all the way up to Rishikesh to write some nasty things about how Swamis are a hoax. However the holy atmosphere and sadhus transformed his nature and his latent spiritual samskaras unfolded and he did intense tapas for years and is said to have attained God.

Similarly Swami Vishnu refused to bow down at the feet of his Guru Sivananda on their first encounter thinking why should I bow down to any Swami! Swami Sivananda understood his thinking and surprised him by prostrating fully before him - this act taught Swami Vishnu the importance of humility and the understanding that God resides in everyone- he then became Sivananda's disciple, did intense tapas, spread yoga teaching and the Om Namo Narayanaya mantra around the world for peace.

So plenty of people who became spiritual greats in one lifetime had latent spiritual samskaras but also serious flaws of pride, ignorance etc at the start of their spiritual lives. In one lifetime, they took the name of God and thus allowed it to transform them completely and realised their true nature as one with God.

Why then shall we despair? Let pride, anger, delusion and other negative emotions assail us again and again - we simply need to continue our practice which will weaken these negative qualities with time, and strengthen the opposite positive qualities of humility, patience, wisdom, kindness and so on.

If Pingala could do it, then by God, so can we. Nil desperandum, never despair - as Sivananda says. It was possible for other yogis in one lifetime. It may be our destiny too- we will never know if we don't try.

Om Namo Narayanaya.  Om Namo Narayanaya. Om Namo Narayanaya.

Hari Aum Tat Sat

P.S. 
6.5.2016:
I was reading the autobiography of Sivananda (available free online on the Divine Life Society website) recently. I was under the impression that he did japa standing hip deep in the Ganga for 12 hours a day for 12 years non-stop before he got the Darshan of Sri Krishna. It appears I was wrong. He did indeed do this sadhana of doing japa standing hip-deep in the water for hours at a time, but he combined this with a very active element of service to society as a manifestation of God. He set up a free dispensary and found time to treat sick people (was a doctor before he became a monk) and did this during much of the 12 year sadhana period. He also spent time daily in study of spiritual books such as the Gita and Upanisads, and also from time to time, visited Mahatmas to obtain their blessings. In his autobiography, he writes that japa and karma yoga must be combined for genuine spiritual progress. He advises years of hard work in service of society alongside japa as absolutely essential ingredients for spiritual progress as this purifies the mind and develops noble qualities such as compassion, patience etc.

I have sometimes thought to myself that my medical work interferes with my ability to do hours and hours of japa, and have at times been slightly despondent that I do not have the capacity to do 10-12 hours of japa a day at present. I wondered if I was doing enough to make some decent progress in this life.

As per his autobiography, Gurudev took renunciation in Rishikesh in 1924 aged around 36 years after giving up his medical career abroad. He then went on a pilgrimage in 1925 and mentions another one in 1931. So he was clearly not doing 12 hours japa every day standing in the Ganga in Rishikesh for 12 years as he was going on pilgrimages etc-  though he was most likely doing this mentally all the time/for many hours a day. Between 1926 and 1930, there is no mention of any travel etc- I assume during this time he remained in his kutir in Rishikesh doing intense tapas. He is said to have attained God somewhere between 1924-1934 before starting the DLS in 1936.

Anyway, this gives me some encouragement that I'm on the right path, and that my medical career is not an obstacle but rather a help, and doing japa while immersed in external activity can still be a means to God. One has to keep reminding oneself again and again and keep the self-doubts at bay.

Also it is useful to remind oneself that spiritual life is a marathon. Not a sprint. One needs endurance, perseverance, self-belief, grit, discipline, determination and training to successfully run a marathon. One needs similar mental stamina to keep running the spiritual marathon. One should also never be tempted to wildly start sprinting fast in a marathon- that will result in prematurely burning up all one's energy and will prevent one from being able to complete the run. Pacing oneself is vital to ensure one completes the marathon.
 Similarly one should never impulsively try to do insane amounts of meditation/japa for several hours a day without careful thought and planning- if one can do this comfortably then well and good, but excessive strain and tension is not at all good- one does not want to burn out and stop altogether.

One cannot stop during a marathon, one has to keep running, even if slowly at times, and faster at other times. Because if you stop you lose momentum and it's harder to start again. Same thing with spiritual sadhana- at times one may do a lot and intensely, at other times one may slow down and do less, but every day one needs to do something- some japa, some meditation etc- one simply has to keep running until one reaches the destination.

Hari Aum Tat Sat

Householder aspiring for Realisation

Great saints in all traditions praise the Name as Supreme.

One who repeats the Name, derives the benefit of repeating the Name.

A householder who repeats the Name, derives as much benefit as a Sannyasi who repeats the Name.

Repetition of the Name, giving the mind to the Name, and not to the world, is real Sannyasa. Wearing orange robes and shaving the head is not automatically sannyasa.

As Sivananda says, mental renunciation is needed. Of course this is not an excuse to ignore external renunciation. As he said, what is needed is "plain living, and high thinking".

One can have plain living and high thinking as a householder.

My life situation is such that external sannyasa is not possible. My family, my own mind will not allow it. I feel that I am destined to live a householder life for now. I greatly admire and respect the ideals of sannyasa though, and want to live up to this to the best of my ability while in the householder stage of life.

I firmly believe that I can make serious spiritual progress while in this stage. I cannot and need not wait for external sannyasa. Life is short and time is fleeting- one cannot wait for ideal situations to arise, one has to work with what one has now.

Ultimately, everything depends on the Name.

Ramakrishna Paramhamsa, Gurudev Sivananda, Ammachi, Jesus, Mohammed, Guru Nanak- ALL of them and countless other saints, declared repeatedly that the Name is the best and most effective refuge from ignorance and suffering. What further reassurance is needed to take up this practice with great enthusiasm?

Even as a householder, one can convert one's house into an ashram for spiritual practice.

One who gives the mind to God, one who sees God alone everywhere, is the real Sannyasi. One can give the mind to God by repeating His Name even as a householder. One need not wait for external sannyasa.

Which brings me to a very inspiring message by Gurudev Sivananda for householders aspiring for Realisation.

He says:

"I will tell you a very, very easy method of Sadhana by which you can attain God-consciousness even while you live in the world amidst multifarious activities."

"You need not have a separate place or room and time of meditation. Close your eyes for a minute or two once in every two or three hours and think of God and His Divine qualities such as Mercy, Love, Peace, Joy, Knowledge, Purity, Perfection and so forth during work and repeat mentally HARI OM or SRI RAM or RAM RAM or KRISHNA KRISHNA or any Mantra according to your liking."

"Feel that the body is a moving temple of God, your office or business house is a big temple or Vrindavan and every activity such as walking, talking, writing, eating, breathing, seeing, hearing, etc., are offerings unto the Lord. Work is worship. Work is meditation."

"Give up expectation of fruits and idea of agency (I am the doer. I am the enjoyer). Feel that you are an instrument in the hands of God and He works through your organs. Feel also that this world is a manifestation of the Lord or Visva Vrindavan and your children, wife, father and mother
are the images of the same Lord. See Him in every face and in every object. Have a cool balanced mind always."

"If you develop this changed angle of vision and Divine Bhava in dally life by
protracted and constant practice, all actions will become Yogic activities."

"All actions will become worship of the Lord. This is quite sufficient. You will get God-realisation quickly. This is dynamic Yoga. This is very powerful Sadhana. I have given you a very easy Sadhana."

"May the Lord bless you all!"


http://www.dlshq.org/download/married.pdf

Hari Om Tat Sat