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Thoughts can condition you and make you think that 'you cannot do something,' and thoughts can also be conditioned to say, 'Yes, I can do it!
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Thoughts can condition you and make you think that 'you cannot do something,' and thoughts can also be conditioned to say, 'Yes, I can do it!
Yoga is not just physical exercise, but according to the Bhagavad Gita every approach to life is Yoga.
The mind is fickle and difficult to control; it is always moving and turbulent, but we can bring it under control through effort, dispassion, and spiritual practice. Through constant practice of me...
When it comes to how to make the mind one pointed and free it from agitations that constantly assail it, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali say there is only one way : 'Nairantarya Deergha Kale Abhyaasa,...
The great Kabir Das said many hundred years ago, 'kal karey so aaj kar, aaj karey so ab' meaning, 'What you are to do tomorrow, do it today, and what you should do today, do it right now!!' Postpon...
The Bhagavad Gita is meant for applying the principles in daily life. If you cannot, there is no point in reading the Gita. It is not just theory, it is a practical text on how to move forward.
Let go' doesn't mean 'give up'. It means, let go of all unpleasant memories, the hurts, the wounds, the bitterness that are in your mind - let it all go.
A person who has touched That freedom, Moksha or Mukti, or completeness, lives an unprejudiced life of total freedom, not influenced by the stereotyped images that one encounters in day- to- day life.
Divine love is to fall in love with the Supreme Being. A person is ready to give up anything to touch the feet of the deity or embrace it. Spiritual love for the deity is called Bhakti. This cannot...
Without the old dying off, there is no space for the new.
Peace is a state of mind that comes from inside. If you are not peaceful with yourself you cannot be at peace anywhere.
When all the attention from the worldly objects is directed to the divinity, then it is surrender. You are in control of your senses by directing your whole attention towards the Lord. You are sayi...