Easy Steps to Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda

[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

While doing selfless service, an insidious feeling of self approbation may creep in
unnoticed. This may later manifest itself in the form of a sort of indulgent attitude and a lofty
contempt for those who are not following, a similar life. A constant humility kept alive by a
ceaseless exercise of it in service is the sure armour against this foe.
Spiritualise all activities. Feel you are an instrument in the Lord s hands and that all the
Indriyas (senses) belong to Him. Repeat the formula I am Thine; all is Thine; Thy Will be done.
80
APPENDIX
Feel that the whole world is a manifestation of the Lord and you are serving the Lord in all
names and forms. Whatever you do your actions and the results thereof consecrate them all to
the Lord at the end of each day. Do not identify yourself with actions. Then your heart will be
purified and you will be ready to receive the divine light and grace.
Rest not with being good. Do good also. Be kind. Be compassionate.
Let not virtue wither for want of exercise.
God is love. Love is God. Selfishness, greed, egoism, vanity, pride, hatred contract the heart
and stand in the way of developing universal love. Feel that the whole world is your body, your own
home. Melt and destroy all barriers that separate man from man. Idea of superiority is ignorance.
Develop Visvaprema all-embracing love. Unite with all. Separateness is death. Unity is eternal
life.
God is love. The only true religion is the religion of love or the religion of heart. Feel for
others as you feel for yourself.
Love expects no reward. Love knows no fear. Love Divine gives does not demand. Love
thinks no evil; imputes no motive. To love is to share and serve.
Do charity amounting to at least one tenth of your income or six Paise per Rupee.
Happiness comes to him who gives happiness to others.
Give, Give. Give in plenty, in humility and with joy. Thus in the very process of giving
enrich yourself too.
If a man, who has not removed jealousy, backbiting, hatred, pride, selfishness says, I am
meditating for six hours daily, it is all nonsense. Excel. There is no hope of getting into a
meditative mood even after a year unless a man removes all these Vrittis and purifies his mind first
by selfless service at least for six months.
Excel in Service,
Expand in Love,
Advance in Knowledge.
Service is Love in expression,
Love is concentrated Knowledge,
Knowledge is diffused love.
3. Purify
Spirituality means growing into the form of Divine Ideal. It is the transformation of your
nature from human to Divine. This is brought about by Abhyasa, i.e., spiritual practice or Sadhana
and Vairagya leading to renunciation.
81
EASY STEPS TO YOGA
Conscious attempt to merge ourselves in the Supreme Reality is called spiritual Sadhana,
which should be the common aim of all, though the process may be different.
If you wish to evolve quickly, you must have the right kind of Sadhana. If you are a student
of the path of self-reliance, you can select the Sadhana for your daily practice, yourself. If you are a
student of the path of self-surrender, you should get the right kind of Sadhana from a Guru and
practice it with intense faith.
Constant Satsanga with the wise and study of the Srutis under a Guru will slowly wipe out
the wrong and worldly Samskaras.
Make intense inner Sadhana the keynote of your life. Base your life upon the ceaseless
remembrance of the Divine consciousness and constant feeling of His presence.
Sadhana is at first mechanical and it is only in the later stages that it becomes a part and
parcel of one s own life. It appears as a drudgery in the beginning, but later on it imparts joy, peace,
strength, courage and freedom.
Do not be slack in you Sadhana. It is Sadhana that will help you in the long run. It is the only
asset in this life.
Be regular in your Sadhana and attain Self-realisation in this very birth.
Never mind repeated failures in your Sadhana. Nil desperandum. Despair not. Do not give
up the struggle or the Sadhana. Stand up and fight again. Struggle again. You are nearer to success
each time. Every failure is a steppingstone to success. You are sure to succeed in the long run.
Only when you have purified the heart, silenced the mind, stilled the thoughts and surging
emotions, withdrawn the outgoing senses, thinned out the Vasanas, you can behold the glorious
Atman during deep meditation.
The practical method of realising one s divine nature is the complete transformation of the
base animal nature, transcending the human nature and awakening fully the dormant spiritual traits
within.
This is done through perfect ethical evolution, self-restraint, self-analysis, self-purification, [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

Odnośniki