New Post: "Sivananda daily reading for 9th January - The Peak of
swamiji
You can climb the peak of perfection through resolute will, intense
dispassion, renunciation and rigorous Meditation. Sublime divine
thought is very powerful, it is a dynamic transmuting force.
Diligently seek the path of truth; tread it carefully and vigilantly,
for you may slip and fall. Love is harmlessness, kindness, compassion.
Nothing can tempt you if you are regular in meditation. He who is pure
at heart has already found divinity. Renunciation of egoism is the
direct way to the eternal.
Knowledge of the imperishable bestows perfect freedom and
independence. Where egoism is, immortality is not; where immortality
is, egoism is not. Concentration will give you great power. Collect
the scattered rays of the mind. Lust and greed make you a spiritual
bankrupt. Purity and meditation bestow on you inexhaustible divine
wealth.
A yogi becomes the master-builder of the temple of truth. Pass through
the gate of wisdom - you will reach the illimitable domain of eternal
bliss. He who is endowed with discrimination and power and
concentration climbs rapidly to the peak of illumination. Your real
guru (preceptor) is your own heart - he is the indweller, the inner
ruler.
Longing for final liberation is the hunger for the spiritual food of
knowledge of the eternal. Mind is the mirror through which the eternal
appears as the universe of names and forms. Be in the world - not of
the world. This is the highest yoga. This is the eternal wisdom. The
wise man is ever eager to learn, he never poses as a teacher.
This visible world is the mirror of the invisible Brahman. You are a
slave of circumstances because you do not meditate regularly. You will
easily get illumination in solitude. Solitude has its own charms -
prepare yourself for life in seclusion. Control and preserve energy
through silence, brahmacarya (celibacy) and pranayama (yoga
breathing), - you will have wonderful meditation. Love that man who
dislikes you - you will grow strong. Money wasted can be restored, but
time wasted is lost forever. Find out your centre - that centre is
perfect harmony, eternal bliss, your own immortal soul.
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