Monthly Archives: October 2009

Aspects of Karma-Yoga

Posted on October 31, 2009 by

Karma Yoga(Yoga of Works), as outlined in the Bhagavad Gita, involves doing work not for one’s ego but as an offering to the Divine. The principles of Karma Yoga can be easily applied in the tranquil atmosphere of some spiritual retreat where one is surrounded by like-minded people but it is much more difficult to practice in a professional or business environment of today’s capitalistic society. This post discusses some finer points of Karma Yoga based on the commentaries of Sri Aurobindo. Continue reading →

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Self-control over speech

Posted on October 17, 2009 by

During meditation, our consciousness gains contact with the Superconscient realms and becomes filled with calmness and power. This power acquired through meditation must be retained as much as possible in order to successfully transform our consciousness. The power dissipates into the external world if we engage in fruitless conversation. Economy of speech is a sine qua non for success on the spiritual path. Continue reading →

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How to cultivate the state of witness consciousness(Saksi-bhava)

Posted on October 12, 2009 by

Yoga is the process of shifting the center of our consciousness from the empirical self to the eternal Self. The first step required in this endeavour is to separate the eternal from the empirical, the Purusha from Prakriti, the Being from Becoming. This is achieved by following a process of detachment which is normally referred to attaining the “state of the witness” or Saksi-Bhava. In this talk, Kireet Joshi, a direct disciple of Sri Aurobindo & The Mother, discusses the gradual process by which we can attain this state of witness-consciousness. Continue reading →

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Stages in the spiritual journey (Anandamayi Ma)

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

Anandamayi Ma (wiki) was once asked to detail the stages in the spiritual journey. She enumerated four stages: Continue reading →

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Four stages of human love

Posted on October 5, 2009 by

The world is crooked(vrjina), says the Rig Veda, because every Divine vibration becomes distorted and debased in Man.  Our outer personality is cut off from the Light and as a result, our worldly ego distorts every movement of Truth into … Continue reading →

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