Quotes by Swami Yogananda

"Only those who have acquired great good karma through the good works of many incarnations are drawn to the path of Kriya Yoga. They are blessed who have learned this technique."

 

"Master of his body and mind the Kriya Yogi ultimately achieves victory over the 'last enemy,' Death."

 

"When the yogi is able to see the light between the eyebrows and to withdraw his life force from the nervous system to the five sense-telephones, he enters the state of esoteric tapasya (ascetical renunciation). His mind, being disconnected from the senses, then exists in a state of esoteric renunciation."

 

"After Kriya practice, sit long in meditation with attention fixed at the Kutastha (the Spiritual Eye). The soul-consciousness that usually flows outward into body-consciousness is turned inwardly by Kriya. Then the mind, freed from its attraction to external objects, will experience the wondrous inner world of Spirit."

 

"The true follower of Kriya Yoga is the highest yogi, and Kriya Yoga is the greatest yoga technique ever developed in man’s search for the Infinite."

 

"Soul is individualized Spirit, which is unmanifested, ever-existing, ever-conscious, ever-new Bliss. The soul, as Spirit's reflection, has the same qualities as Spirit, but the soul identifies itself with the three bodily sheaths that cover it — the ideation body or consciousness, the astral body or life force, and the physical body of flesh — and their normal and abnormal conditions."

 

"Each soul must find his way back alone. No one but you is responsible for your mistakes and habits. Once you have found your Self in your soul, you are free. But so long as you are not free, so long is there danger; you will have to come back and work out all the desires that remain unfinished. Your body is mortal but the soul outlasts the body."

 

"The soul always remains unpolluted, like age-long buried gold. All one has to do is wash off the dirt and spiritual rays will shine forth through one's joy."

 

"They say that all the thoughts of all one’s incarnations are reflected in the eyes. The eyes reveal the whole story of the soul, not only of this life but of past lives."

 

"All souls are equal. The only difference between you and me is that I made the effort. I showed God that I love Him, and He came to me. Love it the magnet from which God cannot escape."

Swami Yogananda quotes

"Whatever I do, I do with the greatest love that I have in me. Try this, and you will see that you do not become fatigued at all. Love is one of the greatest stimulants to the will. Under the influence of love the will can do almost anything."

 

"If you read one hour, then write two hours, think three hours, and meditate all the time."

 

"Making others happy through kindness of speech and sincerely given right advice is a sign of true greatness."

 

"Salvation can come only through your own efforts. If you want to be saved you must make an effort continuously to give first importance to God. Constant reasoning and spiritual effort are necessary."

 

"The yogi should distill from his diet life-force and energy, not sickness! He should also derive energy from the sun, by exposing his body in its rays to absorb pure oxygen, which is carbon-and-toxin destroying; and by practicing deep inhalations and exhalations."

Bhagavad Gita Reincarnation Rebirth Meaning Definition

Bhagavad Gita Hinduism interprets process of reincarnation... rebirth in a different way! As per Bhagavad Gita when souls' atmans were indestructible... could neither be created nor destroyed... all concepts of reincarnation existing in varied Hindu literature and other religions of world were meaningless... had no relevance! A soul is termed atman in Hinduism. 

As per Bhagavad Gita the entire cosmic journey of a soul atman is one single span of life... absolutely unbroken... uninterrupted! This entire journey of life by a soul atman gets covered in 8.4 million manifestations that required an earthly sojourn of 96.4 million years! The human span... the journey of life by a soul atman in human form consists of 1.1 million manifestations... that approximately required 12.4 million earthly years.

Body to body... manifestation after manifestation... the cosmic journey of life for every soul atman was one unbroken cycle of life. After death of present body... every soul atman manifested another body based on residual balance of karma of that moment. For a soul atman to manifest a body... if matching parents were not available on mother earth... it hibernated in heaven or hell.

In heaven... if the residual balance of karma was positive and hell, if negative! No sooner matching parents became available on mother earth... the hibernating soul atman immediately manifested a new body and started a new cycle of life. As a student of class one promotes to class two... every soul atman also kept changing life forms after another.

The meaning of Reincarnation as defined in various encyclopedias dictionaries was flawed. The rebirth of soul in a new body was meaningless. Every soul atman was all powerful. It exists from times immemorial. At no stage of life it ever died. Only when death of physical body occurred... the soul atman immediately manifested a new body based on residual balance of karma.

From spirituality point of view... the concepts of reincarnation... rebirth did not exist in cosmos! Only when something died... it could rebirth! When death of soul atman never occurs... how it could rebirth... reincarnate! For understanding clear definition of reincarnation... rebirth, our indulgence in spirituality was mandated by God Almighty. Only by traveling spiritual path... human beings finally unveiled pearls of wisdom that lay hidden in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism.

It was path of spirituality and spirituality alone that finally led human beings to God Almighty!

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What does Bhagavad Gita say about Death

As per sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism... death carried no meaning in mortal world. Death... as per Bhagavad Gita was just a medium for souls' atmans to manifest another life form. Unless death of present body occurred... our soul atman could not manifest another body. Death was part of cosmic life cycle. In absence of death in cosmic system... everything would become stagnant! 

A soul is termed atman in Hinduism.

As per Bhagavad Gita every single soul atman in its lifetime manifested a maximum of 8.4 million forms of which last 1.1 million forms consisted of human life. The initial 7.3 million manifestations in the life of a soul atman occurred in insect, plant and animal form! The movement of soul atman from one manifestation to another was facilitated by death... termed Mrityu in Hinduism!

The evolution of life in cosmic system was a cyclic process. When a life form reached its mortal end... the soul atman immediately after death of mortal body manifested a new life form. If matching parents were not available on mother earth... the released soul atman hibernated in heaven or hell. In heaven... if the residual balance of karma was positive and hell, if negative!

Death of mortal frame did not mean end of life for the present life form. We are primarily a soul atman... pure consciousness that manifested a life form to work out its karma... remove dross impurities within! No soul atman could purify self of its own. It needs a medium... a body to work out its karma. Furthermore, it was only through manifest form of human beings every soul atman finally reached cosmic end of life... 8.4 millionth manifestation... last in cosmic life cycle!

Souls' atmans... karma... death were all integrally related as per theory of spirituality. In absence of one... the other could not subsist! As per Bhagavad Gita we must indulge in good karma... positive karma all the time! Why? After death of mortal body nothing gets carried to next life except residual balance of karma. It was based on karma our soul atman manifested new life form.

It is in our interest... it is in the interest of us as a soul atman that we indulged in positive karma... good karma all the time. Only by doing so could we accumulate Punya karma that finally led to God Almighty in our lifetime. It was only by accumulating Punya karma human beings finally succeeded in cutting across shackles of karma forever.

By committing suicide... one never gained anything in life. Committing suicide was an offence as per Bhagavad Gita. Our soul atman after death of mortal body in present life (that resulted from committing suicide) again manifests a lower life form than present. What of sin incurred by committing suicide? By committing suicide we again suffered in life as our soul atman would manifest a lower form of life in next manifestation.

As journey of life for a soul atman was an unbroken continuous process... why indulge in negative karma and mar our future! When a person becomes enlightened... one finally overtakes death forever. For one who was immortal... death of mortal form carried no meaning. Enlightenment was gained by reducing karma to zero.

Human beings who did not believe in existence of soul atman were ignorant in matters spiritual. Such human beings always clamored for material riches beyond requirements. Pursuing religious path... such human beings desired reaching God in their lifetime. God Almighty could never be reached via path of religion... path of rituals! For reaching God in present life... path of pure spirituality as detailed in Bhagavad Gita was necessitated.

Bada moi mother i miss you

No farewell words were spoken,No time to say goodbye,You were gone before we knew itAnd only God knows why....miss u Bada...miss u so so much...

If roses grow in Heaven, Lord
Please pick a bunch for me.
Place them in my Mother's arms
And tell her they're from me.

Tell her I love her and miss her,
And when she turns to smile,
Place a kiss upon her cheek
And hold her for a while.

Because remembering her is easy,
I do it everyday,
But there is an ache within my heart
That will never go away

Giving..

That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.

Baba's blessed love

This is moi little altar of Sainath....shared here are the beautiful pictures of baba created by his divine children.... if u hv come here accidently...please take a second of ur time n seek babas blessing... nothing is without a reason.... may Almighty grace be on you as a blessing...alwz...Om Sai Ram