Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Sermonettes of Swami Sivananda


Yoga of Synthesis
Yoga is the attainment of the highest Divine knowledge through Conscious Communion with the Lord by controlling the senses and the mind.
A bird cannot fly without two wings. Though the bird may have two wings, yet it cannot fly without the tail. The tail balances and directs the bird to fly in the right direction and saves it from falling. The tail is Bhakti (Devotion) which balances the two wings, represented by Karma (Action) and Jnana (Wisdom). Karma, Bhakti and Jnana are necessary to make you perfect; and to develop the head (Wisdom), hand (Karma) and heart (Devotion), and help you in reaching the goal. May you all tread the path of Truth; attain perfection and integral development through the practice of the Yoga of Synthesis.
As You Think, so You Become
You sow an action and reap a habit. You sow a habit and reap a character. You sow a character and reap your destiny. Hence, destiny is of your own making. You have built it but you can also undo it. Entertain noble thoughts by changing your mode of thinking and do virtuous actions. Now you think you are the body; then start the anti-current of thought. Think that you are the all-pervading Brahman (God). Immortal Brahman will you become. This is an immutable law.
                                                                                       to be continued

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