907 – Brave Heart

It has been very hot in North India, and I happen to be living in Delhi. The temperatures have soared to 45 degrees centigrade for the past week. It is so hot that one does not wish to step out of the home at all. This is not possible for everyone, and most people have to go to work and it is not necessary that the office is air conditioned. Clay bowls of water are placed for birds and other animals to drink from. Continue reading

421 – Freedom from Vrittis

“We can live freely within the essence of nature
Or stay in the confines of individual consciousness.
Our mind is modified by right and wrong knowledge,
Fancy, sleep, and memory.
Neither right nor wrong knowledge brings wisdom.
Fancy is not based on reality.
Sleep fails to release awareness.
Memory clings, giving no freedom.
Some of these things are painful,
Some are not painful
But burn them all together and find peace.” Swami Satyananda Saraswati

How can we control the mind?

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