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The moment of letting go is not when life is over. It’s when life really begins.
Many paths are possible; whichever path is sincerely traveled leads to inner peace. ~ Bhagavad Gita 4.11
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” Paul Boese
Forgiving is all about you. Deciding whether to hold anger or release it occurs in your mind. How do you want to feel? What do you want taking up space in your brain and body? It’s your choice. Forgiveness is not condoning the actions of the other party. It is not rolling over and giving up. It is not giving in or losing anything. Forgiveness frees YOU from resentment prison.
“Not forgiving is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”—Unknown
Consider this: not forgiving also creates feelings of constriction and those feelings (which are energy and attract like energy) block the flow of your abundance.
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May the light of spirit enter me, flow through me, and connect me to the earth in a conscious and enlivening way.
“In order to be truthful you must embrace your total being.” Rumi
The cause of all pain and suffering is ignorance. - Buddha
I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness, and greed. - Dalai Lama
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The nobility is in being superior to your previous self.” - Hindu Proverb
Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence. - Buddha
Peace of mind mind has become an ever-elusive goal in today’s fast-paced world. What is peace of mind? It is a state of inner calmness and tranquility, together with a sense of freedom, when thoughts and worries cease, and there is no stress, strain or fear. Such moments are not so rare.
The question is, how to bring more peace of mind into our life, and more importantly, how to experience it in times of trouble. You might also ask whether it is possible to make it a habit, and enjoy it always and under all circumstances. First, you need to learn to bring more moments of inner peace into your daily life. Later, you will be able to experience these moments in times of trouble or difficulties too, when you really need inner calmness and tranquility.
Yoga helps us to gain a better understanding of ourselves and the world around us. It helps us to cut through the stresses and strains of daily life, and to cultivate a greater sense of joy, contentment, and fulfillment in life. Daily practice will calm down your mind. This calmness will influence your inner being, your body, your circumstances and the people you meet. It will transform you into a peacefulness and calmness generator.
Inner peace ultimately leads to external peace. By creating peace in our inner world, we bring it into the external world, affecting other people too. “Inner peace is beyond victory or defeat”. Bhagavad Gita
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“ Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built.” ~ Rumi
“I wish that the message of Peace may be experienced through Yoga, which is not only a culture of the body but the evolution of the Self.” - B.K.S. Iyengar
“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” - Henri Matisse
Sun salutations can energize and warm you, even on the darkest, coldest winter day.
Suryanamaskara,
Sun: symbolizes the divine light, nama: means to bow.
Traditionally done at the sunrise facing East. Suryanamaskara is an expression of gratitude to the Sun for its light and warmth, and a way to consciously invoking these qualities in our own being. The Sun symbolizes Divine Light, nama means to bow. When we practice Suryanamaskara we communicate in a symbolic language-saying, in essence, may the light of spirit enter me, flow through me, and connect me to the Earth in a conscious and enlivening way.
Truth is one, paths are many.
Meditation is the art of staying in this present moment. A sleepy person either lives in the past moment or is dreaming about the future life. But a meditator stays in this present moment and is alert about his thoughts and actions.
Find Contentment
Contentment is purity of heart, not a heart that is anxiously searching for something. When you have that contentment, everything is golden to you. Gradually learn to rise above all you wants. Keep your body and mind totally easeful and peaceful. Let things come and go as nature wants, as God wants. There is a Cosmic Awareness that will function through you. Don’t put your ego in the middle and create an impediment for that Awareness to function through. We create a lot of impediments along the way. Santosha
Taken from The Golden Present
Swami Satchidananda
