Yoga suggests that the road to happiness can be found through the control of the mind. To do this the ancients recommended that the mind be continually focussed on God. It takes hard work to achieve this. Left untethered the mind responds to its conditioning, then the individual becomes driven by this directionless mind and remains in a state of uncertainty,the most common human experience. However the motivations to reach a higher plane can be very strong.
The ancient Yogi’s invested in the discovery of means to change the distracted mind to one of focus and clarity. The single determinant of this quest has been the focus on God. The creation of a single point of interest. For some cultures it is the icon, for others it i s the planets, others it is money and for us it is our life purpose.
With as little guidance is possible, our minds can be made to quieten for the moment to absorb the higher order. It takes education and practice to free this powerful reception. When it is functioning higher ideals are achieved. Life becomes an ordered event. You become the prophet. It is very dependent on the correct function of the nervous system. To help us to remain focussed, we must remember that pleasure is the magnet of the lower mind, our animal instinct. The road is rough for no sooner do we achieve the state we wished when the discomfort of old sets in and the urge for the journey renews. The teachers of the journey are those who have struggled along it. For those to whom it is given without struggle there is little to teach.
False security lies in pleasure.
True security les in the investment in higher ways, the ways of Yoga.
The results of this work are twofold.
First the person sees a lot more of their personality and will understand their strengths and weaknesses. It will reveal their hidden potential. They will discover deep inside themselves the element of Godhood.
Second, they will be less and less bothered by events that previously affected them. Their attitude will remain strong and clear. Their need for instant gratification will diminish in favour of longer term horizons. Their actions will be based on certainties, energy will be conserved , actions more efficient and less exhausting.
Under these circumstances a certain confidence emerges that can only be found in awareness of deeper realities. The chaos will turn to order; the concept of life purpose and service will emerge and responsibility as a global citizen will escalate.
The ancient Yogi’s invested in the discovery of means to change the distracted mind to one of focus and clarity. The single determinant of this quest has been the focus on God. The creation of a single point of interest. For some cultures it is the icon, for others it i s the planets, others it is money and for us it is our life purpose.
With as little guidance is possible, our minds can be made to quieten for the moment to absorb the higher order. It takes education and practice to free this powerful reception. When it is functioning higher ideals are achieved. Life becomes an ordered event. You become the prophet. It is very dependent on the correct function of the nervous system. To help us to remain focussed, we must remember that pleasure is the magnet of the lower mind, our animal instinct. The road is rough for no sooner do we achieve the state we wished when the discomfort of old sets in and the urge for the journey renews. The teachers of the journey are those who have struggled along it. For those to whom it is given without struggle there is little to teach.
False security lies in pleasure.
True security les in the investment in higher ways, the ways of Yoga.
The results of this work are twofold.
First the person sees a lot more of their personality and will understand their strengths and weaknesses. It will reveal their hidden potential. They will discover deep inside themselves the element of Godhood.
Second, they will be less and less bothered by events that previously affected them. Their attitude will remain strong and clear. Their need for instant gratification will diminish in favour of longer term horizons. Their actions will be based on certainties, energy will be conserved , actions more efficient and less exhausting.
Under these circumstances a certain confidence emerges that can only be found in awareness of deeper realities. The chaos will turn to order; the concept of life purpose and service will emerge and responsibility as a global citizen will escalate.
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