MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 134

MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 134

Radhe krishna,

Good morning and have a blessed day,

VRITTIS

Swami Sivananda

Yoga is Chitta-Vritti-Nirodha: Yoga is restraint of the mental modifications. This is the second Mantra in Raja Yoga of Patanjali Maharshi. Then the Yogi rests in his own Svarupa or essential divine nature. On other occasions he identifies himself with other Vrittis of the mind such as anger, lust, pride, greed, etc. Vrittis are of two kinds according to Raja Yoga, painful (Klishta) and painless (Aklishta). The painless Vrittis are of five kinds, viz., Pramana (right knowledge), iparyaya (wrong knowledge), Vikalpa (imagination), Nidra (sleep) and Smriti (memory).
Sometimes, not realising this, we can develop a guilty conscience and find it difficult to gotowards a temple and stand before the Deity. Somewhere else we may boldly utter some prayersbefore mankind, because we know that man does not know what is going on inside. But when westand before a templeóunless our conscience is entirely bluntedówe become aware of all ourdeficiencies, short- comings, drawbacks and all that is within us that may not be very embellishing.And we know that the altar before which we stand holds a Being before whom nothing is hidden.
Swami Chidananda.

The world loves you more than you love it, and God loves you more than you love Him. You may move slowly towards the Goal, but it comes often with a great force.
- Swami Krishnananda

Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY

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