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Slippery Slope of Ice

Master: Life is like a slippery slope of ice. First we start playing cards with friends, then, later, having fun in the casinos betting on our favorite sports teams, which may lead to gambling more and more. Everything we do starts small, be it with alcohol, drugs or other vices. We may grow in our practices but, one small slip up and we slide all the way down to the bottom. This slippery slope of ice is what makes us human. We may take a few steps forward but with a small slip we are back to the beginning. Thus is devotion, discipline, dedication, along with grace required to be on top of the world. Then life becomes like a plateau and nothing can bring you down. All your efforts have paid off. It may be a little lonely up there but you are not alone. The view is wonderful and you will end up giving a helping hand to others to join you.— Satish Daryanani

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Since Then I Am Never Alone by Swami Satchidananda

Question: There are times when I feel very deep loneliness that no friend, family member or lover can seem to satisfy. Do you ever get lonely like that? Answer: Long ago I used to feel lonely until I realized that there is a lover who is always in me, with me, next to me, closer than my heart. That is God, or the Self. Since then, I have found that I am never alone. If you depend on anything or anybody outside you to be a companion, it is impossible to have that companion always with you. Even if another person wants to be with you always, he… Read more

Yoga Is Eternal Life by Swami Sivananda

Yoga is a perfect and practical system of self-culture. Yoga is an exact science, it aims at the harmonious development of the body, the mind and the soul. Yoga is the turning away of the senses from the objective universe and concentrating it on the mind within. Yoga is eternal life in the spirit. Yoga aims at controlling the mind and its modifications. The path of yoga is an inner path, whose gateway is your heart. Yoga is the discipline of the mind, the senses and the physical body. It helps to control and co-ordinate the subtle forces within the body. Yoga brings perfection, peace and everlasting happiness…. Read more

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