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==================================================================================== Wednesday 11, December 2024, 05:30.  BRAHMACHARYA–AN OUTLOOK OF CONSCIOUSNESS:  Swami Krishnananda ======================================================================================== The last one among various items of self-restraint constituting the Yamas, is Brahmacharya, which actually means the ‘conduct of the Absolute’. ‘Brahman’ is the Supreme Being; ‘Charya’ is conduct, or behaviour. How God behaves–that is called Brahmacharya, finally. It is a very difficult thing for us to understand, because we do not know how God behaves, how the Absolute conducts Itself. The attitude of the Supreme Being towards the universe and all beings is Brahmacharya, and to the extent that we are able to participate in this attitude, it may be said that we are also following that canon. Our participation in the attitude of the Supreme Being may be infinitesimal, but there should be at least this ‘tendenc...

==================================================================================== Thursday 26, September 2024, 05:30. 3684 / Article Yoga & Mediation Sadhana is the Universalisation of Consciousness: 1. Swami Krishnananda. (Brahma muhurta lecture on Guru Purnima, July 14, 1968) ==================================================================================== It is easier to fast for many days than to eat moderately daily, and it is easier to have complete Mauna than to speak sweetly, because in these steps we go to an extreme and miss the golden mean. This is also true in the case of sadhana. We go into an exuberance rather than be sober persons of self-possessedness. The extreme seems to be easier. To be in the golden mean needs perpetual effort, which we cannot put forth. Hence, the via media is advised. The purpose of sadhana is not to exhibit. It is no use saying that we have done this or that. It makes no difference. It may make a difference to us in achieving an end whi...

Swami Chinmayananda: If for every perfect act in the world in any activity, we need the guidance of an instructor, we can well understand the need for a Guru in the spiritual path.  Every great Master has been under the guidance of a teacher. it is not true to say that one can reach the goal just through books. A TEACHER IS NECESSARY! ============================================================================== Tuesday 29, October 2024, 05:30.  SECTION IV. A SYMPOSIUM COMMENTARY ON SWAMI SIVANANDA’S 8TH SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTION: Swami Chidananda. 2.Brahmacharya in Modern Society-6.(Continued) ============================================================================== If an undesirable person tries to enter an exclusive club or restaurant, there are people called bouncers at the door, they will catch hold of him and bodily lift him up and throw him out of the door. He cannot gate-crash and get in. So you must have your own psychological, ethical bouncers within you for all gro...