Most of us assume that human beings have free will. However, . . . [we] are very much conditioned by our species, culture, family, and by the past in general. . . . It is rare for a human being to have free will. . . . (140) — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
Each place is the right place--the place where I now am can be a sacred space. (3) — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
Spiritual progress is when on becomes free not only of the knowledge which is inevitably from the past, but also from the need to… — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
It is important not to abandon the practice of yoga because we believe it is driven by the wrong motivation. The practice of yoga… — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
Whoever is full of wisdom is naturally compassionate; in fact we recognize that someone has gained spiritual wisdom by seeing their compassionate behavior. .… — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
“Yoga practice can make us more and more sensitive to subtler and subtler sensations in the body. Paying attention to and staying with finer… — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
The Self says ‘I AM’–as in the very grand sayings of Christ, especially in the Gospel of John, in which he says in the state of onenenss with Yahweh (which in Hebrew means ‘I AM’), I AM is the way and the truth and the life–but the ego says ‘I am this’ or ‘I am that,’ thus attaching itself only… — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share
Depending on their psychic make up, for some people, closing the eyes or being quiet produces anxiety and increases mental agitation. In such situations it is better to undertake the practice of yoga-whether physical yoga or meditation-with other people with whom one is comfortable and at ease. Gradually, as we see more and more clearly their roots, the fears and… — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share
“[I]t is important not to abandon the practice [of yoga] because we believe it is driven by the wrong motivation. The practice of yoga… — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
“Different states of consciousness project different images of God–loving or vengeful or jealous, energetic or terrifying, and different images of God affect the nature… — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
Each one of us needs to discover the proper balance between the masculine and feminine energies, between the active and the receptive. (104) — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
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