“This is something that often happens in the ashram.
When you make a major decision about what you need to do or what kind of person you want to become, what happens next immediately makes you understand how little you know about yourself.
I don’t know how many times Swamiji has said it in his lifetime, nor how many times my mentor has repeated it after his death.
I only know that I still seem to fail to absorb the fact that they insist: God is with you, Like you Goddwellswithinyou, as you are.
If this kind of yoga has its true meaning, this sentence sums up everything.
God is with you as you are with yourself.
God is not interested in seeing you play a certain personality in order to conform to your mental appearance or behavior.
We all seem to think that if we want to be devout, we must make dramatic changes in our personality, and we must abandon ourselves.
This is a typical example of what is called “wrong thinking” in Eastern thought.
Sivamiji often said that the rejectionists can find new things to abandon every day, and they often get frustration rather than peace.
He always reminds everyone that you should think for yourself, and there is no need to practice asceticism or abandon.
To understand God, you only need to give up one thing – the feeling of separation from God.
Otherwise, stay where you are and stay in your nature~ In Chapter 64 of Food, Prayer and Love, more recommendations are given to online movie viewing in 10.28 | historical movie preview of yoga | wonderful story of Paul Coelho..