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It’s easier to think about aligning with God when idle, but harder in moments of real choice—especially when torn between comfort and asking, “What would God want me to do?” Acting with sincerity, enthusiasm, and self-forgetfulness, being a resource to others, and embodying cheerful equanimity feels like a truer way to connect with the Divine. Imagining Their presence and working for Them helps deepen that connection. 🫨🌼🦋[…]

The defects you enumerate are universal, though the extent and expression differs. Their root cause is ego, ignorance and desire which almost universally afflict all

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My Guru’s wife (Guruma) is still in this world. In the practice of Siddha Yoga worship, Gurudev has always been foremost, and during his lifetime, he never openly spoke about Guruma. I don’t know why, but I’ve always felt a deep love for Radha Ma, and I would get emotional and cry. I kept having visions of Guruma as well. 😊🙏🏻🌸[…]

The true basis of relationship between the Guru and the disciplle is the seeking for Truth or Wisdom and Light. This seeking formulates itself in

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Thank you, Alok da, for answering my question from yesterday on a passage of the Synthesis of Yoga. However, I would like to clarify one specific point based on the understanding I shared earlier. Let me take a hypothetical example. Suppose, for a particular individual, the Divine Intention/Will is that he should go through a life of considerable struggle. ❤️‍🔥😊🙏🏻🌼[…]

I understand the difficulty. The Vedas speak of basically two operating systems to which we are subject. The first is when we are being schooled

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