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by Swami Amar Jyoti
The higher you go, the less dependent you are upon material needs. And because you depend less on these, the less you have to spend, which means you do not have to earn as much. And if you do not have to earn as much because you are now depending upon higher principles, the less you have to work for money. The less you work for money, the finer your consciousness becomes and the more satisfaction you will have. I am not teaching poverty. On the contrary, I am trying to convey how to get rid of dependence on gross needs so that you could enjoy and have a more fulfilling life. It is only then that you can grasp and experience pure love. |
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The word “love” we use so often and so confidently that we are seldom aware that it is the very thing we are missing. In our day-to-day activities, relationships, personal contacts, duties and all our talking about and hankering after love—that is the very thing we miss. If this were not true, then the majority of us would not be hungering for love. We would have it. It is only because we are not correlating with the level of consciousness on which we could really love that we do not experience and receive it.
Read full satsang in the Spring 2010 issue of Light of Consciousness |
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Yoga Antidotes for Depression
by Linda Johnsen
Life can be depressing. Not all the time, obviously. Not when we’ve just fallen in love, or we’re starting an exciting new job, or we’ve finally bought that hybrid sedan we’ve wanted for years. But it can be plenty depressing when our lover walks out on us, our great new job turns into a stress-ridden nightmare, or our expensive new car is totaled in an accident. It’s as if someone let the air out of our tires, and we’re stuck in a shiny new vehicle that isn’t going to take us anywhere soon.
But we’re health-oriented pilgrims on the path to enlightenment. We’re supposed to be poster children for emotional balance. We’re not supposed to get depressed!
Let’s stop for a minute to consider the role depression plays in our spiritual lives, and how we can snap ourselves out of negative emotional states. I’m not talking about clinical depression here, which is a serious medical condition that requires professional intervention. I’m talking about feelings of gloom, apathy and despair that haunt all of us at some points in our lives.
Fortunately, the reason yoga and meditation were designed in the first place was to lift us out of sorrow. Enlightened men and women are still very much aware of the suffering in the world, but they’ve found a place inside themselves that’s filled with clarity and light. In tough times like these, how do we connect with that inner resource? Read More
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In each quarterly issue of LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS you will find spiritual inspiration and encouragement on your path through articles on wisdom teachings, spiritual practices, science and spirituality, prayer and meditation, healing, personal journeys, sacred ecology, transformational art, spiritual cinema, reviews and more - writings that will encourage and inform your journey. The knowledge and insights within each issue will help you live a more aware, conscious and fulfilling life. |
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