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Inside Prayer Volume XXII, No. 4, Nov. 2013 Prayer By Sri Swami Satchidananda I once visited a home where there was a young baby. I was talking to the family and the mother was busy somewhere in the kitchen. The baby was playing with its toys. After a while, the baby cried a little and started putting things in its mouth, thinking that by sucking on them, it might get some milk to satisfy its hunger. A little crying, a little trying, again a little crying; this went on for a while. When it had sucked everything and not found any milk, it cried some more. Then the mother came with a rubber pacifier. The baby started sucking the pacifier and stopped crying. But very soon it found out that milk wasn’t coming even from the pacifier. Then it started kicking everything and really crying. This time the cry was completely different. And now the mother knew that the crying was real and came running to take the baby and feed it. That taught me a very good lesson. I used to meditate and pray a little, but my mind was on the market and the cinema. I used to go to the Himalayas, sit in front of the Ganges, close my eyes and start meditating, but I would be meditating on the cinemas of New Delhi. I would be sitting in a cave but my mind was in the city. I repeated all the prayers correctly and people who heard them said they sounded wonderful. They admired how I would sit quietly for hours and hours in meditation. But nothing came to my heart. I didn’t feel or realize anything. (Continued on Page 3) Inside Prayer by Sri Swami Satchidananda p. 1 Language as a Vehicle of Power p. 11 Letter from the Editor by Bharata Wingham p. 2 The Gift of Peace: My Journey in Hatha I Importance of Thought-Force by Sri Swami Sivananda p. 4 by Bhavani Joyce Zonana p. 14 Global Garland p. 5 Yogaville Recipes p. 15 Karma, Will and Grace by Swami Suddhananda p. 6 Bhagavad Gita Study Commentary Swami Asokananda p. 16 Yoga and Medicine—Fasting and Diet by Amrita McLanahan, M.D p. 8 The IYTA News Column by Brahmi Milliman p. 17 Flying Yoga: The Yoga of Bliss—Everyday Life as Partners Yoga Senior Speakers’ Schedules p. 18 by Meenakshi Angel Honig p. 10 Calendar of Upcoming Programs at Yogaville p. 19 The Goal of Integral Yoga® Integral Yoga Teachers Association The goal of Integral Yoga, and the birthright of every The Integral Yoga Teachers Association is a membership individual is to realize the spiritual unity behind all the association open to all Integral Yoga teachers. Its mission is diversities in the entire creation and to live harmoniously as to provide mutual support and spiritual fellowship, to share members of one universal family. information, to provide inspiration, and to conduct ongoing training and guidance. This goal is achieved by maintaining our natural condition of a body of optimum health and strength, senses under total Director: Gopal Watkins control, a mind well-disciplined, clear and calm, an intellect as Newsletter Editor: Bharata Wingham sharp as a razor, a will as strong and pliable as steel, a heart Graphic Design: Anand Shiva Hervé full of unconditional love and compassion, an ego as pure as a Photos: Madhavan Aubert, Archives crystal, and a life filled with Supreme Peace and Joy. Copy Editors: Lilavati Eberle, Jeff Curry, Brahmi Milliman, Lakshmi Fradianni Attain this through asanas, pranayama, chanting of Membership Coordinator: Brahmi Milliman Holy Names, self-discipline, selfless action, mantra japa, meditation, study and reflection. Integral Yoga Teachers Association Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. 108 Yogaville Way, Buckingham, VA 23921 USA Ever yours in Yoga, Tel: 434.969.3121, ext. 177 Fax: 434.969.1303 E-mail (Newsletter): [email protected] E-mail (Membership): [email protected] E-mail (Director): [email protected] Website: www.iyta.org From The Editor Namaste! We are all keeping very active here in Yogaville. quality of our thoughts. “Thought makes By the time this issue reaches you the Sivananda Hall man. Man makes civilization.” It’s good addition will be well along on its completing steps. to remember this in times of economic and political turmoil. Welcome to the November issue of the IYTA Newsletter. This issue starts off with two great articles on the power Swami Suddhananda shares with us part of her of prayer and thought in our lives. experience with “karma, will and grace” and how her mother’s determination overcame a doctor’s disturbing Sri Swami Satchidananda discusses the analogy of suggestion. prayer being like tuning into a radio station. We might call it, “WGOD,” or for those on the West coast of Swami Asokananda offers us an insightful commentary the United States, “KGOD.” “By tuning the radio, you on the Bhagavad Gita’s teaching about fate, and the are not creating music. It is already there; your tuning cost of evading our duties. merely attracts the radio waves. If your tuning is not correct, if it moves a little off that particular wavelength, Dr. Amrita McLanahan gives us some very helpful you won’t receive the music. But the moment you find suggestions on Fasting and Diet and expands on an the correct wavelength, the music comes easily...In the earlier article with the best diet for staying healthy. She same way, you will receive God Consciousness, God’s discusses the novel idea of giving all the digestive organs grace or the Cosmic Consciousness, only when you rest from active duty and time to repair themselves. tune your mind to the proper wavelength.” The International Journal of Yoga Therapy has We are announcing the worldwide celebration of contributed a highly informative article on “Language Sri Swami Satchidananda’s 100th Birth Anniversary, as a Vehicle of Power.” “A Global Garland.” The entire year of 2014 will be celebrated with a stunning array of events around Also included in this issue are inspiring articles from the world. Meenakshi Angel Honig, “Flying Yoga: The Yoga of Bliss—Everyday Life as Partners Yoga” and Bhavani Joyce Swami Sivananda reminds us that, “Behind all discoveries Zonana, “The Gift of Peace: My Journey in Hatha I.” and inventions, behind all religions and philosophies, behind all life-saving or life-destroying devices is thought.” We hope you enjoy this edition of our newsletter. And that our hope for a better society is based on the Om Shanti, Bharata Wingham IYTA NewsletterNovember 2013 Page 2 (Continued from Page 1) To such people, I say that God is really everywhere, not in a particular form, but as an omnipresent awareness or power. When I saw the baby I understood my mistake, because I God is consciousness itself. And by your concentrated, never cried, I never prayed sincerely, as the baby cried at the sincere prayer, you are tuning your mental radio to receive very end. I used to sit in prayer, but the moment I smelled that power. If, say, there is nice music in this room, some of some good food, I would finish quickly and go to the kitchen you may disagree and say, “We don’t hear any music. How to eat. And when I sat down to pray, I would watch the time can you say that there is music in the room?” To you, I say get to make sure that I wouldn’t be late for the first show. My a radio, tune it properly and you will hear the music. prayers were not answered properly because they were not real and sincere. By tuning the radio, you are not creating music. It is already there; your tuning merely attracts the radio waves. If your Then I learned to pray for the sake of prayer and not for tuning is not correct, if it moves a little off that particular anything else. I would not be satisfied with anything but God. wavelength, you won’t receive the music. But the moment If our prayers are that sincere and our interest is only in God you find the correct wavelength, the music comes easily. and nothing else, then God cannot sit quietly somewhere. God has to run to us. If we need help, it is always waiting. All In the same way, you will receive God Consciousness, we need to do is ask sincerely. God’s grace or the Cosmic Consciousness, only when you tune your mind to the proper wavelength. Some people Help is not for the proud person. You must be like a baby; call that tuning “meditation,” some call it ”prayer,” others cry, ask for it. All of Nature is ready to give to you. You need call it ”communion.” Some say you need not do anything not go and praise the sun to get light; just open the window but sit quietly to go into that higher state. But even sitting and sunlight comes in. As long as you don’t put up a barrier, quietly is doing something. That God or Self or blissful pure you get light. Don’t allow your pride to get between you and Consciousness is always there. You are not creating it by God’s help. your meditation. You need not do anything to get into it, but you have to do something not to disturb that flow. We are Cry wholeheartedly, “Oh, God, help me. I can’t do it by not creating God’s grace, but we are removing everything myself. I am so limited, so little.” Let it be sincere.
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