YOGA AND GITA

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YOGA AND GITA IS A PROGRESSIVE AND MULTIPLE PROCESS. THERE IS NO LOSS

IN ATTEMPT AND FAILURE,AS EVERY SINCERE EFFORT IS A GAIN IN ITSELF.IT

CONSISTS OF:

(1) CONTROL OF THE SENSES AND PURITY OF CONDUCT.AND REGULATION OF THE

ROUTINE OF LIFE,WORSHIP,WORK,FOOD,SLEEP,etc.

(2) UNSELFISH,BUT NONE THE LESS ATTENTIVE,PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES

TO WHICH ONE IS CALLED BY ONE'SNATURAL FITNESS AND BY ORGANISATION.

(3) CULTIVATION OF TRUE DETACHMENT AND AN EVEN SPIRIT IN THE FACE OF

SUCCESS OR DIFFICULTY OR FAILURE,OR CAUSES FOR JOY,GRIEF OR

DISAPPOINTMENT.

(4) VIGILANT CONTROL OF THE MOTIONS OF THE MIND,AND THE ELIMINATION

OF PASSIONS THAT DISTURB IT-LUST,ANGER AND GREED.

(5) PERIODICAL TURNING OF THE MIND INWARDS,FOR SILENT,CONCENTRATED

MEDITATION,AND

(6) SURRENDER TO GOD'S GRACE.

 

EACH OF THESE ASPECTS OF YOGA MAY BE EMPHASISED AND GIVEN A SEPERATE

NAME.BUT IN PRACTICE THEY ARE ALL MUTUALLY CONNECTED AND IN-

SEPERABLE,AND SO ALL ARE COMBINED IN ONE ORGANIC SYNTHESIS.

(THIS IS THE CONCLUSION BY SRI RAJAJI IN HIS BOOK GITA)

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