Yogananda Paramahamsa

[Guest guest]

" Though I try to calm my mind, I lack the power to banish restless thoughts and

to penetrate the world within, " a visitor remarked. " I must be lacking in

devotion. "

 

" Sitting in the silence trying to feel devotion may often get you nowhere, " the

master said. " That is why I teach scientific techniques of meditation. Practice

them and you will be able to disconnect the mind from sensory distractions and

from the otherwise ceaseless flow of thoughts. "

 

He added, " By Kriya Yoga one's consciousness functions on a higher plane;

devotion to the Infinite Spirit then arises spontaneously in man's heart. "