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lessness and to rise above the feelings of praise and condemnation. Here every sadhak is trained thoroughly and regards the simple act of general cleanliness with the same seriousness as the complex work of ashram management. Such training is not seen in other places.
I really want to speak on yoga in the light of vedic karma, but when I behold these sadháks, I cannot help appreciating their worth. I am compelled to utter these words of appreciation. This is relevant in the context of truth, and it is an all time truth. Paramahamsa Satyananda has taken revolutionary strides in the field of yoga, and the efficiency with which Paramahamsa Niranjanananda is furthering this mission is an example which should be followed by others. Though many thinkers, yogis and preachers undertake foreign tours, they seem at times to deviate from their purpose. This is the only mission whose sole purpose is the propagation and extension of vedic Sanatan Dharma.
Often people feel they need peace. What kind of peace? You should examine your inner heart. Will it serve your purpose if you are peaceful from morning till evening and then loaded with stress and tension throughout the evening and night? The answer will be 'no'. You want peace during the day and at night also. You want peace for all time, regular peace, permanent and eternal peace. We all want peace, unlimited by time and place. Do we want peace within our houses and trouble outside the gate? No. We want peace everywhere, all the time and with everyone. If you are in harmony with your son and at war with your daughter-in-law, that is not the peace that you are longing for. You want complete peace. That is to say, you want peace which is unlimited by time, place, people or situations. This peace is not possible through the fulfillment of physical desires. This peace is possible only after darshan, the vision of God.
America is a rich and resourceful country where there is no limitation of consumption for the fulfillment of physical desires. In India we have to observe restrictions and abide by limitations in certain matters but there is no restriction like that in America. When the people there become restless even after fulfilling all their physical desires without restriction, they come to the shelter of yoga. Our scriptures say that the person who is in search of peace, which is unlimited by time, place of person, has to go to the shelter of paramatma, God.
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