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The Yoga of Patanjali

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90 Lessons on <strong>The</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Patanjali</strong>washed by the servant, God. Sometimes we will have no betterimpression <strong>of</strong> God than that <strong>of</strong> a wash-basin, a detergent or anapkin. <strong>The</strong> confession in the church is originally intended toserve as a symbol <strong>of</strong> your total surrender to the Lordconsciousness.Everything will have its counterfeit since the mindis a trickish joker. Know the original away from the counterfeit.It is for you to know only that the Lord waits until you make atotal surrender. He does not lose hope with you for any length<strong>of</strong> time, since he knows that the prodigal son returns to the Fathersome day. Doctors have hopeless cases but the Lordconscious­nesshas none. Your return to Him is a sure prophecythat will be fulfilled. We are only informed that we should notspend time in trying to come out <strong>of</strong> the complications. Only atotal surrender will be the end <strong>of</strong> complications. <strong>The</strong>re is no use<strong>of</strong> doing something to escape the complications. Every act hasits own result and whatever you do to escape adds to thecomplication. It is like borrowing money to repay your debts.Every time the interest grows since it is added to the principal.<strong>The</strong> interest <strong>of</strong> the borrower may be to repay but themoney­lender has his interest in the interest itself. He is carefulto see that you make a partial payment. That is what the minddoes when you try to do something in order to escape from thecomplications you have.When once you make an attempt for a total surrenderyou will find Him ready to receive you. <strong>The</strong> only requisite isthat the surrender should be total and it should include yourself,everything with you. You cannot cross the customs gate withyour baggage and suitcase. You are allowed only when youcross the gate as ‘what you are’ and not with what you have. Itis easy for an elephant to pass through the eye <strong>of</strong> a needle thanto cross the doorway <strong>of</strong> surrender with what you have. <strong>The</strong>customs gate between the land <strong>of</strong> the humans and land <strong>of</strong> theLord is there for you to cross. <strong>The</strong> children <strong>of</strong> God find it verystrict. If you try to take even a single idea with you (let it be

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