An article by Ma Yoga Shakti 1986We live in a time where means of transportation

and communications are highly sophisticated. It is anage where time is bateling with the mind and themind is racing with the matter. Matter is being thor-oughly investigated by the scientists of today; theearth, ocean and sky are being scanned under power-ful eyes of the most sophisticated apparatus. A new-comer to the world find themselves lost in the fastgrowing technological ages. Individual peace and liberty seem to be threatened.

A panoramic range of knowledge is offered toevery individual on this earth to assimilate andexplore. This vast fund of knowledge gives newdimensional structure to the human consciousness.One marvels at the mysteries of creation. As a resultone is slowly and ultimately drawn into the stream ofthe Divine Energy. Knowledge of the world is

knowledge of the Divine. Very few people reallyunderstand this truth.

A proverb - "As it is here, so it is there," is verytrue but it seems to have lost its mystic significancein our modern times.

One who really understands the enigma of lifeand the universe, will never get foolishly involved inthe unwise ways of the ignorant people of the socie-ty. Such a person will be selective in choosing thefollowing three essential things of life:

1) The knowledge he wishes to have. 2) The environment to promote one's own growth.3) The course of action to follow.

Truthfully speaking, humans are made in theimage of God. Everyone is a God in miniature or aGod in the making. Every individual is a littleBrahma, a little Vishnu and a little Shiva in his or herown sphere whose functions are to create, promoteor to destroy. Actions become big or small accordingto the two tools of consciousness, namely body andthe mind. In order to have a successful happy life,one should strive to promote muscle and mind bothat the same time. Any kind of extreme will imbalancenature's patterns. All have been given full freedom toact and face the consequences of actions.

To create a happy, healthy and enlightened socie-ty, the best instrument available today is Yoga. It canhelp to carve a beautiful pattern of life. Yoga shouldbe practiced on four levels of the personality whichwill enable one to cope with the multi-dimensionalproblems of daily life. Unhappy people usually project their own unhappiness upon the rest of the society. Unhappy children, who have not seen happi-ness at home or have not known emotional and economic security in life become imbalanced in theirbehavior. Their minds lose the ability to act rightlyand promptly in a difficult situation. Yogic exerciseshelp the body and mind to improve.

The four-dimensional yoga practices, physical,emotional, intellectual and spiritual need a u

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YOGA IN OUR TIMES

H.H. Maha Mandaleshwar Ma Yoga Shakti with Uma Rana and friends (2007) who have been comingevery Navaratri to Ashram to do Garba since 1984.

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conducive environment. A beautiful environmentgives birth to a healthy personality. In absence ofa powerful creative incentive, time, talent and energy are being drained by negative forces. Theworld can be a beautiful dwelling, if thoughts aretransformed into beauty and vigor. I wish every-one to pledge today to make the environ-ment of our world beautiful. Yoga is a toolto carve a handsome statue of life. Everyoneshould try to be the best in their vocation and lifewithout damaging the interests of others. Yogapractices will grant energy and the right frame ofmind to every individual who practices it sincerely.

Techniques of yoga are many. Life, personalityand problems are complex. But, I am sure that onehour of yoga, eight hours of efficiently done work,eight hours of rest and six hours devoted to ourroutine chores of life, will definitely improve thescopes of life.

Let us get together and pool our resources andenergies to make our environment - our world -beautiful. I dream of a beautiful world.

Jai Humanity!Ma Yoga Shakti

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