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RAMAKRISHNA ANANDA

Being Receptive

Are you cooperating with Spirit?

People usually think of themselves as the sole moving force behind their own actions. As we develop receptivity through yoga, we realize we are not the doers. We discover we actually can become instruments of Spirit. We learn to encourage Spirit to act and express through us.

Yoga in Daily Life

Be Receptive in Your Yoga Practice

So much of yoga is about being receptive. When unreceptive, you are actually rejecting higher states of consciousness, wholeness and well being. Be open to the harmony of body, mind and spirit and the harmony between you and the Infinite. Receptivity makes your yoga practice more effective, full of fun and inspiring.

  • Successful yoga practice involves receiving, appreciating and cooperating with the life force
  • Dedicated meditation can lead to momentums of focus and insight which bring higher states of consciousness
  • Spiritual realization becomes a continual interplay with Spirit
  • As you become more attuned, blessings and beneficial coincidences become part of life — be receptive
  • You can’t force spiritual realization. What you can do is open and prepare to receive it

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