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RAMAKRISHNA ANANDA

Nitty Gritty Yoga

Want to live a life filled with love and greater fulfillment?

Here Ramakrishna Ananda reads several passages from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. His commentary following each passage helps us understand where we are on the spiritual path and how we can experience these truths in our lives.

First Steps, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, Ego

A Selfless Spirit

A selfless spirit leads to God while a selfish spirit leads away from God. Perform your activities with true selflessness. Perform good works with others in mind. Most people who work have an intense motive of ego fulfillment. We may think our work is selfless, but selfishness often creeps in. Be alert. If you work selflessly, seeing your labors as an offering to God and humanity, love of God, peace of mind and personal fulfillment grows and grows.

  • Hatha yoga is great, but why not also go beyond hatha into the higher yogas?
  • No matter where you are on the path now, selfless motives can take you into a life of greater fulfillment, love and spiritual progress
  • How selfish action and desires keep love, light and goodness from expressing in your life
  • The process of shifting from self-serving action into selfless service
  • The importance of selfless prayer, prayer with no selfish motivation. See how it opens you to ever greater experiences of God’s love
  • With selfless actions, thoughts and words, you can attain a state yogis call self-realization

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