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RAMAKRISHNA ANANDA

How to Learn

Do you have any blockages to learning?

Are you progressing in yoga? Sri Ramakrishna taught that if you are practicing archery you start by trying to hit a tree, then a reed, then a candlewick and finally, a flying bird. Learning yoga can be like that — going from one step to another. There is another approach to yoga, however. You already have yoga and Spirit within you. All you need to do is wash away the blockages and you’ll make progress. Explore the different ways you can release blockages to consciously abide in your true self.

Essential Life Skills, Mind, Transformation

Learning

Admit new input. Welcome it. Dare to be confused. Admit you don’t know. Seek a way out of your honest, genuine, deep confusion. Practice with intensity and repetition. Be awkward, gawky and undeveloped. There’s no shame, no blame, in learning. Go ahead, practice. Do it slowly, thoroughly. Get feedback from an experienced devotee. He/she understands. They’ve been through similar challenges and have moved forward.

  • Do you recognize and appreciate the harmony of body, mind, and spirit?
  • How to humbly recognize when you missed a step in the learning process
  • How to move forward from the level where you feel stuck
  • Explore assimilating new awareness and discarding old fears or ignorance in order to move forward
  • Discover the process of absorption and kumbhaka
  • Use Patanjali’s Eightfold Path to assist you

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