RAMAKRISHNA ANANDA

Writing God's Name

How do we overcome old habits?

The soul is striving to transform us into vehicles capable of relating to and expressing the Divine. Through spiritual practices we can develop new samskaras (little tracks or canals etched into our nervous system) which allow the energy to flow easily from the soul out into the world. Discover how to form new samskaras which transmit Spirit.

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Form New Samskaras

Through yoga practices you can consciously direct your awareness to develop new samskaras (canals or highways in your nervous system). These samskaras allow the energy to flow easily from your soul, the center of awareness, through the mind and your whole being.

As you make new samskaras, the old patterns become very apparent to you. The subconscious becomes transformed so that even subconscious thoughts reflect the soul.

To form new habits, conscious repetition is a most important tool on the spiritual path
When you repeat an action with full attention, new samskaras, little tracks or canals, are etched into your nervous system
The way you think, feel and act is a result of your habitual flows of energy

You can prepare the body and mind to receive and express spiritual energy by developing new samskaras
From these new samskaras, old habitual flows of energy are released through ventilation of the subconscious
Writing God’s name helps ventilate the subconscious and create new canals, allowing spiritual energy to flow