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Pranavadipa\u00a0 <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em>is a Monthly Publication of Online Study Material containing \u00a0***<\/strong><\/p>\n A RECEIVER\u2019S VOICE:\u00a0Pranavadipa<\/a><\/strong> <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Reflecting on the First Year of Pranavadipa<\/em>:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The day it arrives in my Inbox is a good day. A new Pranavadipa<\/a><\/em>! The first time I look at it, I scan the section titles and subtitles. I skim all the way down to the bottom and then soar back up to the top, to begin to read in earnest.<\/p>\n On the first reading, some small things will jump out at me. In\u00a0Pranavadipa<\/a><\/em> #1, for example, it was the title \u201cNew Wine for New Bottles\u201d, about adapting the ancient practices of the rsi<\/em> to modern lifestyles. In\u00a0Pranavadipa<\/a> <\/em>#12, it was Shri Mahayogi<\/a>\u2019s explicit instructions for how to meditate on Buddha- to really feel the Essence of the object, feel his body, feel the rhythm of his breath, make it as tangible as possible.<\/p>\n Then I read it again and again throughout the month, on the train, waiting to see the dentist, at night at home on the couch, wherever I happen to be. I keep it in my phone, handy to read anywhere anytime, even without an Internet connection<\/p>\n For most of us who have very little or no real experience or understanding of Yoga or serious spiritual practice (in the religion I was brought up in, spiritual practice means practicing rituals at certain times of the week or year and saying a certain number of prayers every day, for the most part),\u00a0Pranavadipa<\/a><\/em> is like fresh air in springtime. Yoga is in point of fact not postures or chanting or \u201cbeing spiritual\u201d. Yoga is breaking yourself down in a new way at every step. I was going to write about how challenging this is at the beginning stages, but truthfully there are only two stages: the beginning and the end. I am beginning the journey repeatedly until I reach the destination, because at every juncture I discover a new area of the mind that needs to be sand-blasted out of delusion.<\/p>\n Pranavadipa<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is a blessing and a delight because it connects me to the struggles of others who are attempting the same path. It inspires me to be more creative in the ways I attempt to combat my own lower self, using the examples of others and the techniques they have developed as indispensable guides.<\/p>\n But even more so, it connects me to Shri Mahayogi<\/a>. It enables me to do with his image the very things he describes for others to do with the image of Buddha or Swami Vivekananda: To feel the life, the personality, the breath, to get as close as possible with the mind in order to go beyond the mind.<\/p>\n For me,\u00a0Pranavadipa<\/a><\/em> is the very synthesis of Buddha\u2019s Three Jewels, the Buddha<\/em> or Guru<\/em>, the Dharma<\/em> or Teachings and the Sangha<\/em> or Brotherhood of practitioners. The sincerity of the gurubai<\/em>, the depth and weight of the teachings and the words and ways of\u00a0Shri Mahayogi<\/a> permeate every issue.<\/p>\n I cannot wait to see what the New Year will bring.<\/p>\n Prajna<\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n Pranavadipa<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong><\/em>is a Monthly Publication of Online Study Material containing the Teachings of Satguru Shri Mahayogi Paramahansa <\/a>\uff06 the Experiences of Practitioners that is available by annual subscription. A new volume of\u00a0Pranavadipa<\/a><\/em> is issued on the 8th of every month, that means Tuesday December 8th!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n December 8, begins the Next Circle of 12 Volumes,<\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mon Nov 30th, 2015 6:59 am, NYC December 8, begins the Next Circle of 12 Volumes, so please remember to sign up or update your subscription! Pranavadipa\u00a0 is a Monthly Publication of Online Study Material containing the Teachings of Satguru Shri Mahayogi & the Experiences of Practitioners that is available by annual subscription. 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