{"id":6157,"date":"2022-03-17T17:34:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T21:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/?p=6157"},"modified":"2022-05-22T00:36:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T04:36:10","slug":"echo-from-the-cave-169","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/2022\/03\/echo-from-the-cave-169\/","title":{"rendered":"Echo From The Cave: 169"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday March 17, 2022 NYC<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6159 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0074-500x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0074-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0074-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0074-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0074-624x624.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0074.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Talk at the End of the Asana &amp; Meditation Class<br \/>\nWednesday,\u00a0March 16, 2022:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Truth as a Refuge in Difficult Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cThough the world may fall into turmoil, change and then disappear,<br \/>\nnot even that would be cause for fear.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>~ Satguru Shri Mahayogi Paramahansa<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The past few years have been difficult times indeed. While the pandemic seems to be having less of an impact here in the United States, many people are still being affected by it in one way or another. In Europe, the threat of a drawn-out conflict causing great suffering to many millions, and even perhaps of nuclear war, is looming. And in Japan, I just heard that another earthquake has hit near Fukushima.<\/p>\n<p>In times when disasters and suffering seem to be striking everywhere, I find myself looking to the works of Shri Mahayogi and the Mahayogi Yoga Mission to find stability, comfort and peace.<\/p>\n<p>It may be easy sometimes to forget how rich, varied and constantly accessible some of these resources are. Within this very blog, there are so many beautiful, inspiring words, from the Master and from our fellow <em>gurubai<\/em> all over the world! It is truly a blessing that at any moment, we can receive this inspiration and lift up our hearts and minds to draw a bit closer to <em>Sanatana Dharma<\/em>\u2014the Eternal Truth.<\/p>\n<p>When I am feeling overwhelmed and anxious about the state of the world and the plight of my fellow beings, of all the many wonderful messages I can revisit, I find that the very best one is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VFB2I1Zvjq4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the incredible video of Shri Mahayogi that Project Sahasrara<\/a> made available in 2019. Amazingly, this video is hosted right on YouTube, where anyone can see it. I think that probably I have watched it at least 50 or 60 times, maybe more. There are weeks when I watch it every single day and sometimes more than once a day. It never fails to soothe my mind and strengthen my resolve and commitment to Yoga.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VFB2I1Zvjq4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When I look at the footage of the Master included in the video, and the many photos of Him teaching in Raja Yoga classes and <em>Satsangha<\/em> in so many different places to so many various seekers, smiling so joyously, and when I read the accompanying words of Truth that so deeply and clearly explain what Yoga is, and that demonstrate why we should treasure the opportunity to practice and learn from such a Teacher, I can feel the power of those words flowing directly into my heart.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, these words come back to my mind time and again in those moments of anxiety and grief:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u201cThough the world may fall into turmoil, change and then disappear, not even that would be cause for fear.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learning and practicing Yoga under the guidance of a true <em>Guru<\/em> offers a seeker a way to develop a mind that can overcome anything, even itself. As I walk along the path, attempting to get closer to the Master, I aspire to develop such a mind and become an able part of this great work, always remembering that these precious jewels are available to help me and everyone to keep moving forward, step by step, with humility, dedication, and ever-heightening passion.<\/p>\n<p><em>~<\/em>\u00a0Prajna<\/p>\n<p>To make a financial contribution, visit our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mahayogiyogamission.org\/contribution\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CONTRIBUTION PAGE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit and share our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mahayogiyogamission.org\/class\/newpractitioner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WELCOME PAGE\u00a0<\/a>to join our online classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday March 17, 2022 NYC Talk at the End of the Asana &amp; Meditation Class Wednesday,\u00a0March 16, 2022: The Truth as a Refuge in Difficult Times \u201cThough the world may fall into turmoil, change and then disappear, not even that would be cause for fear.\u201d ~ Satguru Shri Mahayogi Paramahansa\u00a0 The past few years have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6157"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6157"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6386,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6157\/revisions\/6386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}