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 Tuesday 15 September 2026

BASIS OF YOGA

Swami Sivananda

Surrender to the Lord is a part of Raja Yoga. Restraint makes life worth living. Restraint leads to realisation of the Self. Restraint guards against man′s natural sensual propensities. The greatest hindrance to spiritual progress is the lack of self-discipline or self-control. Without good conduct and purity, there can be no meditation. So long as the mind Is not purified, all talk of divine life and meditation is simply useless. It is only vain idle talk. Truth, purity and universal love go to make up the foundation of divine life and every religion. No Yoga, no spiritual attainment is possible without discipline, sacrifice and self-control. The basis of the higher spiritual life is ethical life. Perfect yourself. Constantly bear in mind that a perfect ethical life and right conduct form the very basis of spiritual life.


Caution: Fraudulent Website

This is to caution all the devotees of Gurudev that some fraudsters have launched a website impersonating the official website of The Divine Life Society, in order to mislead the public and collect money in the name of booking rooms, joining Yoga Courses, etc. Devotees are advised to beware of the fake website with the address https://sivanandaashram.co.in/, email Id info@sivanandaashram.co.in & phone number 9668461538 and take necessary precautions from falling prey to such scammers. It has never been a practice of the Ashram to let the devotees book rooms or register for Yoga Courses through phone or Whatsapp.

Those who are devoted to the Ashram and Gurudev know very well that the Ashram does not charge anything for any Seva at the Ashram. Please take note that the official websites of The Divine Life Society are https://www.sivanandaonline.org and https://www.dlshq.org, email Ids are generalsecretary@sivanandaonline.org and gs@sivanandaonline.org and the online donation portal is https://donations.sivanandaonline.org

When you try to tune your mind and consciousness to that which is everywhere, you will feel that law and freedom are identical. Law is not a harasser; it is not a punishment that is imposed upon you by others. It is the freedom of the universal will that is working through all individuals. When you become one with it, you understand that law and freedom are identical.

- Swami Krishnananda
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