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 Wednesday 27 May 2026

BEWARE OF OBSTACLES

Swami Sivananda

On the path of spiritual realization the greatest obstacle is only desire for name and fame and high position. Love of worldly things is disastrous in the spiritual life. The aspirant should have complete detachment from worldly pursuits. Mental sloth and torpor are harmful to spiritual progress. Doubt and fear are the greatest enemies that restrain progress. Cultivate faith and courage. Doubt and fear will perish. Introspect. Practise self-observation. Root out evil desires and cravings. If the aspirant who has made some spiritual progress is not careful, if he is not observing the rules as laid down in the scriptures, he will easily relapse into his past habits and have a downfall. Contd…


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

Those who can live with the Guru must then there is no fear because you have got the protector by your side. If any difficulty comes, go to that protector. But if you cannot live with your Guru, take to the mantra japa into which you have been initiated.

- Swami Krishnananda
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