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Dating the Divine - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 11 min

How to hold a meditative goal tenaciously yet lightly: Yogananda's bulldog persistence and Lahiri Mahasaya's "Banat banat ban jai" set against letting go of all results. The riddle resolves through Do Be Do Be Do and through treating meditation as a date with the Higher Self, watching for small successes.

In this video

Teaches
Do Be Do Be DoHigher Self
Discusses
PersistenceLahiri MahasayaNon-attachmentLet Go and EnjoySmall wins
Mentions
Self-doubtParamahansa YoganandaOM Japa in the ChakrasParasympathetic nervous system

Key moments

00:00A yogi's question: holding a goal tenaciously yet lightly00:59Doubts before entering the ashram01:48Yogananda's bulldog quote and stubbornly showing up03:41Banat banat ban jai vs letting go of all results04:34Relaxing after each chakra: a student's OM practice05:10Do, be, do, be, do solves the riddle05:34The left-brain ivory tower of someone else's experience07:17Meditation is like being on a date08:27A relationship between you and the Higher Self09:26Look for small successes on the meditative date