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Addicted to Divine Mother — Yogi Explains

Summary

, 12 min

How a Bhakti Yoga practice modeled on Brother Lawrence's practicing the presence, with constant heartfelt prayer to Divine Mother, broke through to the left amygdala and became a healthy addiction. Also covers Ashokji's advice to point Kriya Yoga toward bliss, how cultivated bliss completes Sat Chit Ananda, and the whole Kriya equation.

In this video

Teaches
Bhakti YogaPracticing the Presence
Discusses
Kriya YogaBrother LawrenceDivine MotherIshta DevataPrayerLeft amygdalaHigher SelfBlissSat-Chit-Ananda
Mentions
Paramahansa YoganandaCute Baby MeditationAshok SinghSamadhiOM Japa in the ChakrasExpansionLow-Idle-StateRight hippocampus

Key moments

00:00How he became addicted to Divine Mother through Bhakti Yoga00:47Yogananda: Kriya Yoga plus devotion works like mathematics01:35Modeling Brother Lawrence's practicing the presence02:02Choosing Divine Mother as his Ishta02:50Digging into the heart with "Divine Mother, I love you"03:14Cute baby meditation and practicing the left amygdala04:44Addicted to the feeling of being connected06:32A consistent blessing while other yogis got discouraged08:01Ashokji: point yourself towards bliss in Kriya Yoga09:16Cultivating bliss completes Sat Chit Ananda10:02Healthy addictions: OM Japa, bliss, love and devotion11:03Addicted to expansion: the whole Kriya equation