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1.#Opinion: Saturday 19, April 2025, 07:30. 3905. /2. ##God and Humanity-2. Swami Krishnananda

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========================================================================== 1.#Opinion: Saturday 19, April 2025, 07:30. 3905. / Article Philosophy 2. ##God and Humanity-2.  Swami Krishnananda ========================================================================== There have been a multitude of misconstrued ideas which apparently seem to follow from this definition of God's Being, viz., that mankind or humanity is God and, as a corollary of this position, that service of man is service of God. But it is forgotten that the concept of humanity is a concept of limitation, while it has already been agreed that God has to be free from limitations. God is neither an individual among many others nor a sum-total of individuals, which is precisely the character of humanity. Hence the identification of humanity with God is an unreasoned result of emotional enthusiasm in relation, which easily takes hold of the mass-man, by dinning into the ears of people slogans, shibboleths and stock sayin...

Methods of Mind-Conquest: 6 - Swami Sivananda.

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  ================================================================== Friday 18, April 2025. 07:30. Methods of Mind-Conquest: 6. CHAPTER 4   MIND-CONQUEST–TEN IMPORTANT METHODS Swami Sivananda ====================================================================== CHAPTER 4 MIND-CONQUEST–TEN IMPORTANT METHODS Mind is a bundle of Vasanas (desires) and Sankalpas (thoughts, imagination). Mind is a bundle of Raga-Dvesha (likes and dislikes). Annihilation of mind is Mano-Nasa. Manolaya is temporary absorption of the mind. This cannot give Moksha. The mind can come back again and wander in sensual objects. Manonasa alone can give release or Moksha. I. BY VICHARA How is the mind purified, brought under control and how are its activities stopped, and how is it annihilated? Here are some useful and practical points. Mind can be controlled and annihilated by Vichara or enquiry of ‘WHO AM I?’. This is the best and most effective method. This will annihilate the mind. This is the Vedan...