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Self-Analysis, Self-Reliance, Self-Determination
by Sri Swami Sivananda

Every moment analyse yourself through introspection. Remember the triplet: ‘Self-analysis, Self-reliance, Self-determination’. It will be of immense use in your spiritual Sadhana. Find out the nature of your Vrittis. Find out what Guna or Vritti is predominating at a particular moment, whether it is Sattva, Rajas or Tamas. Find out how long your mind can be absolutely fixed on the object, say, rose and rose alone to the exclusion of all other objects; whether it is for two seconds, two minutes, or five minutes or half an hour. This is real self-analysis Rely on your self alone. You are your own redeemer and saviour. Nobody can give you Moksha. You will have to tread the spiritual path step by step. The book and the Guru can only show the path and guide you. This is self-reliance. Make a strong determination, "I will realise God. I will have Atma-Sakshatkara or Brahmanubhava this very moment, and not in the unknown future." This is self-determination.

Just as you will have to take back with care your cloth that is fallen on a thorny plant by removing the thorns one by one slowly, so also you will have to collect back with care and exertion the dissipated rays of the mind that are thrown over the sensual objects for very many years.

When there is faith, the mind can be easily concentrated on the subject to be understood and then the understanding quickly follows. A scientist concentrates his mind and invents many things. Through concentration he opens the layers of the gross mind and penetrates deeply into higher regions of the mind and gets deeper knowledge. He concentrates all the energies of his mind into one focus and throws them out upon the materials he is analysing and so finds out their secrets.

When there is inflammatory swelling on your back with throbbing pain, you do not experience any pain at night when you are asleep. Only when the mind is connected with the diseased part through nerves and thinking, you begin to experience pain. If you can consciously withdraw the mind from the diseased part by concentrating it on God or any other attractive object, you will not experience any pain even when you are wide awake. If you have a powerful will and a strong power of endurance, then also you will not experience any pain. By constantly thinking of any trouble or disease, you only augment your pain and suffering.

You are away from God when you entertain useless thoughts. Do not allow the mind to run into the old grooves and to have its own way and habits. Be ever vigilant and careful and watchful. Do not waste even an iota of energy in useless thinking. Conserve all your mental energy. Utilise it for higher spiritual purposes in divine contemplation, i.e., Brahmachintan and Brahma Vichar.

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Yours in the service of Gurudev,

Pannirselvam

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BOOK SYNOPSIS

Yoga and Realisation
By Swami Sivananda

From the divine pen of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj has emanated a ceaseless stream of soul-elevating spiritual literature; and it would be quite true to say that today His Holiness’s message has penetrated every part of the world and has won for the forces of God and goodness millions of hearts into which Sri Swamiji has instilled a natural love of fellowmen and a keen aspiration to realise the goal of life.

Besides being the author of over 300 books, and besides getting published and distributed free on a worldwide scale, countless leaflets, pamphlets and books, Sri Swamiji has contributed inspiring articles to various newspapers and periodicals all over the world.

The present work is a collection of quite a number of such articles. They have already thrilled many hearts, and awakened many dormant souls. In order that they might give you permanent inspiration they have been reprinted in book-form and is presented to you as our humble love-offering. We earnestly pray that you will make the best use of it, practise Yoga and attain Realisation.

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PLACE OF THE MOSQUITO: Rai Bahadur G. M. Modi, millionaire industrialist of Modinagar, met the Master on May 4, 1950. He said, “I can understand why God created all the good things of the world, Swamiji. But why did He create the mosquito? It is of no use to anyone and is a great nuisance to us.”

“Nothing in creation is absolutely useless,” explained the Master. “Though creation is His play, there is still a need within it for everything that has been created, even for the mosquito.”

“The mosquito is food for the bat and other birds. God, who has created the bat and other birds, has provided food for them in the form of mosquitoes.

“Then again, the mosquitoes also act as secretaries to the God of Death. Due to lack of self-control human beings multiply in vast numbers. We also have food scarcity and various other kinds of shortages. This gives rise to over population of the earth. These secretaries of the God of Death, the mosquitoes, act as carriers of malaria germs. They spread the disease and many thousands die of malaria. The earth is thus relieved of its burden.

“Thirdly, there is a very important function for these mosquitoes. They sting you into wakefulness. Every time they sting you, you think of the nature of the world, what a miserable place it is! There are mosquitoes, scorpions, cobras, tigers and various other ferocious animals; there is the scorching summer sun and the biting winter cold. There are dust-storms, snow-storms, wars and riots. How would you like to go to a place where these are absent?

“That place where these mosquitoes are not present is Moksha, the kingdom of God within you. The mosquitoes remind you of this truth. They compel you to think of God and save you from the miseries of mundane existence.

“Now do you understand that mosquitoes are just as necessary as anything else in creation?”

Rai Bahadur Modi appreciated the Master’s detailed explanation giving the raison d’etre for the existence of the mosquito.

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"Without Self all is void. It is a well-known fact that any number of zeroes has no intrinsic value unless a number is placed before them. Even so, the wealth of all the three worlds is nothing, if you do not lead a spiritual life, if you do not try to acquire the spiritual wealth. You will have to live in the Self within. You can influence others, radiate joy and peace to millions of people, far and near, if you attain Self-realisation. You will be drowned in the ocean of bliss and infinite knowledge." – Swami Sivananda

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