Dear Feel Love Now Community,
Swami Shankarananda offers a profound reminder: we hold the responsibility for how we respond to life’s experiences, and within that responsibility lies the power to transform them. In this meditation with Swami Nityananda, we explore the deep connection between self-awareness and liberation from suffering, drawing inspiration from the timeless teachings of Yogic and Buddhist traditions.
Here’s one of our favorite quotes from the video:
“Swami Shankarananda says this, ‘Since I’m responsible for every reaction I have to life, that means I have the power to change my reactions.’
He also says, ‘When do you suffer? The moment you forget that there’s only one power and that’s all God power.’ He also says, ‘So long as you don’t know yourself, you’re going to suffer.
So long as I don’t know myself, I believe there is something other than myself that determines how I feel.’ So, for each of us, we’re giving ourselves the gift of the power to change. The teachings in the Yogic tradition and also in the Buddhist tradition—in many traditions—are all about this.”
We also shared this video on YouTube, but wanted you to be able to have it on your Substack video player as well, in case you prefer that.
Having it on Substack makes it easy for you to see any other podcasts, videos, articles, or full meditation services that might be available in the Power to Change Series by clicking here.
If you have heard this teaching before, we invite you — as Swami so often invites us — to hear it as if you are hearing it for the first time. Often we receive these teachings right when we need them.
In loving service,The Karma Yoga Team at AYM
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