The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita - 11.3. Swami Krishnananda.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, June 19, 2021.9:47. AM. Chapter 11: The Yoga of Meditation - 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The great Masters of Yoga are most normal persons. They are not queer individuals looking like otherworldly ascetics, making themselves conspicuous. There is no conspicuity about Yoga practice. It is not an unnatural way of living, making oneself an exhibit in the social atmosphere. When we are a real Yogi, we will not appear as a Yogi at all. The moment we start appearing as a Yogi, there is to be sensed some unnaturalness in the practice. Why should we ‘appear’? There is no need to put on countenances. Normalcy of behaviour is a spontaneous consequence that follows from an understanding of the wholeness of life, which is, basically, Yoga. With this preparedness of the mind in a healthy manner towards all things, one has to sit for medi...