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“Without negative thinking, unhappiness does not exist.” Be a part of a global community of yogis! “The goal of meditation is to make your life a garden of joy!” Just as we draw water from a well, we should draw breath. When we breathe out, it should be like letting down the bucket into the well. When we breathe out, it is the carbon (the impurities of the body); when we breathe in, it is the breath of Omkar. Breath of Omkar is the manas (mind). A great sage in Shaivism said, "Do your sadhana with the awareness, `I am Shiva and everything else is Shiva'." Even if you perceive differences, even if you see duality, maintain this awareness for your sadhana. Practice Contentment! Shiva teaches that the Self is supreme bliss. The path to Shiva culminates not in the void but in the bliss that transcends the void. Meditation on the Self is the means to this consummation, and shaktipat makes it possible. The Being that is immanent and transcendent and yet undifferentiated is the highest realization. The universe is a garden for us to roam in with love. It is not intended as a source of attachment, jealousy, hatred, or anxiety. These only destroy our equanimity. Give up all desires. If something comes, let it come; if something goes, let it go. It is all Shiva's play. This is not a mere universe; it is the image of Him. Knowing it as Shiva, love it. Meditate on the awareness that all conscious beings as well as inert matter are Shiva. Having the knowledge of Shiva, understand that the world is the embodiment of Him. Take this kind of sannyasa. Shiva alone exists everywhere. Muktananda, know that this is the shambhava upaya. Satsang is a celebration of the Self!

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