Dear Feel Love Now Community,
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In the video, Swami Nityananda and Acharya Kashi delve into the yogic principle of ahimsa. From the Buddha to modern spiritual leaders, the message is consistent: true power comes from a peaceful heart and a clear mind. By embracing nonviolence, we not only enhance our own lives but also contribute to a global shift towards greater harmony and understanding.
When we are established in ahimsa, our conversations naturally become free of malice, focusing instead on promoting the highest good for ourselves and others. This approach fosters an environment of cooperation and dynamic, joyful love, enabling us to pause and thoughtfully respond to challenges.
Here’s one of our favorite quotes from Swami:
“For life, we are invited to forget meanness and aggression. One of the things that Lahiri Mahasaya says about ahimsa is that in the presence of a person who is established in ahimsa there is no malice. And so, free from malice, pick up your fly swatter.
But I would invite you to just notice the distinction. If you pick up your fly swatter in the energy of anger and malice, going after that fly in your kitchen becomes a very different enterprise than if you pick up your fly swatter in the energy of nonmeanness, the energy of nonaggression.
And we can state that positively. We could say: I choose always to be established in love and respect and goodwill. And if I become aware of a fly, and I am in the energy of love, respect, and goodwill, then the energy of love, respect, and goodwill are there and they are acting through me even if I am picking up a fly swatter and dispatching that fly respectfully to the nonphysical.”
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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How to Live in Nonviolence