A perfect reply to my angst-filled comment, which reflects my frustration with the arid social atmospheres I've found in churches and spiritual orgs over the past 20 or so years. Thank you.
When I hear about the "impersonal," it reminds me of the socially arid environments of most churches and spiritual orgs now, East and West, which seem to follow society's general trends toward more and more alienation and even social fear. If a group can't provide me with a dynamic community of friends and lots of interesting interaction, which are main traditional functions of spiritual orgs, I see no point in being with them. I'm perfectly able to practice yoga at home.
You've misunderstood "impersonal." Don't feel badly. Most people do. What it means is not wanting anything personally for oneself, but giving freely and gladly to all, equally. swami kriyananda
Archaelogists found the lost City of Dwarka under the sea. Krsna's pastimes were (are) real, and scientists are proving this. It was a different Yuga, so seems unreal to us in present times. P. Yogananda emphasized the importance of the personal relationship and forms of God. This is where the real Nectar(Bliss) and Rasa lies. 'Personal ' here, does not mean what we experience in the physical body, as "attachment" and corresponding pain.
A perfect reply to my angst-filled comment, which reflects my frustration with the arid social atmospheres I've found in churches and spiritual orgs over the past 20 or so years. Thank you.
When I hear about the "impersonal," it reminds me of the socially arid environments of most churches and spiritual orgs now, East and West, which seem to follow society's general trends toward more and more alienation and even social fear. If a group can't provide me with a dynamic community of friends and lots of interesting interaction, which are main traditional functions of spiritual orgs, I see no point in being with them. I'm perfectly able to practice yoga at home.
You've misunderstood "impersonal." Don't feel badly. Most people do. What it means is not wanting anything personally for oneself, but giving freely and gladly to all, equally.
swami kriyananda
Archaelogists found the lost City of Dwarka under the sea. Krsna's pastimes were (are) real, and scientists are proving this. It was a different Yuga, so seems unreal to us in present times.
P. Yogananda emphasized the importance of the personal relationship and forms of God. This is where the real Nectar(Bliss) and Rasa lies. 'Personal ' here, does not mean what we experience in the physical body, as "attachment" and corresponding pain.