1. तऩ्स्वाध्यामेश्वयप्रणिधानाणन णिमामोग् ॥ १॥
tapahsvadhyayeshvarapranidhanani kriyayogah
Mortification, study, and surrendering fruits of work to God are called Kriya Yoga.
Commentary: The first step, the preliminary step, is called Kriya Yoga. Literally this means work, working towards Yoga. The organs are the horses, the mind is the reins, the intellect is the charioteer, the soul is…
EXCERPT from " THE LIFE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA BY HIS EASTERN AND WESTERN DISCIPLES", Advaita Ashrama.
After the death of Swami Vivekananda's father, the family fell into hard time, with not enough money even for two meals. That is when the one day Narendranath Dutta thought he will go an ask Ramakrishna to use…
