OCTOBER 2008
A Selection from the Contents Page:
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Smt. Hansaji
Thoughts on the Gita Smt. Hansaji
Yoga for You Shri Yogendraji
Women in Bhakti Movement Smt. Gauri Patanjali
My Personal Experience Smt. Margaretha Heuser
Stories that stir Shri. Patanjali J. Yogendra
Hansaji Smt. Swati
Polio Kum. Freny Kelawala
Suniti Smt. Sarita Modi
The Power of Concentration Shri H. Sequeira
Can We Learn to Speak Truth? Shri Andrew Levitt
Happy with what I Have Jayadeva Yogendra
Cardiac Patients Study Report Smt. Hansaji
Editorial by Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra
We cannot change others, we cannot change the whoe world. The world has remained the same all these years right from the time of Babylonian civilization when they speak of the world going to dogs - children not listening to elders etc.
We have a limited role of leading a dutiful life and taking care of our job well in whatever areas - as parents, as family members, employers at place of work, as members of a neighbourhood or as part of a society. Do our duties to the best of our ability and then leave the rest to higher forces - God, Nature or whatever you call. That is our contribution to improving things. We would otherwise realize soon that in spite of our good iintentions, things do not go after our wishes howsoever hard we try and for howsoever long we continue.
Unfortunately most of our life we remain interested in other people's affairs and want to improve things as per our ideas. It works for a while, but soon we realize that we were wrong. People are what they are and remain more or less the same all their life. Often they are justified for their behavior. Circumstances we had considered earlier, when we wanted to change them, had changed later. We had our limited role in guiding them then.
The moral is that we mind our business and help others to the extent we are required to help others but do not overstretch ourselves too much.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Hansaji
Chapter III Sutra 53
Our usual knowledge is dependent on recognizing different types of things, and their different characteristics and different states of existence. Just like wood or steel has different characteristics like burning or being in different stages like fresh plant and then dried up plant etc. this understanding helps us in our daily interaction.
How do we differentiate humans who are absolutely similar? This is where unusual capacity of discrimination becomes necessary. A Yogi at a particular level of concentration possesses it and is able to distinguish between two similar objects. The emphasis is on heightened concentration and the capacity to understand. This is an achievement that comes to a Yogi after he has reached the final stages of concentration. | 
