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"The ashram [religious hermitage] protects man from the world. Man must protect himself from the ashram."
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Baba Hari Dass"We cannot describe it. We cannot reveal it. And when we do, we disappear."
Baba Hari Dass was an Indian yoga master, silent monk, temple builder, and commentator of Indian scriptural traditions of dharma and moksha. He was classically trained in the Ashtanga of Patanjali, as well as Kriya yoga, Ayurveda, Samkhya, Sri Vidya, Tantra, Vedanta, and Sanskrit.
"The ashram [religious hermitage] protects man from the world. Man must protect himself from the ashram."
"How many teachers did you have? A: Myself."
"Teach to learn. Watch yourself before you teach."
"Pleasure has desire in it. Desire is pain. There is no satisfaction. So pleasure is pain."
"Using siddhis (powers) is not good for those who possess them. It can also trap the mind into desires. By being pure in mind siddhis will come by itself, and a yogi should not try to show his powers. First thing is to have siddhis and then not to get trapped in siddhis."
"Religion of your upbringing is like a cloak - you must know how it is made in order to take it off."