This life is a karmic life. We are very restless beings and are bound by our karma. Karma means action or more specifically our thoughts and desires.
The true goal of life is to pay our karmic debts which can only happen through the practice of detachment. For example in the movie Groundhogs day situations continually repeat themselves until we can find a new angle to approach life.
To get out of this pattern we must practice sadhana or conscious spiritual practices. When we are able to connect to our true self through sadhana we find lasting peace.
Author: Swami Sitaramananda
Swami Sitaramananda is a senior acharya of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers and is director of the Sivananda Yoga Farm, California and the Sivananda Yoga Resort and Training Center, Vietnam. She is acharya of China, Taiwan, and Japan as well. Swamiji is the organizer and main teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (SYHET), an 800-hour program on yoga therapy, accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). Swamiji is the author of Essentials of Yoga Practice and Philosophy (translated in Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese), Positive Thinking Manual, Karma Yoga Manual, Swamiji Said, a collection of teachings by Swami Vishnu in His Own Words, as well as two poem books. She is responsible for the Vietnamese translation of The Completed Illustrated Book of Yoga. Some of her audio lectures on Yoga Life, articles, and webinar presentations can be found on the website.
