Yoga tells you to focus on your own inner process.  Support your yogic transformation with yoga practices. 

You will change, it is guaranteed.  And the world will change as you change.  When you become healthier and stronger… 

—  Gurudevi Nirmalananda  

From Gurudevi’s full discourse “A Personal Upgrade”

by Gurudevi Nirmalananda

Divine sounds lie at the root of your existence. This is what makes words affect you so deeply. They reverberate all the way in. The power of words originates in the Divine sound, OM.

In order to manifest as the universe, Shiva emanates his bliss as the subtle sound OM. It grows and expands, then blasts itself into many sounds, called Matrika. In this yantra (drawing), the sounds emanate forth into the energetic structure underlying the universe, as expressed in the Sanskrit alphabet. It’s all made of energy, with every energy having its own sound.

J~naanaadhishthaana.m maat.rkaa. — Shiva Sutras 1.4

The underlying limitations are rooted in Matrika.

The sounds combine to make words. Thus, words embody the energy of Consciousness at a primal level. Other people’s words impact you unless you are based in a deeper level of your own Beingness. The words you say to yourself have even a stronger impact, which is why mantra[1] is such an important yogic tool.

Your current “human condition” is one of feeling incomplete and insecure. It makes you turn toward the world in order to create identity and self-worth. It matters to you how other people see you and what they say to you. What they say about you to others is almost more important. You crave their good opinions in order to feel good about yourself. Thus their words matter enormously, even if inaccurate or untruthful.

When you turn your attention inward, settling into your own Beingness, you see that their words are simply their opinions. Thus we get the saying…

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[1] To receive the mantra from Gurudevi, attend one of her programs or request a mantra card at https://svaroopa.org/mantra-card.