Prayer, worship can be and are very much a part of this yoga, but their method is different from the traditional processes. Traditional practices rely too much on outer rituals such as beads and fasting, outer withdrawal and such. But the communion in the Integral Yoga takes place in an inner ground of consciousness. The prayer is not a repetitive mechanical prayer remembered from a prayer book but one that rises spontaneously from the heart. Worship is not an external ritual but an inner state of adoration and humility before the Divine. Needless to say that things like fasting and other extreme forms of religious and ascetic practices have no place here. Balance, moderation, an invocation and aspiration to create a solid foundation of calm, peace and equanimity are the ways forward. This can be greatly helped by living in a place that has a touch of infinity upon it, but this or any other practice is not indispensable. The only indispensable thing in this yoga is to keep oneself open and turned towards the Mother. Sometimes the company of other sadhakas endowed with devotion towards Her, or those in whom the flame of aspiration rises high and wide, acts like a living fire to light up or increase a low-burning flame. The same purpose is served through study circles or a satsang, a coming together of sadhakas in a common uplifting aspiration. Conferences, seminars and discussions that are mostly mental activities do not help much if any at all.
A colossal black serpent guards the treasures of the vital world. It only yields to those who master humanity’s sexual impulse.
