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Secrets of the First Yogi, or How to Achieve Any Goal

Imagine you’re competing in a Downhill World Cup—a high-speed mountain bike descent packed with obstacles. You’ve trained hard and you’re full of anticipation. You launch… and within the first few meters the chain snaps. Instead of thinking about the finish, you start spending energy just trying not to crash—then you catch a root and fly off the course.

Yet in 2015, reigning champion Aaron Gwin, despite a broken bike, not only made it to the finish but set the fastest time. Later he said he chose to ignore the fear and focus on controlling the bike and keeping his balance.

This story illustrates a simple but powerful principle:
“Where attention goes, energy flows.”

If you fixate on doubts and possible obstacles, all your strength goes into an inner struggle. In the end, you stop believing in yourself, postpone important things, and sabotage your own goals.

But if you concentrate on what you want—rather than on the difficulties—you can break out of a Groundhog Day loop and start changing: first on the inside, and then in your life.

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We recently received this story from one of our subscribers.

A world without burnout, depression, or loneliness

💬 “The other day I was walking with my daughter past a little neighborhood shop and saw the clerk struggling to hang a garland of holiday flags.

It was very windy, the decoration was flapping all over, and she was standing on an unsteady ladder. I offered to help, and she gladly accepted.

On the way home my daughter asked, ‘Dad, why do you always help everyone? One time you buy groceries or carry bags for an elderly stranger; another time you walk our tipsy neighbor home.’ I thought for a moment and said, ‘Because I can. I’m sure every kind act sets off a chain of bright events. Today I helped someone; tomorrow that person will help someone else—and goodness will spread and multiply. I want to be part of that invisible chain that makes the world better.’”

Dear friends! The Meditation Steps team sincerely thanks you for your support. Together we’re building a world where everyone finds harmony with themselves and the world around them, and unfolds their highest potential.

- A world without burnout, depression, or loneliness.
- A world where meditation and other spiritual practices are available to everyone, regardless of financial means or social status.
- A world where each person is filled with love and inspiration—and shares it with others.

If you’d like to be part of this movement, you can find all the ways to support the project here: meditationsteps.org/donation

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Today there is an important video about monk's life. How is it? How to try?
Should you?

Let's find out today! With Dada explaining the details.

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🎶 Never Alone – Kiirtan Mantra 🎶

"This melody was born on October 26, in a moment of complete despair.But as I sang it again and again, I felt that I am never alone — and this is truly so.

2025 has been a challenging year, full of fateful contrasts.

I hope you will enjoy this melody, that it will be sung and played,and that it will give you the same feeling — that you are never alone.

Wishing you joyful upcoming holidays dear people 🧡🙏🏻"
Juthika

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Happy New Year, friends 🎄✨

This is the traditional New Year’s message from Dada Sadananda — not only with warm wishes, but also with an important intention: an invitation to enter the New Year consciously, with clarity and a living fire within.

From Dada and the entire Meditation Lessons team, we wish you the very, very, very best in the New Year 2026 ❤️

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Unlock the energy of change 🙌🏻

The world is changing right now. Every action, every thought, every sincere emotion breaks old boundaries and opens space for the new. The power within us can dissolve fear, doubt, and habitual limits—filling life with clarity, joy, and inspiration.

We, the “Meditation Steps” team, turn this energy into motion: a world filled with care, support, and mindfulness is becoming reality. Every moment is a chance for change, and every person is a bearer of this power.

🔥 Our mission is to make spiritual practices accessible to everyone! For more than a decade, we’ve been sharing knowledge about meditation, yoga, and mindful living so each person can unlock inner potential and reach their greatest goals—not for external success, but for deep harmony and a full life.

Together we’re making history and changing the world for the better! 🌎 Every comment, every like, every act of participation is a brick in the world of kindness and light we’re building. Your support is the energy that powers the movement, inspires, and creates change.

Thank you for your trust, attention, and support!
With love and light, the “Meditation Steps” team 💙

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Today, December 31, a special New Year’s video by Dada Sadananda will premiere on our channels. He’ll share 3 ways to get rid of constant irritation, feel inner stability at all times, and handle any crisis.

Tell us in the comments: what do you think Dada will talk about?

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What good have I done this year?

According to statistics, only 7% of people say they take part in charity. We suggest talking more about good deeds—your example can inspire others.

Share in the comments:

— Do you participate in charity? If yes, why and how?
— Your top 3 good deeds you’d recommend to others
— A time you received invaluable help from strangers (or friends)

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In yoga philosophy, it is said: "Brahmaeva Gururekah Naparah." This means that the only teacher is Brahma, the Cosmic Consciousness. It's the sole spiritual teacher, and everything else is a means of its manifestation.

Teachers for us can be living beings and inanimate objects:

👶 The little child who is allowed a candy only after lunch teaches us willpower to continue meditation.

🐜 The ant carrying a load larger than itself along a path teaches us about self-belief and absence of limitations.

🗣️ The charismatic singer teaches us through the performance of spiritual songs (kirtan).

👨‍💼The busy manager teaches us how to carve out time for meditation during the day.

🐈 The cat playing with a ball of thread intently teaches us about concentration.

☑️ And a small matchstick teaches us that even from a small but captivating idea, sparks can ignite the flames of spiritual life.

If you haven't started meditating yet, give it a try. The free basic meditation course can assist you with that: course.meditationsteps.org/products/courses/consci…

And if you've already started, which teachers help you keep going?

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Many modern celebrations still resemble the bacchanalia held in honor of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine and ecstasy-festivals where all boundaries dissolved and people let loose their animal nature.

The question is whether this is the tradition we do want to continue — or there’s another way to celebrate.

Watch the new video, where Dada Sadananda invites you to look at the New Year’s Eve celebrations from an unexpected perspective. Let us know in the comments below whether you agree with this idea or not.

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