Category:Disconnection
Theme Analysis
The struggle of the human soul in the material world is fundamentally a crisis of relationship. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that while the Sanskrit term yoga means to link or connect with the original source, the term viyoga refers to the state of being disconnected. This state is not a total severing of existence—as the soul is eternally related to God—but a state of forgetfulness or defiance. This analysis explores how a life lived without a spiritual link is like a fan spinning on mere momentum after the power is cut; it may appear functional for a time, but its eventual stop is certain. By understanding the symptoms of this spiritual isolation, from the drying up of religious branches to the rampant greed in society, a seeker can learn to redirect their efforts toward the ultimate goal of human life: becoming detached from the material body and reconnected to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Dynamics of Linkage: Yoga is the process of connecting with the Divine, whereas viyoga is the state of being disconnected, leading to a loss of spiritual assistance.
- The Analogy of Momentum: A person or civilization may continue to exhibit signs of life and activity, but if they are disconnected from the spiritual current, they are destined to come to a halt.
- The Goal of True Detachment: For a maha-bhagavata like Dhruva Maharaja, perfection means becoming completely disconnected from the gross and subtle material coverings through absorption in service.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Viyoga and Yoga - Navigating the Dangers of a Disconnected Life.
Subcategories
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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Pages in category "Disconnection"
The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
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- The ISKCON branch, being directly watered by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is becoming undoubtedly successful, whereas the disconnected branches of the so-called Hindu religion that are envious of ISKCON are drying up and dying
- The two doormen were garlanded with fresh flowers which attracted intoxicated bees and which were placed around their necks & between their four blue arms. From their arched eyebrows, discontented nostrils & reddish eyes, they appeared somewhat agitated
- The word yoga means connecting or linking with that original source. Yoga is the Sanskrit word meaning "connection," and viyoga means - disconnection
- This fan is moving. If you disconnect the electric power, then the fan will move for a moment. That movement is not due to the electric current. That is force - what is it called, physically, this force? Momentum. But as soon as it stops, no more movement
- This is yoga system: bhakti-yoga. Yoga means to connect, to add, yoga. So at the present moment we are almost disconnected. Not exactly disconnected; forgotten our relationship with Krsna, or God
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- When civilization is disconnected from the loving relation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, symptoms like changes of seasonal regulations, foul means of livelihood, greed, anger and fraudulence become rampant
- When one is fully absorbed in devotional service, he is completely disconnected from the two material coverings, the subtle and gross bodies. Dhruva Maharaja actually attained this stage of life by constantly discharging devotional service