Divine Law
“The blessing of the Almighty Lord is only received by a seeker who seeks the Law. If you do not seek the Law, the blessings will not find their way. Constantly seek out the Law in everything. The Law must be the seeker’s nature so much so that he should become the Law, so much so that the Law should become the seeker until there remains no distinction between them.” ~ Lord Lakulish
Can faith and love be measured? The Bhagavad-Gita tells us that yes, Yoga is a scientific process through which one can measure his or her faith and love by the degree to which one brings the Almighty Lord into his or her life. Hence, faith is not a belief or a concept. It is a science.
The Bhagavad-Gita also says that faith is of three kinds: sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic. A person’s personality is made up of how much sattva, rajas, or tamas his or her faith contains. Sattvic faith is the pure (good) faith. Rajasic faith is the polluted (bad) faith. Tamasic faith is the perverted (ugly) faith.
Of the various things one can embrace in order to seek God (who is Love and Truth), Divine Law, scripture, prana, chanting, food, yajna, tapas, and charity are the best ways. All of these make a person’s consciousness more sattvic and increase one’s sattvic faith through proper actions. Sattvic faith will lead one to moksha, or liberation.
The word shastra is defined as, “the law of prana”. Shastra is “scripture”, and so the law of prana is scripture. And scripture refers to all the teachings that come from our lineage-holding teachers, other realized masters, and God. Scriptures can be embodied in many forms, including books, sacred architecture, art, and music. They help us to recognize, appreciate, and apply spiritual laws throughout our journey.
In chapter sixteen, verse twenty-three of the Bhagavad-Gita (Jnaneshwar’s translation), Krishna says: “He who acts under the impulse of desire, casting aside the injunctions of the scriptures, does not attain perfection, nor happiness, nor the highest goal.” The highest goal is moksha (liberation). Therefore, he who casts aside the law of prana does not attain perfection, happiness, nor liberation. The law of prana is Divine Law, and to follow Divine Law is to follow the Yamas and Niyamas and to connect the Four Dots described in the About Lakulish School of Yoga section of this site.
The Yamas and Niyamas tell one how to live one’s life as sattvic as possible. Every time one votes for God inside, one automatically embraces Divine Law. The Yamas and Niyamas are a large part of the St. Augustine Lakulish School of Yoga teachings.
