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God Within

I'm studying a bit about Yogis and I really like the idea they teach about how God is found within. In fact, they believe that if you can't find God within, you will never find him elsewhere. Additionally, once you find him within, you can't help but see him everywhere. I guess that is why yogis spend so much time meditating. They take the time to quiet their minds and commune with the universal, divine conscience. Meditation allows them to go within where they can attune themselves to the infinite. Additionally interesting is this idea that we have to travel to sacred places to find God. Not so, God is always with us. In fact, we can make any place a sacred place by simply worshipping there. No need to go to a temple, ashram, cave, grotto, meditation hall, if you are on a mountain, let that be your sacred spot. If you are in your room, let that be your hallowed location. These ideas remind me of the truth I discovered when I studied abroad in Israel. I thought that b...