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Ifyoudonotacceptpersonalresponsibilityforyourlife,thenyouwillneverlooktofindthatwhich
maybeinerrorinyourthoughtprocessesandbehavior,whichpredisposedyoutoyourexperiences,
andtherewillbenochanceforyoutoimproveyoursituation.Ifyoudonotlearnthespirituallesson
thesituationisheretoteachyou,youaresettingyourselfuptohavetheexperiencerepeatitself
again.Thisisthenatureofthekarmicprocessuponwhichtheworldprocessissetup.Theseexperi-
encesarenotmeanttobepainfulortomakeyoubitter.Eachoftheseexperiencesgiveyoutheoppor-
tunitytopracticeandsecurespiritualqualitiessuchaspatience,equanimity,dispassion,detachment,
universallove,freedomfromresentmentwhenpersecutedorwrongedandalltheotherpreceptsof
Maat.Indoingso,youlearntovieweverysituationinyourlifeasyourpathtoenlightenment.Inthis
way,performingyourpracticaldutiesoflifeinarighteousmannerbecomesoneandthesamewith
yourpracticeofspiritualdiscipline.Painandsufferingisaby-productofnotlivingalifeinharmony
with Maat and with an awareness of your true essence.
TheYogaofActionalsoemphasizestheperformanceofselflessservice,termed“MaatAri”(Karma
Yoga).Whenoneperformsselflessservice,theegolosesimportanceandtherefore,itsneedsand
cravingsbecomepowerlessillusions,whichcannolongerafflictthemind.Thehighestpracticeof
Maat-AriSmaiTauioccursinthestateofenlightenmentwhenthereisnoattachmenttothefruitsof
actions.Workisperformedinharmonywithone’struenaturewithoutdependencyontheresults,be
theygoodorbadfromapracticalstandpoint.Rightlivelihood,thepracticeofmakingalivinginsuch
awayastobenefitoneselfandallotherbeingsispracticingMaat.YogaofActionalsoimpliesabal-
ancedmovementandschedulingoftimeforspiritualdisciplineaswellasotherpracticalduties.Ex-
tremesaretobeavoidedbecausetheyalsocauseintensificationofthementalcomplexes.Thedesired
movementisrelaxedanddeliberateintensificationofself-effortaccordingtothecapacityofthe
individual.

SoaPositiveBeliefSystemleadstoPositiveFeeling,andthisleadstoPositiveThinking,and

thisleadstoPositiveSpeaking(Affirmation),andthisleadstoPositiveAction,andthisall

leadsfinallytoGoodHealth.ThisistheladderofHealthoftheSoul,MindandBody.It

worksnaturallyandautomatically,beginningwithapositivebeliefsystem,notjustofyour

ownhealingcapacity,butalsoyourrelationshiptotheuniverseandtheDivine.Oncethis

fundamentalfactorisproperlyinplace,theotherfactorscomeinoftheirownaccord,

without strain or stress. This is the power of the mind.

Table 14: Positive structure of the mind for good health.

GoodHealth

Positive Action

Positive Speaking (Affirmation)