NOT TO LIE
In Raja Yoga, it is especially important to observe the precept of
not to tell lie. There are various types of lies. For example,
not to fulfill what one had decided is considered to be in the
category of passive lie. Some people tells a lie intentionally
which is active lie. Among these lies, active lie is easy to
overcome, but it is difficult to overcome the passive lie.
You may think that it is all right to tell a little passive lie
since it won't be so harmful to others. However, you shouldn't
even tell this passive lie. Even if it is unprofitable for you,
you shouldn't tell the passive lie as well.
Please practice "not to tell lie". Please practice this for only
three months and ten days, which means 100 days. Your power of
will be stronger, and your shall find great development in your
spiritual practice.
Then I shall tell you why shouldn't you tell lie. First of all,
will works according to the order of true self. Let's say that the
true self gave an order to do spiritual practice. The will
activates according to this order. It makes a promise to oneself
"I shall do the spiritual practice today.".
If the will was weak, it searches for comfort and prolong the
realization such as, "Let's do it tomorrow because I am tired
today." or "Let it be the day after tomorrow.". In other words,
will do not activate even if the true self gives an order. The
will is playing around in somewhere else. The situation will be
worse if such state goes on as it is. And naturally, enlightenment
will be prolonged, and may not realize at all.
Could you now understand the reason why we shouldn't tell even a
passive lie?
Concerning with the active lie, it is prohibited because to harms
people or brings others to falure can be our bad karma which can be
a great obstacle for our enlightenment.
DON'T LOSE ENERGY
I alert the attainer of Raja Yoga that you should not lose energy.
Two main advice which I give to the attainer of Raja Yoga are; to
preserve more energy and to strengthen the power of will much
stronger. Or else one can not enter the second process in "Yogas
of Mahayana" which is Kundalini Yoga.
I shall say that the weak point of Raja Yoga is that the
attainment is ruined by the loss of energy. That is why the Guru
of Raja Yoga generally gives Shakti-pat only to the highly advanced
disciples. Because the loss of energy is small if one were to
exchange energy with the one who has developed his spiritual
practice.
Alchohol is also strictly prohibited in Raja Yoga, because one
can't control his power of will if he drink alchohol. The basement
of Raja Yoga should always be the power of will.