Awake Minute 40: Willpower and volition

Brother Chidananda talks about willpower and energy, but how are the two connected? Brother Jayananda tells a story about Paramahansa Yogananda using both of those dimensions together to catapult six men across a stage! Did you know energization exercises were first titled: “Yogoda or Tissue Will System of Physical Perfection”? Mas Vidal tells us of another story of Guruji being able to control his pulse, indeed, this minute is packed with intriguing content and we do our best to unwrap it all.  0:55 Summary of minute;   1:52 Pictures of Guruji and his gaze; 10:10 Willpower and energization; 20:13 Volition on early infancy; 25:32 Hindu rites of passage and hair; 31:43 The materialising power of the Word; 33:40 Brother Jayananda; 41:22 Bikram Choudhury and concentration power; 47:02 Lazarus and the science of coming back from the precipice. The complete talk given by Brother Jayananda: Living Fearlessly: Overcoming the Causes of Stress and Worry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR_BAHZpvMs  Other information discussed in this podcast episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_syndrome