The sivananda organization hasn’t taken a stance on many critical issues of today. While I was living at the Sivananda ashram in San Francisco California, many swamis came by and visited. I met with the top people of the organization and had food. We had discussions around social media is many cases. The Sivananda parent is in Grass Valley California, where Swami Vishnudevananda build a huge farm. While having lunch with the swami, many times the question of facebook usage came up. Some of the top swami disagreed with the usage of facebook because it distracts from sadhana, which is the deep spiritual practice. I remember, while I was doing deep sadhana earlier, before joining Sivananda, I wouldn’t answer my phone calls or check emails for days. This is so my mind can stay on practice of yoga, rather being distracted all over the place. Once you develop single point focus, or dhyana, or zen, then you can focus on multiple things, while still being grounded. On the other hand, once a good sadhana in concentration is established, it’s important to go back into the real world and gently make it better. In order for good change to happen, we have to make good actions. Our senses need to be awakened so we are aware of what’s going on around us. Hence, the usage of Facebook is critical. The balanced needs to be established within. However, social media is huge for yoga. In the past, Swami Vishnudevananda traveled to Germany, crossing the Berlin wall, throwing flyers at people, teaching them yoga. He was arrested, and taken down from his private plane. His purpose was simple. To spread Vedanta in areas never done before.