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Lessons from Sri Ram's Life - Part 2 [Hindi with English CC]
As a continuation of the last discourse, Lakshmana asks Lord Ram, to explain the difference between a realized soul/saint vs. a normal person. He asks Lord Ram, does a person become a saint just by taking the name of God, similar to how Vibshana had. Lord Ram says the difference is that a saintly person does not sacrifice his good gunas/values come what may. But, an ordinary person succumbs to base qualities giving up their good qualities the minute something affects them adversely. The easiest way to become saintly is to give up anger.

Listen to this beautiful discourse in full to get a proper understanding of it.

Timeline:
00:00 Start
00:09 What is the difference between a saintly person vs. an ordinary person?
03:42 What is the one quality to give up to become saintly immediately


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In this discourse, Om Swami talks about the time when Lord Ram is back in Ayodhya after winning the war in Lanka and handing the kingdom's reigns (Lanka)to Vibheeshan. Lakshman, having been in the constant company of his brother lord Ram through thick and thin, was nagged by the thought that lord Ram considered both Bharat and Hanuman as saintly and had mentioned it often but had never mentioned it to him(Lakshman) in those terms. To get an answer to this, Lakshman places his doubt in front of lord Ram. Lord Ram responds by saying that it's easy for people to relinquish things when one does not have anything, but to relinquish when one has everything is very difficult and could not have been done by anyone except Bharat. According to Lord Ram, any other person other than Bharat would surely have ruled the land and enjoyed the power that came with it for fourteen years. Om Swami says that the intoxication of power is such that anyone who gets it cannot let go of it.

Listen to this beautiful discourse in full to understand it properly.

Timeline:
00:00 Start
01:32 What was that one special quality in Bharat according to Lord Ram?
02:40 A story about a dog and a saint.
08:35 What was the punishment chosen by the dog for the saint?
09:25 Why did the dog choose to appoint a saint as the head of a Mutt as punishment?

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In this discourse, Om Swami talks about if excessive exercise is good for one. Om Swami says it doesn't take a lot for a person to become a fanatic in anything. When we exercise, there is a release of neurotransmitters involved, when we maintain those exercise levels those chemicals start to feel less. This makes a person goes on to do more and more. Anything done in moderation is good, even if it's endurance training it has to built up gradually. It's very important to exercise. If you are not in a fit body, you are doing yourself a great injustice. It is not only a privilege but also one's responsibility to maintain their physical fitness.

Listen to the full discourse to get deeper insights into the topic of exercise.

Timeline:
00:00 Start
00:09 Is Excessive Exercise Good for you
00:58 What happens when we exercise
02:0 Why one must keep themselves fit

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In this episode, Om Swami talks about an introduction to the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. There are eighteen chapters in the Bhagavad Gita. Bhagavad means a person who is like God and the meaning of Geeta is- the song of God, he says. The Bhagavad Gita has been given the status of Upanishad. Om Swami says that only four people speak in the Bhagavad Gita and they are Dhritharashtra, Sanjay, Arjun and Krishna.
In the Bhagavad Gita Dritarashtra represents tamas, Sanjay-Sattva, Arjun-rajas and Krishna who is beyond these attributes represents selflessness and one without desires. Similarly, there are four stages in a person’s life to go from being a human to becoming one with god says Om Swami. Krishna tells Arjun not to share the knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita to people who don’t have devotion and reverence towards him, he says. Any person who reads the Bhagavad Gita just like a book will not be able to get the essence and secret of it. Till a person does not understand it’s innermost meaning and secret it will be just a piece of dry knowledge without illuminating their lives in any way says Om Swami. Krishna says that when he grants his grace, he changes the very thought process of a devotee, due to which wrong actions don’t even get performed, as all actions get performed only with the start of a thought.

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Timeline:
00:00 Start
01:25 What are the four limbs of the Vedas and what are the differences between them?
03:10 What is the meaning of Upanishad?
06:25 How does the special grace of Bhagawan work?
07:05 Do all actions start with a thought?

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Om Swami says, sometimes people wonder how to lead one's life or sometimes they ask how do you know it's your inner calling. There comes a moment when you ask yourself, "what are you doing with your life". Om Swami talks about a book called the Second Mountain that he read a while back. The book says there are two mountains in one's life. When one tries to climb the first mountain, they want to reach the top of the summit and conquer the mountain. This is based on our desires in wanting to achieve success as we have been taught we will be happy when we conquer that mountain. In reality, that is often not the case, once we get what we set out to, there comes a moment where you realize that, "I'm on top of the summit but where do I go from here". That's where inner calling comes into play. That calling is so strong that we are no longer nagged by our ambition, instead we want to surrender, and we want a bigger thing to draw us into a grander existence.

Listen to the full discourse to get deeper insights into the topic of Inner Calling.

Timeline:
00:00 Start
00:25 How do you find your inner calling?
04:04 An anecdote from Leo Tolstoy's life
07:20: How to experience contentment


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This is part 4 of a 4 part series. The first video in the series was Living Life by your Personal Philosophy. The second in the series was How to Practice Zen in Daily Life. The third video was Fearless Life: How to Live?

In this episode, Om Swami says that everyone should have their own philosophy of life and live their life accordingly. He says that it’s good if a person goes to bed in the night with the mindset that it may be their last sleep. A person like this is honest with oneself and is fearless. Only a fearless person can do something different in this world he says. Om Swami says that if one has discipline and a routine in the morning of not seeing the phone or TV etc then they will have more time for other beneficial things in life, for which earlier they did not have the time.

Listen to the full discourse to get a proper perspective on this beautiful subject.

Timeline:
00:00 Start
00:57 Should one while retiring to sleep in the night, go to bed as if it may be his or her last sleep?
01:54 How will it help a person if on awakening from sleep they get off the bed as if casting off old shoes?
02:38 Why is it not good to relax in bed upon waking up?
03:50 A beautiful story about how people understand things only as per their understanding of life.

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