Description
Verses: 143, 145, 138, 129, etc.
Questions 1, 2, and 3: "What is bondage?" - Its mystery
-The mystery of Maya. How does it work in our life?
Answer: Concealment of our true nature and false projection.
-The way out of Maya: sadhana-chatushtaya (साधनचतुष्टप, the four spiritual disciplines: Ref: class:2), ‘shravana’ (श्रवण), `manana’ (मनन), `nididhyasana’ (निदिध्यासन) & devotion (bhakti), and eventually, through Moksha.
-Atman, the non-participating witness
-Turning the flashlight into our own mind, being a witness of our own life, our own emotions, thoughts, impulses, attitudes and feelings
-Linking ourselves to the transcendental
-`Satipatthana sutta’ Buddha's discourse on mindfulness
Verses: 16, 18, 51, 375, 424, 472, 517, 518
-The most significant problem in spiritual life is the lack of a discerning mind.
-Dispassion and spiritual awareness are essential in spiritual life, just as two wings are necessary for a bird to fly in the air.
-The problem of spiritual slumber and...
Published 05/10/19
Verses: 145, 142, 143, 138
- King Parikshit's story
- Unexpected traps in spiritual life
- The ocean of worldliness: birth, disease and death
- Controlling the mind and the clear perception of the intellect
- How the supreme realization can be attained through disciplining the mind and...
Published 05/10/19