This talk is the seventh in a series of talks given by Nutan Swamiji during the Enlightened Living Retreat at Jamshedpur in 2019.
How To Remove Sinful Tendencies
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Regulate the Senses For Spiritual Growth
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
How to Persist in Spiritual Sadhana
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Sublimate Raga and Dvesha
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Mind alone causes likes and dislikes
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Interactional Sadhana is an extension of Absorptional Sadhana - 4
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Passion can never be fulfilled. It is like blazing fire. By feeding it, it will only blaze forth with increased vigour. On this ground it is insatiable. This factor is what makes the display of desire and passion problematic, sometimes a huge monster. Nonetheless, seekers cannot refrain from dealing with passion effectively. What should then be done becomes a challenge for the seeker.
Read MoreWhy does interaction become difficult at times? It is because of raga-dvesha (likes and dislikes). We like some people and are happy to be with them. Some we don’t like, so we do not want to interact with them.
Read MoreRight from birth, we are slave to our attraction and repulsion towards worldly objects and situations. Our mind constantly undergoes elation, depression, and agitation, depending on whether the objective situation we face is to our liking or disliking. We are fearful of losing what we like and facing what we dislike. Bhagavadgeeta wants us to transform this slavery into mastery by cultivating the “Yoga” attitude.
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