Summarized by Rajesh:
Breath exercises - recommended 21 cycles by some:
- Inhale
- Hold
- Exhale
- Hold
Takers | Givers | Takers | Givers | |
World created for our pleasure | World meant for all | Always dissatisfied | Content | |
Derivation hence grab | Abundance hence share | Profoundly lonely | Blend & harmonies | |
Wanton destruction | All thrive. Plenty for everyone | Insecure | Secure | |
Believe they are right | Open to correction | Desires increase | Desires reduce |
Theme:
- You are what you think - so THINK of the HIGHER, and act as per your DHARMA
- How? Abhyasa yoga - Practice of Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga and Giana yoga along with Meditation
- Death is the cross-over from the 3 states to the 4th plane
- Who is this BRAHMAN?
Kavim - pure consciousness
Puranam - ancient
Anushasitaram - law of causation
Anoraniyamsam - subtlest of all
Sarvasya Dhataram - supporter
Achintya Rupam - formless
Adityavarnam - self-effulgent
Tamatha Parastat- beyond ignorance
Videos:
Chapter 8, v9: Continuously contemplate on him. God supports all. Support doesn’t mean as if by weight. Support in the sense of being the ‘very material cause’ of your gross material body and your subtle thoughts. Examples - cotton in cloth, gold in ornaments, sea in the waves, etc.
Chapter 8, v10: He is the ruler of everything. Beyond the intellect. Search and seek for what is illumining the intellect. He is pure knowledge. He is beyond all darkness (and light).
Chapter 8, v11: Concentrating Prana. With mind unwavering
5 Pranas are the expressions of life in you. [Didn’t capture the 5 pranas]
Prana, Alana, - these are used in puja.
Chapter 8 - Meditation - verb or noun?
Meditation is a state of mind that you arrive at with contemplation and effort.
- It is hard to do this at the end of our lives. We need to imbed this into our daily routine. Even something as simple as substituting a little bit of contemplation during a break rather than checking social media, listening to the radio, etc.
- If we can invest and ‘program’ ourselves with the right type of spiritual practice, the preparation will ease our acceptance of our eventual death. And hopefully we can burn our Vaasa as
VEDANTA CHANGES EMOTION:
- Selfish -> unselfish
- earnest -> strength
- Liability -> asset
We get confused between Love and Attachment:
LOVE | ATTACH |
Gain | Lose |
Bring out best | Bring out worst |
Happy | Unhappy |
Build teams | Distrust teams |
- Break free of the chains - attachment creates chains.
- This is hardest for us with our children.
As given in Chapter 18 - 3 things that you shouldn’t leave:
- Yagna (rituals)
- Tapas (contemplation)
- Danam (as you give, you will decrease your load)
We have to do Karma, Bhakti and Gnana yogas hand-in-hand
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