Vedanta Seven Steps to Samadhi ~ 04

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event type discourse
date & time 13 Jan 1974 am
location Palace Hotel (Bikaner House),
Mount Abu, meditation camp
language English
audio Available, duration 1h 38min. Quality: good.
Sanskrit chant before discourse.
online audio
video Not available
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shorttitle VEDANT04
notes
synopsis
Reader of the sutra: Ma Yoga Taru, also chanting.
The sutra
The sage Sankriti then said to the sun God:
O Lord, please teach me the supreme knowledge.
The sun God said:
I shall now explain to you this most rare knowledge, upon the attainment of which you will become free while yet dwelling in this body.
See in all beings the Brahman, who is one, unborn, still, imperishable, infinite, immutable and conscious; so seeing live in peace and bliss.
Do not see anything except the self and the supreme. This state is known as yoga.
Rooted thus in yoga, carry out your deeds.
The mind of one who is thus rooted in yoga gradually withdraws from all desires,
And the seeker feels blissful while engaging himself each day in meritorious acts.
He has no interest whatsoever in the contrary efforts of the ignorant.
He never betrays the secrets of one to another, and he occupies himself solely with lofty deeds.
He performs only such gentle acts as do not disturb others.
He fears sin and does not crave any self-indulgence.
He utters loving and affectionate words.
He lives in the company of saints and studies the scriptures.
With complete unity of mind, speech and action he follows them.
Seeking to cross the ocean that is the world, he cultivates the above-mentioned ideas.
And he is called a beginner, one performing his preliminaries.
This is called the first stage.


(source:CD-ROM)


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