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. |
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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.
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