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Mar 11 4 tweets 2 min read
🧘The Story of How Totapuri Gave up Anger😡

One evening Sri Ramakrishna was seated with Totapuri near his sacred dhuni. Both of their minds were almost completely absorbed in nondual knowledge as they talked about God. The Atman, as if dwelling in the flames of the dhuni, was… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In one who dwells longingly on sense objects, an inclination towards them is generated. This inclination develops into desire, and desire begets anger.
(BG 2.62)

Anger generates delusion, and delusion results in loss of memory. Loss of memory brings about the destruction of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
All outgoing energy following a selfish motive is frittered away; it will not cause power to return to you; but if restrained, it will result in development of power. This self-control will tend to produce a mighty will, a character which makes a Christ or a Buddha.
— Swami… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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