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Feb 11

Living does not simply mean dragging yourself around from day-to-day, from bed to work, back home & to bed again.
The whole process repeats itself until the weekend comes.
Then you drag yourself to some recreation in the hope of forgetting yourself,
#VedāntaPrajña
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which is why recreation becomes so important.
In fact, your whole life can be a recreation.
Someone once asked a Swami, ‘Swamiji, do you not take any holidays? You seem to be working everyday.’
In fact, the Swami’s life is one long holiday.

If you enjoy what you do, life is very simple.
If you do not enjoy what you do, then you have to do something in order to enjoy, which can be very costly.
On the other hand, any pleasure that comes out of your maturing process is a different type of joy. Not hurting someone or

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Āḍi Śloka

@AdiShloka

Oct 22, 2022

When one does Not have wisdom, one behaves like a leaf of a ‘touch-me-not’ plant, which shrinks its leaves at the slightest touch of a drop of water.
The drop of water is compared to calamities that come into our life.
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#VedāntaPrajña

When one becomes like a ‘touch-me-not’ plant, one becomes sensitive to even small provocations.
One starts whining at small things, shrinks when calamities come & blasts those who touch him.

‘Evolve’ deposits a waxy coating of wisdom on the leaf of your life.

When one has abundant wisdom, one behaves like a leaf of a lotus plant.
The same drop of water which could shrink the leaf of a ‘touch-me-not’ plant, does not even stay on the surface of a lotus leaf.
The drop immediately slides down the leaf.
The flow of water does not even

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@AdiShloka

Mar 29, 2022

If one studies the Life of Dhruva,
It is again Not the possession of great Knowledge But a tremendous Commitment.
&
The Mantra that he was taught to chant invoking Śrī Maha Viṣṇu was ; ॐ नमो नारायणाय🙏
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#BhajaGovindam

Dhruva as a young boy was distanced by his father due to the bad influence of his step-mother.

When his stepbrother was sitting on the lap of his father,
as a child Dhruva too wanted to sit on his father’s lap.
The stepmother did Not allow him & said,
‘No, You can sit on the

lap of your father Only if you were born out of me.’
This statement made Dhruva unhappy & he went to his mother in despair.
Dhruva’s mother being a noble lady did not add fuel to fire.
She did Not create jealousy nor did she create anger in little Dhruva towards his step-mother.

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Āḍi Śloka

@AdiShloka

Mar 28, 2022

Avadhūta-Gītā: The 24 Gurus
खण्डः-iii

On hearing this Question, Dattātreya-jī was Pleased.
He asked.
श्रीब्राह्मण उवाच:

सन्ति मे गुरवो राजन् बहवो बुद्ध्युपाश्रिता:।
यतो बुद्धिमुपादाय मुक्तोऽटामीह तान् श‍ृणु॥
(ŚB~11.7.32)

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#ŚrīmadBhāgavata

"O King, I had many Gurus & I learned from all of them according to my Understanding”

He did Not egoistically say, “I learned it all.”
He said, “They are all my Gurus.
They taught me everything.”

Actually, the Truth was that he had kept learning from all of them.

Only one who keeps learning from his experiences is Truly intelligent.

We all want our bank balances to increase, do we Not?
Yes.
Do you know that there is also a bank of Knowledge?
It is a bank where our balance always keeps Increasing.
Everything we Learn from our experiences

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@AdiShloka

Feb 24, 2022

खण्डः-V
Entering the portals of ŚrutiGītā:

#ŚrutiGītā means the song of the Śruti ~ Đ Upaniṣhads singing in ecstasy!
The very name 'Śruti Gītā' is significant.
It is not a dry philosophical treatise but a song or poetry about the Eternal.

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Hence Rṣi Bhrigu calls the language of an enlightened Master as 'Samādhi Bhāsā'.

Upaniṣhads are Not mere books,
'Upa' means very near & 'Nishad' indicates abidance.
It is thr Knowledge which makes you abide in The Self ~
Đ Eternal,
Đ Immortal,
Đ Blissful,
Đ Whole.

When an intimate contact happens with an Enlightened Master,
The Upaniṣhads work like magic herbs.
Hence the very meeting of a disciple with the Master is termed 'Upanayana'.
Divine destiny leads the seeker to the intimacy of the Rṣi,
& there his 'Upa-nayana'~Inner Eye Opens.

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@AdiShloka

Feb 23, 2022

Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa~Tulasī Rāmāyaṇa:

There is something special about devotion that makes devotees seek it to the exclusion of all else.

What is it?

It is said,
चतुर्विधपुरुषार्थानुपेक्ष्य भगवच्चरणारविन्दरतिरूपा॥

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#ŚrīRāmacaritamānasa
#ŚrīRāmaJāyāṃ

"Being indifferent to the fourfold goals of life it is of the nature of revelling in the (service to the) lotus feet of Paramātmā."

Đ fourfold human goals of life are; Dhārma (virtuous acts that lead to heaven),
Arthā (sources of security including wealth),
Kāma (pleasures),

&
Mokṣa (Liberation).
The devotee rejects these & considers Nothing greater than Devotion.

Arthā :
What do we want in Life?
The first thing we seek is to feel secure.
That is meant by Arthā.
The basic need is for physical security, in terms of
Food,
Clothing &
Shelter.

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