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09:08, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Insofar as one strives to get out of bodily conceptions - not out of the body but out of bodily conceptions - one has to learn to tolerate such dualities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Insofar as one strives to get out of bodily conceptions - not out of the body but out of bodily conceptions - one has to learn...")
08:58, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page I cannot understand what misery is if I have never tasted happiness. Nor can I understand what happiness is unless I have tasted misery. One has to transcend such dualities, but as long as this body is here these dualities will be here also (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I cannot understand what misery is if I have never tasted happiness. Nor can I understand what happiness is unless I have tast...")
08:44, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In the material world of duality, it is impossible to understand one thing without understanding its opposite. It is not possible to understand what honor is unless I understand dishonor (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world of duality, it is impossible to understand one thing without understanding its opposite. It is not possi...")
08:36, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This material world is a world of duality - at one moment we are subjected to the heat of the summer season & at the next moment the cold of winter. Or at one moment we're happy & at the next distressed. At one moment honored, at the next dishonored (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This material world is a world of duality—at one moment we are subjected to the heat of the summer season and at the next mo...")
06:29, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One so absorbed (in thought of paramatma) becomes free from all duality and false designations (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One so absorbed becomes free from all duality and false designations"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first...")
06:20, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The above quoted verse from Bhagavad-gita indicates that one who has conquered the mind and has overcome all attachment to nonpermanent things can be absorbed in thought of the Paramatma (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The above quoted verse from Bhagavad-gītā indicates that one who has conquered the mind and has overcome all attachment to n...")
06:14, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The yoga system involves concentrating the mind and focusing it on the Paramatma or Supersoul seated within the heart (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The yoga system involves concentrating the mind and focusing it on the Paramātmā or Supersoul seated within the heart"}} {{n...")
06:02, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When the mind is clear, it is possible to meditate on the Supersoul. The Paramatma, or Supersoul, is always seated within the heart along with the individual soul (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the mind is clear, it is possible to meditate on the Supersoul. The Paramatma, or Supersoul, is always seated within the...")
05:52, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page A great devotee prays, - When will I be able to think of You constantly? My mind is always dragging me about, but as soon as I am able to fix my mind on the lotus feet of Krsna, it becomes clear (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A great devotee prays"|"When will I be able to think of You constantly? My mind is always dragging me about, but as soon as I...")
05:41, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Material education, wealth and power will not help one to control the mind (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material education, wealth and power will not help one to control the mind"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {...")
05:30, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Just as when a fort is safe when it is defended by a great general, if Krsna is placed in the fort of the mind, there will be no possibility of the enemy entering (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as when a fort is safe when it is defended by a great general, if Krsna is placed in the fort of the mind, there will be...")
05:21, 19 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Although we are permanent and eternal, somehow or other we have become attracted to nonpermanent things. But the mind can be easily trained if it is simply fixed on Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although we are permanent and eternal, somehow or other we have become attracted to nonpermanent things. But the mind can be e...")
10:41, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page By training the mind, one actually attains tranquility, for the mind is always dragging us over nonpermanent things, just as an unbridled horse will pull a chariot on a perilous course (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By training the mind, one actually attains tranquility, for the mind is always dragging us over nonpermanent things, just as a...")
10:36, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Since the mind directs the other senses, it is of utmost importance to make the mind the friend (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the mind directs the other senses, it is of utmost importance to make the mind the friend"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham...")
10:34, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page As an enemy is always thinking of doing harm, so the untrained mind will drag one deeper and deeper into material entanglement. Conditioned souls struggle very hard with the mind and with the other senses (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As an enemy is always thinking of doing harm, so the untrained mind will drag one deeper and deeper into material entanglement...")
10:31, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In Bhagavad-gita the material conception of life is condemned in so many places. One who thinks the country in which he is born is worshipable, or one who goes to holy places and yet ignores the sadhus there, is likened unto an ass (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"material conception of life is condemned in so many places. One who thinks the country in which he is born is worshipable, or...")
10:19, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we actually want detachment from this material world, we should be prepared to accept such cutting words from the spiritual master. Compromise and flattery have no effect where strong words are required (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we actually want detachment from this material world, we should be prepared to accept such cutting words from the spiritual...")
10:14, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page At the very beginning of Bhagavad-gita Krsna speaks sharply to Arjuna by telling him that although he speaks like a learned man, he is actually fool number one (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"at the very beginning of Bhagavad-gita Krsna speaks sharply to Arjuna by telling him that although he speaks like a learned ma...")
10:09, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The sadhu or teacher shows no mercy in using sharp words to sever the student's mind from material attractions. By speaking the truth uncompromisingly, he is able to sever the bondage (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sadhu or teacher shows no mercy in using sharp words to sever the student's mind from material attractions. By speaking th...")
10:01, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Arjuna is attracted to things that are impeding the execution of his own duty, Krsna severs these things. To cut something, a sharp instrument is required; and to cut the mind from its attachments, sharp words are often required (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna is attracted to things that are impeding the execution of his own duty, Krsna severs these things. To cut something, a...")
09:51, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Those who are sadhu, or realized, will be able to sever his attachment to material association. This is the great advantage to good association. For instance, Krsna speaks Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna just to cut off his attachment to this material affection (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are sadhu, or realized, will be able to sever his attachment to material association. This is the great advantage to...")
09:41, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If one is intelligent he will associate with those who are trying to elevate themselves to the platform of self-realization through one of the various forms of yoga (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one is intelligent he will associate with those who are trying to elevate themselves to the platform of self-realization th...")
08:01, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If he engages himself in self-realization, then he is engaged in something permanent (sat) (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if he engages himself in self-realization, then he is engaged in something permanent (sat)"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{...")
07:53, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There are those who are striving for temporary things (asat). Matter and the body are temporary, and if one only engages himself for bodily pleasure, he is conditioned by temporary things (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are those who are striving for temporary things (asat). Matter and the body are temporary, and if one only engages himse...")
07:48, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The best association is a sadhu, that is, a Krsna conscious person or one who is striving for spiritual realization (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best association is a sadhu, that is, a Krsna conscious person or one who is striving for spiritual realization"}} {{notes...")
07:44, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Desire is the function of the mind, and one desires according to his association; so if the mind is to act as friend, there must be good association (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Desire is the function of the mind, and one desires according to his association; so if the mind is to act as friend, there mu...")
07:16, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If, however, one understands one's position as spirit soul apart from the body, the mind can be a liberating factor. In itself, the mind has nothing to do, it is simply waiting to be trained, and it is best trained through association (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If, however, one understands one's position as spirit soul apart from the body, the mind can be a liberating factor. In itself...")
06:58, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It (mind) will simply be acting to serve the gross body and to further condition the living entity and entrap him in material nature (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"t will simply be acting to serve the gross body and to further condition the living entity and entrap him in material nature"}...")
06:26, 18 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One who has no idea of spiritual life, the mind is the enemy. If one thinks that he is simply the body, his mind will not be working for his benefit (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who has no idea of spiritual life, the mind is the enemy. If one thinks that he is simply the body, his mind will not be w...")
17:22, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If, through yoga, the mind can be trained, then the mind is our friend. But if the mind is left untrained, then there is no possibility of leading a successful life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If, through yoga, the mind can be trained, then the mind is our friend. But if the mind is left untrained, then there is no po...")
17:18, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page As far as the Nirukti Vedic Dictionary is concerned, atma refers to body, mind and soul. However, in this verse of Bhagavad-gita, atma refers to mind (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as the Nirukti Vedic Dictionary is concerned, ātmā refers to body, mind and soul. However, in this verse of Bhagavad-...")
17:15, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In actuality we are pure spirit. In this way, according to one's spiritual development, the meaning of the word atma differs (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In actuality we are pure spirit. In this way, according to one's spiritual development, the meaning of the word ātmā differs...")
17:12, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When we transcend the bodily conception and rise to the mental platform, atma refers to the mind. But actually when we are situated on the truly spiritual platform, then atma refers to the soul (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when we transcend the bodily conception and rise to the mental platform, atma refers to the mind. But actually when we are sit...")
17:09, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page How is it possible for one to become his own friend? This is explained here; atma means mind, body and soul. When we speak of atma, insofar as we are in the bodily conception, we refer to the body (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How is it possible for one to become his own friend? This is explained here; ātmā means mind, body and soul. When we speak o...")
17:05, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy. - Bg. 6.6 (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022-05-17T17:04:05Z}} {{last|2022-05-17T17:04:05Z}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=0|OB=1|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc...", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
17:04, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy. - Bg. 6.6 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will b...")
16:50, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If even after getting this opportunity (to get free from material nature) I do not take it, then I should be considered my own worst enemy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if even after getting this opportunity I do not take it, then I should be considered my own worst enemy"}} {{notes|}} {{compil...")
16:46, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page As a friend, I can understand my position as spirit soul, seeing that somehow or other I have come into contact with material nature, try to get free from material entanglement by acting in such a way as to disentangle myself. In this case I am my friend (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a friend, I can understand my position as spirit soul and, seeing that somehow or other I have come into contact with mater...")
16:24, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page These roles (friend and enemy) are determined by mutual behavior. As we have dealings with others in ordinary affairs, in the same way the individual has dealings with himself. I may act as my own friend or as an enemy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These roles are determined by mutual behavior. As we have dealings with others in ordinary affairs, in the same way the indivi...")
16:15, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There is a very nice verse by Canakya Pandit: "No one is anyone's friend, no one is anyone's enemy. It is only by behavior that one can understand who is his friend and who is his enemy." No one is born our enemy, and no one is born our friend (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a very nice verse by Cāṇakya Paṇḍit: "No one is anyone's friend, no one is anyone's enemy. It is only by behav...")
16:05, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We have to raise ourselves to the spiritual standard by ourselves. In this sense I am my own friend and I am my own enemy. The opportunity is ours (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to raise ourselves to the spiritual standard by ourselves. In this sense I am my own friend and I am my own enemy. The...")
16:00, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page A man must elevate himself by his own mind, not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well - Bg. 6.4-5 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A man must elevate himself by his own mind, not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy...")
15:54, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One form of yoga may be difficult and another may be easy, but in all cases one must purify his existence to the conception of Krsna conscious enjoyment. Then one will be happy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One form of yoga may be difficult and another may be easy, but in all cases one must purify his existence to the conception of...")
15:42, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Being situated in such a position (boundless transcendental happiness), one is never shaken, even in the midst of greatest difficulty. This indeed is actual freedom from all miseries arising from material contact - Bg. 6.20-23 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being situated in such a position, one is never shaken, even in the midst of greatest difficulty. This indeed is actual freedo...")
15:36, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In that joyous state, one is situated in boundless transcendental happiness and enjoys himself through transcendental senses. Established thus, one never departs from the truth, and upon gaining this he thinks there is no greater gain - Bg. 6.20-23 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In that joyous state, one is situated in boundless transcendental happiness and enjoys himself through transcendental senses....")
15:26, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The stage of perfection is called trance, or samadhi, when one's mind is completely restrained from material mental activities by practice of yoga. This is characterized by one's ability to see the self by the pure mind & to relish & rejoice in the self (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The stage of perfection is called trance, or samadhi, when one's mind is completely restrained from material mental activities...")
12:24, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Sri Krsna says: "The stage of perfection is called trance, or samadhi, when one's mind is completely restrained from material mental activities by practice of yoga." - Bg. 6.20-23 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Krsna says"|"The stage of perfection is called trance, or samadhi, when one's mind is completely restrained from material...")
12:15, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page All of the systems of yoga are meant to disentangle the conditioned soul from this entrapment, to transfer him from the false enjoyment of material things to the actual enjoyment of Krsna consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of the systems of yoga are meant to disentangle the conditioned soul from this entrapment, to transfer him from the false...")
12:08, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If a sick man is not supposed to eat, his eating unrestrictedly actually kills him. Similarly, the more we increase material enjoyment, the more we become entangled in this world and the more difficult it becomes to get free from the material entrapment (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a sick man is not supposed to eat, his eating unrestrictedly actually kills him. Similarly, the more we increase material e...")
12:02, 17 May 2022 Soham talk contribs created page As long as we are in the material conception of life, we are not actually enjoying ourselves but are simply becoming more and more entangled in material nature (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as long as we are in the material conception of life, we are not actually enjoying ourselves but are simply becoming more and...")

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