This is part two of the adventures in Advaita Vedanta... will you travel with me a while?


Meditative Monday

Hari Om


The foundational regime of the serious seeker is the saadhana chatushtaya. Viveka, Vairagya, Samaadi-shatka-sampatti, and mumukshatvam. The first is discrimination - know what is appropriate for spiritual advancement and what is not. The second is the moderation that Gurudev refers to in this quote. Vairagya is self-control. Having made a decision from our viveka, we must follow through with our action. Turn away from temptations outwith the boundaries we have set ourselves.

Do not think this applies only to the physical. The mind needs to be kept contained also. No flights of fancy or indulgence of imaginations unfitting! Keep it focused on the purpose of improvement and uplift. A mind without focus is not a mind that allows for meditation.

It is not easy. This is a world that flings every obstacle before us. How determined are you?



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