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Gurupoornima Rereat Sessions by Ma Gurupriya

Chanting and explaining the verses of ‘Vairagya Shatakam’, Ma repeatedly emphasizes that Vairagya (dispassion) is one of the four-fold qualities which a spiritual practitioner must have. The sole objective of human life is to gain liberation from the shackles of the mind and intelligence, which can only be through the path of self-knowledge. Central to this path is Vairagya to worldly objects.

Vairagya Shatakam asks the seeker to abandon the constant indulgence to the body and possessions and always perceive the transitoriness of the world. Attachment to the family and possessions can be overcome only by constant introspection on the ephemerality of the world and reflecting on the fact that everything is controlled and animated by the Lord.

A knower of Truth is always inhering in the Self. He moves around freely, free from anxiety, without any expectations. He has no attachment to or expectation from anything in the world. He is always reveling in the bliss arising from the Self.

Life is changeful. The apparent enjoyments have no ever-lasting value. Name, fame, prestige, family, wealth etc. are always associated with stress and problems. How can Vairagya be practiced living in the household? Ma says that a seeker must get rid of possessiveness, clinging, desires, ego and start on the delightful inner adventure. Loving Vairagya, one must increasingly cultivate Vairagya. Accepting whatever providence brings, the seeker must maintain the connectedness with the Lord within.

Shlokas chanted in the Satsang:
7:06 - देहेऽस्थिमांसरुधिरेऽभिमतिं त्यज त्वं… Bhāgavatamāhātmyam 4.79
11:23 - अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्त: सर्वं प्रवर्तते… Bhagavad Gita 10.8
12:05 - ईश्वर: सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन… Bhagavad Gita 18.61
21:40 - भोगे रोगभयं कुले च्युतिभयं… Vairagya Shatakam 31
23:00 - वयमिह परितुष्टा वल्कलैस्त्वं… Vairagya Shatakam 53
33:39 - कौपीनं शतखण्डजर्जरतरं कन्था… Vairagya Shatakam 91
54:26 - कथं तरेयं भवसिन्धुमेतं का वा… Vivekachoodamani 40
55:10 - दुर्वारसंसारदवाग्नितप्तं दोधूयमानं… Vivekachoodamani 36
56:54 - मन एव मनुष्याणां कारणं… Brahmabindu Upanishad 2

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