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Day 03 of a series of 4 lectures given my Ma during Bhagavad Gita Retreat in USA Jnana Yajna 2025.

Date: 14 June 2025
Venue: Fairfield Inn 15011, Newport Ave, Tustin CA 92780

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What is the Sadhana of a Seeker? Knowing that raga-dvesha are the stark enemies, seekers must restrain the mind and grow in saattvika qualities. By this, one attains placidity of mind and the intelligence becomes poised and steady. Performing all activities—domestic, social, or spiritual—with detachment and surrender leads to inner peace. By remembering the Divine in every action, one becomes nitya-yukta, ever-connected.

Sri Krishna says that the Lord dwells in the heart of all beings. By his inscrutable power, he makes everyone whirl around like machines. A seeker must keep a constant connection with the indwelling Lord, with the deep understanding that it is He who animates and activates everything in the Universe, including the body-mind personality; everything belongs to the Supreme.

Ma shares that Swamiji has always taught that by loving noble qualities, one acquires them. The most important sadhana is to grow in virtues and eliminate negative traits. He always urges seekers to embody noble qualities like universal love, forgiveness, and sacrifice and being free of ill will, blame, and judgment.

Ma shares her own experiences and reflections as a seeker and explains that the journey of self-purification is unending. One must always observe one’s own reactions, motivations, thoughts and strive for humility, ego-effacement. Seekers must be alert to detect and eliminate notes of raga-dvesha, possessiveness, clinging, and doership from their personality.

Shlokas Chanted in the Satsang:
21:25 - रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्...Bhagavad Gita 2.64
22:24 - इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ ...Bhagavad Gita 3.34
25:40 - रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्...Bhagavad Gita 2.64
26:02 - प्रसादे सर्वदु:खानां हानिरस्योपजायते...Bhagavad Gita 2.65
30:11 - नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषत: कृतम् ...Bhagavad Gita 18.23
48:06 - मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वित:....Bhagavad Gita 18.26
51:02- तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च...Bhagavad Gita 8.7
55:18 - अनन्यचेता: सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यश: ....Bhagavad Gita 8.14
1:08:47 - ईश्वर: सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति ...Bhagavad Gita 18.61
1:12:38 - You repeatedly had so many questions on how to become pure, how to be divine, how to become like Swamiji in love and joy. When did the questions stop?

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