This is the 244th video in the playlist containing the 'Words of Wisdom' series of short videos in English by our Spiritual Masters.
Message on Ma's Birthday
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Objective Actions call for Right Understanding, Not Detachment
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Steps in Devotion
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
What is Purity in every walk of life?
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Spiritual Austerity or Tapas
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
A Desireless Mind is Liberated
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Acceptance of the world is acceptance of plurality. Acceptance of plurality means being influenced by it. And to be influenced by dvandvas (pairs of opposites) means to be afflicted by desires, ego and possessiveness. These notes alone and nothing but these very notes of your own mind are the source of your afflictions. Their disappearance contributes to spirituality. When these notes begin to fall one by one, the worldliness dissolves and godliness shines forth.
Read MoreOnly when you ensure that throughout the day, whatever actions or reactions you have, there is a progressive enrichment and purification taking place in you, can you be considered a sādhaka. The extent to which you are able to remain equal, able to accept favourable and unfavourable outcomes with equanimity, will depend on the purity of the mind.
Read MoreWhat is purity? How to gain it? The Upanishads are not merely enlightening, but through a process of enlightenment they also compel purity. So, by reading this verse a seeker has to focus on the task of purifying himself.
Read MoreA devotee may initially seek God – a glimpse or vision of the God of his imagination. But as he progresses on the path of devotion, the focus shifts from God to his own personality.
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