Posts Tagged 'Equanimity'

Divine Vs Demoniac – Guruji’s Gita in Practice – 16

November 11 2009 one Commented

This chapter deals with the qualities that are classifiable as divine and those that are the demoniac qualities..

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Do as you would be done by – Dhyana Yoga 32

June 23 2009 No Commented

In our previous post we saw how the Lord has given a carte blanche to a realized yogi because all his actions will be noble and selfless. Such a yogi, the lord knows, will only strive to serve all beings because he sees God in all beings. This master of yoga, this perfect yogi behaves [...]

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A Personal Relationship with God – Guruji’s Gita in Practice – 12

May 28 2009 2 Commented

CHAPTER 12

Arjuna asks:
12. 1 Those devotees who constantly worship you (with form and attributes), and those who worship your unmanifested, indestructible, aspect (of these two categories) who are the best knowers of yoga ?
Lord says:
12. 2 I consider them as the best Yogis, who endowed with supreme faith, and ever

united through meditation [...]

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Never Look down! – Dhyana Yoga 29

April 30 2009 one Commented

In our last post we talked about God realization and goal realization and illustrated this with relation to the mythological story of Satyavan and Savitri. Once a yogi realizes God, what will his attitude be? There is a famous quote by Jesse Jackson that says “Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up”.. [...]

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To Love & to be Loved – Bhakti Yoga 18

November 8 2008 No Commented

In the following Sloka, the lord talks about the greatness of samata, or equanimity
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः ।
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः ॥१२- १८॥
SamaH shatrau cha mitre cha tathaa maanaapamaanayoH
ShiitoshhNasukhadukheshhu samaH saN^gavivarjitaH
SamaH – Behaves in the same fashion : shatrau cha mitre cah – towards enemies and friends : tathaa – in [...]

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Do all things with Love – Bhakti Yoga 13

September 14 2008 No Commented

In the next 8 slokas, the Lord has enlisted 33 qualities of a devotee. These are comparable to the 33 crore Gods who are mentioned in our scriptures. What is the reason for describing these qualities? Is it to certify a bhaktha or a stitapragya? It is not for the purpose of appreciating a bhakta. [...]

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Loving Enemies, Loving Friends – Dhyana Yoga 9

September 7 2008 No Commented

In this verse, we shall see the dealings of the Yogi with various people.
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु ।
साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते ॥६- ९॥
suhR^inmitraaryudaasiinamadhyasthadveshhyabandhushhu .
saadhushhvapi cha paapeshhu samabuddhirvishishhyate .. 6.9.
He who looks upon well wishers, friends, foes, neutrals, mediators, the hateful as well as relatives, the saints and sinners with the same eye stands supreme.
suhR^it.h – well wisher : [...]

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Gita Chapter 5, Verse 18

July 27 2008 4 Commented

The wise look with the same eye on a knowledgeable man endowed with learning and culture, a cow, an elephant and a pariah too..

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