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Chapter 1 -- Verse 27 Verse: tan samiksya sa kaunteyah sarvan bandhun avasthitan kripaya parayavisto visidann idam abravit Translation: When the son of Kunti, Arjuna, saw all these different grades of friends and relatives, he became overwhelmed with compassion and spoke thus.

You give someone ten compliments and one insult, the mind holds on to that insult. That is the nature of the mind. When you become aware of this, a shift happens in you. ~ Sri Sri

Verse: tatrapasyat sthitan parthah pitrn atha pitamahan acaryan matulan bhratrn putran pautran sakhims tatha svasuran suhridas caiva senayor ubhayor api Translation: There Arjuna could see, within the midst of the armies of both parties, his fathers, grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, and also his fathers-in-law and well-wishers.

Lust is one of the main botherations that many face. Lust grips the mind and tires the body, and dulls the intellect. Lust when indulged brings inertia, and when suppressed brings anger. Lust is nothing but primordial un-harnessed energy. The same when harnessed manifests as enthusiasm, sparkle, sharpness of intellect and love. What are the factors which can sublimate or transform lust into love? Playfulness : People who are in the grip of lust cannot be genuinely playful. When you are genuinely playful, then there is not lust there. Generosity : When you realize that you are here only to give and give, and you feel that you are very generous, lust is sublimated. Lust makes one possessive and not generous. Moderate to less intake of food Remembrance of death Divine Romance Cold water baths Undertaking creative challenges

Patanjali Yoga Sutras - Knowledge Sheet 11 Often people who have dispassion keep blaming the world. They are afraid of the objects of senses and keep running away from them. They think it is a big temptation. How can something tempt you if you are not under its control? The fear of temptation is worse. Tatparam purusharakhyaterguna vaitrushunyam Due to the knowledge of the Self, the person is in a higher state, being indifferent to the qualities. - Patanjali Yoga Sutra #16 Once you know the nature of your being as total bliss, total pleasure, even the fear of the gunas, fear of the world and fear of the senses vanish. It is like a diabetic patient being afraid of sweets. Even looking at the sweet frightens them. It is forbidden. One who has found sweetness in oneself, whether sweets are there or are not there in front of such a person, it does not make any difference. This is paramavairagya or the supreme type of dispassion where one is not scared or running away from the ...

Faith in the world brings you peace of mind. Faith in God evokes love in you ~ Sri Sri

Mahasatsang at Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh ( Sri Sri shares the sholka 'Annadata Sukhi Bhavah' and encourages all to chant this shloka before we eat food. He says, 'Always eat food with this prayer in mind. It means, may the ones who have given me this food be happy.' ) Today I have gotten the opportunity to come here to Azamgarh and be with all of you. I am very happy to be here! It is our responsibility to ensure that our message is heard by everyone, and wherever it is not being heard, it is our duty to reach out to those people. Society has deteriorated not because of bad people, but because the good people are keeping quiet. If we care for each other from our heart, then we will have to wake up now. I keep talking about the four A’s – Agyan (ignorance), Anyaay (injustice), Abhav (shortage) and Asuchi (un-cleanliness). These are four areas that we need to focus on: First, we need to eradicate ignorance. There should be 100% literacy in UP. Every child ...