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The Three Prerequisites for Spiritual Knowledge
Speaker Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
Date 1978 October 24
Time Unknown
Place Patna, India
Language English
Topic Give your own self and get everything
Included in Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4
Location in Sarkarverse
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The Three Prerequisites for Spiritual Knowledge is a discourse given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti on 1978 October 24 in Patna, India. This discourse is the second chapter of Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4.[1]

Synopsis

You know, our transactions are of two kinds. You give something, and at the same time you take something – this is called a commercial transaction. You give some dollars and receive some article in exchange. This transaction is mutual. This transaction is a business. When the transaction is unilateral, that is, when you are giving something and don’t get anything in return, it is called “sevá”. In English, sevá is unilateral or one-sided.

Shrii Shrii Anandamurti

Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that Dharma stays with a person even after death. Its a person's friend for eternity. Anandamurti then explains the four different Samskrta words for the English term friend: Bandhu (when love is so strong that separation cannot be endured), Suhrda (a friend who guides you mentally and remains with you forever), Mitram (a colleague), and Sakha (due to so much love, the unit entities feels mentally identical with their sakha. Anandamurti goes on explaining that only Parama Purusha can be one's bandhu, shurda and sakha. The devotee ought to always remember God until She merges with Him.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Shrii Shrii Anandamurti Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4 
Preceded by
The People's God
Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4
With: The Three Prerequisites for Spiritual Knowledge
Succeeded by
Your Real Friend