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'''''Proper Intellect''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 August 24 in Patna, India. This discourse is the | '''''Proper Intellect''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 August 24 in Patna, India. This discourse is the 22<sup>nd</sup> chapter of [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1]].<ref name="AV1">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=There should be only one prayer on the part of human beings – that their intellect might be guided along the right path. If the intellect is reformed, everything is attained. If the intellect goes astray, nothing is attained, even by attaining everything.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=There should be only one prayer on the part of human beings – that their intellect might be guided along the right path. If the intellect is reformed, everything is attained. If the intellect goes astray, nothing is attained, even by attaining everything.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | ||
In this discourse Anandamurti is clarifying that if one is to ask for anything at all, then one may ask for a ''buddhi'' (intellect) guided along the path of blessedness. We meditate upon the Supreme so that our minds will be guided toward Him and Him alone. If the intellect is awry, obtaining a great deal will ultimately amount to nothing.<ref name="AV1"/> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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