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One Will Have to Know Oneself
Speaker Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
Date unknown
Language English
Topic The importance of our Ista mantra in acquiring self knowledge
Included in Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34
Location in Sarkarverse
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One Will Have to Know Oneself is a discourse given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti. This discourse is the eleventh chapter of Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34.[1]

Synopsis

SThe Giitá is the call, the Giitá is the clarion call, of the Supreme;(2) the Giitá is the clarion call of the Supreme Guide. Yá Bhagavatá giitá sá Giitá. Now, it is the divine call. Now, let us see what is its spirit. The spirit of the Giitá is that one should march, one should move, towards one’s spiritual goal, by making proper adjustment between inner urge and external physicalities. But you know, the external mundanity always tries to deprave a sádhaka, so he will have to fight a ceaseless battle against these depraving factors. In the Giitá, it is the order of Bhagaván to fight against depraving factors, to fight against inner and outer enemies.]

Shrii Shrii Anandamurti

Anandamurti starts the discourse by explaining the word Bhagavan. Bhagavan means the possessor of six occult powers: occult power, stamina, reputation, charm, spiritual knowledge and renunciation. Anandamurti then says that the Giita is the expression of Bhagavan and its spirit is to fight against all depraving forces external and internal and come up victorious reaching the Supreme goal of self realization. Anandamurti goes on explaining an important verse describing that spirit: Dhrtaráśt́ra uváca: Dharmakśetre Kurukśetre samavetá yuyutsavah; Mámakáh Páńd́aváshcaeva kimakurvata Saiṋjaya? The bottle goes on in the mind between an hundred tendencies pulling it downward and five internal centers aiding it towards divinity. This bottle goes on until the mind is conquered and the sadhaka is victorious.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Shrii Shrii Anandamurti Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34 
Preceded by
Gáyattrii Rhythm and the “Gáyattrii Mantra”
Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34
With: One Will Have to Know Oneself
Succeeded by
Blind Mind and Conscience