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| title = <!-- Write the name of the title --> | | title = <!-- Write the name of the title -->Blind Mind and Conscience | ||
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| also known as = <!--Other names --> | | also known as = <!--Other names --> | ||
| language = English | | language = English | ||
| topic = <!-- Topic --> | | topic = <!-- Topic -->Fighting against all round obstacles is the spirit of the Giita | ||
| event = <!-- Event, if any --> | | event = <!-- Event, if any --> | ||
| included in = [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34]] | | included in = [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34]] | ||
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''''' | '''''Blind Mind and Conscience''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]]. This discourse is the twelfth chapter of [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34]].<ref name="AV34">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote= | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=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.|source=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 | 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 and come up victorious, keeping firmly in mind he ideal of self realization. Anandamurti goes on explaining an important verse describing that spirit: Dhrtaráśt́ra uváca: | ||
Dharmakśetre Kurukśetre samavetá yuyutsavah; | Dharmakśetre Kurukśetre samavetá yuyutsavah; | ||
Mámakáh Páńd́aváshcaeva kimakurvata Saiṋjaya? | Mámakáh Páńd́aváshcaeva kimakurvata Saiṋjaya? | ||
The bottle goes on in the mind between an hundred tendencies pulling it downward and five internal centers aiding | The bottle goes on in the mind between an hundred tendencies pulling it downward and five internal centers aiding its journey towards divinity. This bottle goes on until the mind is conquered and the sadhaka is victorious.<ref name="AV34"/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| title = ''[[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34]]'' | | title = ''[[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 34]]'' | ||
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| with = | | with = Blind Mind and Conscience | ||
| before = '' | | before = ''One Will Have to Know Oneself”'' | ||
| after = '' | | after = ''The Universal Expression of Parama Puruśa'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{S-end}} | {{S-end}} |
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