[Approach Life with...]
Clarity in mind
purity in heart
sincerity in action
Guradev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
I believe these are the qualities a true Guru or yogi would possess. I know that is how I want to approach life. I am working on it but I am very much a work in progress. I find myself seeking inspiration for this journey from people who have attained these things.
I heard this yoga guru speak today and I was really hoping that I finally found a truly authentic and awakened being. He seemed to be humble, happy, very calm, and real. His answers to questions were very, very wise. Hmm! He seemed to check off all the above boxes: Clear mind, Pure heart, and Sincere action..
This is what I heard (may be somewhat paraphrased).
Life is sprung from bliss
Without the stress and tension [of this overidentification of self]...we would have bliss
Either through a curious and inquistive mind or through a frustrated mind, you reach a point where you want to know yourself. You want to find what is the meaning of life.
A true seeker is free from all types of dogmas
The journey of life is from an ugly "I don't know" to a beautiful "I dont know". The beautiful "I dont know" leads you to meditation, the ugly "I don't know leads" to more frustration and misery..
We are all either consciously or unconsciously seeking for freedom...and it doesn't matter as long as we find it.
When knowledge becomes a part of your life it becomes wisdom.
Music, meditation, and wisdom will make your life complete.
What is needed to get out of this lonliness [ which is almost a pandemic]is wisdom and meditation
Stress= shadowed perception...need clarity of mind
Yoga is a coming back into the true Self that you are
If it is one person or millions [I am reaching]...it is the same message
Things happen more from vibrations...the state of being...than they do through talking or speaking [or building infrastructureness.]
When there is right intention things start happening.
Relationships stay longer [and stronger] when you are not focused on getting something from them...[when you are more focused on the questions]: "What can I give and how can I serve?"
Not wanting or seeking to get something from other people [is how we should approach Life and relationships.]
[We are] one world family [and together] we must learn to celebrate Life.
This lines up with what I have been reading from the Complete Works of Vivekananda:
With everything that we love outside the Self, grief and misery will be the result. If we enjoy everything in the Self, and as the Self, no misery or reaction will come. This is perfect bliss.
All is well.
Andre Duqum/Know Thyself Podcast ( 2024?) Awakening Joy & 100K Sunscriber Q & A. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcdXvEekPv1GRqbvjVf41TrYQhjHRO1_q
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