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Tag: Adi Shankaracharya

  • Summing up the qualities of an Adept.

    Summing up the qualities of an Adept.

    Mandamadhyama rupapi vairagya smadina Prasadena guroh seyam pravrdda suyatephalam IIVC-28II Half hearted and mediocre aspirations in a seeker may also bear fruits as the grace of a Guru increases its merit and by the means of renunciation, calmness and so on. A mediocre person might get elevated by being exposed to a guru. A guru…

  • Viveka chudamani 25 Shraddha.

    Viveka chudamani 25 Shraddha.

    Shraddha Viveka Chudamani 25 One of the many discourses at the Audoot ashram in Kurushetra, guruji had spoken about Shraddha. To quote Guruji, he said the word had many intonation and blind faith was definitely not one. Shraddha meant comittement, shraddha meant focus, shraddha meant paying attention.  When we place our shraddha in something only…

  • sama chitta

    sama chitta

    Viveka chudamani -23 On the path to self realization is “sama” or the internal state of equilibrium.  This has to be developed through dama  and uparati is the result. When there is a sense of ‘sama ’ or equilibrium the adept does not attach emotional charge on the ‘phala’ or reward. To be more precise…