Friday, December 20, 2024

Gita reflection Ch 18 verses 51 & 52

20th December 2024


The process of renunciation can be explained through several key requirements:

1. Purity of Intellect: This involves the absence of all vasanas (latent desires).

2. Self-Control: One must possess total determination fueled by an intense desire for liberation.

3. Dispassion Towards Sense Objects: Understanding the illusory nature of sense objects is essential for dispassion.

4. Overcoming Likes and Dislikes: It is important to rise above personal preferences.

5. Seeking Solitude: Finding complete oneness with one's inner Self is crucial.

6. Mindful Eating: One should only eat when necessary to maintain the body.

7. Scrutiny of Speech, Body, and Mind: Keeping these elements under constant observation is vital.

8. Prioritizing Contemplation and Meditation: Treating contemplation and meditation as the highest duties of daily life is essential.

9. Total Dispassion Towards Worldly Gains: This includes a detachment from material possessions as well as from concerns about the afterlife.


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