181 - Sadhana for attaining purity of mind | Swamini Ma Gurupriya

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In this Satsang, Ma speaks about how the mind can be made calm, pure and placid. The seeker must cultivate Sattva Guna and make a sincere effort to reduce the influence of Rajo and Tamo Guna. When the Sattva Guna reaches its peak, the mind becomes placid and one has the realization of the Self. Such a mind is graced by contentment and exhilaration. The mind constantly abides in the Self and becomes supremely blissful, naturally and effortlessly.
Scriptures say that a discriminating man who makes sincere and diligent efforts and devotedly follows the disciplines of Yama and Niyama, attains placidity. Yama and Niyama are known to be moral codes. Yama consists of five disciplines-Ahimsa (non-harming by thought, word or deed), Satya (Truthfulness, Equalness in thought, speech and action), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (Celibacy) and Aparigraha (Non-acceptance of gifts and not hoarding anything.)
But spirituality always takes us to a deeper dimension. All these disciplines must be understood and practiced in such a way that one is constantly connected to the Ultimate Truth. In a deeper sense, Ahimsa is--renouncing hatefulness and blamefulness. Satya is--constantly aiming for the spiritual Truth, through all thoughts, speech, action and behaviour. Asteya is--renouncing all kinds of desires. Brahmacharya is--constantly dwelling in Brahman, giving it the supreme position in life. Aparigraha is - non-clinging to everything except the Self.
Niyama constitutes the following disciplines: Shaucham (cleanliness-both physical and internal), Santosha (Contentment), Tapas (Austerity), Svaadhyaaya (study of spiritual Texts), and Ishwara Pranidhaana (surrendering to the Lord). Ma emphasizes that a seeker must understand Niyama also in a deeper, spiritual manner. His only aim must be to know and become the self and every practice and discipline must be only to take him closer to his goal.
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Verses chanted during the talk:
स्वामिन्नमस्ते नतलोकबन्धो कारुण्यसिन्धो पतितं भवाब्धौ ।
मामुद्धरात्मीयकटाक्षदृष्ट्या ऋज्व्यातिकारुण्यसुधाभिवृष्ट्या ॥
svāmin-namaste nata-loka-bandho kāruṇya-sindho patitaṃ bhavābdhau |
mām-uddharātmīya-kaṭākṣa-dṛṣṭyā ṛjvyātikāruṇya-sudhābhivṛṣṭyā ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇiḥ 35
ज्ञानस्वरूपं निजभावयुक्तमानन्दमानन्दकरं प्रसन्नम् ।
योगीन्द्रमीड्यं भवरोगवैद्यं श्रीमद्गुरुं नित्यमहं नमामि ॥
jñāna-svarūpaṃ nija-bhāvayuktam-ānandam-ānandakaraṃ prasannaṃ |
yogīndram-īḍyaṃ bhava-roga-vaidyaṃ śrīmad-guruṃ nityam-ahaṃ namāmi ||
Guru Gītā 114
नित्याय सत्याय चिदात्मकाय नव्याय भव्याय परात्पराय ।
शुद्धाय बुद्धाय निरञ्जनाय नमोऽस्तु नित्यं गुरुशेखराय ॥
nityāya satyāya cidātmakāya navyāya bhavyāya parātparāya |
śuddhāya buddhāya nirañjanāya namo'stu nityaṃ guruśekharāya ||
Guru Gītā 326
विशुद्धसत्त्वस्य गुणाः प्रसादः
स्वात्मानुभूतिः परमा प्रशान्तिः ।
तृप्तिः प्रहर्षः परमात्मनिष्ठा
यया सदानन्दरसं समृच्छति ।।
viśuddha-sattvasya guṇāḥ prasādaḥ
svātmānubhūtiḥ paramā praśāntiḥ
tṛptiḥ praharṣaḥ paramātma-niṣṭhā
yayā sadānanda-rasaṁ samṛcchati
Vivekacūḍāmaṇiḥ 119
यमेषु निरतो यस्तु नियमेषु च यत्नतः ।
विवेकिनस्तस्य चित्तं प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥
yameṣu nirato yastu niyameṣu ca yatnataḥ ।
vivekinastasya cittaṃ prasādamadhigacchati ॥
Sarva Vedanta Siddhanta Sara Sangraha 364
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन् ।
आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥
rāgadveṣaviyuktaistu viṣayānindriyaiścaran ।
ātmavaśyairvidheyātmā prasādamadhigacchati ॥
Bhagavad Gita 2.64
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते ।
प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते ॥
prasāde sarvaduḥkhānāṃ hānirasyopajāyate ।
prasannacetaso hyāśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate ॥
Bhagavad Gita 2.65
एतावानेव लोकेऽस्मिन्पुंस: स्वार्थ: पर: स्मृत: ।
एकान्तभक्तिर्गोविन्दे यत्सर्वत्र तदीक्षणम् ॥
etāvāneva loke'sminpuṃsa: svārtha: para: smṛta:
ekāntabhaktirgovinde yatsarvatra tadīkṣaṇam
​​Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.55
अहिंसासत्यास्तेयब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहा यमाः ॥
ahiṃsāsatyāsteyabrahmacaryāparigrahā yamāḥ ॥
Patanjali Yogasutra 2.30
शौचसन्तोषतपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः ॥
śaucasantoṣatapaḥsvādhyāyeśvarapraṇidhānāni niyamāḥ ॥
Patanjali Yogasutra 2.32
विद्यातपःप्राणनिरोधमैत्री
तीर्थाभिषेकव्रतदानजप्यैः ।
नात्यन्तशुद्धिं लभतेऽन्तरात्मा
यथा हृदिस्थे भगवत्यनन्ते ॥
vidyātapaḥprāṇanirodhamaitrī
tīrthābhiṣekavratadānajapyaiḥ ।
nātyantaśuddhiṃ labhate'ntarātmā
yathā hṛdisthe bhagavatyanante ॥
Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.48
तत्त्वमाध्यात्मिकं दृष्ट्वा तत्त्वं दृष्ट्वा तु बाह्यतः ।
तत्त्वीभूतस्तदारामः तत्त्वादप्रच्युतो भवेत् ॥
tattvamādhyātmikaṃ dṛṣṭvā tattvaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu bāhyataḥ |
tattvībhūtastadārāmaḥ tattvādapracyuto bhavet ||
Mandukya Karika 2.38
सम्पूर्णं जगदेव नन्दनवनं सर्वेऽपि कल्पद्रुमाः
गाङ्गं वारि समस्तवारि निवहाः पुण्याः समस्ताः क्रियाः ।
वाचः प्राकृतसंस्कृताः श्रुतिशिरो वाराणसी मेदिनी
सर्वावस्थितिरस्य वस्तुविषया दृष्टे परब्रह्मणि ॥
sampūrṇaṃ jagadeva nandana-vanaṃ sarve'pi kalpadrumāḥ
gāṅgaṃ vāri samasta-vāri nivahāḥ puṇyāḥ samastāḥ kriyāḥ |
vācaḥ prākṛta-saṃskṛtāḥ śrutiśiro vārāṇasī medinī
sarvāvasthitirasya vastu-viṣayā dṛṣṭe parabrahmaṇi ||
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Pranams Ma! I was familiar with the terms Yama and Niyama from Patanjali Yoga. However, by discussing the spiritual meaning of each of the aforementioned terms and their components, you have deepened our understanding and enhanced our ability to retain the essence. Grateful as always😊