Enlightenment is Service

The question is that I talked about three modes of material nature being mode of goodness, mode of passion and mode of ignorance. Ignorance being darkness., ignorance being a sort of helplessness. A passion is rajas, a mode of passion (rajas) is when you are so driven by your desires where the other person may or may not be affected by it, but you are affected by its fulfillment or lack of it. The third being goodness (sattva) where you just feel this experience, this great sense of purity, calm and ease in yourself. The question is sometimes you have to do things living in this world that your job demands which in absolute terms if we classified it one might say that was more tamasic, out of ignorance or that would promote your darkness. She gave the example of sometimes she has to eat onion and garlic, something she does not want but she has to. What to do in such a situation?
I think somewhere it is everybody’s story that you have to do things that you don’t want to do. A while back in one of my discourses I narrated a story of a brahamchari. He was a great tapasavi and when one fine day he came out of his samadhi, he realized that he had all the siddhis by his feet. He could pretty much do anything, so he wished.
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Having your Darshan is a Nirvana , Tathagat my obeisance in your Divine Lotus feet my beloved Swamiji 🙏🌺🙇‍♀️🌺🙏

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Infinite obeisances at Your Lotus Feet Swamiji ❤🙏😍 this was so amazing!
Surmising on my own terms, the *major takeway* is to perform one's duty with a sense of detachment and not forget one's duty (as a householder and so on). There's a difference between becoming the character and perfoming the role. That is why intention and the outcome are important! :) We have to give our hearts, soul and minds to what we do, too!
What we think, what we do and what we speak play a role in deciding the mode we are in.
Thank You, Swamiji :) Loads of Love and respect to You! 💜

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It is actually an honour to talk to you ❤ You are the champ 😍 thank you for connecting with me!
Stay blessed :)

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@@sanjanaom have you ever been to swami ji's aashram mam
Asking just in curiosity and not being arrogant 😀

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न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते। त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः॥"

[@rakeshmishra5847]

Obeisance at your lotus feet Swamiji, I am left craving for more after listening to your divine discourses. Take home - Its what you speak, think or do that makes you satwik or tamsik far more than what you eat. So, one must be more mindful in his speech, thoughts & actions (Karma) rather than his food. RAKs ; verbal or physical improve one's karmic accounts far more than the gastronomics..... Jai Shri Hari

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Jai Shri Hari....🙏🙏🙏

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Hare Krishna swami ji
Vandan thy lotus feet

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How beautifully explained..thank you Guruji.Koti Pranam at your lotus feet 🙏🙏

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Koti Koti Pranam Swamiji. This is Vyada Gita from Mahabarata. A wonderful story that. A truly enlightened woman (Doing Patni Dharm) and a butcher (Doing Swadharm). Both were Karma Yogis. Thank you so much, Swamiji.🙏

[@gayatrisharma1181]

Charno Mai koti koti Pranam Narayan. My Tathagat, my Loving Krishana how and where can I find a word to express my gratitude 🙏. Just saying thanks doesn’t mean anything. You Narayan have blessed me abundantly which cannot be expressed in words. I want to love 💕 Narayan my Prabhu to the extent which even you cannot imagine, I know you will I meant I want to be in your lotus 🦶 feet for ever. Please bless me so that I shall never be away from you and want to be in your lotus feet for ever in all my births. Though I don’t know if I deserve that but will keep praying to you to be in your lotus feet
Love you Swamiji. Charano Mai koti koti Pranam 👏🍀👏🍀🕉🍀👏🍀👏

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Lots of love Swamiji...My humble prostrations at your Lotus feet..!!!

[@NavinSindhwani]

I am 100% agreed with Swamiji. 30 years ago, I become vegetarian, hoping I will be less angry or lustful. But I realized that vegetarian is necessary but not obligatory.

[@NavinSindhwani]

The most important thing is that we should work to change our attitude. If we become kind to everyone including animals then becoming vegetarian won't be difficult. Moreover, if you change attitude towards food that you eat for health and not for taste....then also it will be not difficult to become vegetarian.

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Jay shree Hari _/\_ infinite pranam to thy Lotus feet
Every word of your's is an Essence of Scriptures. My humble Gratitude.

[@sarithaalaparthi]

“What we speak,what we think , what we do determines who we are , and not what we eat .”
Thank you Swamiji for this guidance.Please accept my humble salutations at your divine lotus feet 💐🙇🏻‍♀️

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Pranam

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Very enlightening discourse! It really helped me.

[@rajninair1852]

Wonderful words, but given the tendency of the mind, some issues remain
questions. But, since all knowledge is conditional, some issues must have been “new” at some point, before joining the pattern of “conditioning.” Perhaps, then, one can continue the quest for a solution beyond the “conditionings.” Thank you for your constant gentle and humorous approach.

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PRANAM SWAMIJI

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Jai shri hari

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Jai ho Gurudev :) Koti Koti Naman.

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Guru mantra for everybody in this discourse is play your roles well without any attachment and you shall be liberated. What a reassuring discourse for us householders. And above all the perfect deliverance of most apt message in such an interesting way . That’s what make me say every time that I love Swami Ji for his such liberal approach. Jai Sri Hari🙏🏼

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Pranam at your lotus feet Swamiji
Thank you Swamiji for shedding light on this topic. The context and story you have chosen made the point extremely clear. Sequence of Dharam, Artha, kaam, moksha and Intention behind every thing matters are really good points. We have to just play the roles happily and without complaining are impactful learnings. Thank you for this discourse.

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Koti naman Swamiji 🙏🌹
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True diet for the soul... namaste Swamiji..deep regards

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Such deep knowledge explained in such a simple manner and that too, in just 27 minutes! Wow! Absolutely amazing. Thank you Swamiji.
If I may add something(correct me if I m wrong)..In the period of time in which this story took place, the butchers would only deal with meat from animals which had died naturally. At that time there was no systematic , mass killings of animals.

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Thanks for the reply. I’ll try to do that.

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