Guest guest Posted May 10, 1998 Report Share Posted May 10, 1998 > Dear Sri Visnupada, > Please accept my humble obeisances. > > It is stated in Srimad Bhagavatam 5.14.20. > > Material life means being fully absorbed in eating, sleeping. mating > and defending. Out of these, sleep is taken very seriously. While > asleep, one completely forgets the object of life and what to do. > For spiritual realization, one should try to avoid sleep as much as > possible. The Gosvamis of Vrndavana practically did not sleep at > all. Of course, they slept some, for the body requires sleep, but > they slept only about two hours, and sometimes not even that. They > always engaged in spiritual cultivation. > Nidrahara-viharakadi-vijitau. Following in the footsteps of the > Gosvamis, we should try to reduce sleeping, eating, mating and > defending. > > > How should we try to reduce defending ? > > your servant > Dadhibhaksa das When you are in a NC meeting and someone accuses you of something, grossly or subtlely, you might not counter-attack and accept it and try to learn from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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