Guest guest Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hare Krsna The yogic situation is that of detachment from all sensual engagements. Closing all the doors of the senses and fixing the mind on the heart and the life air at the top of the head, one establishes himself in yoga. GITA 8:12 True solitude arises from delinking (detaching) rather not having a relation with body, mind, sense and intellect. Whether it be solitude or company of men, a spiritual aspirant (sadhak) must not believe that his spiritual practice is dependent on a particular circumstance or situation; rather, he must make his spiritual discipline, in accordance to the available situations and circumstances. One who is desirous of solitude, becomes dependent on the situation and circumstances. He who is dependent on these circumstances, he is a seeker of pleasure (bhogi), he is not a spiritual aspirant (yogi).A spiritual aspirant (sadhak) should have neither attraction for crowds of people, nor for solitude. Salvation and spiritual upliftment, does not come from your circumstance, rather it comes from being free of desires and passion.To consider solitude as going to places that are not infested with people or to be left alone, is a grave mistake; because this body, the seed of this entire universe is with you only. As long as there is an affinity (a link) with this body, till that time one continues to be attached and linked to the entire world. This body is a limb of the world. So detachment from the body, i.e. being free of egoism and attachment is true solitude. A spiritual aspirant having interest in solitude is good thing, however it must not be with an attachment. Insistence on solitude might cause disturbance in his inner faculties, when one does not get it, it reinforces the importance of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 There is a time for reflection, and there is a time for action. Only in highly advanced stages (as in the case of Rishabhdeva, and many other great yogis) solitude becomes a natural condition. Actually it is the people who are so attracted to material lifestyles who run away from such saints. Only a true seeker will seek and find a worthy self-realised saint. Often people are led to charlatans and mischeif mongers who pretend to be saints, and we can find thousands of such fraud yogis in India. Finding the perfect devotees is not so difficult these days, so many have begun chanting harinaam, surely some of them have reached a level of maturity which can confer upon them the status of a saint, but mark my words, Saints like Srila Prabhupada come rarely, and we must do everything possible to follow Srila prabhupada's teachings. Having once determined to follow Srila Prabhupada, the path to Krishna is cleared forever. We might still slow down due to our Karmic obilgations, but nevertheless the Lord is watching over us and will call us to Himself. Srila prabhupada was and is always with krishna, irrespective of where his body remains. , Capil Sookdeo <capilsookdeo wrote: > > Hare Krsna > > > The yogic situation is that of detachment from all sensual engagements. Closing all the doors of the senses and fixing the mind on the heart and the life air at the top of the head, one establishes himself in yoga. GITA 8:12 > > True solitude arises from delinking (detaching) rather not having a > relation with body, mind, sense and intellect. > > Whether it be solitude or company of men, a spiritual aspirant > (sadhak) must not believe that his spiritual practice is dependent on > a particular circumstance or situation; rather, he must make his > spiritual discipline, in accordance to the available situations and > circumstances. > > One who is desirous of solitude, becomes dependent on the situation > and circumstances. He who is dependent on these circumstances, he is > a seeker of pleasure (bhogi), he is not a spiritual aspirant (yogi). > > A spiritual aspirant (sadhak) should have neither attraction for > crowds of people, nor for solitude. Salvation and spiritual > upliftment, does not come from your circumstance, rather it comes > from being free of desires and passion. > > To consider solitude as going to places that are not infested with > people or to be left alone, is a grave mistake; because this body, > the seed of this entire universe is with you only. As long as there > is an affinity (a link) with this body, till that time one continues > to be attached and linked to the entire world. > > This body is a limb of the world. So detachment from the body, i.e. > being free of egoism and attachment is true solitude. > > A spiritual aspirant having interest in solitude is good thing, > however it must not be with an attachment. Insistence on solitude > might cause disturbance in his inner faculties, when one does not get > it, it reinforces the importance of the world. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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