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Spirituality

As a psychiatrist, you certainly possess profound insight into psychology. There is a strong reason for saying this: the essays you have written on the Bhagavad Gita transcend the mere label of “spirituality.” Although psychology and the Bhagavad Gita may seem to deal with contrasting subjects, my understanding is that the Gita serves as a treatise on duty—delivered by Sri Krishna to dispel Arjuna’s mental frailty. I would be grateful if you could kindly answer the following question.

Thank you for your kind words. The Gita is a most wonderful gospel of works ever written. But the idea of works, as far as

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I was listening to your talk: Steps of the soul. I am beginning to understand what Sri Aurobindo’s collective yoga means and why Sri Aurobindo’s sacrifice is the highest. I realised that it is easy to say I am supporting someone or giving food or donating money, but can I really part with or share what I hold close to me, like the progress that happens after immense psychological struggle? 😯🌼🌄❤️‍🔥[…]

Yes it is never easy to conquer the inner enemies and discover our inmost truth, without which all else we do remains incomplete, subjecting us

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