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The Bhagavad Gita

Is in Valmiki Ramayanam, the qualities of Sri Rama described suits a yogi or Gyani, or a Bhakta elaborated in the Bhagavad Gita?ย Is Sri Rama an ideal man of enlightenment as described in the Bhagavad Gita?ย How far does Sri Rama fit into a Muktha Purusha elaborated in the Bhagavad Gita?ย ๐Ÿ“™๐Ÿน๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿชท

Can anyone who can judge the Avatar. Yes we can speak of his divine qualities, the qualities that he manifests in the conditioned human life,

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As an aspirant on the Integral Yoga path, I am struggling with the application of Truthfulness in a delicate relationship. My partner, who has suffered past hurt due to my former actions, asks radical questions about whether my spiritual practice means I would forgive those who commit extreme atrocities against her or our future child. ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿป๐Ÿชท๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป[…]

This has been answered by Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Krishna in the Gita and elaborated in great length by Sri Aurobindo through numerous letters as well

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Mother had a vision of Nagas guarding wealth. Who are these people? Where do they live? Mother asked him, “Will you allow me to enter?” He was guarding so much wealth. She described him as tall and stunning, but he said, “If I allow you, they will kill me. You have to first control the sex instinct among human beings. What is this?” ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿช™๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ[…]

The Gita speaks of the struggle between the forces of the daivi order and the asuric type. Yes, eventually the Divine Will prevails and wins

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Dear Alok Da, In the Gita chapter 5 verse 15, it is said that the Lord accepts neither the Sin nor the Virtue of anyoneโ€ฆ It seems that the Higher Being is indifferent towards the movements in the lower hemisphere as it is typically taken for granted in classical Advaita Vedanta, but the Mother in one place said that the reason for Downfall of India is to taken for granted that the Higher plane is not taking place or controlling the lower movementsโ€ฆ But in the Gita, just the opposite is writtenโ€ฆ Please clarify.๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿชˆ๐Ÿ“–

The verse in question simply means that the Divine does not see and act as humans do. He does not, for example necessarily support the

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How do we reconcile the Gitaโ€™s teaching to surrender the results of action without obsessing overย Paapย andย Punyaย with the Jain emphasis on sin, guilt, and atonement, and what are Lord Shivaโ€™s (Mahadev) unique teachings that made him so beloved even by theย Asuras? ๐Ÿ”ฑ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒ™๐Ÿ‚โš–๏ธ

Paap and Punya are one among different systems created by the human mind to navigate their life. They are helpful and needed at one step

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What is the spiritual meaning of a dream where a persistent, fluffy white kitten refuses to leave your room, and does this symbolize the need for a “baby cat” attitude of total surrender, especially in the context of struggling with lower nature resistances and relapses? ๐ŸŒ€๐Ÿฆ„๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿˆโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

It is never easy to overcome the resistances of lower nature by one’s own strength. It is only possible to do so by a growing

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