Transcript Yoga for this day and age

Sensible to Senses !,
mind your Mind!! - Part 1
Overview
 Recap
of last session
 Necessity of understanding the self
 Understanding the hierarchy
 Seeing the three layers in action
 Senses explained
 Sensible to senses
 Regulating Senses through Bhakti Yoga
Recap of last session
– process of connecting the self with
Supreme
 Types of Yoga
 Yoga
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Yoga of physical self
Yoga of intellect
Yoga of action and reaction
Yoga of devotion
 Bhakti
Yoga takes care of all layers
Necessity of understanding the self
Necessity of understanding the self
– field of activity – University
 Knowledge of gates, entry, exit, buildings
 What are the benefits ?
 Soul – field of activity – Subtle and Gross
coverings
 What are the benefits ?
 Students
What is the self ?
Physical body :
Water
Fire
Air
Ether
Earth
Subtle body :
Mind
Intelligence
False Ego
Spiritual body Soul :
Eternal
Bliss
Knowledge
Senses explained
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Senses explained
 Stimuli from outside or inside the body are
felt and received
 Responses are transmitted to environment
 Active symptoms of life
 Five knowledge acquiring, five working
 Tongue is toughest to control
 Does not belong to us but to the Supreme
Person
Sensible to Senses
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Sensible means
based on or acting on good judgement and
practical ideas or understanding
 Can
never be satisfied
 Cannot be totally ignored or nullified
 Using is not bad, use when required
 Train ourselves to be master of senses
 Meant to be purified
Understanding the hierarchy
Driver Intelligence
Reins - Mind
Passenger Soul
Horses - Senses
Understanding the hierarchy
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Soul is the passenger of material body
Intelligence is the driver
Mind is the driving instrument (reins)
Senses are the horses
Seeing the three layers in action
 Ideal
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scenario
Passenger is meant to direct
Driver is meant to drive
Driving instrument is meant to move
Seeing the three layers in action
 Real
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scenario
Mind focuses on one of roaming senses
gets overpowered
Intelligence is meant to direct mind but
mind overpowers intelligence
• Acute infection surpasses efficacy of
medicine
Regulating senses through Bhakti Yoga
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Does not put artificial restrictions
Gives better engagement to senses
Experience higher taste
Uses senses in the service of owner of senses
Engages senses in receiving knowledge
When senses are fully engaged in Bhakti they
cannot be distracted