Online event: Talk in Gujarati on sa (based on Pujya Gurudev’s Manual of Self Unfoldment)
Date: 13th November, 2021
Reported by: Varsha Dalal
The talk was well received by 35 participants. It started with the QQD formula:
- Improve the Quality of thoughts by taking the mind from negative to positive
- Reduce the Quantity of thoughts and make the mind more focussed
- Change the Direction of thoughts from outside (worldly) to inside (towards God)
Karma, Bhakti and Gyan are the paths to fulfil QQD. While all the paths must be followed based on one’s temperament, one should put efforts to become established in one of the paths of yoga. Gurudev in his commentary says, Japa is the means for QQD.
Be Sincere and Have Faith, was His message. Further, the pitfalls during japa were discussed and how to overcome them. Start small and grow big – start with a few malas and then increase the number. Gurudev says that a mind which does Japa is like a pre-cooked meal and is ready for contemplation on the Truth or the Mahavakyas.
Lastly, Swamiji inspired all the sadhaks to remain inspired and try to share this knowledge with as many others as possible and become walking-talking ambassadors of our culture.
(YouTube link for the talk: https://youtu.be/rYSkF11en9M)