Gita GD - 2.57 58 Stithapragya & Guru...continued
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Give up only what we own - that part that we have appropriated for oneself.
When will I be fully established - when all the desires are gone.
krt krityata, jnatavyata, pratavyata - desireless.
Krishna considers man as an actor; he is considering as an experiencer
55 to 58: read them in reverse as a four step process
udveg - not achieving it from raag; attachment; act out of rajoguna; don't get it; sorrowful; give up
How do you know who is a realized person?
We talk of how Gurus are viewed from our 'biased' perspective and how in reality they are different.
24 teachers of Dattatreya - guru need not be one person.
Wind teaches you not to be attached at all!
Swami Tadatmananda's vedic way of questioning - pole in a hole.
How do we interpret - characteristics of stitapragya are practices for seeker
- Example of tortoise, what would jesus do now?, introduce the pause. Root cause analysis: ragah-bhaya-krodha
Stithapragya loses the right to complain.
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