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Autoconhecimento Autoconhecimento Por Sri Swami Sivananda UMA PUBLICAÇÃO DA SOCIEDADE DA VIDA DIVINA Primeira Edição: 1958 Segunda Edição: 1986 Terceira Edição: 1995 (4.000 Cópias) Edição da World Wide Web (WWW): 2002 Site da WWW: http://www.dlshq.org/ Esta reimpressão WWW é para distribuição gratuita © Sociedade de Confiança da Vida Divina ISBN 81-7052-053-3 Publicado por THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PO Shivanandanagar - 249 192 Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, Uttaranchal, Himalaia, Índia. Conteúdo Introdução 1. Universo Criação e Evolução O que é este mundo Teoria do Renascimento O que é a morte e como conquistá-la Moksha 2. Hinduísmo Hinduísmo Religião verdadeira Glória da Mãe Índia 3. Guru E Discípulo Necessidade de um guru Guru E Discípulo Qualificações de aspirantes 4. Deus e Avatara Saguna e Nirguna Aspectos de Deus Atributos de Deus A graça do Senhor Causa para a descida de Avatara Adoração ao Ídolo Puja Manásica 5. Bhakti Yoga O que é bhakti? Tipos Diferentes de Bhakti Bhava Em Bhakti Para Bhakti Desenvolva o Amor Cósmico Quem é um devoto? 6. Como Desenvolver Bhakti Fé em Deus Oração Namaskar Importância do Sankirtan Caridade Satsanga Saranagati (rendição) 7. Japa Yoga Japa, o Sadhana Fácil Mantras Para Japa Ajapa Japa Likhita Japa Benefícios do Japa Constante Japa Com Bhava Necessário 8. Karma Yoga Necessidade para o Karma Yoga Variedades de Karma Yoga Prática do Karma Yoga 9. Maya O que é Maya? Avidya Ahankara 10. Brahma Vidya Os três corpos (Karana, Sukshma e Sthula) Os três estados Brahma Vidya (Jnana) Adhyasa (sobreposição) 11. Vedanta Filosofia Vedanta Ensinamentos do Vedanta Unidade na diversidade Glória do Vedanta Prática do Vedanta Meditação Em Vedanta 12. Jnana Yoga O que é Brahman? Natureza do Brahman Lore Vedanta Vedanta e outras escolas Tattvas Alunos de Brahma Vidya Paz na política Dicas para aspirantes 13. Jivanmukta Introdução A vida do homem neste universo de sentido é uma vida de tentação. O homem nasce para a auto-realização. Ele nasceu para levar uma vida religiosa. Mas ele é desviado pelas tentações de seus ambientes. Ele é estragado pela sociedade. Ele não tem força de vontade para resistir às tentações. Um comissário adjunto disse: “Ó Swamiji, o mundo quer pão. Eu quero pão. Eu me importo com dois pence para a alma. Quem quer a alma nestes dias? Ninguém se importa com questões espirituais ”. Respondi-lhe:“ Você não pode viver só de pão, mas pode viver no OM, o símbolo de Brahman. A mente quer comida mental. A alma quer comida espiritual. O desejo de alcançar o conhecimento do Eu só surgirá nessas pessoas orgulhosas e egoístas quando enfrentarem algumas adversidades, calamidades, problemas e decepções. O desejo de alcançar o conhecimento do Self desponta em uma pessoa que está livre de desejos por objetos dos sentidos. Tal homem, só com a mente pura, é competente para trilhar o caminho espiritual. Meu coração está cheio de alegria ao ver aquelas pessoas que estão cheias de Samskaras espirituais e que estão tentando a auto-realização. Mesmo nesta era de ferro (Kali Yuga), quando a grande maioria das pessoas corre atrás de mulheres e dinheiro, há jovens sinceros e sinceros que querem Deus e somente Deus. Eles são personagens exaltados de fato! Minhas adorações silenciosas para eles! Você está sempre em paz? Você é nobre? Você possui autocontrole? Você é dotado de virtudes divinas? Você está livre da ignorância? Você possui conhecimento do Eu? Você tem iluminação? Você já percebeu o Eu puro e imortal? Como você se posiciona diante dessas questões? Se você não recebeu essas coisas, venha, sente-se e leia as lições dadas neste livro. Aí está a mensagem de Amrita para todos vocês. Mesmo se você praticar um pouco disso, você irá além da morte, tristeza e dor. A vida é um ótimo campo de batalha. A vida é uma conquista. Viver é lutar pelo ideal e pelo objetivo. A vida é uma série de despertares. Você deve conquistar sua mente e os sentidos. Estes são os verdadeiros inimigos. Você deve conquistar a natureza interna e externa. Você deve conquistar seus ambientes, antigos maus hábitos, velhos Samskaras malvados, maus pensamentos e maus Vasanas. Você deve lutar contra as forças antagônicas das trevas. Você deve resistir às forças da degeneração. A maior vitória é a vitória sobre a mente turbulenta. A maior batalha é a batalha interna Adhyatmic. O maior herói é aquele que conquistou a mente. Torne-se um herói. Conquiste o inimigo formidável, essa mente turbulenta. A autoconquista é mais do que muitos um martírio. A luta interior, a luta com maus pensamentos, o malvado Vasanas, desejos e más messias ou impressões mentais, é mais formidável que a guerra externa. A luta com a mente e os sentidos é, de fato, mais terrível que a guerra exterior. Seja um herói espiritual no campo de batalha Adhyatmic. Torne-se um bravo e destemido soldado espiritual. Lute contra a mente, Vasanas, Trishnas, Vrittis e Samskaras corajosamente. Use a metralhadora de Brahma Vichara para explodir a mente eficientemente. Mergulhe fundo e destrua as correntes subjacentes de paixão, ganância, ódio, orgulho e ciúme através do submarino ou torpedo de Japa de OM ou Soham. Suba alto nas regiões superiores da bem- aventurança do Self com a ajuda do avião - Brahmakara Vritti. Use as minas de OM - cantando para explodir os Vasanas que estão escondidos no mar da mente subconsciente. Às vezes, mova os tanques de discriminação para esmagar seus dez inimigos, os dez sentidos turbulentos. Comece a Divina Liga e faça amizade com seus poderosos aliados, ou seja, desapego, fortaleza, resistência, serenidade, autocontrole para atacar sua mente inimiga. Atire a bomba de Sivoham Bhavana para destruir a grande mansão do corpo e a idéia: "Eu sou o corpo", "eu sou o fazedor", "eu sou o desfrutador". Espalhe profusamente o gás de Sattva para destruir seus inimigos externos Rajas e Tamas rapidamente. "Apague a mente" destruindo os Vrittis, apagando todas as luzes ou lâmpadas dos objetos dos sentidos para que a mente inimiga não seja capaz de atacá-lo. Lute de perto contra a sua mente-inimiga com sua baioneta de unidirecionamento (Samadhana) para se apossar do inestimável tesouro da pérola Átmica. A alegria do Samadhi, a bem- aventurança de Moksha, a Paz do Nirvana são agora suas; seja o que for que você seja, seja qual for o clima em que você nasceu, o que quer que seja sua vida passada e história, desenvolva sua salvação 'Ó Amada Ram, com a ajuda dos meios acima e saia vitorioso agora mesmo neste mesmo segundo. "Eu sou o desfrutador." Espalhe profusamente o gás de Sattva para destruir seus inimigos externos Rajas e Tamas rapidamente. "Apague a mente" destruindo os Vrittis, apagando todas as luzes ou lâmpadas dos objetos dos sentidos para que a mente inimiga não seja capaz de atacá-lo. Lute de perto contra a sua mente-inimiga com sua baioneta de unidirecionamento (Samadhana) para se apossar do inestimável tesouro da pérola Átmica. A alegria do Samadhi, a bem-aventurança de Moksha, a Paz do Nirvana são agora suas; seja o que for que você seja, seja qual for o clima em que você nasceu, o que quer que seja sua vida passada e história, desenvolva sua salvação 'Ó Amada Ram, com a ajuda dos meios acima e saia vitorioso agora mesmo neste mesmo segundo. "Eu sou o desfrutador." Espalhe profusamente o gás de Sattva para destruir seus inimigos externos Rajas e Tamas rapidamente. "Apague a mente" destruindo os Vrittis, apagando todas as luzes ou lâmpadas dos objetos dos sentidos para que a mente inimiga não seja capaz de atacá-lo. Lute de perto contra a sua mente-inimiga com sua baioneta de unidirecionamento (Samadhana) para se apossar do inestimável tesouro da pérola Átmica. A alegria do Samadhi, a bem-aventurança de Moksha, a Paz do Nirvana são agora suas; seja o que for que você seja, seja qual for o clima em que você nasceu, o que quer que seja sua vida passada e história, desenvolva sua salvação 'Ó Amada Ram, com a ajuda dos meios acima e saia vitorioso agora mesmo neste mesmo segundo. "Apague a mente" destruindo os Vrittis, apagando todas as luzes ou lâmpadas dos objetos dos sentidos para que a mente inimiga não seja capaz de atacá-lo. Lute de perto contra a sua mente-inimiga com sua baioneta de unidirecionamento (Samadhana) para se apossar do inestimável tesouro da pérola Átmica. A alegria do Samadhi, a bem-aventurança de Moksha, a Paz do Nirvana são agora suas; seja o que for que você seja, seja qual for o clima em que você nasceu, o que quer que seja sua vida passada e história, desenvolva sua salvação 'Ó Amada Ram, com a ajuda dos meios acima e saia vitorioso agora mesmo neste mesmo segundo. "Apague a mente" destruindo os Vrittis, apagando todas as luzes ou lâmpadas dos objetos dos sentidos para que a mente inimiga não seja capaz de atacá-lo. Lute de perto contra a sua mente-inimiga com sua baioneta de unidirecionamento (Samadhana) para se apossar do inestimável tesouro da pérola Átmica. A alegria do Samadhi, a bem-aventurança de Moksha, a Paz do Nirvana são agora suas; seja o que for que você seja, seja qual for o clima em que você nasceu, o que quer que seja sua vida passada e história, desenvolva sua salvação 'Ó Amada Ram, com a ajuda dos meios acima e saia vitorioso agora mesmo neste mesmo segundo. Lute de perto contra a sua mente-inimiga com sua baioneta de unidirecionamento (Samadhana) para se apossar do inestimável tesouro da pérola Átmica. A alegria do Samadhi, a bem-aventurança de Moksha, a Paz do Nirvana são agora suas; seja o que for que você seja, seja qual for o clima em que você nasceu, o que quer que seja sua vida passada e história, desenvolva sua salvação 'Ó Amada Ram, com a ajuda dos meios acima e saia vitorioso agora mesmo neste mesmo segundo.
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