Vivekachudamani 9 – Pure Intelligence and Discerning Wisdom: Precious Tools in Spiritual Life

Lecture given by Swami Tattwamayananda at the retreat in Tahoe on July 22 2018.
Verses: 16, 18, 51, 375, 424, 472, 517, 518

-The most significant problem in spiritual life is the lack of a discerning mind.
-Dispassion and spiritual awareness are essential in spiritual life, just as two wings are necessary for a bird to fly in the air.
-The problem of spiritual slumber and the need for spiritual awakening
-The need to develop a natural capacity to instinctively avoid wrong associations
-Re-capitulation of the seven questions (verse: 51, class 3)
-Going beyond desire, egotism and mind-functions
-‘Krtartha’(कृतार्थता) and ‘Krtakrtyata’ (कृतकृत्यता) in life

The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom is a famous Sanskrit poem by
Sri Shankaracharya. It expounds the tenets of Advaita Vedanta philosophy.

For more:
Web: www.sfvedanta.org
Livestream: https://livestream.com/sfvedanta
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sfvedanta
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SFVedanta
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bhagavad-gita-the-yoga-way-of-life/id1458290403?ls=1&mt=2