Слайд 2Growth of the Bhakti Creeper
Слайд 3Sadhana Bhakti
Klesa-ghni: destruction of suffering and causes of suffering
Subha-da: appearance of
good qualities
Слайд 4Five Causes of Suffering
Avidya or ignorance: to mistake that which
is impermanent to be permanent, to mistake that which is full of misery to be blissful and to mistake what is not the self to be the self
Asmita or false ego: identify with the body
Raga: attachment to material happiness and methods that will provide it
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Dvesa or hatred: the aversion to unhappiness or the causes of
unhappiness
Abhinivesa: an instinctive clinging to life and a fear of death.
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The Five Klesas lead to actions which produce suffering in 4
stages:
aprarabdha
rudha
bija
prarabdha
Слайд 7Subha da
Subha means spiritual qualities.
disinterest in material affairs
interest in the
Supreme Lord
mercy,
forgiveness,
respect, truth, simplicity, equanimity, fortitude, gravity, humility etc.
Слайд 8First Stages in Bhakti
Sraddha: Faith
Sadhu sanga: Association
Anistita Bhajana Kriya:
Unsteady Practice
Слайд 9Faith
Sraddha is firm trust in the import of the bhakti scriptures.
Sraddha
is genuine desire to undertake the activities described in those scriptures.
Either of these types of faith may arise naturally or suddenly by external factors.
Слайд 10Sadhu sanga
Taking shelter of the lotus feet of the spiritual master,
the faithful beginner in bhakti inquires from him about proper conduct.
By following his guru's instructions
that person associates in friendship with devotees of his own status
finds shelter in the association of more realized devotees.
Слайд 11Bhajana kriya: Practice
Two Varieties:
unsteady (anisthita)
and steady (nisthita).
Слайд 12Anisthita Symptoms
false confidence (utsaha mayi)
sporadic endeavour (ghana tarala)
indecision (vyudha vikalpa)
struggle with maya (visaya sangara)
inability to uphold vows (niyama aksama)
enjoying the waves (taranga rangini)