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GARLAND OF KARMA YOGA
What is the state of your mind when you attend a ball or nautch party, or when you read the 'Mysteries of the Court of London'? What is the state of your mind when you attend the Satsang of Swami Jayendrapuriji Maharaj at Benares on the bank of Ganges, or when you study the soul-elevating classical Upanishads? Compare and contrast your mental state Remember, friend, that there is nothing so utterly ruinous to the soul as evil company. One should not even talk of stories of women, the luxurious ways of rich persons, rich foods, vehicles, politics, silken clothing, flowers, scents, etc Because the mind gets easily excited it will begin to imitate the ways of luxurious persons Desires will crop in Attachments will also come in
Immoral songs produce a very bad, deep impression in the mind. Aspirants should run away from places where vicious songs are sung
Obscene pictures, vulgar words, novels which deal with love-stories, excite passion and produce ignoble, mean, undesirable sentiments in the heart On the contrary, the sight of a good picture of Lord Krishna or Lord Rama or Lord Jesus or Lord Budha and the hearing of the sublime songs of Surdas, Tulsidas and Tyagaraj induce noble sentiments, thrill and produce tears of joy and Prem and elevate the mind to Bhav Samadhi instantaneously Do you see clearly the difference now?
There is not much difference in sex between a boy
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