**🕉️ Faith & The 16 Kalas Of Life: Yoga Vasistha Wisdom - Utpatti Prakarana Section 9, Lesson 37**
Join His Holiness Swami Jyotirmayananda as he explores the profound teachings of Yoga Vasistha's Utpatti Prakarana. In this session, Swami Jyotirmayananda illuminates the concept of Faith and the 16 Kalas of Life, showing the path to achieve Jeevan Mukta—Liberation while living.
⏰ **Key Highlights:**
- **00:48** - Opening invocation and introduction to Yoga Vasistha's essential teachings
- **04:02** - Definition of Jeevan Mukta and its significance as our ultimate spiritual goal
- **05:25** - How we gradually say goodbye to worldly attachments on the path to liberation
- **07:58** - Understanding the verse about not striking fear in others' hearts
- **09:50** - The nature of ego (Abhiman) and its three modes—Tamasic, Rajasic, and Sattvic
- **13:55** - Explanation of the 16 Kalas (aspects) that each soul experiences
- **15:56** - The importance of Shraddha (faith) as the foundation of spiritual growth
- **19:17** - How faith precedes intellectual understanding on the spiritual path
- **25:34** - The relationship between proper nourishment (Ahara) and spiritual strength
- **32:16** - Understanding the Self as beyond all changes and modifications
- **39:19** - Poetic description of the experience of the Enlightened Sage
🧘♂️ **Swami Jyotirmayananda's Teachings**:
* **The Path to Liberation:** Learn how to attain Jeevan Mukta—becoming free while still living
* **The Three Types of Ego:** Understand the Tamasic, Rajasic, and Sattvic forms of ego
* **The Power of Faith:** Discover how Shraddha forms the foundation of all spiritual progress
* **The 16 Kalas of Life:** Explore the 16 aspects through which every soul expresses itself
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**Timestamps**:
- 00:48 - Opening Invocation
- 04:02 - The Goal of Jeevan Mukta
- 05:25 - Saying Goodbye to Worldly Attachments
- 07:58 - Freedom from Fear and Causing Fear
- 09:50 - The Three Types of Ego
- 13:55 - The 16 Kalas of Life
- 15:56 - The Importance of Shraddha (Faith)
- 19:17 - Faith Before Intellect
- 25:34 - Proper Nourishment for Spiritual Growth
- 32:16 - The Self Beyond All Changes
- 39:19 - The Experience of the Enlightened Sage
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