'The Yoga Vasishtha is the greatest help to the spiritual awakening and the direct experience of the Truth. This is certain. If this is what you want, you are welcome to the Yoga Vasishtha' - Swami Venkatesananda.
Satsang 1 of Yoga Vasishtha - The Supreme Yoga, begins with a prayer, which is a salutation to the Supreme Consciousness. This is followed by a brief introduction to the Yoga Vasishtha and Valmiki's explanation about the qualifications of one who can read the Yoga Vasishtha. The text then goes on to speak at length about Rama's despondency at the changing vicissitudes of life and it's transient nature. Sri M intersperses the reading with stories like that of Sukha Deva. The session draws to a close with Vasishtha's wise counsel to Rama on the importance of self-effort in the spiritual path.
This session (1) took place in Yogadham at Prayagraj, Maha Kumbh on 16th February 2025.
00:00 – Prayer in Yoga Vasishtha
05:49 – A short Introduction to the Yoga Vasishtha
09:35 – Crow logic – story
13:23 – Vasishtha’s advice
14:01 – Which is more conducive to liberation – Work or knowledge?
17:51 – Story – Karunya and Agnivesya
24:50 -- Qualifications to read Yoga Vasishtha according to Valimki
31:47 – Sri M speaks on ‘the ego’
33:32 – Ego of a person who has attained liberation
38:23 – Rama’s despondency
39:54 – Vasishtha’s response to Dasharata’s anxiety
42:00 -- Vishwamitra’s request to Dasharata
48:52 – Rama’s despair and despondency
52:21 – Vishwamitra calls for Rama
53:49 – Sri M speaks about one of the Sringeri Acharyas – Chandrashekara Saraswati
58:06 – Rama explains his despair to Vishwamitra
01:37:33 – Vishwamitra speaks
01:38:12 – Sri M speaks on Sukha Deva
01:41:06 – Story - On Sukha Deva
01:48:51 – Vasishtha’s advice to Rama on Self-effort
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