Start these FIVE practices immediately if you wish to be a Yogi | Swami Sarvapriyananda | Yama

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In order to assimilate higher truths like the unity of existence, these fundamental practices called Yama should become a part and parcel of our daily lives. This video, an excerpt from Rev. Maharaj's class talks on Aparokshanubhuti, delineates the foundational practices for spiritual aspirants to observe in their day to day dealings in the world.
As usual, Maharaj in this video narrates a few wonderful incidents from the lives of monks in our Order as well as from the Himalayas.
0:00 Foundations of Spiritual Life
1:29 Non-violence adjusted to your situation
3:30 Story of the Karate Master who was mugged
5:00 Truth - go around telling business truths to everyone?
5:50 Ashtanga Yoga or Vikalanga Yoga?
6:40 Can't meditate sitting on black money
7:12 Tell harsh truths in a sweet way
7:56 Brutal Truth is more about Brutality - Mark Twain
9:22 Think thrice before speaking
9:45 Brahmacharya - Chaste brain is powerful
10:33 Accepting Gifts opens you to obligation
11:03 Reflex to give back - salesman technique
12:05 Incident of Premeshananda - gift of walking stick
13:25 Asteya - non-stealing
13:55 Sri Ramakrishna incident - unable to accept lemons
14:33 A Philosopher's observation - no right to even extra earnings
15:28 Question on accepting gifts during festivals etc.
The full video is available from Vedanta Society of NewYork KZbin Channel.
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[@geethapriyasantosh8296]

Swamiji, I have a question, If I am a non dual practitioner and understand that everything is a part of brahman, whether it is good or bad, why no gifts, celibacy should be adopted to be a yogi? By denying something am I not giving my mind and thoughts to it? Do you mean these practices are only for yogis who want to be sanyasi? Can I not be a yogi amid my samsara? ...I am your silent disciple/student and love your talks and wisdom.

[@ImmortalBliss]

Namaste. All these practices are geared towards stabilizing the mind. All these understanding of non-duality is just an intellectual conviction unless your body, especially nerves, prana flowing through it, follows what your conviction is. That happens only by strict practice unless one is of exceptionally pure mind like that of Sri Ramakrishna whose convictions were immediately followed by the nerves in terms of adverse reaction to doing something opposing that conviction (for eg: touching metal would physically distort his hand). Brahmacharya is not denial of something but refusing to seek nervous pleasures by the union of physical bodies. Those in Samsara also should restrict that act only for procreation and not for seeking pleasure. Except for food and essential requirements without which one would find it difficult to survive in a body, one should do away with every other need for fulfillment in the senses. Only then can the mind, which has a natural tendency to look outward, be turned inward and realise its true nature as the nondual ever perfect existence knowledge bliss absolute. You may think seeking pleasure is natural but then nature is not here to liberate you. As Swami Vivekananda says, none has realised the truth by allowing nature to dictate your life. Hope this clarifies. With best wishes, Swami Jnanishananda

[@geethapriyasantosh8296]

@@ImmortalBliss Thank you Swami ji. Shat shat pranam 🙏

[@gopikrishnal1425]

"Nature is not here to liberate you" "None has realized the Truth by allowing Nature to dictate your life" *Gem of a statement* Hits the nail on the head

[@VijayRaj-fq9js]

👉 Yogi / Meditator 1. Ahimsa - Non Violence 2. Sathya - Truth 3. Brahmachariya - Celibacy 4. Aparigrah - Non accepting Gifts 5. Astha - Non Stealing

[@Desi_mitti]

Just one modification - it's asteya अस्तेय, not astha🙂

[@dinsdeeps3124]

Thank you

[@sudmudmud357]

Another important one missing- consumption of alcohol

[@parth-gs2zv]

its part of brahmacharya only actually@@sudmudmud357

[@radhakrishnanv2286]

​@@sudmudmud357 There is no place for alcohol if Brahmacharya is followed truly - Brahmacharya = Brahma Acharanam = fully committed to clearly understand what Brahma means as per scriptures = Self enquiry. So there is no need to mention the consumption of alcohol or any such sensual stimulating activity(seeking pleasure through 5 sense organs).

[@VishalSharma-mt6rq]

Swami ji literally helped me walk through my phase of depression and anxiety. Now I just can't sleep without listening to one of his talks. Thank you so much vedanta society and all the swamis of Sri Ramakrishna order for guiding all of us through life.

[@DrDeepak_Sharma]

Very True 🙏🏻

[@VikingShip-lw4oo]

I relate

[@prash0870]

Eat sattvic food, less in quantity. Not to watch/hear, read things that agitates the mind This is also important.

[@sumeetsingh695]

Very true .. Thanks for emphasizing that ..

[@sahaabhijit8836]

q

[@amrutanubhav957]

This come under brahmacharya

[@manubkurup5918]

But we eat less quality we feel hugger always,then we can't focus our minds

[@dinsdeeps3124]

Thank you

[@e-karttolle786]

Hugs and kisses swamiji. This is What I needed now the most. Life is so confusing and I’m awakening now. Some divine entity is forcing me to be righteous. I respect you. Wish I get to be in your holy presence someday. Shree Ram

[@kirankumar-hg5fd]

Non violence in thoughts words and Deed. Non Stealing Physical and mental Mastery over five sense control Practice Truth in all situations avoid small and tiny lies to yourself and others. Align Your head heart and Hand in Sych. The seed of honesty equals Trust

[@hs0022]

Many of us are already yogis but we may not be aware. Just want to add one more, love everyone universally without bias or prejudice.

[@divyadeepwadhwa6175]

Also includes not killing animal for food consumption to satisfy the desire of taste

[@mangalaaswal2202]

@@divyadeepwadhwa6175 This is foremost. Non violent.

[@yogeshmalviya3887]

I do not agree

[@bhattacharya6774]

@@divyadeepwadhwa6175 when some goons ,fanatics attacking people to kill them ,what to do ?? Be righteous, Gita said . Most importantly, avoiding jealousy, hatred ,greed that's the true sense of being non-violent . In guise of non- violence ,most of us becoming tomoguni, fearful of the brutes . That's why the wicked are doing all mean thing they want & so called goody goody one always get the beating .

[@corpsertag5967]

Truth is that anyone can become a yogi if they destroy the lust and greed for sensual pleasures and material comforts. Of the 2, power of desire to experience sexual pleasure is almost impossible for any man or woman to control. If that alone were so easy to control, then world population won't keep increasing beyond 8 Billion and higher consciousness will ensure humans stop "producing" children for the sake of their pleasures and start "creating" children with superior DNA for the sake of service to the creators of this universe. If you read content of many sages and saints on brahmacharya, you'll find how this one craving is unbeatable and not so easy to conquer. This is why yogis are born and live a specific way of life till the end. Humans are animals and need food and sex no matter how much their brain has evolved. This lack of self control is the reason for 100% of all world problems today. If all couples only ever had sex for procreation and never to experience cheap and selfish pleasure, then humanity would have jumped to next level species already. But, humans are devolving coz of their attachment to lustful and greedy desires. Even if a perfect couple existed and wanted to create a perfect child, the infinite karma from rest of 8 Billion humans will end up as a curse and not as a blessing to that child. This is the irony of aiming to be spiritually perfect in Kali Yuga.

[@miguelbarreto2289]

¡Gracias!

[@subramaniama1327]

Thank you Swamiji for your wonderful exposition Asteya & not taking anything beyond what you really really need ... even if you earned it ... what a wonderful thought ... Bharat Ratna Smt MS Subbulakshmi practiced exactly this ... just keeping enough for her basic necessities ... and donating the rest from her concerts and royalty from music records

[@soham1980]

Listening to him is the meditation🧡

[@dr.jyotic1423]

Swamiji listening to you makes me feel more detached with the sansara..but I have my role and responsibilities to do, kindly guide by giving practical application that I can do along with this daily duties of life

[@YVDurga]

Humble Pranams Swamiji Maharaj 🙏 💐 Superb 👌 excellent explanation on this Topic. 👏 Thank u Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏💐🙇 Humble Pranams 🙏 Jai Sri Ramakrishna 🙏 💐 Jai Maa 🙏 💐 Jai Swamiji 🙏 💐

[@SarvavidBhavati]

🥰💗💕वे कलियुग के स्थान नहीं है; यदि स्त्री स्वधर्म निष्ठ हो, शिष्ट हिंसा हो, साधारण मद्यपान,... :-श्री भागवतम

[@liferuhani6824]

I have this deep desire to meet you 😊 I wish and hope that I will definitely meet you one day. My profound regards to you. your talks are life changing. It is like, "yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself"

[@abhijitnaik1695]

Believe me you will . I can tell you from my own experience. I went to NY to visit Central Park ( Vedanta Soc is nearby and swamiji goes for a walk every morning). As I was entering the park , swamiji was walking out. Had I been a minute late I would have missed him. Just a week before I had gone to the Vedanta society to hear him but could not meet him . If your desire is strong, the universe will work to get it for you .

[@antarakmit4114]

"and day after tomorrow you'll be smart and be wanting to change perspective of the people" By quoting another's rheotorics, ofc.

[@KrishnaVeni-hz4ev]

Thank you so much Swami 💐🙏🙏

[@jalajamenon8664]

Thank you Swamiji🙏🙏🙏

[@patelsatishcpa]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Pranam Swamiji

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Pranam Maharaj 🙏🏻

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Namaste Swamiji 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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Pranam swamiji

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I wish I could give thousands likes to Swami Ji's videos

[@paromitadas1206]

PRONAM MAHARAJ.

[@rajoshkumarpt451]

Pranaam Swamiji

[@ranadebray5440]

Wonderful teachings, Swami ji.

[@rajendrasinhgadhavi3865]

Hari om swami ji 🙏🏻

[@ramyapai4441]

Thankyou Swamiji for Beautiful Tips🙏

[@sumanasarkar8584]

It is very important at this time. Pronum Maharaj 🙏🙏🙏

[@tanukagupta8416]

Excellent explanations!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@meerabhide4888]

Hari Om, Pranam, Swamiji.

[@meerabhide4888]

Hari Om,Pranam, Swamiji

[@rajatgupta2339]

Whenever I hear Swamiji...I get influenced in a positive way...n life seems to have a deeper meaning.. purpose...

[@sureshpolali8685]

That is SANATHANA DHARMA == ANANTHA ( ENDLESS)

[@laika5757]

Music to my ears... 🎼🎶🎸

[@logiepandaram7999]

Thank you Swamiji

[@barenyapatra9414]

Koti koti pranam Swami ji ko 🙏🙏.

[@thewagonvlogger8723]

जय ठाकुर

[@abhinavsirohi]

Excellent daily practices 🙏

[@gitanair8000]

Pranam🙏

[@claudelebel49]

I very much appreciate what he says about accepting gifts. This said, the rules apply to the ego mind. There is never a problem accepting from being or wholeness. Accepting a compliment from wholeness is not the same as needing a compliment and feeling flattered and which exposes you to manipulation. But if you accept from freedom, it is a whole different matter. In fact, even refusing a compliment could be the work of the ego mind as in false modesty. There are no rules for the enlightened one, the Jnani.

[@tiagociriaco7380]

Accepting gifts may also be good, if that means paying a karmic debt, for the person offering the gift. Giving gifts also works the same way. No absolutes.

[@MayaMatrixMuktiManifestor]

Same with Ahimsa or non-violence. Hindu historical texts are full of examples of wars, battles and conquests to convey punchlines. Importantly these conflicts are always fought out of duty to protect a higher cause, the outcome of which is for the greater benefit. In Hinduism, it's OK to be violent for the right reasons. One could argue, the duties are for the Kshatriya or warrior class and not for a Yogi and I can accept that. But not completely as the yogi could encounter a situation where he is required to go against Ahimsa. In such case he has not forsaken yogihood - he has temporarily put it aside for the call of the hour.

[@jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene731]

@@MayaMatrixMuktiManifestor India has not (at least not in last 1000 years) invaded a country

[@suryaprabha369]

Namasthe Ji🙏🏽❤️🌹

[@ramagirinarsimharao1304]

Thank you Guruji

[@nanditamalik7862]

So true..!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@tamalchakraborty3696]

babaji, you are second to none, in terms your oration, spiritual knowledge, representation.... sato koti pronum.

[@arvindchavda117]

Sat Sat naman

[@godsgracenaka247]

May grace purify us in this journey 🙏🏾

[@binatalukdar9575]

Shoto koti pronam maharaj....i'm an ardent listener of your talk and discourses...everytime i listen to your talk, it fills my my mind with a divine, heavenly feeling...it soothes and calms my mind....i have a strong desire to meet you one day and touch your holy feet...i don't know whether my desire will be fulfilled fulfilled or not

[@abhilekhhhh]

Respect from Assam India

[@agelesswisdom4249]

Pranaam🙏🙏

[@rekhav4757]

🙏🙏🙏 Guruji

[@claudelebel49]

As in the ten Commandments, they are for the unconscious. For a conscious and true contemplative, they are self revealing and or obvious. No one needs to tell you what is right and what is wrong, what comes from fear and anger versus what comes from Love,

[@ujwalaoka1799]

Hearing your speech makes me feel blessed and peaceful

[@ashishkumardash2985]

Koti koti pranam

[@jamesjosheph3006]

Swamigy, you are honest and practical. The sixth quality

[@shivsivaram9872]

Pranam to Shri Thakkur ji and to all 🌺🙏🌹

[@bandanaduttarudra1235]

Pranam maharaj

[@saimanoharan3569]

Pranams

[@jayashreebhatt676]

Pranam Swamiji. I feel bless and blissful to listen your divine speech and having devine darshan. Thank you🌹 swamiji.

[@vijayalakshmiramakrishna3441]

Thank you very much swamiji.

[@mokshajetley9244]

Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna

[@nimigantotti2024]

Swamiji, I love your talks and so well explained. Simple language and easy to understand. Thank you so much.

[@hhk342]

There's needs of course , how can thay do it given back to the a billion people just to where his gift it from to us , and so hear ,, forgive me, i earn too much , just by leassning over line ,,, 💌 🌍🌱

[@pankajdas710]

It's very great full to you that the all of your divine speeches help us for build up our character for a nice sanatani human being.

[@kasturigoswami1402]

Maharaaj k dekhe katha suneye moner sab kashto kirakam miliye jaye magic er moto!! Mesmerising talks from a strong magnetic personality.

[@malayakumar]

i instantly feel connected. Awesome knowlege

[@sumeermehta7727]

Those 5 things are the 5 main vows Jain people take...

[@apurbamandal8137]

Thanks for Sharing 🙏

[@hiimamit4003]

We should spread this knowledge more

[@thyagarajant.r.3256]

Jai ma kali

[@rohansaxena5606]

" Ask, you shall be blessed " - Bible. I was looking for an explanation of these virtues. Thank you, Swami JnanIshananda ji Maharaj for posting this one.

[@aaaaaaaaa5065]

Rohan !! But How To Ask God

[@dharmayogaashram979]

In other words, those pretending to teach astanga yoga (indeed all of today's yoga) are following asatya. They are not celibates and do not at all understsnd aparigraha. Please Swami be brave and call out this massive spurious yoga.

[@social928]

Thanku very much

[@sumanshaw_5]

5 great vows of Jainism.

[@rishabhyadav6705]

It s taken from patanjali yoga sutra

[@sutupachakarboty9436]

Guru prannam pranam namaskar janai

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Jay Shri Ram ❤️🙏

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প্রণাম

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❤ প্রণাম মহারাজ❤

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প্রণাম মহারাজ

[@vijayalakshmiramakrishna3441]

Namaskaram guruji

[@sonujain1086]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@loramelzack2361]

To judge others, criticism ,fault finding, seems to be in the category of control of the tongue. And minding ones own business fits here nicely. Respecting others chosen path is also a truth, because one man's food is another man's poison. Let's respect everyone's truth, but follow our own.😊

[@lekhasaha9294]

🙏🙏🙏

[@avoicetocount]

People in the west do not understand when you ask them not to give you any gifts, not even small ones. They just want to satisfy their need to give you a gift. So, I tend to quietly pass on the gifts that are given to me, neither offending the giver by openly refusing the gift, nor making anyone else feel obliged towards me as most of the time they won't know who it is from or I will let them know that I am only passing it on because I feel they have better use for it. That way I don't have to be totally antisocial and people can do what they feel they need to do.

[@rosannafaillace7212]

My son gifted me with seeds from his flowers for Christmas. The most wonderful gift, given and taken with love. These seeds have grown into flowers, which in turn produced seeds. I have been distributing these seeds to friends, neighbours, colleagues... The happiness and joy which the gift given with love continues to expand all over... Gifts given with love and taken in with love and shared with others have an amazing Life to them. And cost nothing

[@shuklaz]

He is not clear, when he says not accepting gifts it’s meant for people who are living like yogis. The correct interpretation IMHO for general people is giving when you can without hoping to get anything in return. It sounds simple when said but in true absolute practice it is extremely hard. E.g. Someone one random day when to hospital and told doctor that he wants to donate one of his kidneys, he has no idea who is going to get it. It’s a gift to someone yes but it apparently comes with feeling of non possessiveness, giving but not expecting anything in return

[@ramadevijaligama495]

Thank you Swamiji for the great explanation with nice examples.

[@UmeshPonnusamy]

There is only Pure Consciousness and Awareness. These 5 practices disengage Awareness from the narratives generated by the mind and help us transcend entanglement.

[@kantharajmv6616]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@varunc1231]

I've always been hesitant to accept gifts without knowing why. I can now give people a good reason why I do it.

[@ratnadas665]

Practicing complete celibacy is more important in spiritual life, it is main part in astanga marg.

[@megha______]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌼

[@UdayPratapSingh999]

It is such a pure video; I wonder who these 11 people disliked this video.

[@pathikirankumar46]

Sir Namaste C allways on positive people Allmost 780 people liked Rest leave it Thanks

[@HO-mg2yl]

No need to follow any thing, Already all are complete by themself, realize and stay calm,

[@jayatibatabyal9148]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@RAIRADIO]

Ahimsa is not non violence. Its non cruelty.

[@therohitdubey2467]

👍

[@el2817]

Thank you🙏🙏

[@Shredded_Subham]

These 5 vows were given by Jain tirthankar Mahavira

[@edelweisssymons7444]

😇

[@dost77]

Pranaam Swami Jee, Thank you for sharing this. Regarding "not receiving the gifts", how to say no to "gifts" from family/friends who give gifts on special ocassions like B'day, anniversary etc.

[@umagiri7218]

There are exceptions to general rule otherwise general rule cannot subsist said revered Rajaji

[@redpillmatrix3046]

Take the gifts but don't get attached to it.

[@mnnic4292]

Done not by supression but by redirection. 🙂

[@pkgty]

Thank you for keeping it shorter

[@PN-ox8vu]

Ahimsa, satya, brahmacharya, aparigraha, asteyam