31 of 108 - Say NO to Yourself! -Swami Chinmayananda

🌸Say NO to Yourself!🌸
In this video, Swami Chinmayananda discusses the importance of saying no to yourself without guilt. Watch to learn more about this powerful message from the Kathopanishad. #ChinmayaChannel #swamichinmayananda

🌸Contemplate on the fundamental choice between the path of righteousness (Shreya) and the path of immediate pleasure (Preya), and learn how refusing to compromise on higher values leads to lasting fulfillment and spiritual growth.🌸

🌸Video is an excerpt from Kathopanishad Verse 2 Sholoka 2🌸

Life presents a continuous choice between immediate pleasure and long-term good. Embracing the path of higher values and self-discipline over momentary gratification leads to a more fulfilling and dignified life. The strength to make these choices lies within, emphasizing the importance of intellectual development and self-responsibility.

Key Insights:
Two Paths: There are two paths in life: the noble path (shreyas) and the pleasant path (preyas). The noble path leads to long-term benefits, while the pleasant path offers short-term gratification.
Constant Choice: At every moment, individuals face choices between these two paths, requiring constant judgment and decision-making.
Human Nature: The average person often succumbs to sensory pleasures and immediate desires, favoring the pleasant path.
Higher Values: Intelligent and discriminative individuals consistently choose the noble path, living up to higher values and convictions.
Freedom of Choice: Despite past habits and tendencies, individuals possess the strength to resist temptations and make better choices.
Self-Responsibility: Taking responsibility for one’s life involves making choices based on intellect and higher values, rather than succumbing to impulses and instincts.
Consequences of Actions: Indulging in immediate pleasures can lead to suffering and health issues.

🌸108 Chinmaya Jayanti🌸
Join us in this journey back to the captivating era of the initial 108 Jnana Yajnas by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, culminating in the 108th Chinmaya Jayanti on May 8, 2024. For stories behind these Yajnas, visit: https://archives.chinmayamission.com/...

➡️ Today, we present the inaugural Jnana Yajna from 1951-52. Immerse yourself in the profound teachings and relive these cherished moments.

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🌸Kathopanishad 🌸
Kathopanishad is a unique Upanishad which starts with a katha (a story) of a young boy who is ready to face the Lord of Death in his quest for Truth to know what lies beyond death. He asks the very pertinent and philosophical question, ‘Is there or is there not, and if it is what is it?’

In short, this teaching is an extravaganza of spiritual knowledge and meditation that guides a student step by step to the glorious state of immortality, peace and bliss.


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🌸About Swami Chinmayananda🌸

Hailed as the second Swami Vivekananda, Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993) is an orator, writer and leader par excellence, a patriot and spiritual giant, one of the finest representatives of Indian spiritual heritage who spearheaded a global Hindu spiritual and cultural renaissance that popularised the religion's esoteric scriptural texts, teaching them in English all across India and abroad.

He worked tirelessly with tremendous energy for more than four decades to spread the message of Vedanta, leaving behind a great legacy for man. He has authored 95 publications, including commentaries on the major Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita. He was a visiting professor of Indian philosophy at several American and Asian universities and he conducted university lecture tours in many countries.

The sprawling worldwide, spiritual, educational, and charitable organization of Chinmaya Mission that encompasses more than 300 centres in India and internationally, carries on the bright torch lit by this great saint.

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