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17th February 2013 – Monday – Ekagra Citta
“So we have this topic of Ekagra citta. A citta which is one pointed. Now this is a very important topic because we, unfortunately, have a mind which is all the time running around. If you tried to study and discover, we just cannot hold on the attention for long, and what can be the reason? All this useless incorrect thinking. So our decisions also are going wrong. Whereas the study of yoga is to make the mind one pointed, that is the starting point. If there is a good base then subsequently, judgements will be right, actions will come out better. That is where starts yogas citta vritti nirodah. Today we are also talking about Ekagra – one pointed mind: concentration, pursuing correct decisions and succeeding in various areas. People who have managed to maintain one pointed mind have laid down the path for humanity, and whatever we are doing, thinking is based on this. So this is a starting point in yoga, complete control over the citta. Citta is translated to ‘mind’ but its more than that. The entire consciousness where it percolates”.
18th February 2013 – Tuesday – Bhagavad Gita (6.20 – 21)
20th February 2013 – Thursday – Nirudha Citta
“See the description is about a steady state of consciousness called ‘nirudh chitta’, a mind that doesn’t think- stoppage of the chitta. But we can’t imagine it, we want the mind to be busy, the mind itself remains busy, that is its nature. The contention in yoga is that it is such a mind that really comes to understand everything about life. The thinking mind is handicapped, limited, the attempt in Yoga is to reach that nirudh state. We’ll just discuss it”.