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Sloka 55 - Sthitha Prajna Lakshana 01 and 02Why is the Sthitha Prajna portion important?How does a jnani's characteristics guide / help a spiritual seeker?What does "yāni sthitaprajñasya lakṣaṇāni tāni mumukṣoho sādhanāni"mean?Whose swabhaava becomes a seeker's saadana?Was a Jnani born with this swabhaava?How can this portion help in understanding where we stand in our spiritual journey?Can we use this portion to judge others?What does prajahāti mean?What does a jnani give up / renounce / sacrifice?Where does the desire reside?Will a jnani give up some desires or all desires?What does "ātmany-evātmanā tuṣhṭaḥ" mean?When is a person called Sthitha Prajna?What is he called when a person gets satisfied by himself?What are 2 lakshanas of a Jnani given here?1. Kaama Tyagaha – When all the desires leave the mindCan anyone live without any desire?Why do some people misunderstand and say Gita is not practical?Do all desires get fulfilled?Do we get upset every time a desire is not fulfilled?Are there some desires that do not upset us whether it gets fulfilled or not?How can we classify our desires?On what basis can we classify desires as binding desires and non-binding desires?Which kind of desires hold our mind?Where do desires stem from?Will a desire come from a contented mind?Where does this apurunatvam (incompleteness) come from?What happens when I take the body and mind to be "I"?What happens when I do not see myself as a complete person?Can the body and mind be fulfilled?Is there an end to desires?Will the desires stop flowing in our mind?Is disease a disease or a symptom of incompleteness?What is the cause for me to identify the self with the body and mind?What does the jnani identify the self to be?What happens to the desires in jnani's mind because he identifies with purnatvam?Will there be any binding desires in a jnani?Will desires for Jeevan vishayaha bind a jnani?What does Bhagavan mean by "ALL desires" - binding desires or non-binding desires?What will a jnani's attitude towards life and death?What can we say about a person who does not have any binding desires?Where does the desire reside?Does Atma have any desires?How can we say desire is not related to atma?Do we have any desires in our mind when we are in deep sleep?What happens to the desires when we wake up?Are the desires in the object?If desires are in the object, should they not attract everyone?Can any object in the world give us happiness or sorrow?Can we buy happiness in the shop?What is the difference between giving up and giving up completely?What is our attitude on food when we are fasting?What is our attitude on food when we are starving?What will remain in the mind if we do not give up on a desire completely?What is one who has renounced all binding desires from the mind completely called?2. Triptihi – Contentment (Mana Niraivu)What is the common doubt that people have with regard to desire and happiness?Why do some feel that we get happiness only after we desire, we struggle and we attain that goal / object?What sort of conditions do we have for us to feel contented?What happens with the conditions change?How do others' words affect our mood?Is our physical body considered external or part of our self?Is there a connection between our happiness and external situations?What happens when the connection between our happiness and the external situations are cut?When can I be the reason for contentment?
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By Balaji RamaswamySloka 55 - Sthitha Prajna Lakshana 01 and 02Why is the Sthitha Prajna portion important?How does a jnani's characteristics guide / help a spiritual seeker?What does "yāni sthitaprajñasya lakṣaṇāni tāni mumukṣoho sādhanāni"mean?Whose swabhaava becomes a seeker's saadana?Was a Jnani born with this swabhaava?How can this portion help in understanding where we stand in our spiritual journey?Can we use this portion to judge others?What does prajahāti mean?What does a jnani give up / renounce / sacrifice?Where does the desire reside?Will a jnani give up some desires or all desires?What does "ātmany-evātmanā tuṣhṭaḥ" mean?When is a person called Sthitha Prajna?What is he called when a person gets satisfied by himself?What are 2 lakshanas of a Jnani given here?1. Kaama Tyagaha – When all the desires leave the mindCan anyone live without any desire?Why do some people misunderstand and say Gita is not practical?Do all desires get fulfilled?Do we get upset every time a desire is not fulfilled?Are there some desires that do not upset us whether it gets fulfilled or not?How can we classify our desires?On what basis can we classify desires as binding desires and non-binding desires?Which kind of desires hold our mind?Where do desires stem from?Will a desire come from a contented mind?Where does this apurunatvam (incompleteness) come from?What happens when I take the body and mind to be "I"?What happens when I do not see myself as a complete person?Can the body and mind be fulfilled?Is there an end to desires?Will the desires stop flowing in our mind?Is disease a disease or a symptom of incompleteness?What is the cause for me to identify the self with the body and mind?What does the jnani identify the self to be?What happens to the desires in jnani's mind because he identifies with purnatvam?Will there be any binding desires in a jnani?Will desires for Jeevan vishayaha bind a jnani?What does Bhagavan mean by "ALL desires" - binding desires or non-binding desires?What will a jnani's attitude towards life and death?What can we say about a person who does not have any binding desires?Where does the desire reside?Does Atma have any desires?How can we say desire is not related to atma?Do we have any desires in our mind when we are in deep sleep?What happens to the desires when we wake up?Are the desires in the object?If desires are in the object, should they not attract everyone?Can any object in the world give us happiness or sorrow?Can we buy happiness in the shop?What is the difference between giving up and giving up completely?What is our attitude on food when we are fasting?What is our attitude on food when we are starving?What will remain in the mind if we do not give up on a desire completely?What is one who has renounced all binding desires from the mind completely called?2. Triptihi – Contentment (Mana Niraivu)What is the common doubt that people have with regard to desire and happiness?Why do some feel that we get happiness only after we desire, we struggle and we attain that goal / object?What sort of conditions do we have for us to feel contented?What happens with the conditions change?How do others' words affect our mood?Is our physical body considered external or part of our self?Is there a connection between our happiness and external situations?What happens when the connection between our happiness and the external situations are cut?When can I be the reason for contentment?