The Enlightened One and Advanced Practices for the Seeker

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Tathat prapya shubha ashubham. Naavina nantina dveshti. Evenness of mind characterizes the enlightened one and it's a practice for the rest of us. Detachment at the level, asangatthavat, at the level of interaction with the world. Yodhasang haratehayam, kurmanganee bhavarata: The ability to control our senses by which we see here smell, taste, touch, watch which we talk, walk around.

"Do not pray for the fulfillment of your wishes, for they may not accord with the will of God. But pray as you have been taught, saying: Thy will be done in me (cf. Luke 22:42). Always entreat Him in this way - that His will be done. For He desires what is good and profitable for you, whereas you do not always ask for this." - Evagrius Ponticus. Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Evagrius's teachings on prayer.