18 - Turning the Mind into Our Friend | Swami Tattwamayananda

Chapter 2 Verses 64 - 65. The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on June 21, 2019.-The path to inner peace and freedom-प्रसाद:(Inner peace and tranquility) and प्रमाद: (delusion / ignorance) discussed-The four inner disciplines to obtain inner tranquility and stability of mind-Beyond attraction, aversion, and sorrows-Shama and Dama further elaborated-Two types of purification: the physical and the mental-How the mind becomes the slave of the senses-A deluded mind without a spiritual ideal compared to a ball falling down a ladder -further elaborated-There is no stopping midway-The ability to enjoy what we dislike-Our spiritual liberation is our own responsibility-The need for spiritual commonsense-Restraining the senses means sublimation, not repression-Attractions for what is obviously harmful and how to get rid of it-Desire is both the cause and the effect of प्रमाद:-Setting the right priorities-The right ideal for conserving our energy resources-Psychological and spiritual enslavement by the senses-How the senses become bad friends and how they can be turned into good friends