48 - The Spiritual Psychology of Non-Attachment | Swami Tattwamayananda

- 5th chapter: verses 10, 11, 12, 13<br />-The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 14, 2020.<br />-10th verse: “Those who do their actions without attachment, offering their actions and results to God – they are not affected by anything. They are like a lotus leaf that lives in water, but never gets wet”.<br />-The ability to detach oneself from the results of actions is one of the most important characteristics of Yoga. When established in Yoga, one does his actions with great efficiency, but mentally remains detached, thereby remaining stress free.<br />-When we perform actions with obsessive attachment to results, we are enslaved – worried about the results. The path to freedom is to work with full enthusiasm but without obsessive attachment to results of our actions.<br />-Yuktah is a person who is established in the Yoga ideal. Whatever he does, becomes an offering to the sacrificial fire of Brahman. All his activities get a spiritual direction – even seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, going, sleeping, breathing, speaking, excreting, grasping, and opening/closing the eyelids.<br />-11th verse: “A spiritual seeker evolving towards the highest state performs actions with his body, mind, intellect and sense – but remains unaffected, as he practices the spiritual tool of non-attachment in every micro-moment, in every thought, word and deed.”<br />-The psychological meaning of non-attachment can be understood by contrasting a Yogi with an adventurer. Both work with great tenacity. However, if results fall short of 100%, the Yogi continues to smile, while the adventurer may feel shattered. Non-attachment does not mean indifference to action.<br />-We feel fatigued when we associate ourselves with the body and mind. Our true nature is Atman. The more we associate with Atman, the farther away we go from the body and mind identity. Then we can watch our body and mind doing the work, without feeling fatigued.<br />-Nitya-mukta is a person who is ever-free, never bound by any entanglements,