RAMAKRISHNA ANANDA

The Stages of the Heart

Discover how unconditional love can transform your life

We learn how to love in stages. We love selfishly at first, but then our love becomes progressively spiritual. Discover the stages the heart goes through as it learns to love. Learn how to live in unconditional love.

Higher Yogas Classes, Heart Center

Love is Self-Giving

Love is self-giving. There’s great emotion in giving of yourself, but loving is not just an emotion. Love frees you of body consciousness and ego. When you’re confused and don’t know what to do, say to yourself: Well, I can love. Figure out some way to love, some way to give of yourself.

There are three gunas, forces or qualities which can help us live better and better
We also have five drives which can assist us as we understand them
Learning to love is one of the best ways to become free

The five drives help you to live in sattvas guna
Love is self-giving
Understanding the stages of the heart can lead to true love
Chant a mantram designed to help melt away internal barriers and more forward

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The five kleshas (causes of suffering) include...

1. Immoderate liking

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The kleshas are: ignorance, egotism, immoderate liking, immoderate disliking and possessiveness. Hear more about how to overcome these afflictions.

2. Unfriendliness

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3. Busyness

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4. None of the above

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