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Ramakrishna & the Forgetful Farmer - Yogi Stories

Summary

, 15 min

Guilt over never doing enough, answered with Ramakrishna's parable of a forgetful farmer and an angel carrying a bowl of oil around the earth. Also covers Ramakrishna's collapse into bliss at a white crane and his visions of Kali, Jesus and Hanuman as chosen ideals, tied to left amygdala bliss.

In this video

Teaches
GuiltRamakrishna
Discusses
BlissLeft amygdalaKaliIshta DevataHouseholder lifeHigher Self
Mentions
Gayatri MantraHRV ResonanceKriya YogaDorsal Vagal ComplexAshok SinghRoll-Up of ConsciousnessDivine MotherVisionsJesusDual and non-dualBhagavad GitaBhakti Yoga

Key moments

00:00A student's guilt that he can never do enough00:44Young Ramakrishna collapses in bliss at a white crane02:51Tasting left amygdala bliss with the Gayatri mantra and HRV03:55The Kriya Yoga bliss program's one-two punch05:07Ramakrishna won the brain lottery05:36Serving at the Kali temple and visions of Kali Ma06:46Switching his Ishta to Jesus, then Hanuman08:00Choose the form of the divine that appeals to your heart08:46The farmer who forgets the divine for hours10:37The angel's task: carry a full bowl of oil around the earth11:49Why the busy farmer is dearest to the divine12:43Every effort is witnessed by the higher self