[Advaita-l] Vedanta in Depression

[Sivakumar,Kollam]

SAdara praNAm,
This is a problem faced by all sincere jinjAsus.
Due to my association with monks of various orders,
especially those of Sriramakrishna order,
had several occasions to discuss the problem with them.
All have gone through this phase including Sri Ramakrishna!
Each escaped adopting their own ways to change the attitude.
Hence a pragmatic way has to be developed by each jinjAsu
himself to suit his temperament.
Yet there is a sastra grantha available that give general instruction.
It is *DurvAsanA pratheekara sathakam *of Sri Vidyaranya.
Personally have benefited much from the directions provided in it.
Devotees seem to overcome the difficulties easily!
These are my experiences in short.
With prayers to Viswamatha to help all to get out of their difficulties
Namaste.
*Prof. Sivakumar *


On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 6:30 AM Kartik Vashishta via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> OM
> OM NAMAH SIVANANDAYA
>
> Revered Sri Mahadevan ji Maharaj,
>
> Sadar Pranam,
>
> May I humbly suggest you read the Yoga of the dejection of Arjuna,
> depression/dejection/doubt are a part of Yoga and a whole life. The journey
> starts from there....
> May I humbly recommend:
> Visada Yoga, the Yoga of the Dejection of the Spirit:
> https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/bgita/bgita_02.html
>
> Pranam,
>
> OM
> Kartik Vashishta
> OM
>
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 6:25 AM Divya Meedin via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Namaste Mahadevan-ji,
> >
> > Thank you for this question. I can relate to this all too well. I cannot
> > call myself a student of Vedanta, but I think I can write to you about
> > little things I do that keep me afloat when such dejection rears its
> head.
> >
> > I have this little poster on my wall that's titled 'My Circle of
> Control'.
> > It found me randomly one day on the Internet, so I wrote it down on a
> sheet
> > of paper and plastered it on my wall. The content looks like this:
> >
> >
> https://www.amazon.com/Control-Teacher-Novelty-Meaningful-Motivational/dp/B08HJMNSZV
> > I take a long look at this poster and see if my problem fits into either
> > category. When I make up my mind about which one it is, I try and do
> > something about it, like apologize to someone or get back to working
> harder
> > etc. If it's something I cannot control, I pick up a book straight away -
> > mostly biographies or advices of great Saints and I read and re-read
> until
> > I feel lighter. If the pangs don't go away still, I pick up either
> > Tiruvachakam or Sundara Kandam and set a schedule for the next few hours/
> > days to complete a full chant. I recommend this routine highly - it has
> > never failed me.
> >
> > It really helps to reach out to someone from your inner circle that
> really
> > inspires you. When I see the road they have traversed to get where they
> > are, I begin to feel that what I am going through is not so bad.
> >
> > But mostly, I made some real progress when I finally told myself that it
> is
> > ok to feel bad sometimes. It helps me be a better person to myself and
> > others. I know none of this is Vedantic advice in the literal sense, but
> > these continue to work for me in various measures, and I thought I could
> > share the same with you.
> >
> > Hope you feel better soon.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Divya
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 10:30 AM Mahadevan Iyer via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Despite learning & rationalizing Vedanta for many years, at times when
> I
> > > face the anxieties & shortcomings of Life, I forget all Vedantic
> > knowledge
> > > & get severely depressed. At times I even question Vedanta. Have anyone
> > > faced something like this? Have anyone found perpetual peace?
> > >
> > > pranams,
> > > Mahadevan
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