1. The document discusses the proper definition of self and relationship to the world from both a wrong and right perspective. 2. It emphasizes that we wrongly identify ourselves with our bodies and minds, but that our true essence is as spiritual souls. 3. By following practices like yoga, meditation, and controlling the mind and senses, we can strengthen our intelligence and work to discover our real spiritual selves and fulfill the higher goal of life, which is to overcome material suffering.

2. Sambandha – Definition –
What?
Abhideya – Way – How?
Prayojana – Aim – Where and
Why?

3. Wrong self-definition
I World
I found myself alone in front the
whole world.
I consider myself to be
the only one enjoyer,
the controller and
the possessor.

4. actions
Right self-definition
I World
Supreme truth
I found myself
subordinate to the
Supreme Truth and
responsible for my
life in relationship
to the world

5. indriyani parany ahur
indriyebhyah param manah
manasas tu para buddhir
yo buddheh paratas tu sah
The working senses are superior to dull matter; mind
is higher than the senses; intelligence is still higher
than the mind; and he [the soul] is even higher than
the intelligence. BG 3.42
False and True Self
matter senses mind
intelleg
ence
Soul
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहु
ररन्द्रियेभ्य: परं मन: |
मनसस्तु परा बुद्धियो
बुद्िे: परतस्तु स: || 42||

6. matter senses mind
intelleg
ence
Soul
We wrongly
identify
ourselves
with Matter.
We think our
body is Self.
We wrongly
identify
ourselves with
Mind. We hardly
may
discriminate the
desires and
what decision
to take
The real
essence of
Self is
Spiritual. The
higher goal
of life – to
discover it.

7. Sambandha – Definition –
What?
Abhideya – Way – How?
Prayojana – Aim – Where and
Why?

8. To fulfill higher goal of life – discover our
real Self, we should:
 Have Sambandha Jnana – proper Knowledge
about Matter, Senses, Mind, Intelligence and
True Self. Connection of Self to The Supreme
Truth
 Control Senses and Mind by empowering our
Intelligence. How? There are some techniques
to do it (next slide)
 Following proper philosophy and proper
disciplic succession

9. Several methods to strengthen the
Intelligence
1. Daily schedule - get up early, go to bed early
2. Eat healthy food - reduce the amount of food, avoid meat,
watch the time
3. Avoid intoxication.
4. Know what is good and what is bad (Mind is responsible for
this choice) - read
Scriptures, listen to lectures on the laws of life, strive for self-
realization,
self-improvement, spiritual education, adhere to moral values.
5. Yoga, prayer and meditation
6. Ahimsa - do no harm (thought, word, action)
7. Engage in spiritual practice
8. avoid illegal sex
9. Avoid useless talk.
10. Breathing exercises

10. Sambandha – Definition –
What?
Abhideya – Way – How?
Prayojana – Aim – Where and
Why?

11. Where are we going to be after fulfilling the
higher goal of life – discover our real Self?
actions
I World
Supreme truth
We will be
properly connected to
everything in material
world and the
Spiritual.
Ultimately, our aim is
to overcome the
sufferings of material
world, have a happy
life and go beyond

12. What is there “beyond”?
In Pyramid of
Maslow we may
see different
types of desires
starting from low
instincts up to
Spiritual Self
realization. The
“Beyond” is up
there.

13. Two types of duties which will allow you to
fulfill both material and spiritual dreams:
There are two types of prescribed duties:
1. Regarding Material Nature
2. Regarding Higher Consciousness
By discovering our real Selves and our relationship
with Supreme Self, we may easily fulfill the Mission
of our Life both Material and Spiritual.
By living in material consciousness only we may
never even find out the purpose of material life,
eternally suffering the consequences of actions.

14. How am I going to feel myself?
The description of Transcendental happiness is given
in Bhagavad Gita 6.20-23, describing the perfect state
of the Highest Yogi
In the stage of perfection called trance, or samādhi, one’s mind is
completely restrained from material mental activities by practice of
yoga. This perfection is characterized by one’s ability to see the
Self by the pure mind and to relish and rejoice in the Self. In that
joyous state, one is situated in boundless transcendental
happiness, realized through transcendental senses. Established
thus, one never departs from the truth, and upon gaining this he
thinks there is no greater gain. Being situated in such a position,
one is never shaken, even in the midst of greatest difficulty. This
indeed is actual freedom from all miseries arising from material
contact.