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Chapter 3 - Samadhi  Day 15  What is the purpose of this sadhna? Vitarka - when your mind has a special logic to pursue in the world and to perceive the truth. Tarka means logic. Kutarka means wrong logic - when then intention is not right and the logic is applied only to find fault, when you know deep inside you that something is not right, but you still logically prove that it is right. Vitarka is special logic. You may be talking about dispassion and logically you are understanding it, and this logical understanding, hearing or talking has a certain effect on your consciousness. It elevates your consciousness. You are in a different space. This is samadhi. Samadhi means equanimity. "Dhi" is the intellect - the faculty that sustains you, faculty of consciousness. Now, we are in a state of Samadhi, because we are talking about the Self with a definite logic, an undeceivable logic. Logic can always change. You can put it on one side or you can put on the other. Th...

This week we studied members of the Anacardiaceae family, popularly known as the Cashew or Mango family. Let's do a quick recap of the major characteristics of this family. 🌷Most members of Anacardiaceae are native to tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Several species are economically important fruit and nut crops.  🌷Members are mostly trees or shrubs 🌷Members of the family have resin ducts and tannin sacs in the bark and characteristically exude gums and resins that become black when exposed to air. These might be source of useful oils, resins, and lacquers. 🌷The leaves vary diversely and are usually deciduous, alternately arranged, lack stipules, may be simple or compound leaves that are mostly imparipinnate  🌷Many species are dioecious, meaning male and female flowers are produced on different individual plants. 🌷Flowers are often tiny, and produced in terminal panicles. Individual flowers usually have bracts. 🌷Most membe...