Attributes - Student of Vedham

0:00 What are the five attributes of a vanti? Humility. What does it mean to be humble? Losing the identity of I amness is humility. Do not anger. How does that how does that showcase in your daily day-to-day life? Do not anger to be kind. To be compassionate, be using words of compassion. When you are communi commuting with the other, communicating with the other, use words of kindness and compassion, which means speak kindly, speak lovingly. Even if the other person is throwing tantrums at you, throwing peanut butter jar at you,

0:47 duck and talk in kindness. Don't get upset because you're the one who's learning vanta, not them. If you can't control your anger, walk away. Start reading a verse that will help you to calm and recognize your senses through the attributes of a Vanti. Vedanti is a person who is a student of Vdanta who is practicing Vanta who is in relationship with the Vanta. In other words, a Vanti is in relationship with God is in relationship with the divine teacher.

1:33 Patience advocacy we have an advocacy person here. professional advocacy person. Patience have to be patient. Doesn't matter what the what the expectation is. When the expectation is not met by the outcome, be patient. Be observant. Don't identify yourself as the outcome of the expectation because it will only lead to disappointment and that disappointment will create frustration which will create anger. Okay. So patience is a state of being an observer. You are not your body. So how does not how does it matter what the

2:19 outcome of anything here in this jagat is in this world is become start becoming more and more aware. If you're not the body, then so is the other. So that if someone is using that body to yell and scream and trigger you, which means it is not them who is doing it, then who's doing it? It is the ignorance of not knowing who they are is doing it. You are learning to know who you are. So you are not the ignorant person. You are a smart person. You're an alert person. Hence, we have to be alert of not letting the five senses take over our our innate wisdom and turn it into ignorance.

3:06 The more we are riding the wave of ignorance, the more we'll be engrossed in the Maya pickle. It tastes yummy. It feels good. The warm blanket of ignorance likes to keep you in darkness. Vanta does the opposite. It wakes you up. It awakens you. It brightens you. Self-restraint and compassion and kindness. Self-restraint, compassion and kindness. Now self-restraint is to not indulge in things that is a distraction to your life. A distraction to your life of vanta. So become aware what are the distractions and slowly slowly just sit in that

3:52 awareness and it will slowly dissolve and go away. Be the observer. Don't be don't be the don't take action. There is a practice. If sit quietly for a minute and observe the thoughts that come and go but do not act on it. Ah I have to pay this bill. Oh I have to meet my girlfriend. Oh, I have to buy peanut butter because I threw the peanut peanut butter jar at someone. I have to go to work. I have to watch Netflix. But if you don't attend to any of these thoughts and you just sit there and merely observe, the thoughts will come. Radical thoughts will come and they will not be related to anything else. One thought will be about space and the

4:39 other thought will be about your neighbors dusting. And then from there it will be a a thought about the how yummy would mango taste right now in a season that mango does not grow in a country that mango does not grow. And then you'll think about your mother and then you'll think about your job and then you'll think about what did I have what am I going to have for my next meal. So it'll have no correlation. This is what the mind does. This is manus. Okay. So when you start becoming more aware of your mind, you'll notice that this is nothing just but just a monkey loves to jump across here and there. The one who becomes a slave to that monkey slips into ignorance

5:25 because we go around thinking we have to be doing all of these different things. Pay bill, eat mango, think about what the neighbor is putting in their destiny peanut butter and is attending. So much action is happening. Karmakanda is happening. Nana is not there. Nana has gone out of the window. Ignorance is happening. So then we are running around chasing the thoughts, chasing that mind. Right? So become aware and self-restraint helps you to become more aware of who you are, where you are. Be compassionate to yourself. Be kind to yourself. Be kind to And you are compassionate to yourself. And when you're kind to yourself, you naturally become a a beacon of compassion and kindness through everyone else to your

6:10 environment. Wherever you go, there'll always be this vibe of compassion and kindness and bliss within you. These are the attributes of a vanti. Not that you need to wear it as a pride, but you just become this. When you become this, there will only be peace and calm wherever you are inside and outside. Even a a a harsh argument will blossom into softness without you doing anything just by being an observer. Okay. Is are you guys following any of these? Are you even thinking about it? >> Yes.

6:55 My aunt says yes.