Sutra Studies Week 12: Reflections on How Earthly Desires Have No Comparison To Connection With One’s Highest Expression (Sutra 16)

“First you drop your likes and dislikes like a scalding hot lump of coal, then you flush your memories and expectations down the toilet, after this you give your mind a good scrubbing from all residual emotional bonds, releasing them from your body in whatever way is most appropriate, and lastly, for the highest level Vairagya (or non-attachment) you gently release your ego into the metaphorical oceans to be washed away and dissolved. No sacrifice is too great and no reward except for connection is worth pursuing.”