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The right practice is not about stopping the mind. You may enjoy that ‘zero-mind’ for some time, but then it will start again after. We speak about something much deeper in the subconscious and unconscious mind. It is the destruction of the binding vasanas – those tendencies which are responsible for the identification. You have to withdraw your attention and association from thoughts, and watch them in a completely neutral way. So if the practice is done properly under the guidance of a qualified teacher, the practice will finish the practitioner. That is the purpose of all practices.

In this third video of the satsang recorded on 5th February 2020, Swami Atmananda Udasin answers some questions after commenting on the verses 26 & 27 of Upadesha Saram, a sanskrit poem composed by Sri Ramana Maharshi. Swami Ji offered a commentary on the 30 verses at the open satsangs he shared from 27 January to 6 February 2020 in Tiruvannamalai, India.