{"id":230,"date":"2023-12-11T14:42:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radhanathdas.com\/?p=230"},"modified":"2023-12-11T14:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:42:41","slug":"the-citta-explained-by-vaisnavapada-das-babaji-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radhanathdas.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/11\/the-citta-explained-by-vaisnavapada-das-babaji-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Citta explained by Vaisnavapada Das Babaji"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Citta &#8211; stores all <em>samskaras<\/em> compared to seeds, <em>vasanas<\/em> compared to trees, and the <em>prakat<\/em> compared to karma. Cleansing the citta &#8211; removes the <em>samskaras<\/em>, <em>vasanas<\/em> and <em>karma<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we chant Hare Krishna mantra more and more, the <em>atma<\/em> separates from the body like a ripe coconut separates from the shell. Chanting and Bhakti detach our <em>samskaras<\/em> and <em>vasanas<\/em> from the citta. The soul tastes <em>bhakti-rasa<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaisnavapada Das Babaji<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citta &#8211; stores all samskaras compared to seeds, vasanas compared to trees, and the prakat compared to karma. Cleansing the citta &#8211; removes the samskaras, vasanas and karma. As we chant Hare Krishna mantra more and more, the atma separates from the body like a ripe coconut separates from the shell. Chanting and Bhakti detach our samskaras and vasanas from the citta. The soul tastes bhakti-rasa. 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