{"id":1616,"date":"2005-10-12T10:21:59","date_gmt":"2005-10-12T10:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.yogaesoteric.net\/yoga-tradition-en\/yoga-treaties-3712-en\/the-precepts-of-the-gurus-3680-en\/2-the-ten-requirements-come-next\/"},"modified":"2005-10-12T10:21:59","modified_gmt":"2005-10-12T10:21:59","slug":"2-the-ten-requirements-come-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/2-the-ten-requirements-come-next\/","title":{"rendered":"2. The ten requirements come next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/ftphost.infinology.net\/files\/img\/yogaes\/articles\/luana\/Haven.jpg\" width=\"250\" align=\"right\" \/>1. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span lang=\"EN-US\">Having estimated one\u2019 s own capabilities, one requireth a sure line of action.<\/p>\n<p>2. <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span lang=\"EN-US\">To carry out the commands of a religious preceptor, one requireth confidence and diligence.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>3. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">To avoid error in choosing a guru, the disciple requireth<span>\u00a0 <\/span>knowledge of his own faults and virtues.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>4. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Keenness of intellect and unwavering faith are required to tune in with the mind of the spiritual preceptor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>5. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Unceasing watchfulness and mental alertness, graced with humility, are required to keep the body, speech, and mind unsullied by evil.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>6. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Spiritual armour and strength of intellect are required for the fulfilment of one\u2019s heart\u2019s vows.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>7. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Habitual freedom from desire and attachement is necessary if one would be from bondage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>8. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">To acquire<span>\u00a0 <\/span>the Twofold Merit, born of right motives, right actions, and the altruistic dedication of their results, there is need of unceasing effort. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>9. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">The mind, imbued with love and compassion in thought and deed, ought ever to be directed to the service of all sentient beings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>10. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Through hearing, understanding, and wisdom, one should so comprehend the nature of all things as not to fall into error of regarding matter and phenomena as real.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">These are The Ten Requirements.<\/p>\n<p>yogaesoteric.net<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Having estimated one\u2019 s own capabilities, one requireth a sure line of action. 2. To carry out the commands of a religious preceptor, one requireth confidence and diligence. 3. To avoid error in choosing a guru, the disciple requireth\u00a0 knowledge of his own faults and virtues. 4. Keenness of intellect and unwavering faith are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[989],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-precepts-of-the-gurus-3680-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}