Omm Namo Bhagavate

Imagine trying to fill a bucket with water when there is a hole in the bucket. That’s what happens when a yogi is not diligent about preserving sattwa—it keeps leaking out. Swamiji shared this during the Advanced Course on the Yoga of Bhagavad Gita. The analogy relates to a challenge faced by many sincere seekers, and Swamiji describes the most important means of resolution, in this segment of a March 2024 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram.

Key verses mentioned here are 608-610 (17.14-17.16) and 689 (18.67).