<p>In this Dharma talk, Ramananda explains the traditional approach to Vedanta and the importance of cultivating discernment, detachment, self-restraint and the intense longing for liberation.</p> <p><a href="https://www.blooming-lotus-yoga.com/the-four-preliminaries-to-self-inquiry/">5. Developing the Four Preliminaries to Self-Inquiry</a> was originally published on <a href="https://www.blooming-lotus-yoga.com">Blooming Lotus Yoga</a>.</p>