This recording comes from an Interaction on the afternoon of 29 December, when Swamiji began discussing how to know where you stand in sadhana. The Interaction halted when Swamiji had to go inaugurate the new canteen at the Vedic Research Institute.

In this talk, Swamiji refers to the six enemies faced by a yogi. They are listed here for reference, as defined in the book Life and Yoga.

• Kama: desire
• Krodha: anger
• Lobha: greed
• Moha: attachment
• Mada: petty I-ness
• Mascharya: gossip, fault-finding