What is Real Personality

Monday, 30 September 2019

What is Real Personality

Quote from the True charm and Power of Vedanta

It is our birthright within. Those ho neglect this vital aspect of personality are the killers of their own self, say the scriptures. The people of gross mind and dull intellect neglect their spiritual dimension. Thinking that it will hamper their worldly affairs. They think that it is meant only for saints and sannayashins to lead spiritual life; and they need not have to bother about it. The purpose of human life is to manifest this divinity within. Irrespective caste, creed, sex, colour, position and status. Everyone must struggle to manifest this dimension. Swami Vivekananda sys. ‘If the fisherman thinks that he is the sprit, he will be a better fishermen, if the students thinks he is the spirit , he will be a better student. If the lawyer thinks that he is a spirit, he will be a better lawere; How to do it By removing ignorance. What is ignorance? Ignorance is nothing but the impurity of the mind. The persons of your mind alone can realize the divine . And , therefore one should never deviate from the path of righteousness. There are six enemies ie lust, anger, greed, delusion, pride and jealousy. The moment we drive them away from the mind, the Divine will reflect in that pure mirror of our mind. Just remove the cloud of ignorance and the sun of knowledge will shine froth. How to remove these impurities from the mind?

Thee are four different paths suited to different temperaments. They are; Bhakti oga, Janana yoga, Karma Yoga and Raja yoga. That is the path of devotion, the path of discrimination. The path of selfless action, and the path of meditation. Regular practice of these four yogas will help us to manifest our divine nature removing all impurities from the mind. And therefore every day, we must spare sometimes for prayer, meditation, japa selfless service, and practice of discrimination, which will certainly help us to develop the spiritual dimension of our personality.

Conclusion

A harmonious growth of the physical, the mental, the intellectual and the spiritual dimension is essential for the all round development of personality. Struggle for perfection in all these aspects will ultimately leas us to the development of the real personality. Once we succeed in doing that, there will be a tremendous qualitative change in our lives. A great number of such people will certainly form a better society; and they will raises this nation once again to its highest glory.

Attitude Affirms Life

The Speaking Tree | Edit Page, India | ET

By Swami Anubhavananda

Attitude determines the lifestyle of a person and it develops when perception is followed by projection. Positive and negative attitudes are acquired by an individual over a period of time and according to their development, human beings fall into three categories: there are those who imagine and project difficulties in any undertaking even before they start work and end up doing nothing. They are like the car that will not start unless given a push.

The second kind is called Prarambh Shura. They are inspired initially, but give up for lack of perseverance. The third kind is those who become more and more inspired to execute a job, the more challenges and difficulties they face. Even if you are successful, negativity in attitude can crop up at any time for unknown reasons.

Remember: 1. You alone are responsible for your attitude. 2. As is your attitude, so are your perceptions. 3. As is your perception, so is your interaction with the world. 4. As is the interaction, so is the experience of life. 5. As is the experience, so is the quality of life.

Negative attitudes are the result of a weak personality at the physical, emotional and intellectual level. Physical strength can be gained by proper intake of food, and regular exercise. Good health helps us to come out of negativity. Emotional stamina too is a must. One must remember that life is not about being successful, it is also the ability to go through both success and failure with grace. In success, we enjoy, and from failure, we learn.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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Spiritual fulfillment

Monday, 16 September 2019

Quote from the True charm and Power of Vedanta

The spirit of inquiry which possessed them led them to question experience, to question the envisioning world; it also led them to fearlessly question their gods and the tenets of their traditional faiths. In this latter field, they showed their uniqueness in contrast to the other gifted people of the ancient world namely the Greeks , who did not experience the same urge to subject their religions to that rational investigation which they so diligently and passionately applied to social and political phenomena , and in which their contributions where to become unique and lasting. The Upanishadic, and earlier , even the Vedic, sages did not also fear to doubt when rational , certain knowledge was difficult to come by. They illustrate the truth of the creative role of scepticism; in the pursuit of truth, such skepticism is but the prelude to rational faith.

When they sought for the truth of the external universe , they found in baffling ; inquiry only depended the mystery . The nasa diya sakta  of the Rig Veda records the impact of the mystery on the ancient Indian mind in language at once fascinating and provoking  . that mind discovered early, as modern thinkers are slowly discovering today, that the mystery of the external world will only depend and not diminish in spite of advancing knowledge, if the mystery of the inner world of man is not tackled. For a complete philosophy of reality, thee is need to have data from both the fields of experience, the outer and the inner.

Modern science has become aware of the influxes of the datum of the observer on the knowledge of the observed data. If the self as knower is inextricably involved in the knowledge of the not self, of the known an inquiry into the nature of the self and the nature of knowledge become not only a valid but also an indispensable and integral part of the scientific investigation into the nature of reality . As remarked by Sir Arthur Erdington (Philosophy of Physical Science)

Spiritual fulfillment

Many feel life is passing by too quickly. We move from one season to the next and wonder where the time went. Most of the time we are so busy, we hardly have a moment to think about our life, our goals and our priorities. It seems at times that our life is not really our own. Our daily schedule is often controlled by our employer or family members who need us. It seems that there is hardly a spare moment left just to sit in stillness and reflect on where our life is going.

We can avoid being aimlessly adrift on the sea of life. We can spend some time to decide the direction we wish to go in. If we look at the lives of great people, many of them had decided on a direction in life.

They may have wished to pursue their art, their hobby, their science, their research or their spiritual growth. If we devote time to the spiritual side and empower the soul, then we will find that growth in other aspects of our life comes easier. It is similar to putting money in a savings account; the money will accrue interest that will help us with our other expenditures later on.

By sitting in meditation for some time each day, we would find that we are using our time for lasting spiritual gains.

Meditation is a way to devote time to our body, mind and soul. It allows us to spend some time daily in the quiet of our own self and tap into the treasures within. The byproduct of that is that it also has an effect on improving our physical, mental and emotional health and wellness.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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Secret of right activity

Monday, 16 September 2019

Secret of right activity 

When we study the teaching of the Vedas we find that it insists upon one thing-being and becoming. Man must become, he must become one with Truth. How? He must first wake himself from the sleep of ignorance. He must acquire strength. A man who is weak cannot attain the Truth. Therefore let him be strong. He must not think that he is a sinner, that he is born in sin and iniquity. On the contrary , he must feel imbued with the idea that he is a child of God; that although he may have made mistakes, yet there is hope for him because he is a child of God. Strengthening, lofty thought enables us to counteract the weakness which is so dominant in our nature at represent. When our mind is fixed on a high ideal and we become imbued with it. Now we are constantly afraid. Where from does this fear come? Is it our nature? Our nature is fearlessness why bring into it something that is foreign? Vedanta tells us; Shake off all weakens all fear . a child of God should not be afraid of anything . if you  want to rise make yourself strong. But you must do it for yourself and you can only do it by right thinking.

            The mind is the instrument by which we accomplish everything. Our mind thinks-that thought creates and what it creates we see in the external activity of our life. So we must train this mind . we must not let it run wild. We must curb it and use discrimination. The world approaches us under two forms, one is good and the other pleasant. One appeals to our physical nature and the other to our deeper nature; but that deeper nature is not awake in all. There are some who almost forget that they possess a higher nature or that they have any connection with the Supreme Yet the higher nature is there , latent within their heart; and when they appeal to that nature and try to judge everything through the light of that higher nature, it is gradually awakened and all their activity becomes directed by it. Then they cannot go astray, they cannot do anything wrong.

Love That’s Everlasting

The Speaking Tree | India | ET

By SWAMI KRIYANANDA

There are some people whose presence exudes an indefinable power. A magnetic field is created every time a current is passed through an electric wire.

The human nervous system also transmits scientifically measurable electrical impulses; in so doing, it sets up its own magnetic field. The more clearly the energy flow in the nervous system can be realised at its subtle level, the greater one’s power to control his life and the physical world around him. This helps one control his spiritual destiny.

Whatever one holds strongly in mind, he attracts to himself. When you send out a strong thought, a ray of energy goes out from you towards the object of that thought, creating its own magnetic field, strong or weak, according to the relative strength of your will.

Abar of metal becomes magnetised when it is placed next to an already-magnetised piece of iron. Similarly, to acquire strong magnetism, it is important to mix with people who already have the kind of magnetism that one wants to develop.

Every kind of human activity manifests a magnetism of its own. For success in that activity, develop the appropriate type of magnetism.

Everything originates in the Infinite Spirit. Magnetism of every kind is born of the magnetic power of God’s love. The hidden atomic energy in a bar of iron is far greater than what one could generate from wielding the bar as a club.

Kindness and fair-mindedness can solve differences more effectively than can brutal tactics. Divine love is the most powerful force in the universe.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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Three paths to Nirvana

Monday, 09 September 2019

Quote from the True Charm and Power for Vedanta

Raja yoga , Concentration

 

We find in studying history one fact held in common by all the great teachers of religion the world ever had. They all claim to have got their truths from beyond only many of them did not know where they got them from. For instance , one would say that an angel came down in the form of human being , with wings, and said to him “Hear, O man this is the message”. Another says that a Deva, a bright being, appeared to him. A third says he dreamed that his ancestor came and told him certain things. He did not now anything beyond that. But this is common that all claim that his knowledge has come to them from beyond not though their reasoning power. What does the science of Yoga tech? It teaches that they were right in claiming that all this knowledge came to them form beyond reasoning, but that it came from within themselves.

Three paths to Nirvana

The Speaking Tree |  India, Spirituality | ET

For attainment of salvation, which is the ultimate objective of humankind, three paths have been enunciated in Indic holy scriptures, expounded by ancient sages: Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga.

Jnana Yoga is acquiring knowledge about the existence of God and the temporary nature of this material world. Karma Yoga is earnest efforts to realise Atamtatva, an inseparable part of Paramtatva, and to render selfless service to Creation. Bhakti Yoga is unconditional surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord and a firm conviction that you belong to God and God belongs to you and both are one entity.

Inculcating more of satoguna and relinquishing rajoguna and tamogunas, that is, realization about the existence of God (the ultimate truth), detachment from the material world, and overcoming egocentric desires (I, me and mine) are important milestones towards that end. In the ultimate analysis, to be one with God, we need to transcend these three gunas, because they also have a binding factor.

The human body is a creation of nature and, therefore, mutable, while the soul derives from God and is, consequently, eternal. It is human susceptibility to tamoguna and rajoguna that binds us to the material world and makes us suffer. Transcendence from these gunas releases us from the short-lived pleasures of earthly existence and we become one with ‘Sat-Chit-Anand’, where there is no ego, but only a state of bliss. The moment this knowledge dawns upon us, that moment is the attainment of nirvana.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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