Monday, 18 May 2020
Quote From the true charm and power of Vedanta
Self Mastery
As thought guides all our
bodily activities, so the Sages found that thought was the best medium for
direction this life force. How little attention we pay to this great instrument
which is placed in our hands by God Almighty! How often we abuse or misuse it! Yet
our actions can never produce the best results until our thoughts are properly regulated.
Only as we cease to dissipate our mental energies and are able to establish a
balance between our outer and our inner activities between our body and our
mind, can we hope to have either peace or strength.
Every
living being even the most insignificant has the same possibility of awakening
this great life-force within himself. As a rule, however, we run after pleasure
and power to try to gain these from the external universe. the result is that
we are always rushing outward and we do not stop to think what we have within
ourselves. Whenever a problem arise in our mind, our tendency is to go outside,
we hasten to consult a book or some person, but the wise men tell us that we
have within ourselves the key to all knowledge. In fact no one can give us knowledge
beyond the point where our inner nature unfolded. We must there fore discover
this inner store house of energy, and in our search it is best to deal first
with that which is most immediate. courtesy self mastery
Emotional well-being
The Speaking Tree | ET
By Dada J P Vaswani
Financial worries and job loss are making many
people lose their balance and emotional well-being. That is only one half of
the picture — the other half is this: many of the world’s richest people have
all the money they want, but their material prosperity has not assured them of
peace and contentment. It is time, then, that we realise that happiness is in
the mind, not in the objects we possess, not in our bank accounts.
Money can definitely give us lots of comforts;
some people actually say money can buy anything — but money cannot buy us
happiness. Money cannot buy us peace of mind. Money cannot assure us of our
emotional well-being. I know many of us would love to have a million dollars.
But let me ask you, if someone were to offer you a million dollars, would you
give away both your eyes?
When you become aware of the ‘abundance’ in
your own life, your attitude will change; your emotions will regain their lost
balance and you will be prepared to face ‘lean’ and ‘dark’ days with a more
positive and constructive attitude. What do I mean when I talk about
‘abundance’?
I refer not only to material wealth — in fact,
I am quite sure that money is not the most valuable thing in our lives. The
trouble with most of us is that we are so busy chasing after more — more money,
more comforts, more opportunities — that we fail to appreciate what we have
already. Count your blessings. And you will be filled with hope, optimism and
faith that will help you face the challenges of life.
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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