Monday, 21, September 2020
Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
How to be a leader
Nobody will come to help you if you put
yourself forward as a leader... Kill self first if you want to succeed.
There is no allegiance possible where there is
no character in the leader, and perfect purity ensures the most lasting allegiance
and confidence.
Some people do the best work when led. Nor everyone
is born to lead. The best leader however, is one who leads like the baby”. The baby,
though apparently depending on every one, is the king of the house hold.
He who is the servant of all is their true
master. He never becomes a leader in whose love thee is a consideration of high
or low. he whose love knows no end. And never stops to consider high or low. Has
the whole world lying at his feet.
Combine seriousness with childlike naiveté. Live
in harmony with all Give up all idea of egoism, and entertain no sectarian
views.
The Journey Is Not Easy
Economic Times in The Speaking Tree | India, Roots & Wings | ET
BY MALAY MISHRA
The basic beej mantra, Aum Namah Shivaya, the
panchakshri, inspires elevation to the highest levels of consciousness. Marking
the beginning of Creation, it is also equated with the Nada Brahmn.
Shiva, as creator-destructor, is invoked
through this mantra at the beginning of any austerity and through japa,
meditation. Shiva is synonymous with cosmic time, symbolising the beginning of
awareness, that which created the universe.
The concept of maya, or illusion, is woven
around it to distinguish the different levels of consciousness.
Remembering Shiva reciting the beej mantra and
studying the Shiva Purana can lead the spiritual seeker to higher realms of
awareness, aspiring to merge in the mahavakya, ‘Shivoham’, to the highest level
of consciousness where the individual ego dissolves into the Absolute Self.
Sadhana is the acme of human life, as it constantly evolves towards perfection.
Ignorance is the beginning of the quest for
knowledge. From ignorance arises the impulse to know.
The journey is arduous, tricky, at times,
painful. But having begun it, with proper sadhana and swadhaya, there is no
looking back.
As silence stills the mind, the moment is
transfused with radiance and dynamism. Jivanmuktas, yogis, nityasiddhas and
chiranjivis — all spiritually evolved — have, with their energies, lent a
helping hand to aspirants on the spiritual path.
They have cautioned that shortcuts are to be
abjured on the spiritual journey. There should be no half measure, no stopgap
measure. Discipline is required of the aspirant in whatever state of
conditioning he may be.
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.
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