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the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
Healing
of Body and Mind
One can be cured by the laying on of hands, by prayer, by transmission of spiritual force, provided the healer is pure, exalted and free from every selfish motive. Other those who are the most powerful healers are not conscious that they are healing . nor do they wish their power to be known or recognized . Why? Because they are not willing to mix their spirit of concentration to God, with the cheaper materials of self-glorification , egotism and vanity. If you are interested in healing do it; do it; but keep yourself out of it. Bring in God’s power and all things will be make whole for you. Do not resort to trivial methods; that is, when you have a little bodily ache or pain, do not focus your thought on it in the hope of escaping form it; or when you think you need a new dress or a new hat, do not expand your precious mental energies in trying to obtain them.
Concentrating
your mind to satisfy trifling desires prove always a great determent to your
higher unfoldment, and you should do your utmost by the practice of determination
to avoid this mis-step. There are people who by concentrating realize their material
ambitions and they imagine that they possess superior spiritual power but this
is merely a snare which cheats them of true attainment.
How to you know that what you obtain is god o you ? oftentimes we find that it is not beneficial for us to have a great deal of material prosperity . we may like he soft conditions of life; but they are not always wholesome for our higher nature. What we need is a mind which can stand firm in all circumstances; a mind which is brave and heroic . True heroism is born of Spirit, never of material conditions. Real strength does not come form the flesh, it comes only when flesh is connected with spirit; then we can go through the greatest ordeal unmoved. All that we crave we shall receive in unbounded supply, when we know how to use it for our own good and for the good of our fellow men. We would all like to possess happiness and power, but these do not come to us because we are not big enough to take them . we must cultivate bigness and inwardness. Curtsey spiritual healing
Making
a calibrated move towards moksha
Speaking
Tree in TOI India, Spirituality, TOI
By SK
Sullerey
Moksha is an important aspect of human life, according to Indic philosophy. It refers to freedom from the samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth, when the Atman merges with Parmatman, just like rivers merge in the sea.
According
to ancient scriptures such as the ‘Srisukta’, we are expected to have shatayu,
a life span of hundred years. And this hundred-year span, as per the
Dharma-shastras, is divided into four parts called Ashrams.
The
first ashram is called Brahmacharya. It covers the period of 25 years, from
childhood to the completion of one’s education as a student. At this stage of
life, man fulfils four purusharthas, aims of human life. The first is called
dharma. During the student life one learns about the concept of dharma, meaning
duties of a person. Everyone has his own dharma and karma, like a student’s
dharma is to study; a teacher’s dharma is teaching; and a king’s dharma is to
fulfil raj dharma – duty of the ruler.
The
concept of Nishkaam Karma Yog is one of the main teachings of the Bhagwad Gita.
A verse in the Gita, Chapter 2, says: ‘Karmanye vadhikaraste ma phaleshu
kadachana,’ meaning one should do his karma and not care about results. In this
way, during the brahmacharya ashram, purushartha dharma plays a significant
role. Brahmacharya Ashram is the first stage of life to achieve the moksha.
The
next is the Grahastha Ashram, the second stage in life, which one enters after
completing education. At this stage one pursues artha, wealth, the second
purushartha, and kama, legitimate desires, the third purushartha. This is a
significant stage where man earns his livelihood and completes his social
responsibilities. The main samskara here is Vivaha Samskara. Marital life,
occupation and social liabilities are discharged here. This is the only ashram
on which other ashrams depend, as at no other stage are people connected with
the kama and artha purusharthas.
After
completing 50 years of age, one starts the third stage of life – the
Vanaprastha Ashram. At this stage one retires from his family and other worldly
responsibilities. In this period dharma again plays an important role and man
starts living in a natural environment. This is the first stage of Atmasadhana
which trains a person to achieve the final goal of moksha. The Bhagwad Gita, Chapter
2, talks about two main things, the shareer and atman, body and soul. While the
shareer is nashwar, mortal, Atman is shashwat, eternal.
The
fourth ashram is known as Sannyas Ashram, and the main purushartha here is
moksha. This is the last stage of human life, spanning from the age of 75 to
100. The entire 18th chapter of the Bhagwad Gita is devoted to the moksha
sannyas. In this period, one feels totally free from worldly affairs and tries
to achieve the goal of moksha.
Contemporary
religions such as Jainism and Buddhism do not believe in the Vedas and Atman,
but they too believe in moksha. In Jainism, they call it the state of Kaivalya
and in Buddhism, moksha is referred to as Nirvana. Thus, most of the prominent
religions and philosophies considered moksha as the goal of life.
IF HE
EXIST
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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