No Fear

 

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No Fear

“Bondage is of the mind, and freedom is also of the mind. A man is free if he constantly thinks; I am a free soul. How can I be bound, whether I live in the world or in the forest? I am a child of God the King of Kings. Who can bind me? If bitten by a snake, a man may get rid of its venom by saying emphatically. “There is no poison in me’. In the same way, by repeating with grit and determination, I am not bound, I am free’ one really becomes so-one really become free.

 

“Men are taught from childhood that they are weak and sinners. Teach them that they are all glorious children of immortality, even those who are the weakest in manifestation. Let positive strong, helpful thought enter into their brains from very childhood. The earth is enjoyed by heroes this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear” Tell this to everybody- “Have no fear” fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in this world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear.. Tell them to brush aside their illness by mental strength, and in an hour it will disappear! I, the Atman, smitten with disease! Off with it! Tell them to meditate for an hour at a stretch “I am the Atman, how can I be affected by disease!” and everything will vanish…. “Well, these foreign people could grasp my teachings, and you are suffering from illness owing to your negative spirit! Who says you are ill-what is disease to you? Brush it aside!     Swami Vivekananda

 

The way to be free from worldly pressures

By Jaya Row

 

Children play with masks. The more grotesque the mask, the greater is their amusement. The secret to their enjoyment is the fact that they know the mask is different from them. The word ‘personality’ comes from the Latin word ‘persona’, which means ‘mask’. If your body, mind and intellect are a mask, then who are you? You believe the mask is you. You are then limited by the mask. If you have a headache, you cannot think. You become incapacitated when you have an altercation with your spouse and get upset by an argument over politics. The body, mind and intellect that have been given for you to enjoy become a source of misery.

 

 

You are a mind-boggling combination of matter and Spirit. You have identified with the matter components and are oblivious of the Spirit. Hence, whatever happens to them happens to you. When the body feels cold, you are uncomfortable. When the mind is hurt by a nasty remark, you feel hurt. This is the most unintelligent way of living. The trick is to disconnect from the body, mind and intellect and connect with the Divine. Then you enjoy physical pleasures, emotional thrills and intellectual delights without the unnecessary sorrow. With the mask of matter, you are endearing and captivating. Without the mask you are awesome.

 

Look within. The world lures you outwards, tempts and distracts you. Sita was happy as long as her attention was on Ram. Her troubles began when her attention was drawn by the golden, fleeting deer. Sita represents you, the individual. Ram is Spirit. The deer symbolises worldly objects that are tantalising but passing. They are not what they appear to be. In the end, you get abducted by Ravan, your sense organs.

 

Remain focussed within. Understand your strengths and weaknesses. Leverage your assets to overcome the faults. Strive for excellence. Analyse, do not agonise. Fix a goal beyond your selfish, self-centred interests. Step out of your comfort zone and go beyond your myopic vision. Then, long before you get to enlightenment, you will experience freedom from worldly pressures. You remain relatively unaffected by the roller-coaster ride of life.

 

How did you get so entangled with matter? You have been incessantly thinking about the body, mind and intellect. You now have to think of the Spirit with the same intensity while you are interacting with your matter layers.

 

Chapter 13 of the Bhagwad Gita explains the clear distinction between matter and Spirit, knowledge and that which has to be known. Krishn details twenty fascinating traits of the wise and says, “This is knowledge. Anything apart from this is ignorance.” It is not academic knowledge of the scriptures that matters but going beyond the letter to the Spirit that confers wisdom. Ramakrishna Paramahans was illiterate by choice, but he taught the Upanishads to Swami Vivekanand.

 

As you shift your attention to Spirit, matter ceases to hold sway over you. You experience the power, freedom and bliss of Atman. Thereafter, there is no looking back. You become God!

 

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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 7 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 7 minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste 7 minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 7minutes joy that I derive 4m.-

 

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