Path Beyond Sorrow

 

Monday, 26 October 2020

 

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Path Beyond Sorrow

One attains infinite peace when one realizes that Blissful One Who is subtler than the subtlest, Who creates the World in the midst of chaos, Who assumes various forms and Who is the only . One that encompasses the universe. Upanishad

The wise man does not grieve, having known the bodiless, all pervading supreme . Atman who dwells in all impermanent bodies. Kataha Upanishad.

He, the Eternal among no eternals, the Intelligence in the intelligent. Who, though one, fulfills the desires of many-those wise men who perceive Him as existing wihtn their own self, to them belong eternal.

It is perfectly intelligible why a wise man gets over difficulties and not one without wisdom. The wise man discerns everywhere right and wrong from a distance. How can the fickle, insensible, unintelligent man full of hankerings do so, harassed as he is by doubts and uncertainties? He who sits never travels. Without a barge the deluded person cannot traverse the vast sea of evil. And even knowledge is no barge for one possessed by the evil spirit of lust. So the discerning person should seek a large. What is the large that will save him from sinking?

Spiritual  being refined self-controlled regulated, serene and wise, he will accomplish his ends here and hereafter. He should live by following the path of the good and do his work as becomes an educated man. He should earn his living by respectable methods without exploiting others. By charity, study, sacrifice, concentration modesty, straightforwardness and self-mastery his prowess will be enhanced and sins effaced.

Those wise men, who ever feel in their own hearts and presence of Him. Who is the one Ruler of the inactive many and who makes the one seed manifold-to them belongs eternal happiness and to none else. Path beyond sorrow.

Health, Energy And Freedom

The Speaking Tree | Lifestyle | ET

By J KRISHNAMURTI

Freedom, health and the quality of energy come when one captures or sees, perceives the truth of all time contained in the now. Right? What is freedom?

All human beings throughout the ages have sought some kind of freedom, historically, religiously and so on.…

Health means energy — right? When there is no conflict whatsoever, then there is tremendous health. Can the brain be free of problems? Yes, if your brain is no longer a slave to linguistic control, linguistic images, and has understood the nature of freedom, real freedom in which there is no sense of moving away from something. If you move away from, let’s say, from anxiety, the movement is time. And, therefore, that movement may appear secure, but that movement has inherently in itself uncertainty.

It is just common sense.

Health is destroyed by the constant conflict, achievement, success, ambition, uncertainty, confusion, all the pain of life.

And energy, energy never dissipated. Energy implies constant movement, constant discovering of something new, not technologically, psychologically.

When you have that energy, then you can look at problems.… And understand time. They are all dovetailed, they all fit together, they are not separate. It is one long steady movement.

Abridged excerpt from a public talk given in 1984 at Saanen, Switzerland. Courtesy: KFI

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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Modern man in search of Religion

Monday, 19 October 2020

 

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Modern man in search of Religion

The complexities of modern life have made man’s lie most miserable. Physically he has many amenities-much more than what people of even two centuries back had-but mentally his sufferings have increased in a geometrical proportion. Man has become more refined and as such more sensitive, and various problems have arisen which were altogether unknown before. This is very clearly reflected in the literature of modern times nowadays novels and dramas deal not so much with big characters as with the mental conflict from which a man suffers. The solutions which the findings of psychology suggest as we have seen are worse than the disease. For they create new problems while trying to offer solutions for existing ones. Man in despair does not know where to turn,. He visits cinemas, goes to sports, launches into adventures for their own sake, in order to get some respite and relaxation. He feels like a hunted hare within closed walls which in the mend attempt to escape only dashes its-head against hard stones.    

The situation though dismal has got this hopeful feature, that because the sufferings of men have become very intense or are becoming grater and greater, he will try all the more earnestly to find a remedy. Solution found so far, have been disappointing no doubt, but persistent efforts are sure to be fruitful in time.

All great discoveries and inventions have been in fulfillment of some urgent need. This is true of things spiritual also. Religion originates from, pessimistic views about the world and worldly things, but ends in finding a solution which gives a new meaning to everything-even to thins mundane. Buddha left the world because he found in full of misery, but his discovery of Truth brought unalloyed happiness to millions of suffering souls.

Health, Energy And Freedom

The Speaking Tree | Lifestyle | ET

By J KRISHNAMURTI

Freedom, health and the quality of energy come when one captures or sees, perceives the truth of all time contained in the now. Right? What is freedom?

All human beings throughout the ages have sought some kind of freedom, historically, religiously and so on.…

Health means energy — right? When there is no conflict whatsoever, then there is tremendous health. Can the brain be free of problems? Yes, if your brain is no longer a slave to linguistic control, linguistic images, and has understood the nature of freedom, real freedom in which there is no sense of moving away from something. If you move away from, let’s say, from anxiety, the movement is time. And, therefore, that movement may appear secure, but that movement has inherently in itself uncertainty.

It is just common sense.

Health is destroyed by the constant conflict, achievement, success, ambition, uncertainty, confusion, all the pain of life.

And energy, energy never dissipated. Energy implies constant movement, constant discovering of something new, not technologically, psychologically.

When you have that energy, then you can look at problems.… And understand time. They are all dovetailed, they all fit together, they are not separate. It is one long steady movement.

Abridged excerpt from a public talk given in 1984 at Saanen, Switzerland. Courtesy: KFI

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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Common sense about yoga (Karma –Yoga)

 

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Common sense about yoga (Karma –Yoga)

What after all is duty? This purely human quality, proceeds at its best from the social sense; and at its worst, from pride or self-conceit. One cannot remove all the misery from the world. You remove misery, in one sphere-if at all you can. it again appears in another sphere. From the dawn of humanity man has been struggling to eliminate suffering from life on this earth; but how far has he succeeded? The answer is given by the continuance, up to our own times, of wars and revolution involving bloodshed. Famine and pestilence of ever increasing intensity. Our so-called “civilisation” and “culture” appear to be only the thin veneer which conceals  the rooted savage in man. It is doubtful whether, in spite of his boast of achievement in the fields of science, art, philosophy etc, modern man is really happier then his ancestors who lived a thousand years ago. This is not an exaggerated idea born of pessimism, but the simple statement of a stern fact, a hard reality which cannot be ignored, however much we may detest it.

 

Nevertheless , man must work. He cannot remain even for a moment without some kind of work. If he stops outward activities, his inner activities go on all the same. A man may sometimes long intensely to be in solitude, bereft of all work and responsibilities; but how long can be actually stand that condition? It is all a temporary romance which fades away, alas too soon. It is said that a man who can live happily in solitude for a very long time a either a saint or a beast. The average man, being neither is just a human being with all the human weakness. He must, therefore, work; he cannot shirk duties and responsibilities.

You Needn’t Be Lonely

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By RADHANATH SWAMI

Loneliness is not simply that we are alone; rather, it is the feeling that you are not connected or loved by the people around you. This is why so many people feel lonely even though their lives are full of people. We may be in relationships, friendships or even be married, yet feel that ache in our hearts.

The root of our disconnection from others is a disconnection from ourselves. When we are not in touch with ourselves, it is easy to feel alone even in the company of others. We may spend time following others on social media and less time discovering ourselves.

We may spend time taking selfies, but less time becoming self-aware. However, we can overcome loneliness by reconnecting to our true inner self.

The common thing between all of us is the spirit inside. Once we connect with that spirit within us, we are connected to everyone else, in the deepest and most meaningful way. This lets us transform relationships centred around gossip into those focused on giving, from interactions based on lust into ones built on love, and from exchanges based on the externals of our bodies into those based on the internals of our heart.

We may fail to have exchanges of love, because our own hearts are empty. But when we dig deep and connect to the spirit inside, we are able to access the foundation of love that lies within, allowing it to flow into every aspect of our lives — making every exchange we have more fulfilling and feeling fulfilment even when no one else is around.

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

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–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.

Common sense about yoga (Karma –Yoga)

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Avoid all killjoys

Quote from true charm and power of Vedanta

 Nothing gives greater joy and satisfaction then to serve the Ideal with devotion, loyalty and unfailing selflessness. If you are a true disciple, all blessed qualities must grow stronger and stronger in you every day and the world will leave through you what real devotion to the ideal means . all the power that manifests through you will come from that source. Open the channel for it through constant loving service, humanity and devotion. Then it will flow steadily and the current will grow mightier and mightier every day. So that everyone who comes in contact with it will be blessed with the true spirit of discipleship.

 

The world is so full of teachers everyone want to be a master; but the spirit of discipleship is indeed very rare. Pray to Divine Mother to make you unflinching in your devotion and life, honour, praise recognition can be great drawbacks to the soul. They awaken the subtle ego and prevent our spiritual progress. God alone can protect us from such danger. All glory must go to Him. Offer all the honour, respect and love that you receive from people at His Divine feet; then you will never create any bondage for yourself. This is the secret. Do not forget this and you will never make any mistake. If you will never make any mistake. If you thus glorify your ideal by your life  you will be blessed more and more every day and bring spiritual blessing to many.

 

Avoid all killjoys

 

Scientists tell us that a magnetised piece of steel can lift up iron particles that weigh several times its weight; but if the same piece of steel is demagnetised, it cannot lift so much as a feather’s weight. We can take this analogy to talk about the human mind. When you uncluttered your mind and cleanse your thoughts, you are magnetising your mind. You will find that confidence, hope and optimism fill your mind and you will achieve success and happiness.

 

When our mind is filled with negative emotions, we become insecure and fearful. We are overcome by negative thought patterns; we may think, ‘I may fail,’ or ‘I may lose my money,’ or ‘People may laugh at me,’ and so on. This kind of thinking weighs us down. We let opportunities and chances slip by; we are afraid to make bold moves; we begin to stagnate.…

 

If we wish to be happy, we must unclutter our ‘house’ — the house of our heart. We must throw out all the joy-killers, the negative thoughts of greed, ill will, jealousy, malice and envy. But throwing these out is not enough, we must fill our mind with happy thoughts — thoughts of purity, prayer, sympathy, service and sacrifice, love and kindness, prosperity and peace, success and victory.

 

You are a precious and unique being. Your life has a purpose and a meaning. How can you allow your life to be weighed down by killjoys?

 

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

 

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–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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The Upanishads and the Ideological Struggle.

 Monday, 28, September 2020

 

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The Upanishads and the Ideological Struggle.

 

The modern world is in the grip of various ideologies of which the most effective ones are those which are most narrow and exclusive. Up to the modern period, religion, especially those of the Semitic family-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, were the nurseries of these exclusive and narrow ideologies. But in the modern period as religions are wisely shedding this vice of narrowness and exclusiveness. It ahs moved over to the socio-political fields. The eclipse of liberal ideologies in these fields is one of the more glaring features of the twentieth century. Calm and clear reason has all but disappeared from vast segments of man’s socio-political ideologies; they seem to be under the grip of the blind attachment, fears, and hatreds of his collective unconscious. It is a heartening sign of the second half of this century that man’s collective reason, organised in international groups and associations is wagging a slow but successful struggle to tame the blind forces of his collective unreason in these fields. set backs thee may be; but nothing can thwart permanently the onward march of this struggle. Lot it is the manifestation of the time spirit. Behind it is the dynamic energy of that scientific reason and enlighten of the modern age whose impact is already evident in the field of religion for which is provided the million and the stimulus to struggle to liberate itself from the blind forces of man’s collective unreason, and make it function in the lift of reason. Courtesy true charm and power of Vedanta .

 

Gross National Happiness

The Speaking Tree , India | ET

BY AMITAVA BASU

 

When happiness is measured in terms of gross national product, it implies value of final goods and services produced in a country within a particular year. Happiness, however, has many dimensions. It is not confined to only income and wealth. For example, a rich businessman may be less happy and grumble more than one who has a lower standard of living as he is content. It is discontent that the rich man experiences which constitutes unhappiness. Happiness does not automatically flow from economic prosperity. People are happy in a society where everyone is safe, has a decent livelihood, and has access to education and healthcare. In a happy society people enjoy freedom, there is no oppression and art, music, dance and drama flourish. It is a caring society.

 

To establish such a happiness-generating society, policies are needed to link economic progress to human happiness. This requires improvement in socio-economic conditions and satisfaction of basic needs. But growing income and provision of better social conditions need to be supplemented with employment opportunities, social security and adequate leisure time. A happy society is built on hopes and aspirations.

 

 

 

The philosophy enshrined in the concept of gross national happiness aims to promote happiness through careful balancing of spiritual, emotional and cultural needs on the one hand and material prosperity on the other.

 

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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How to be a leader

 Monday, 21, September 2020

 

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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.

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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Path beyond Sorrow

 

Monday, 14, September 2020

 

Quote from the true Charm and Power of Vedanta

Path beyond Sorrow

This Divinity Who created the universe and Who pervades everything always dwells in the hearts of creatures, finitized by emotions, intellect, will and imagination. Those who realise this become immortal.

 

Only when men shall roll up the sky like a skin, will there be an end of misery for them with out realizing God.

 

He is the Lord of all , and all object are the manifestations. He is the one agent in the universe working through everything. He is the soul of all as well as the power residing in them. He is the first cause that explains every finite cause. To all. He is common and to Him alone is due the worship of every noble heart. Realizing Him- Who is declared a Vasudeva or the Omnipresent Divinity-one becomes immortal and divine it is absolute the most high. The Supreme is not attained because of our indulgence in sense enjoyment, because of our rankling doubt regarding the real, and because of our mind being preoccupied with other objects. With an absolutely refined mind we can know Him, but we cannot reduce that realisation into language for the. Mind has to be cognized with the mind and Seer by the sight (ie Self cognition being unique, the experience it yields cannot be described like ordinary objective cognitions) He, the imperishable. One is reached by purifying to living beings both in the seen worlds and the unseen. Vishnu puran

 

Vedic insights on wealth

The Speaking Tree | Economy, , India, Lifestyle, Roots & Wings | ET

BY RADHANATH SWAMI

 

One of the world’s richest men recently added $13 billion to his net worth in one day. It was reported that this was the largest singleday increase in a person’s wealth.

 

Strictly speaking, this is not exactly creation of wealth. We cannot assume that he actually has that money in his hand and was swimming around in a big pool of it like Scrooge McDuck.

 

It’s all a virtual calculation, nobody just handed him $13 billion and patted him on the back. It’s all about his stock worth in his company that many rely on absolutely, during the current situation.

 

If something happened and the company’s stock dropped tomorrow, he’d be ‘worth’ way less. Vedic wisdom, especially in the Isha Upanishad, says that one should see one’s wealth as a composite of many things: one’s entrepreneurial success, a gift of one’s past activities, an opportunity to share with others through benevolent and intelligent charity and so on.

 

Even after that additional $13 billion, one might have the same two toasts and a hot coffee for breakfast. A text from the Atharva Veda may work as a guideline for today’s billionaires, ‘May you earn as by a hundred hands and disburse by a thousand!’

 

When you are involved in benevolent work, your capacity to earn multiplies, increasing a hundredfold.

 

Charity, CSR and other initiatives by corporations in uplifting human quality of life can be safely called real net worth and businesses must strive to create such net worth consistently.

 

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.