•Thursday, April 27, 2006
1. Abhyasa(Practice) and Vairagya(Dispassion) are the two golden spokens necessary for mind control.
2. Seek pleasure, but in such a way which will not spoil your physical or mental health, or obstruct your higher development. If you must seek physical pleasure, seek them in such a way that your powers may be preserved for enjoying the joys of the mind; seek the joys of the mind in such a way that your powers may be preserved for attaining the bliss of the spirit. Do not seek pleasures in a way that will destroy you.
3. There are three kinds of Ananda, Joy :
i) the joy of worldly enjoyment(Visayananda),
ii) the joy of worship(Bhajanananda), and
iii) the joy of brahman(Brahmananda).
4. So long as these passions are directed towards the world and its objects, they behave like enemies. But when they are directed towards God, they become the best friends of man, for they leading him to God. Lust for the things of the world must be changed into hankering for God; the anger that a man feels towards his fellowmen should be turned towards God for not revealing Himself. One should deal with all the passions in the same manner. These passions cannot be eradicated but can be educated.
I just keyed in these few golden words what I knew when I was studying. After a long time, I myself am going through these as I am typing. I know it's very very difficult to practice. But trying them, to calm your mind, is no harm.
2. Seek pleasure, but in such a way which will not spoil your physical or mental health, or obstruct your higher development. If you must seek physical pleasure, seek them in such a way that your powers may be preserved for enjoying the joys of the mind; seek the joys of the mind in such a way that your powers may be preserved for attaining the bliss of the spirit. Do not seek pleasures in a way that will destroy you.
3. There are three kinds of Ananda, Joy :
i) the joy of worldly enjoyment(Visayananda),
ii) the joy of worship(Bhajanananda), and
iii) the joy of brahman(Brahmananda).
4. So long as these passions are directed towards the world and its objects, they behave like enemies. But when they are directed towards God, they become the best friends of man, for they leading him to God. Lust for the things of the world must be changed into hankering for God; the anger that a man feels towards his fellowmen should be turned towards God for not revealing Himself. One should deal with all the passions in the same manner. These passions cannot be eradicated but can be educated.
I just keyed in these few golden words what I knew when I was studying. After a long time, I myself am going through these as I am typing. I know it's very very difficult to practice. But trying them, to calm your mind, is no harm.
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2 comments:
Well.. I just got what I was expecting from you.. The spiritual stuff.. good work Caps.. but remember one thing.. being spiritual and the same time enjoying worldly pleasures is possible.
Yes Sree....this is the phase I am in. Enjoying both. And thanks for being such a good and sweet friend. I would like to enjoy every moment that comes my way, let it be spiritual or worldly.