By take change I mean: improve, enhance, etc.
2006-12-21 13:30:14 · 5 answers · asked by confusedbrowngirl 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Satsang: Swami Sukhabodhananda
Commitment is the language of the wise; complaint is that of fools. Commitment is a responsibility and it includes accountability.
Our weaknesses result in disappointment. To overcome disappointment, boost your strengths. The greatest strength comes from the energy of commitment that brings excellence in all walks of life. Few people traverse the road of success without a puncture or two, but it is commitment to excellence that takes them through.
To be committed is not being ‘stuck’; it is an integration of one’s being. If you are committed to honour your word, the base self in you will discourage you. If your energies are low, you will succumb. If you follow the higher self, the lower self will serve you, slowly getting integrated with the higher. In such a state there will be integrity. Without integrity life is shallow.
You are both actor and thinker. Every time you lie, the thinker warns you that you are lying and the actor asks you to shut up and continue telling lies. It is like riding a chariot with two horses going in two different directions. With commitment, however, you are a person of integrity, and excellence is attainable.
Can we test before we trust? >>
Like an eagle, can we test before we trust?
Eagles lay eggs on a cliff or high peak in nest of grass and thorns. When the eggs hatch, the weight of the eaglets exerts pressure and the thorns start pricking the newborns. Then the female pushes the eaglets out of the nest. As the eaglets nearly fall, the male picks them and places them back in the nest.
Meanwhile, the female removes the upper layer of grass, so that the eaglets rest directly on the thorns that prick them. The eaglets are yet to test their wings. Now the male pushes the eaglets out of the nest. This process continues till such time that the eaglets are able to foresee the danger in falling and start using their wings. Slowly they realise their ability to use their wings and start flying.
Observe the commitment of an eagle reflected in the way it executes family responsibilities and the way it conducts itself while parenting. Bring similar commitment to all walks of life; be it in the family, at work, in society or in your spiritual life. Excellence happens when there is love that helps you to grow and contribute.
Commitment also involves dropping illusions. We do not see the world as it is; we see it projected through our verbose minds. Our minds are filled with thoughts and words. Words represent experiences. Words are also influenced by memory. From the past, we see the present. Hence we create illusions created by words, but we must filter them wisely.
The mind creates dreams. The aware self in you sees reality. Awareness without the ‘I’ is the higher self. The mind with its illusions is the lower self. Have the commitment to operate from the higher self.
Through commitment, balance all walks of your life... family, work, social and spiritual. Creativity is to balance all walks of life. Creativity is just not creating something new always. Creativity brings excellence in one’s life. It is a state of well-being. Well-being creates completion. When one is complete, one is alive and vibrant in all walks of life.
Satsang: Swami Sukhabodhananda
Why shouldn’t I indulge in sensation?
You attempt to remove inner incompletion through indulgence. You feel different sensations would give you completion. But the greed for sensations increases incompletion. The desire for more makes you want more rather than feel complete.
During sleep there is no wanting, as you are complete. This does not mean condemning your sense organs. Keep them alive and pure. Sensations are fine as long as you do not get addicted to them. An addiction happens in ignorance.
How should I relax?
Learn the art of balancing life. Do not put all your eggs into one basket. Learn to open your body centre through exercise, yoga, deep breathing... learn to open your mind. There is joy when you learn and when you keep your mind open to new possibilities. Learn to open up your bliss centre.
A prince met Lord Buddha whose ‘presence’ and ‘being’ inspired him to be a monk. The prince was a great musician and led a luxurious life. After initiation, he went to the other extreme. He renounced everything. He started fasting vigorously and walked on thorns.Buddha inquired, “If the strands of the guitar are very loose, can you play good music?” “No”, replied the prince. “If the strands of the guitar are very tight, can you still play good music?” “No”, replied the prince.
“Don’t go to extremes, it is only through right tuning of the strands that you can play good music. Similarly, balance your life well and automatically music would flow into your life”, advised Lord Buddha.
What steps should I take in order to relax? >>
What steps should I take in order to relax?
Mostly, tensions emerge from the way your mind transcribes your experience. For example, a student might enjoy running but when it is made a punishment, running creates tension. The stronger the waves, the more a surfer enjoys it. He is totally present in the moment. There are no interfering thoughts in him. In such space something in him makes him very alive to the life around him.
Be in the present, it is joyful. Live from the ‘higher self’, not from the ‘lower self’. The ‘higher self’ encourages you, as it is filled with positiveness. The ‘lower self’ is an interfering self. It discourages you. It acts more like an obstacle.
Relax your body and mind. When thoughts emerge, see them as a wonder. See the beauty of your thoughts. Do not fight with them. See them like a play. Slowly, you create a synergy with your thoughts. But whenever possible, be without thoughts. Learn the art of being empty. Do not verbalise an experience. Then your mind relaxes.
What is the difference between an ambitious and a meditative attitude ?
It is like darkness and light. Ambitions keep us in a whirlpool of tensions in the hope that we will be happy. They want us to be like others or better than others and in the process you become bitter.
Meditation awakens your awareness. Once your awareness is of a high order, you realise the foolishness of comparison. You would not allow others’ success to define your failure. You would see the beauty of ‘what is’ and not get lost in 'what should be'.
Everyone is unique. Everyone is incomparable. You would learn the art of seeing beauty even in imperfection. You would participate in the miracle of life than being busy in judging life. You would listen to the mantra of life or the song of life. Your listening would be with your heart. You will hear music. With this, your perception awakens to newer heights.
2006-12-21 13:34:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, get out of the habit of blame. I used to blame everyone else for my lot in life and once I started taking responsibility for the choices I made, my life took off. I used to miserable and now I never knew I could be so happy.
Once I got rid of the distraction of trying to point fingers, I was able to focus on what I wanted out of life and I got it.
Good luck!
2006-12-21 21:42:29 · answer #2 · answered by LifesAMystery 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wake up one morning and push forward. Keep working and don't let anyone or anything get in your way. You have the power and the self-motivation. Use that drive to the fullest and keep on building it. Human beings can do remarkable things if they put their minds to work. The sky is the limit.
2006-12-21 22:24:40 · answer #3 · answered by Dweet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By consciously choosing what to do instead of reacting to stimulus like a robot.
The practise of meditation will help you take more and more conscious control of your life.
2006-12-21 21:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By being responsible for their own actions.
2006-12-21 21:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by B"Quotes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋