Follow your Innate Heart with complete vigour or obey the outward compulsions or a controlled and balanced approach of compromising few things for a few other things ?
2007-03-15 21:25:28 · 5 answers · asked by Indra 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Here is a quote from Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
" Do not think about the world. Do not spend time thinking about the world or about your relationships to individuals. These are all impermanent. They will not last. Pay attention to that which lasts, to that which is permanent. All things involving the world and human relationships have to do only with the body. The body is like a water bubble. The mind is like a mad monkey. So do not follow the body or the mind. Follow the voice of God. It is the voice of unchanging truth inside you. It will direct you toward your highest good.
If doubts come, do not follow them. Jesus had some doubts on the cross when the soldiers were tormenting him. Then he heard the voice of God telling him, “All are one, my dear son. Be alike to everyone.” At that point the last doubt dropped away and Jesus declared “I and my Father are one.” He realised the truth of the oneness of Self and God. This is the state of Advaita, of complete Non-Dualism, where there is only unity. If you listen to the voice of God inside you, it will tell you that there is no difference between you and God. There never was a difference. It was your imagination only. The sense of difference was only in your mind. There is no separate I or God which has to become one. There never was any other. Always there was just the one, without a second. To reach this highest truth, do not think that you and God are separate. Think always “God is with me. He is inside me. He is around me. He is above me. All there is, is God. I, myself, am God. I am the infinite. I am the eternal. I am not two. I am one, only one. There is no one else besides me. I and God are one and the same.” That is called self-confidence; it is the confidence that you are atma, the one Self. You develop self-confidence by thinking all the time “God is doing everything, without God I cannot be.” When you realise that God is not outside of you and separate from you, then you gain self-confidence. Then there is love, there is peace, there is truth, there is God. So first there must be self-confidence and love of God. What are you thinking about now? You are thinking about the body, but the body is just a water bubble. The body is just a dress, only a dress. "
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2007-03-16 20:09:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Balance. Follow your heart but try to be practical as well, meet your responsibilities, pay your bills etc. A little compromise is necessary for a healthy & happy existence. Don't deny your dreams but don't be careless either.
2007-03-16 04:39:31 · answer #2 · answered by amp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems throughout much of my life I have chosen to follow my heart, hopes, and dreams even when it feels like they are crashing to the ground. For some I think it is better to die trying and not succeed than to settle for less and always wonder what if. So I follow my heart with every step, always.
-NmD!
2007-03-16 04:34:56 · answer #3 · answered by NoMaD! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is about balance. To much one way or the other causes chaos.
I prefer the middle road.
Love and blessings Dear Sister.
Don
2007-03-16 09:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it good to be in here for a long time? ..It is a great day to be alive! ......Listen to your ?.......Why are simple things no longer simple in life?
2007-03-17 08:40:08 · answer #5 · answered by martin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋