2007-07-12 00:41:14 · 13 answers · asked by anil m 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We have to learn this from other living creatures.
They live like that happily.
Human have possessive behaviour towards this world
2007-07-12 12:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by Shripathi Krishna Acharya 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it requires inner strength. Jesus was fully in the world (aware of all that was going on, and participated in it) but even he took time out to go into the wilderness or mountain just to be with God. He drew strength from that.
This world is always hungry for something. Satisfying the soul with "living waters" gradually removes the worldly hungers (or places them more appropriately). We can then more easily be pro-active in this world, and not take on its values of external perfection and physical satiation.
2007-07-13 05:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by MumOf5 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it's a difficult task.
Our physical body represents only about 1-5% of our total being or Essence. Being "of this world" simply means that your physical body and its 5 senses are the only "You" you perceive and pay attention to. Persons who live with this perception generally see themselves as "Man", and thus as animals. (Admittedly "Superior" animals in some aspects, but ANIMAL, just the same!)
Being "not of this world" means a person perceives the existence of the other 95-99% of their being or essence and this part of themselves is the part their attention is focused upon. This is the part that makes us HUMAN, and not just a "superior" animal.
I think what Jesus was actually doing when he said, "Be in this world, but not OF this world!", was encouraging MAN to become HUMAN!
2007-07-12 10:45:01 · answer #3 · answered by Champion of Knowledge 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Like water droplet on the lotus leaf.
The drop is on the leaf but always detached.
Do your Karmayogam but with no attachment.
The Gita is both specific and poetic about detachment. Lord Krishna tells Arjuna, "Therefore without attachment, do thou always perform action which should be done; for by performing action without attachment man reaches the Supreme."
The Gita then urges us to be like a lotus-leaf, which shrugs off the water that falls on it and remains unaffected--"padma patrami vambhasa".
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2007-07-13 02:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by C. Sri Vidya Rajagopalan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. That means to be fully absorbed in the thought and service to God. Then our world around us will be transformed. When one learns to see The face of God within all living beings and aspires to serve God with all their thoughts, words and actions (talents, skills, gifts, etc.)then they are transcendentally situated. Read Bhagavad Gita as it is By Bhaktivedanta PRabhupada The Path Of Bhakti Yoga is this. Read on line asitis.com It's all there.
2007-07-12 20:04:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible by satisfying self with the wish of God & keeping self detached from expectations from the world.
2007-07-12 11:25:16 · answer #6 · answered by P S 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah... I don't think you should lock yourself away or anything, but I think you can be in this world, but not necessarily do the things of this world that God wouldn't like.
2007-07-12 07:45:27 · answer #7 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By overcoming our various addictions and attachments to the world, it loses its power.
2007-07-13 04:26:48 · answer #8 · answered by cosmicyoda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This world is really the enlightenment of Buddha. Everything is as it is, add nothing extra and you will be the Thus come one. ~*~
2007-07-13 03:58:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
we are all guests on this world
our spirits are part of the great beyond and encompass all living things
we are here just to learn and develop
2007-07-13 04:22:07 · answer #10 · answered by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋