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Monday, January 26, 2009
Some important questions regarding the life ।
१.How can we easily control our mind ?
Probably individual says in respect of mind " my mind does not stop, many thoughts protrude in mind and the more I try to restraint them, the more they protrude (come out)" etc. But all these beliefs are false. The reality is that mind is one sort of inanimate substance, manifested out of insanient Prakriti, hence it is not conscious. Therefore no thought protrudes in mind itself nor the mind itself raises any thought. Conscious soul is the driver of this insenient mind. When conscious soul desires to raise any kind of virtuous or non-virtuous thought in mind, then and then only that thought protrudes related to that subject.
Just as 'tape' is the storage of various kind of sounds so as mind is the storage of various kind of thoughts in the form of rites. When a person with his desire and effort, switches on the tape, then sounds are heard, but sounds are not heard themselves. In the same manner when soul with his desire and effort raises rites stored in mind, then and then only thoughts are produced. This is a method of working of mind.
Apart from this, working of mind should be understood like working of camera equipment. Just as photographer intends to take the photo of the thing, he turns the camera switch and stretch the picture on roll thro' the medium of lance, and does not take the photo of thing which he does not desire. Exactly in the same manner, soul stores the knowledge of a thing in mind thro' the medium of body and organs - the thing for which he wants to collect knowledge. Body is similar to camera, conscious soul is to be the photographer, mind is like the roll on which pictures are drawn and organs are like lance, in this example. In like manner just as scooter, car, fan, machine etc. - i.e. inert machines do not run, work or stop themselves without the effort of conscious human. Exactly in the same way, unconscious mind does not run nor can it think to run towards any subject without desire and inspiration of conscious soul.
Only because of ignorance, human-conscious takes mind only as the propagator of subjects and does not accept himself as true driver of mind. But when conscious-soul acknowledges his own consciousness and doer-ship, and, ineptness and means-form of mind, then keeping mind under his own control (authority), he drives it according to his own desire. A learned ascetic of proper and discreet knowledge, keeps his mind under control and drives it according to his will, as worldly person runs the vehicle, drives it according to his own will.
Just as a fresh scooter-driver says, "my scooter runs at with very high speed, and doesn't stop even if I wish to stop. When I want to drive it on left-side, it runs on right-side. If I want to drive it on road, it goes off the road". In such condition we shall say, "This person doesn't know how to drive a scooter, and he doesn't have even enough practice". Now here is a matter to think whether the scooter runs or stops itself ? Does it move right or left by itself ? Certainly not. It is a fault of driver only. Exactly in like manner, it should be understood for mind that the inanimate mind itself does not propagate towards any of its subjects, just as scooter doesn't slip itself from road.
Yoga persevere should remember that, soon after taking posture during devotion period, he may make determination "My mind is inanimate. I am the conscious soul who drives it. This inanimate mind doesn't raise any subject without my desire and effort. At this time, I will keep it under my possession (authority) and adjunct it in thinking of Ishwar and will not allow to run towards any other worldly subjects". Assistance is sought in controlling mind with such determination. But even after making such resolution, either due to unctuousness or ignorance, if persevere conjuncts mind with any other subject, then he should remove from it soon and conjunct again with Ishwar. In the beginning, new persevere has to make efforts to disconnect mind, engrossed in other subjects and has to frequently conjunct it with Ishwar. After a sufficient time, when he attains requisite-descreet knowledge and practice, in the matter of mind, he can easily disconnect mind from the subjects he wants to disconnect and conjunct with the subjects which he thinks.
२.What are the characteristics of the ascetic and a spiritual person ?
True ascetic is one who - 1. maintains relation with Ishwar during the whole day.
2. admits Ishwar as creator, sustainer, protector of entire-world (including his body, mind, intellect etc. - means).
3. has excessive reference for vedas and scriptures favorable to vedas depicted by Rishis.
4. knows the self-form of Ishwar-Soul-Prakriti (Trinity=Triolism) in real form.
5. experiences four kind of sufferings in the enjoyment of worldly subjects.
6. does not participate happiness in the enjoyment of subjects and who has complete control over his mind organs.
7. uses resources bestowed by Ishwar in requisite quantity and according to His command (righteously) in the form of the means only.
8. performs deeds with selfless-sentiments without expecting their rewards. (without three desires namely - putraishana, vittaishana, lokaishana).
9. one who is not affected with worry, fear, perturbance, grief in the conditions of ruin of desire, separation, insult, breach of trust, failure, missing of opportunities etc.
10. sees (feels) the entire world as amerced in Ishwar.
11. remains most careful in day to day behavior and transactions (thinking, speaking, giving- taking, understanding-explaining etc.).
12. is devoid of spiritual ignorance : (non-eternal, impurities etc. Avidya) and possessed with true knowledge-teachings (Vidya).
13. is capable to keep suppressed the entire unrefined rites - born thro' Avidya.
14. undertakes Yamas, in the form of universal-pledge, even if death be faced.
15. keeps (remains) always cheerful, satisfied, fearless, enthusiastic, effortful, optimist.
16. one who is not making exhibition of attainments i.e. body, strength, teachings etc. - for the purpose of strong desires, mentioned in (8) above.
17. abandons untruth and admits truth immediately if pointed out by somebody.
18. never sacrifices ideals, nor compromises with them in respect of allurement (temptation) to achieve wealth, power, glory etc.
19. makes good adjustment with all the three - pure knowledge, pure acts and pure worship.
20. is sober, preserving silence, remaining in solitude, moderate and ascetic (hermit) (=especially in the beginning period).
21. is without sense of discrimination in respect of country, race, province, language, belief, sect, cult, form-colour, gender etc. and is loving all, is well-wisher, compassionate and benevolent (=beneficent) to all.
22. properly understands the true-principles given in Yoga-philosphy, Upanishad and other spiritual scriptures and makes conduct according to them
३.How can we control sleep and laziness during the meditation (Yoga) ?
It is essential to prevent either sleep or sloth during the period of meditation. Many perseveres even do not trace out that they sleep while doing mediation. Some may detect, but they cannot follow the proper reasons of getting sleep or laziness during the period of meditation. Some of the reasons are being mentioned here which cause sleep and sloth.
1. Not to have complete or better sleep during night.2. Stomach not getting clean. (Filth not being clear properly)3. To have more dosage of physical work or exercise.4. To eat adverse, heavy food, in more quantity.5. To use intoxicated material (=tobacco, bhang etc.)6. To have fever etc. ailment in body.7. To have weakness in body.8. Not to take proper posture (=not to sit with straight waist)9. Not to take bath before worship.10. Not to perform exercise, moving, Asana etc. to the proper extent.11. To wrap quilt etc. excessively in the days of cold.12. To make more mental toil like study-thinking etc. 13. To have company of lazy persons.14. Not to know the meanings of verses of Sandhya.15. Not to practice pranayam in required quantity.16. Not to have love, reverence, liking for God (Ishwar)17. Not to understand the importance or advantage of Yoga-practice.
Persevere should think and trace out from the above causes as to which apply to him. It should be removed by knowing it so that success may be attained in practice of Yoga.
४.What are the eight folds of Patanjali Yoga ?
What are the eight folds of Patanjali Yoga ?Following are the eight limbs of Yoga -1 Yama 2 Niyama 3 Asana (Posture) 4 Pranayam (Breathing exercise)5 Pratyahar (control of sense) 6 Dharna (reiteration) 7 Dhyana (Meditation) 8 Samadhi (Trance)
1. Yama, the first limb of Yoga, has also five divisions which are as under-(1) Ahimsa (Nonviolence) (2) Satya (Truth) (3) Asteya (abstention from theft) (4) Brahmacharya (Celibacy) (5) Aparigraha (renunciation)Definition of five divisions of 'Yama' 1. Nonviolence - Abandonment of sentiment of enmity (malice) and have lovely behavior at all times, with all creatures thro' body, speech and mind is called 'Ahimsa' (nonviolence). 2. Truth -To speak thro' speech and conduct by body according to whatever is seen, listened, read and inferred in mind is called 'Satya' (truth). 3. Abstention from theft - Not to take anything with body, not to inspire by speech anyone to take and not to desire in mind to get anything without the permission of its owner is called 'Asteya' (abstention from theft) 4. Celibacy - To protect physical powers i.e. semen etc. by keeping control over mind and organs, to read true scriptures i.e. vedas etc. and to worship Ishwar is called Brahmacharya (celibacy) 5. Renunciation - Not to store harmful and unessential objects as well as harmful and unessential thoughts is called 'Aparigraha' ('renunciation' non-holding).
2. 'Niyama' the second limb of Yoga has also five divisons-which are as under -(1) Purification (2) Satisfaction (3) Penance (4) Self-study (Swadhyaya) (5) Ishwar-Pranidhan (surrender to God)Definition of five division of 'Niyama' 1. Purification : Purification is of two types - one is the external and the other is the internal.To keep clean and pious body, cloth, receptacles, place, food-drink and earning of wealth is 'external purification'. And to keep mind-intellect etc. innermeans-pious, by teaching, religious-assembly (Association with good persons), self study, uttering truth, religious conduct etc. is called 'internal purification'. 2. Satisfaction : To be satisfied with whatever is gained in the form of pleasure, teachings, power, wealth after complete efforts made with one's existing knowledge, strength and resources and not to desire more than that is called 'Santosh' ('satisfaction') 3. Penance (Tap) : To endure hunger-thirst, cold-heat, loss-gain honor- insult etc., the dual with pleasure while performing religious-conduct- form best dutiful acts-deeds is called 'Tapa' ('penance') 4. Self-study (Swadhyaya) : Reading of vedas etc. - true scriptures, to make jap of Aum etc. pious verses, thinking on self (for salvation) is called 'Swadhyay' (Self-study) 5. Ishwar-Pranidhan (surrender to GOD) : To admit body, intellect, power, teachings, wealth etc. - entire resources - as God-gifted (bestowed by Ishwar) and to use them thro' mind, speech and body only to attain Ishwar and not to desire to gain any worldly aim like wealth, honor, prestige etc. is called 'Ishwar Pranidhan'. To maintain such sentiment in mind that Ishwar is seeing, listening and knowing me is also 'Ishwar-Pranidhan'. Now remaining six limbs of yoga are defined -3. Asana (Seating) : Position in which one can sit comfortably and steadily is called Asana (Posture) such as Padmasan, Siddhasan, Swastikasan etc.
4. Pranayam (Breathing control) : After sitting steadily in any kind of posture (=Asana), the action performed to stop the motion of breath- in-breath-out; with a view to stop the agility (playfulness) of mind; is called Pranayam.
5. Pratyahar (Control of senses) : Eyes etc. - sense organs do not maintain contact with their respective subjects, after the mind is blocked from external subjects (i.e. mind is made introvertive), i.e. organs, being pacified, stop their work. This state is called 'Pratyahar'. (Control of senses).
6. Dharna : To fix mind at any one spot in head, in center of skull, nose, throat, heart etc. with closed eyes for the purpose of meditation towards Ishwar is called 'Dharna'.
7. Dhyana ( Meditation) : After fixing mind at any one spot (performing Dharna), to have continuous thinking of quality-act-nature of Ishwar with a view to attain Him thro' the medium of vedic verse or other words, and in the meantime - not to remember any other substance or subject is called 'Dhyana' (Meditation).
8. Samadhi (Trance) : When Ishwar (GOD) becomes 'apparent' with continuous thinking of His quality-act-nature thro' the medium of 'Word-Testimony' and 'Inference Testimony', i.e. the persevere gets drowned in the Bliss of Supreme-self (Ishwar), then that state is called 'Samadhi'.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Now, this one thing we all definately want in life: success. Whatever may be our under-taking in the direction of worldly properity or spritual illumination, in spheres secular or spritual-not one of us likes to fail. We all want to succeed. Success though we all desire, it will be noticed in various spheres of life, trulyl successful men are only a handful. Many are those who attain only a moderate degree of success. And many more just fail.
There will be various factors in the stories of men's successes and failures of life. But in every single case there will be one common factor involved. That is the factor of will-power. The degree of a person's success in life is commensurate with the degree of will-power he has attained.
How to develop the will-power thus turns out to be the most important fundamental issues of everyone's life. It should be the part of our education from our childhood to be trained in developing the will-power, for without it education remains largely ineffective. SwamiVivekanad says:
What is education ? Is it book-learning ? No, Is it diverse knowledge? Not even that. The training by which the current and expression of will are brought under control and fruitful is called education. Now consider, is that education as a result of which the will, being continuously chocked by force through generations, is now well-nigh killed out; is that education under whose sway even the old ideas, let alone new ones, are disappearing one by one; is that education which is slowly making man a machine?
Friday, November 14, 2008
aryaupdesh
First of all, we discuss our will power, if u have then thats good and if no then go with us......
Chapter-1
WILL-POWER AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
Twofold ideal of life
Indian religious tradition teaches that human being, generally speaking, can have two commendable aspirations. One is called abhyudaya or worldly properity and well being; the other is called nihsreyasa or spritual illumination and freedom. Of these both dharam or righteousness is said to be the basis. Prosperity that has not dharam as the basis crumbles down sooner than feared due to internal haemorrhage, so to say. Of course, spritual illumination one cannot even think of except through being rightous.
Further it is taught, that if abhyudaya or worldly properity is not directed and subordinated to, and utilized for, attaining nihsreyasa, spritual illumination, it becomes self-destructive. We must however, clrealy understand that from prosperity illumination is not a logical development, though 'empty stomach is no good for religion'.
to be continue......................
Further you will learn about "The Secret Of Success".