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There is no happiness in following the ways of the world.

October 6, 2009 at 5:52 am · Filed under There is no happiness in following the ways of the world. ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

There is no happiness in following the
ways of the world.
Questioner: There are some people
who want what others have. If they see others
with a car, then they want it too.
Dadashri: When does lokasangnya
arise (lokasangnya—to be dictated by societal
influence)? It occurs when one is not satisfied
from within. Until today, I have not found
a single man to give me bliss. Even when I
was young, I did not find a need to keep a
radio. Are these all not live radios walking
around. One is prone to be dictated by the
ways of the world when there is greed within.
The real meaning of satisfaction is samatrushna
equanimity amidst desire.
People will say that happiness lies in
money, but there are some Sadhus—ascetics
—who will not accept money even if you
offered it to them. Even if you give me all the
gold in the world, I would not accept it because
I do not find happiness in money or
wealth at all. Happiness does not lie in money.
If it did then every one will derive happiness
from it. Whereas everyone will experience bliss
derived from the Soul because it is real happiness;
it is eternal happiness. There is so much
anand bliss in the Self that you cannot even
imagine it.
 
 
Balance
 
I will be calmly active, actively calm. I will not become lazy and mentally ossified. Nor will I be overactive, able to earn money but unable to enjoy life. I will meditate regularly to maintain true balance.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Metaphysical Meditations” 

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Unhappiness is the vitamin of atma—the soul : )

September 25, 2009 at 5:40 am · Filed under Unhappiness is the vitamin of atma—the soul : ) ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Unhappiness is the vitamin of atma—
the soul : )
You become a beggar of the world if
you build a majestic bungalow and a king of
the world with a small home. This is because
this is all pudgal (the non-Self world). When
pudgal—that which increases and decreases,
rises and falls with intake and output; increases,
the energy and expression of the Self is diminished
and when the pudgal decreases, the
energy and expression of the Self increases.
Therefore, all worldly sorrows are a vitamin
for the soul and worldly comforts are the vitamin
for the body—the pudgal. And yet you
are not taking vitamin for the Self and you are
trying to get rid of the unhappiness. You are
not taking the vitamin for the soul, are you?
See, how I have become after taking vitamin
for the soul ! If someone were to take away
fifty thousand from me, by fraudulent means,
I would simply keep taking the vitamin of the
soul.
                —– Dadashri : )
 
 maa durga

Perfection
 
Through the use of the Kriya key, persons who cannot bring themselves to believe in the divinity of any man will behold at last the full divinity of their own selves.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Autobiography of a Yogi” 

 

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GOOD STORY : ” Four Wives “

September 22, 2009 at 5:48 am · Filed under GOOD STORY : " Four Wives ", Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.
 
Now, the merchant’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her…
 
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, “Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I’ll be alone. How lonely I’ll be!”
 
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
 
The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant’s heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, “I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No!” replied the 3rd wife. “Life is so good over here! I’m going to remarry when you die!” The merchant’s heart sank and turned cold.

He then asked the 2nd wife, “I always turned to you for help and you’ve always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!” replied the 2nd wife. “At the very most, I can only send you to your grave.” The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.
 
Then a voice called out : “I’ll leave with you. I’ll follow you no matter where you go.” The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, “I should have taken much better care of you while I could have !”
 
Moral :
 
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives

a. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it’ll leave us when we die.

b. Our 3rd wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
 
c. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we’re alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
 
d. The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.
 
Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it’s a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we’re on our deathbed to lament.

Perfection
 
You are punishing the soul by keeping it buried, slumbering in matter life after life, frightened by nightmares of suffering and death. Realize that you are the soul. Remember that the Feeling behind your feeling, the Will behind your will, the Power behind your power, the Wisdom behind your wisdom is the Infinite Lord. Unite the heart’s feeling and the mind’s reason in a perfect balance. In the castle of calmness, again and again cast off identification with earthly titles, and plunge into deep meditation to realize your divine kingship.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Man’s Eternal Quest”

 

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What do I want? (by deepak chopra)

July 30, 2008 at 8:16 am · Filed under Uncategorized, What do I want? ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What do I want?

—- Deepak Chopra

There is a reason why you were drawn to this. Perhaps your soul is extending an invitation to you — an invitation to get in touch with the deepest part of your self. Your deepest self, your essential being, is the source of all being — the field of pure consciousness that manifests as the infinite diversity of the universe. Power, freedom, and grace are attributes of this field. So too, are happiness, joy, and bliss.

Over the course of my career, thousands of people have come to me with various problems and challenges in their lives. My career began as a physician, and in the beginning most of the people whom I met had some form of illness such as heart disease or cancer. One day I was sitting with a patient who had heart disease and I happened to ask him, Why do you want to get better?” The look in his eyes told me, What kind of ridiculous question is that?” He told me, Doesn’t everybody want to get better when they’re sick?” Yes, I said,” but why do you want to get better?” He replied, If I get better, I can go back to work and make more money.” For some unknown reason, I persisted in asking him, why? Why do you want to make more money?” Apparently amused, he agreed to play the game and said, Because I want to send my son to a good university.” I asked him why he wanted to send his son to a good university. He said,” I want my son to get a good education so he can build a successful career.” I kept asking him the question? Why, why, why?.” In the end he answered, Because I want to be happy.”

Since then, I have played this game not only with sick patients wanting to get better, but with anyone who wants anything. You can try this yourself. Ask anyone what they want, and when they tell you what they want, keep asking why until you hear the ultimate answer: Because I want to be happy.” Happiness seems to be the goal of all other goals, and yet most people seek happiness in a roundabout way.

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