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| naadi oka praSna...just naa doubt aDugutunna no serious discussion...
kontamandi cheptunTaaru...dhyAnamE dEvuDi deggariki directga teesukoni velutundi meeru roju yenta sEpu dyAnamu chEstE anta manchidi adi idi ani... but mAnava sEvE mAdhava sEva ani annAru alA andaru kalasi dhyAnamu chesE badulu andarU kalasi adE time some manchi pani anTE Edi ayina samaajaniki upayOgapaDEdi chEyavachchugaa...ani???
ayina manamanta goppollamA kAdanukunTA..EkangA dhyAnamulo dEvuDini chUDaTAniki...
Posted by: Mrs. Sneha sarma At: 8, Apr 2004 7:20:44 PM IST
Namaskaram jogarao garu. We have started posting interesting and beneficial articles of spiritual nature here. We would like you to play a major role of a guide/moderator here. You may remember me as I had asked you a few questions (keen seeker) before. My idea is not posting some articles from somewhere but to really discuss and try to implement what we read here, sharing our experiences and seeking ideas on how to do it better so that it will be beneficial to all. I would like to know what you think of the idea and how we can all benefit from this exercise.
Thanks,
Seeker
BENEFITS OF KARMA YOGA
Karma yoga prepares the mind for the reception of the light of
knowledge. It expands the heart and breaks all barriers that stand in
the way of unity or oneness. Karma yoga is the effective method or
sadhana for citta suddhi (purification of the mind).
When the thought of doing good to others becomes a part and parcel of
man's life, of his very being, then he will not entertain the least
selfish motive. He will take immense delight in serving others and in
doing good to others.
There is a peculiar joy and bliss in vigorous selfless service. You
get inner spiritual strength and power by performing motiveless and
selfless service.
You will develop humility, pure love, sympathy, tolerance and mercy.
The sense of separateness will be annihilated. Selfishness will be
eradicated. You will get a broad and liberal outlook on life, You
will begin to feel oneness and unity. Eventually you will attain
knowledge of the self.
If you really want to grow in the spiritual path, you must do all
sorts of service daily, till the end of your life. Then only you are
safe. Do not stop serving when you become a famous yogi. The spirit
of service must enter every nerve, cell, tissue and bone of your
body. Then you will become a real, full-blown practical vedantin.
This is a prayer for karma yogis by Sri Sankaracarya: "Thou art
atman, buddhi is thy consort Parvati; the prana is thy attendant;
this body is thy house; the act of sensual enjoyment is thy worship;
deep sleep is samadhi; walking by my feet is the perambulation around
thee; all my speeches are thy praise; whatever actions I perform, are
all thy worship, O Lord Siva".
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 8, Apr 2004 6:45:00 PM IST
@sri cheppanu asale lunch time ani paapamu...oka rendu nimushaalu mounamu paatiddam...
Posted by: Mrs. Sneha sarma At: 8, Apr 2004 0:38:05 AM IST
ravva laDDu meeru alaa vastE tinEseyyagalaru andarU...asalE lanch taim...:P
Posted by: Mrs. Sneha sarma At: 7, Apr 2004 10:48:50 PM IST
STUDY YOUR INTENT
Always analyze and study your intent in all matters. See to it that your approach to a problem is an intellectual one, and that your emotions and desires are not sabotaging your analysis and mental freedom. For instance, a couple may have a marriage problem for which they seek a solution, and the wisdom is given to both concerned to apply in their daily lives to bring happiness and understanding. On the other hand, one or both of them have desired freedom because hithertofore he or she lacked the wisdom for proper thinking, action, and happiness. In the meantime, the desire and false illusions about freedom and happiness have become a subconscious urge that actually governs their thoughts and actions on the negative side. Freedom has become their real interest, and not a successful marriage. This subconscious urge for freedom will become an integral part of their desires and thinking, and will sabotage any subsequent attempt at a new marriage. Each craves happiness and understanding, yet refuses to change his or her thinking or to remove the obstacles that block the way to a full and happy life.
This is why I say: study your intent; never have your legs over both sides of the fence. This is where we reverse the statement: "Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth." (St. Matthew 6:3) One must allow analysis and intellect to govern desire and emotion; it probably was desire and uncontrolled emotion that sabotaged the marriage from the beginning. If love has been lost, then it was based only upon desire and emotion in the first place.
When endeavouring to solve a problem first purge your thoughts from emotion and desire, so that you can see clearly how to adjust your affairs upon an intellectual basis. No matter what the situation, the intent is the basis that must be balanced and logical. We often misjudge another's actions because we do not know the intent. Human beings are dual in their being: a composite of the finite or physical and the abstract or spiritual planes. The finite is the lower part, whilst the abstract symbolizes the potential through a balanced mind. Thus we see that intent can have its foundation upon either the lower or higher side of one’s nature, while the higher springs from intellect and the higher ideals. The lower plane of mind is the taking or personal side, whilst the higher is the giving side. Thus we view both angles from which intent may be based.
THE STATE OF HUMAN MIND
In this day and age where everything has become subservient to finance, little attempt is made to differentiate between what is good and what is bad; the only concern is for what anything is worth in dollars and cents, with little regard to the evolutionary progress of the mind. Our literature, art, music, and entertainment are polluted and perverted toward the basic sex angle because it has a greater response from the public, who live in their emotions and desires and have very little mental ability for analysis and thoughtful meditation.
The most successful of all commercial enterprises are the liquor and drug businesses, whose influences debase and destroy human mind and all decencies, leaving the human race a shambles and a disgrace to our so-called Christian civilization. Little is discussed about Christian ethics in business and human relationships, as though mental and spiritual progress were not an integral part of our being here upon earth. Little is realized about the significance of the mind in respect to the laws of nature: how mind, being the only creative force upon earth, has the power of creation and degeneration. This is not only in respect to the destructive pests that destroy crops and trees, and plague the human race, but also to weather conditions which are unseasonable and which withhold growth and flatten crops. Few people realize the power of human mind and would smile at the thought of mental effect upon weather conditions. Yet, strangely enough, we read of the effect of the minds of the Jews and Egyptians, who, living in slavery and servitude to their own ignorance and lusts and refusing to find truth and Christian principle, brought down upon themselves plagues such as: frogs, lice, flies, boils, hail, locusts, and darkness. This we find in Exodus, chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11. The literal interpretation attributes these plagues to God, but we must not forget that “man” is given “dominion” upon the earth to be the steward and to give accounting through his works. Human beings are the only destructive power upon this earth, not a personal God. If we sow destruction through ignorance, we are bound to reap the harvest through the natural law.
Too little stress is laid upon the state of human mind. If Christianity were a reality here upon earth, our present plagues, sickness, disease, and destruction would be removed, including our major teenage problem, liquor and drug addiction, not forgetting the filthy habits of smoking and abuse, self and otherwise. If enough were understood about mind, greater care would be taken to protect the minds and future of our present and future generations. When humanity lives in emotions completely, is it a wonder that all the channels of human mind are perverted to the dollar and to its downfall?
POISONOUS THOUGHTS
You may not agree that television is a channel that moulds and poisons the minds of its listeners, nor that meat-eating deadens the mind and poisons the bloodstream, nor that alcoholic beverages are a blight upon our present-day civilization and are degenerating the race to an inconceivable degree, but you cannot fool yourself or fool nature. The old law of action and reaction cannot be set aside, and we are required to pay the toll in due time if we indulge in that which is destructive.
All emotion is not sexual, yet all thoughts that are not constructive are evil because of their destructive intent. Constant criticism destroys the initiative and optimism of others and it tears down what others may be trying to build. Never criticize unless you have something better to offer, and then make your suggestions minus the criticism; they will be accepted more readily and you could be doing others a signal service. There is one common fault among non-thinkers, to wit: uttering thoughts intended to besmirch another's integrity or reputation. This is deadly poison, it represents mental and moral murder, and to do this one has to descend into the very planes of hell itself. The Scripture tells us that we are our brother's keeper but not destroyer. How often do we hear of those who exclaim against the horrors of war and the sin of capital punishment, yet may cheerfully destroy another's reputation through a gossipy tongue and depraved mind? The deadliness of those who gossip is that their very best friends cannot trust them; they have been related to vipers who strike without warning and whose bite is deadly poison.
Be extremely careful never to engender fear in another person's mind. This angle has been used very diabolically by many groups in our modern Christian civilization, particularly in the selling field. Its real name is propaganda. No matter what the circumstances, always lift the other person's mind into self-confidence. Shakespeare expressed a wonderful thought concerning one's integrity and reputation, as follows:
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing;
But he who filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
and makes me poor indeed.
(Othello, III, iii, 157-161)
Another apt quotation that many should take to heart, is as follows:
Oh! beware, my Lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-ey'd monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on;
Othello, III, iii, 165-167)
From a book titled "Thoughts are things - You are what you think" by Alfred J Parker. There are references to Christianity and its philosophy here but they can easily substituted by humanity or God. I didn't want to change it myself here. Please read, discuss and share your thoughts/ideas.
Seeker
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 7, Apr 2004 7:33:36 PM IST
Nice and meaningful. We should keep doing selfless service which gives birth to good thoughts which will wash away our evil thoughts. Put in practice what we discuss or read so much. Practice, practice, practice....
Seeker
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 7, Apr 2004 7:25:35 PM IST
Today's posting is on Swamy Sivananda's writings on karma yoga. I would like more people to join and share their knowledge and experiences so everyone can benefit...
BE FREE IN ACTION
Every thought and every deed of yours will generate certain
tendencies which will affect your life here and hereafter. If you do
good actions with a selfless spirit, you will soar high into the
regions of bliss and peace. As you sow so shall you reap.
Good actions generate good thoughts. Wrong actions bring pain, misery
and unhappiness. Everyone of us is governed by the law of action and
reaction. Your present personality is the total result of your
previous actions and thoughts. Your future depends upon your present
action. Man moulds his own destiny.
Actions by themselves do not bind a person. It is the attachment and
identification in regard to the work that binds us and brings pain
and misery. It is the motive that binds you. It is the motive that
liberates you.
Work, but work with detachment. In every act kindle the light of
divine love. Always remember your essential divine nature and act in
the world in a spirit of divine dedication. This world is ruled by
the Lord's eternal laws. In the east, the great law of cause and
effect is called karma. In the New Testament the same truth is
expressed in the words: "Whatever a man sows, that will he also
reap." (Gal. 6 - 7 ).
Actions produce samskara (mental impressions) that coalesce and form
tendencies. Tendencies develop into habits and character. Evil deeds
generate bad character.
Actions, without the idea of agency, without expectation of fruits,
without attachment to the action, and being balanced in success and
failure, will not bind you. Selfless actions purify your heart and
lead to the attainment of wisdom of the self.
Karma yoga is skill in action. It is a great art. You have to take as
much interest in each act that you perform daily, as an artist takes
in his dearly loved paintings. Note how, after keen deliberation, the
artist puts the brush - his entire mind is centred on the work in
hand - his entire being is focussed on the painting - he works self-
forgetfully. This should be your attitude. Take this interest in all
that you do and at the same time be detached from all your actions.
Then you will not be bound to samsara (the wheel of birth and death).
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 6, Apr 2004 7:24:49 PM IST
namaskaaram vijaya gaarU. nEnu aayana kaadanDee. aayana kUDaa paalgonTe bagunDunu ani naa uddeSyam kUDaanU.naaku kUDaa aayananu chaala praSnalu adagaalani undi. nEnu ikkaDaki vachchesariki aayana peddagaa ikkaDa participate cheyyaDam lEdu. paata threads lO aayana pOsTings chUsi aayana gurinchi telusukunnaanu...
karma siddhaantam naaku kUDaa in practice impossible to follow anipistundi chaala saarlu kaanee E adyaatmika charcha lOnainaa emphasis daanimeedE unTOndi kadanDee, manamu artham chEsukOlEkapOtunnaamEmO. EmanTaaru? idi naaku anubhavam anDee. chaalaasaarlu evarainaa oka vishayam gurinchi chepthunnappuDu "veeLLu cheyyalEru adi asaadhyamu" ani naaku anipinchEdi, kaanee konni samvatsaraala tarvaata nEnE tappu ani, anta asaadhyamaina vishayaalu anTU peddagaa unDavani anubhavam dvaaraa telisindi. chaalaa vishayaalu manaku anubhavam ayitE kaanee artham kaavu, konniTini vErE vaaLLa anubhavaanni baTTi, vaaLLa jNaanaanni baTTi nammi manam daanni saadhinchaDaaniki prayatninchaali.
EmanTaaru?
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 6, Apr 2004 7:21:24 PM IST
How many people are really interested in continuing this thread?
Yenki garu,your informations is great. Can you please condense it into an article and post somewhere people can access it? Finding it in bits and pieces in a thread may be more time taking.
Thanks,
Seeker
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 5, Apr 2004 9:50:05 PM IST
SELFLESS ACTION
Karma yoga removes the impurities of the mind and prepares it for the
reception of divine light, divine grace and divine knowledge. Service
of humanity is service of God. Work always elevates when it is done
in the right spirit, without attachment and egoism.
Karma yoga expands the heart, breaks all the barriers that stand in
the way of realising the ultimate unity and takes you to the door of
intuition. It helps you to develop divine virtues such as mercy,
tolerance, kindness, cosmic love, patience, self-restraint, etc. It
destroys jealousy, hatred, malice and the idea of superiority. Karma
yoga is the yoga of selfless action, without the idea of agency and
without expectation of fruits. Work is worship of the Lord. There is
indescribable joy in the practice of karma yoga.
A karma yogi should be absolutely free from greed, lust, anger and
egoism. Only then can he do real and useful service. A karma yogi
should have an amiable, loving nature. He should have perfect
adaptability, tolerance, sympathy, cosmic love and mercy. He should
be able to adjust himself to the ways and habits of others.
A karma yogi should have an all-embracing and all-inclusive heart. He
should have equal-vision. He should have a cool and balanced mind. He
should rejoice in the welfare of others. He should have all his
senses under control. He should lead a very simple life.
A karma yogi should bear insult, disrespect, dishonour, censure,
infamy, disgrace, harsh words, heat and cold and the pains of
disease. He should have great power of endurance. He should have
absolute faith in himself, in God, in the scriptures and In the words
of his guru. Such a man is a good karma yogi and reaches the goal
quickly.
The man who serves the world, really serves himself. This is an
important point. When you serve a man, when you serve your country,
always think that the Lord has given you a rare opportunity to
improve. Correct and mould yourself by service. Be grateful to that
man who has given you a chance to serve him.
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 5, Apr 2004 7:07:41 PM IST
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