Achieving Mental Balance And Happiness
life mirrors our deeds and I thoughts. Some people live and die without even displaying an urge for a higher spiritual life. All scriptural works tell us that life and religion are interconnected and that the latter guides us to live in happiness, without fear or tension, to improve our abilities and build self-confidence. Positive thoughts and the willingness to do any kind of work entrusted to us, will fetch success. The rules governing pure life have been laid down in holy books. They say that life is really meant to release the individual soul from the clutches of tempting influences in order to achieve bliss. The soul’s purity can be maintained by making the body take up divine work, to speak truth and entertain only pious thoughts. Thoughts, words and deeds should be identical. To attain spiritual perfection, one needs to practise meditation and chanting. The mind, senses and the intellect will all perish with the body; spirit alone is immortal. Ultimate liberation can be secured by extinction of all desires. Therefore sages advise to avoid too much talk and to do more work. Sentiments of other people should be appreciated and respected. Practise what you preach. Stay unruffled in the face of praise or abuse. Maintaining equanimity will arise out of adoption of the procedures prescribed in the scriptures as one will then easily forgive and forget what others say. Never be a slave of circumstances, say elders. The most important advice tendered by saints is: avoid hating others whatever may be the provocation. Be friendly through maître bhava, remain happy and smiling as pyramid and with koruna (compassion), be forgiving. A worldly man is invariably a slave of two mighty currents of the mind attraction and repulsion. He is happy when he experiences pleasure but sad when he is faced with sorrow. He stick’s to pleasant objects while he runs away from those which cause him pain. Most people are not able to resist passion and desires. But the one who overcomes them will be calm and composed. Even men of strong moral strength have showed signs of weakness and have fallen victim to worldly temptations. Sacred literature tells us that by developing an attitude of detachment, it may be possible to maintain mental balance. A story from Jain scriptures points out that a dispassionate man is unaffected by both pleasure and pain. Four disciples once approached their spiritual master. Thefirst said he would undergo penance by sitting onthe solid of a dry well. The second said he we meditate artha mouth of a dark den w a lion lived. The third declared that he would conduct penance in a mountairchasm where pythons are plentiful. Youngest said he would carry out his discipline in the dancing-hall of a courtesan, a statement which natural evoked laughter and derision from tothe young man who had once bee visitor to the courtesan's house, was absolutely unconcerned about her Chand continued his austere life even living in her house. Her music and added not disturb his concentration. While returned to the hermitage after so time, his Acharya found him pure, radiating spiritual aura. One can devdispassion by looking into the defectssensuallife. Detachment from all objects, at all times will result in obtaining knowledge of the Self.
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Courtesy: Vijay Maharaj and Speaking Tree,Times of India
Achieving Mental Balance And Happiness
life mirrors our deeds and I thoughts. Some people live and die without even displaying an urge for a higher spiritual life. All scriptural works tell us that life and religion are interconnected and that the latter guides us to live in happiness, without fear or tension, to improve our abilities and build self-confidence. Positive thoughts and the willingness to do any kind of work entrusted to us, will fetch success. The rules governing pure life have been laid down in holy books. They say that life is really meant to release the individual soul from the clutches of tempting influences in order to achieve bliss. The soul’s purity can be maintained by making the body take up divine work, to speak truth and entertain only pious thoughts. Thoughts, words and deeds should be identical. To attain spiritual perfection, one needs to practise meditation and chanting. The mind, senses and the intellect will all perish with the body; spirit alone is immortal. Ultimate liberation can be secured by extinction of all desires. Therefore sages advise to avoid too much talk and to do more work. Sentiments of other people should be appreciated and respected. Practise what you preach. Stay unruffled in the face of praise or abuse. Maintaining equanimity will arise out of adoption of the procedures prescribed in the scriptures as one will then easily forgive and forget what others say. Never be a slave of circumstances, say elders. The most important advice tendered by saints is: avoid hating others whatever may be the provocation. Be friendly through maître bhava, remain happy and smiling as pyramid and with koruna (compassion), be forgiving. A worldly man is invariably a slave of two mighty currents of the mind attraction and repulsion. He is happy when he experiences pleasure but sad when he is faced with sorrow. He stick’s to pleasant objects while he runs away from those which cause him pain. Most people are not able to resist passion and desires. But the one who overcomes them will be calm and composed. Even men of strong moral strength have showed signs of weakness and have fallen victim to worldly temptations. Sacred literature tells us that by developing an attitude of detachment, it may be possible to maintain mental balance. A story from Jain scriptures points out that a dispassionate man is unaffected by both pleasure and pain. Four disciples once approached their spiritual master. Thefirst said he would undergo penance by sitting onthe solid of a dry well. The second said he we meditate artha mouth of a dark den w a lion lived. The third declared that he would conduct penance in a mountairchasm where pythons are plentiful. Youngest said he would carry out his discipline in the dancing-hall of a courtesan, a statement which natural evoked laughter and derision from tothe young man who had once bee visitor to the courtesan's house, was absolutely unconcerned about her Chand continued his austere life even living in her house. Her music and added not disturb his concentration. While returned to the hermitage after so time, his Acharya found him pure, radiating spiritual aura. One can devdispassion by looking into the defectssensuallife. Detachment from all objects, at all times will result in obtaining knowledge of the Self.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Vijay Maharaj views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Vijay Maharaj and Speaking Tree,Times of India