Of Anger And The Fire Brigade, Us And Them
Duringa fire demo in our office, the fire officer informed us that water is not the all-purpose solution. er can give a shock in an electrical it turns a cooking-fire into a flaming it causes fuel to scatter, spreading lames in gas fires and it worsens afire. Only Class A fire of wood, r, fabric is doused by water; Class B of oil,gas or flammable liquid is ached by a dry chemical extingurand smothering; Class C fire of cricity cables is doused by disconnected main circuit and spraying a -conductive extinguishing agent; s Dire of metal is doused by a dry der extinguishing agent to absorb ;Class K fire of cooking oils is put off pecificextinguishers. f we understand anger in Fire gade terms, one can draw the owing conclusions: A third person is Ded to sprinkle water, smother our arbytalkingtous disconnect the main circuit by taking us away from the scene, using an extinguisher by giving a stern warning, removing oxygen supply by giving impartial judgment, or wrap us in a blanket by cautioning about the consequences of anger. The method deployed depends on the nature of anger expressed or felt. Krishna absorbed a hundred abuses of Shishupal before destroying him while Duryodhana was ready to kill anyone who dared to disobey him. Anger is like carrying a live bomb and hoping others die in its explosion. Krishna says mind can be controlled 'by practice and detachment', so, 'Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be both friend and enemy of the self' (Gita 6.5). Acharyas who studied the mind through austerities gave two schools of thought to elevate the mind. One is through acquiring wisdom and the other is by cultivating devotion. Adi Shankaracharya talked of the importance of jnana or wisdom-knowledge: 'Brahma Satyam Jagan Mithya/ Jivo Brahmaiva Na Aparah'-'Brahmn alone is real, the world is unreal, jiva or individual soulis non-different from Brahmn'. One who understands that all is unreal will remain calm no matter what. Later acharyas presented dvaita philosophy to make it simpler: 'That the universe is real and belongs to God, all living creatures originate from God but are separated from Him. Through Bhakti one can unite with Him again'. By believing that the universe belongs to God, oneis constantly connected to its real owner, the Supreme and elevates the mind by calmly accepting sufferings and pleasures as His prasada. When President Pranab Mukherjee spoke about how the real dirt of India lies not on its streets but in the minds of the people due to their unwillingness tolet go of the views that divide society into 'them' and 'us', 'pure' and 'impurehe was drawing from vedic philosophythat lays emphasis on importance of thoughts. An imbalanced mind unleashes its uncontrolled thoughts alaround and creates arguments, lies, rapes, murders, attacks, hysteria, revenge, hatred. A cunning mind pretencto be calm but inwardly enjoys thoughof hatred and attachment and unleashes harmful 'bacteria' everywhere.trained mind dwelling on the unrealitof this universe, rests assured that it should accept all, love all. Swami Vivekananda tried to bridge'them and us ‘when he said, Let the vedas, the Quran, puranas, and all scriturallumber rest now for some time; let here be worship of the visible God of Love and Compassion in the country. Aidea of separation is bondage; thatof non-differentiation is mukti. Teach onthe universal side of religion'.
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Courtesy: Seema Burman Speaking Tree ,Times of India
Of Anger And The Fire Brigade, Us And Them
Duringa fire demo in our office, the fire officer informed us that water is not the all-purpose solution. er can give a shock in an electrical it turns a cooking-fire into a flaming it causes fuel to scatter, spreading lames in gas fires and it worsens afire. Only Class A fire of wood, r, fabric is doused by water; Class B of oil,gas or flammable liquid is ached by a dry chemical extingurand smothering; Class C fire of cricity cables is doused by disconnected main circuit and spraying a -conductive extinguishing agent; s Dire of metal is doused by a dry der extinguishing agent to absorb ;Class K fire of cooking oils is put off pecificextinguishers. f we understand anger in Fire gade terms, one can draw the owing conclusions: A third person is Ded to sprinkle water, smother our arbytalkingtous disconnect the main circuit by taking us away from the scene, using an extinguisher by giving a stern warning, removing oxygen supply by giving impartial judgment, or wrap us in a blanket by cautioning about the consequences of anger. The method deployed depends on the nature of anger expressed or felt. Krishna absorbed a hundred abuses of Shishupal before destroying him while Duryodhana was ready to kill anyone who dared to disobey him. Anger is like carrying a live bomb and hoping others die in its explosion. Krishna says mind can be controlled 'by practice and detachment', so, 'Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be both friend and enemy of the self' (Gita 6.5). Acharyas who studied the mind through austerities gave two schools of thought to elevate the mind. One is through acquiring wisdom and the other is by cultivating devotion. Adi Shankaracharya talked of the importance of jnana or wisdom-knowledge: 'Brahma Satyam Jagan Mithya/ Jivo Brahmaiva Na Aparah'-'Brahmn alone is real, the world is unreal, jiva or individual soulis non-different from Brahmn'. One who understands that all is unreal will remain calm no matter what. Later acharyas presented dvaita philosophy to make it simpler: 'That the universe is real and belongs to God, all living creatures originate from God but are separated from Him. Through Bhakti one can unite with Him again'. By believing that the universe belongs to God, oneis constantly connected to its real owner, the Supreme and elevates the mind by calmly accepting sufferings and pleasures as His prasada. When President Pranab Mukherjee spoke about how the real dirt of India lies not on its streets but in the minds of the people due to their unwillingness tolet go of the views that divide society into 'them' and 'us', 'pure' and 'impurehe was drawing from vedic philosophythat lays emphasis on importance of thoughts. An imbalanced mind unleashes its uncontrolled thoughts alaround and creates arguments, lies, rapes, murders, attacks, hysteria, revenge, hatred. A cunning mind pretencto be calm but inwardly enjoys thoughof hatred and attachment and unleashes harmful 'bacteria' everywhere.trained mind dwelling on the unrealitof this universe, rests assured that it should accept all, love all. Swami Vivekananda tried to bridge'them and us ‘when he said, Let the vedas, the Quran, puranas, and all scriturallumber rest now for some time; let here be worship of the visible God of Love and Compassion in the country. Aidea of separation is bondage; thatof non-differentiation is mukti. Teach onthe universal side of religion'.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Seema Burman 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: Seema Burman Speaking Tree ,Times of India