Transform Your Dark Side Into A Positive One
Everyone gets disturbed with incidents of genocide, abuse, perversion, destruction and corruption. We hear big talks of changing nis outward grim reality. But, no one Ares to look within. There is a dark side within us that puts upa fierce resistance change. The instinctive life-nature, consisting of energy, desires, emotions, mpulses and passions is marked by edonism-ferociously pleasure eking and with a resolute wish to ward ff even the most minor frustrations. Inder the influence of this part, we envelop troublesome habits, negative motions, base indulgences, selfestructive behaviours and disturbed elational patterns. The dark part forces ur mind to come up with reasons that phold its feelings and demands. Consequently, we disregard the voice of Eason and the voice of conscience. When we gain some self-awareness, we develop an aversion towards this shadow part. We decide to bring in a transformation. Despite best efforts, either the change does not take place, or we fall back into the old trap after making some progress. During these moments, we often speculate on what is amiss. Analytical psychologist Carl Jung believed that although this shadow contains several undesirable elements, it also holds potential positivity. What matters is whether we are following a correct approach to reform it, or not. According to integralpsychology, this dark side need not be looked at just as an impediment that has to be kicked away. It has a fierce capacity of evolving into something beautiful, pure and blissful, and of eventually becoming divinised. The Mother maintained that the best way to transform the shadow part is through love, discrimina tion, nurturance and robust faith. The dark side cannot stand boredom and constantly seeks excitement. When catering to it, we normally deteriorate in consciousness and find comfort in things that we otherwise despise. We overlook the fact that sensory delight can also be obtained from higher sources. Our shadow part has the ability of becoming attracted to something beautiful, heroic and divine and can open itself up and surrender unconditionally. Therefore, we should fully employ it in different creative and spiritual pursuits that have a higher vibration. Consequently, the dark side will gradually accept and relish this refined joy and give up its crude pursuits. The next step is aspiration, which means creating a steady willto transform the shadow part. It isa position of conviction where one sees the necessity of transcending baser tendencies. When this aspiration is made strong, it serves as a constant guide. It is best to create a three-layereaspiration. Firstly, one must endeavouto restrain the expression of the negative in one's actions, feelings andthoughts. Secondly, besides deciding tsubduethe negative, we must also strito nurture the reciprocal positive within us. Thirdly, our aspiration musnot be restricted to just growing into abetter person, but to prepare oneself such a manner that each cell in our bovibrates with divine love. This ensures that we are not contiwith a minor degree of self-advancemerbut continue to march forward in ourevolution till the time we are able to embrace the divine light into our beinSoon, thereformed, dark side will takgreat pleasure in beingthe instrumerof the Divine. (The writer is a clinicalpsychologist.)
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Courtesy : Pulkit Sharma Speaking Tree,Times of India
Transform Your Dark Side Into A Positive One
Everyone gets disturbed with incidents of genocide, abuse, perversion, destruction and corruption. We hear big talks of changing nis outward grim reality. But, no one Ares to look within. There is a dark side within us that puts upa fierce resistance change. The instinctive life-nature, consisting of energy, desires, emotions, mpulses and passions is marked by edonism-ferociously pleasure eking and with a resolute wish to ward ff even the most minor frustrations. Inder the influence of this part, we envelop troublesome habits, negative motions, base indulgences, selfestructive behaviours and disturbed elational patterns. The dark part forces ur mind to come up with reasons that phold its feelings and demands. Consequently, we disregard the voice of Eason and the voice of conscience. When we gain some self-awareness, we develop an aversion towards this shadow part. We decide to bring in a transformation. Despite best efforts, either the change does not take place, or we fall back into the old trap after making some progress. During these moments, we often speculate on what is amiss. Analytical psychologist Carl Jung believed that although this shadow contains several undesirable elements, it also holds potential positivity. What matters is whether we are following a correct approach to reform it, or not. According to integralpsychology, this dark side need not be looked at just as an impediment that has to be kicked away. It has a fierce capacity of evolving into something beautiful, pure and blissful, and of eventually becoming divinised. The Mother maintained that the best way to transform the shadow part is through love, discrimina tion, nurturance and robust faith. The dark side cannot stand boredom and constantly seeks excitement. When catering to it, we normally deteriorate in consciousness and find comfort in things that we otherwise despise. We overlook the fact that sensory delight can also be obtained from higher sources. Our shadow part has the ability of becoming attracted to something beautiful, heroic and divine and can open itself up and surrender unconditionally. Therefore, we should fully employ it in different creative and spiritual pursuits that have a higher vibration. Consequently, the dark side will gradually accept and relish this refined joy and give up its crude pursuits. The next step is aspiration, which means creating a steady willto transform the shadow part. It isa position of conviction where one sees the necessity of transcending baser tendencies. When this aspiration is made strong, it serves as a constant guide. It is best to create a three-layereaspiration. Firstly, one must endeavouto restrain the expression of the negative in one's actions, feelings andthoughts. Secondly, besides deciding tsubduethe negative, we must also strito nurture the reciprocal positive within us. Thirdly, our aspiration musnot be restricted to just growing into abetter person, but to prepare oneself such a manner that each cell in our bovibrates with divine love. This ensures that we are not contiwith a minor degree of self-advancemerbut continue to march forward in ourevolution till the time we are able to embrace the divine light into our beinSoon, thereformed, dark side will takgreat pleasure in beingthe instrumerof the Divine. (The writer is a clinicalpsychologist.)
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Pulkit Sharma 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 : Pulkit Sharma Speaking Tree,Times of India