Are You Making Peace With Your Ignorance
Most of us, at some point in life, might have felt confined by Lexternal circumstances, sonal relationships and internal flicts. Deep down, there is always a rst for greater freedom and people try Overcome constraining forces. And, each freedom won is accompanied newer bondages. After several such empts, the individual might feel sillusioned and give up. But the real arce of freedom lies within and one achieve thorough emancipation by sending one's own nature. In the first book of Yoga Sutras, the Madhu Pada, and Maharishi Patanjali ows us the path to complete freedom. cording to him, within each one of us ists the Purusha, the cosmic Self, ternal bliss, pure awareness that is yond time and space, witnessing all at happens. Rather than uniting with is Truth, we tend to identify with th contents of our mind. The mind is meant to be just an instrument of perception and consists of factual knowledge, false knowledge, fantasy, sleep and memory. Each of these components take turns to manifest in our consciousness with great intensity. Due to our ignorance, we get carried away with the force of these currents. We forget that we are Purusha, pure Consciousness and not these fleeting expressions. Until we still these distractions and accord Purusha its original position, there will be little respite from bondage and suffering. Given our many psychological vulnerabilities and external temptations that compound our ignorance, this seems a difficult task. Perhaps that is why many people make peace with ignorance. But for those who zealously seek light and do not want to settle for any approximation of the light, yoga is the way to go. Nowadays, when beginners come to learn yoga they often wantto learn techniques to make swift progress. However, despite mastering one technique or other, people remain far from institutingthe mind in stillness. The reason being that in order to progress, what is needed first is the cultivation of a yogicattitude; grasping a technique is secondary to that. In the Samadhi Pada, Maha rishi Patanjali elucidates the right yogic attitude. According to him, abhyasa, continuous endeavour; vairagya, nonattachment and ishvara-pranidhanad-va, surrenderto the Divine, are important aspects to be cultivated in oneself. Perhaps one can practise any yoga technique butwhat makes it effective is abhyasa, the incessant desire and effort to see beyond distractions and imperfections of the mind. The ardent seeker continues to make this effort despite repeated hardships and failures. Seconeone must develop vairagya keeping inmind that attachments arise from a falsense of separateness between us and others. Therefore, they do not representhe Truth and salvation lies in movingaway from these illusory cravings and experiencing the wholeness. Ishvara, the Divine, is the source ocreation, bliss, insight and wisdom. Hethe greatest guru of all times and has assumed different names and forms indifferent periods to enlighten seekersorder to make any progress in yoga, w need to surrender ourselves to the Dived pray for grace. Divine grace alone sufficient to accomplish our yoga and make us liberated for eternity. Thereflet's uprootall that is non-conducive tyaga in our nature. Lack of effort, worldly cravings and egoism could be replaced by determination, detachments constant surrender to the Divine order to experience liberation.
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Courtesy : Pulkit Sharma Speaking Tree ,Times of India
Are You Making Peace With Your Ignorance
Most of us, at some point in life, might have felt confined by Lexternal circumstances, sonal relationships and internal flicts. Deep down, there is always a rst for greater freedom and people try Overcome constraining forces. And, each freedom won is accompanied newer bondages. After several such empts, the individual might feel sillusioned and give up. But the real arce of freedom lies within and one achieve thorough emancipation by sending one's own nature. In the first book of Yoga Sutras, the Madhu Pada, and Maharishi Patanjali ows us the path to complete freedom. cording to him, within each one of us ists the Purusha, the cosmic Self, ternal bliss, pure awareness that is yond time and space, witnessing all at happens. Rather than uniting with is Truth, we tend to identify with th contents of our mind. The mind is meant to be just an instrument of perception and consists of factual knowledge, false knowledge, fantasy, sleep and memory. Each of these components take turns to manifest in our consciousness with great intensity. Due to our ignorance, we get carried away with the force of these currents. We forget that we are Purusha, pure Consciousness and not these fleeting expressions. Until we still these distractions and accord Purusha its original position, there will be little respite from bondage and suffering. Given our many psychological vulnerabilities and external temptations that compound our ignorance, this seems a difficult task. Perhaps that is why many people make peace with ignorance. But for those who zealously seek light and do not want to settle for any approximation of the light, yoga is the way to go. Nowadays, when beginners come to learn yoga they often wantto learn techniques to make swift progress. However, despite mastering one technique or other, people remain far from institutingthe mind in stillness. The reason being that in order to progress, what is needed first is the cultivation of a yogicattitude; grasping a technique is secondary to that. In the Samadhi Pada, Maha rishi Patanjali elucidates the right yogic attitude. According to him, abhyasa, continuous endeavour; vairagya, nonattachment and ishvara-pranidhanad-va, surrenderto the Divine, are important aspects to be cultivated in oneself. Perhaps one can practise any yoga technique butwhat makes it effective is abhyasa, the incessant desire and effort to see beyond distractions and imperfections of the mind. The ardent seeker continues to make this effort despite repeated hardships and failures. Seconeone must develop vairagya keeping inmind that attachments arise from a falsense of separateness between us and others. Therefore, they do not representhe Truth and salvation lies in movingaway from these illusory cravings and experiencing the wholeness. Ishvara, the Divine, is the source ocreation, bliss, insight and wisdom. Hethe greatest guru of all times and has assumed different names and forms indifferent periods to enlighten seekersorder to make any progress in yoga, w need to surrender ourselves to the Dived pray for grace. Divine grace alone sufficient to accomplish our yoga and make us liberated for eternity. Thereflet's uprootall that is non-conducive tyaga in our nature. Lack of effort, worldly cravings and egoism could be replaced by determination, detachments constant surrender to the Divine order to experience liberation.
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