Why Suffer That Which Does Not Exist
Joy. It is a much-prized word. Today even so-called spiritual leaders everywhere are propagating that joy nd peace are the ultimate goals of your ife. But to enjoy even your dinner onight, you need to be peaceful and full. So, are peace and joy really ultimate goals or are they the fundamental requirements of your life? There is no one who has not known a ingle moment of joy. It is impossible, because without a moment of joy, one anat live. The issue is actually pretty imple. If you had a choice, would you house to be joyful or miserable? What ou want for your neighbour may be debatable, but what would you want or yourself? The answer is definitely joy. If you lesire joy, and have experienced joy, why would you need a yogi to guide you to it? Whenever i ask that question, people reply, "Yes, but...".A litany of reasons follows:"... my mother-in-law/my boss/ (whatever)....". It is to kick that but' that you need a yogi! Today there is substantial medical evidence to show that your body and brain work at their best when you are joyful. When you spend a full day without a single moment of irritation, agitation, anger or anxiety, your ability to use your intelligence actually goes up by a hundred per cent. But the problem is that most of the time human beings are suffering the circus of their own mind. When i first went to the United States, i found everyone talking about 'stress management'. It baffled me.I always thought we managed things that are precious to us-our family, business, wealth, health. Why would anyone want to manage stress? It took me time to grasp that people have assumed that stress is an inevitable part of their lives! Stress is not a part of your life. It is your inability to manage your thought and emotion that causes stress. It is said that the DNA difference between a chimpanzee and a human being adjust 1.23%. Physiologically, that is how close we are to our simian cousins! But in terms of our intelligence and awareness, we are worlds apart. And this, ironically, is the problem. You have an intelligence for which youdo not have a stable enough base. So, beingjoyful becomes a challenge because you do not know how to handle your own cerebral capacity. You are sufferingwhat happened 10 years ago or what may happen the day after, which means you are suffering the phenomenal capability of your memory and imagination. In other words, you 928are suffering that which does not exiHuman beings are a mess becausthey have not taken charge of their ofaculties. If your body and mind wertake instructions from you, how wouyou keep yourself? Joyful-no doubtabout that. Your mind is the most sophisticated gadget on the planet, byou haven't read the user's manual! We have engineered the world in amillion different ways. That makes uthe most comfortable generation on this planet. But are we the most joyfugeneration? Definitely not. Make the shift. Joy and peace are attained not by attending to external realities, but in accessing and organisthe inner nature of your being. That I when you realise that joy,compassionand peace are not esoteric principles moral values. This is the way a huma being is made. Now youare no longer pursuit of joy; instead your life be Conan effortless expression of your joy.
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Courtesy : Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Speaking Tree ,Times of India
Why Suffer That Which Does Not Exist
Joy. It is a much-prized word. Today even so-called spiritual leaders everywhere are propagating that joy nd peace are the ultimate goals of your ife. But to enjoy even your dinner onight, you need to be peaceful and full. So, are peace and joy really ultimate goals or are they the fundamental requirements of your life? There is no one who has not known a ingle moment of joy. It is impossible, because without a moment of joy, one anat live. The issue is actually pretty imple. If you had a choice, would you house to be joyful or miserable? What ou want for your neighbour may be debatable, but what would you want or yourself? The answer is definitely joy. If you lesire joy, and have experienced joy, why would you need a yogi to guide you to it? Whenever i ask that question, people reply, "Yes, but...".A litany of reasons follows:"... my mother-in-law/my boss/ (whatever)....". It is to kick that but' that you need a yogi! Today there is substantial medical evidence to show that your body and brain work at their best when you are joyful. When you spend a full day without a single moment of irritation, agitation, anger or anxiety, your ability to use your intelligence actually goes up by a hundred per cent. But the problem is that most of the time human beings are suffering the circus of their own mind. When i first went to the United States, i found everyone talking about 'stress management'. It baffled me.I always thought we managed things that are precious to us-our family, business, wealth, health. Why would anyone want to manage stress? It took me time to grasp that people have assumed that stress is an inevitable part of their lives! Stress is not a part of your life. It is your inability to manage your thought and emotion that causes stress. It is said that the DNA difference between a chimpanzee and a human being adjust 1.23%. Physiologically, that is how close we are to our simian cousins! But in terms of our intelligence and awareness, we are worlds apart. And this, ironically, is the problem. You have an intelligence for which youdo not have a stable enough base. So, beingjoyful becomes a challenge because you do not know how to handle your own cerebral capacity. You are sufferingwhat happened 10 years ago or what may happen the day after, which means you are suffering the phenomenal capability of your memory and imagination. In other words, you 928are suffering that which does not exiHuman beings are a mess becausthey have not taken charge of their ofaculties. If your body and mind wertake instructions from you, how wouyou keep yourself? Joyful-no doubtabout that. Your mind is the most sophisticated gadget on the planet, byou haven't read the user's manual! We have engineered the world in amillion different ways. That makes uthe most comfortable generation on this planet. But are we the most joyfugeneration? Definitely not. Make the shift. Joy and peace are attained not by attending to external realities, but in accessing and organisthe inner nature of your being. That I when you realise that joy,compassionand peace are not esoteric principles moral values. This is the way a huma being is made. Now youare no longer pursuit of joy; instead your life be Conan effortless expression of your joy.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev 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 : Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Speaking Tree ,Times of India