Sri Sri:
When you know your strength, with skill and intelligence, you can turn every disadvantage into an advantage. A fool can bring out the best of your communication skills!
So watch out! If you feel uncomfortable working under someone, it clearly shows you need to strengthen yourself. Desiring freedom from circumstances, situations or people, is no freedom at all. Knowing that nobody can take away your freedom, that is strength! And when you realize your strength is unshakeable, you would not mind working under anybody
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Revival
Sri Sri:
Tradition, technology, trade and truth need to be revived time and again. Unless they are revived, the whole meaning for which they were initiated will be lost; ancient and modern methods should be synergized. E.g., despite chemical reforms, the ancient Vedic technology of using cow urine and dung leaves continue to be one of the best ways to cultivate crops; several experiments have shown that natural farming (without fertilizers and pesticides) lead to enhanced yield.
Just because some product is new and the companies selling it are saying this is the latest technology, don’t assume it’s economically the most viable or that it’s the most efficient technology. We need to look into the merits; just because something is new, it need not be good and just because something is old, it need not be discarded.
We need to balance our views with a free mind, devoid of any inhibitions and prejudices. We need to work out ways and means of protecting our beautiful planet earth. For this to happen, human consciousness must rise above greed and exploitation. Exploitation has two phases: first, when you exploit others; second, when you exploit the earth. This exploitation needs to be checked and for that, man must develop a broad vision, a broad understanding of life and of himself in context with the cosmos.
Our life span is barely 80-90 years. Observe how much we exploit the earth during this time and how much we do to preserve it. We need to ask ourselves whether we only want to exploit and drain the planet or whether we want to contribute towards its preservation. Spirituality elevates ones consciousness and checks that greed which leads to environmental degradation. It promotes a sense of caring and commitment for the whole planet.
Processes and objects that are anti-nature and anti-environment are also anti-health. We simply don’t know this; nobody would want to do something knowing that it will invite suffering. We need to explore means of healthy lifestyles. Spirituality eliminates all the negative emotions; if you are devoid of spirituality or ignore it, you cannot become environment conscious, it’s almost impossible. Because somewhere deep within you, your cravings, your aversions and your anger will all, directly or indirectly, start affecting your environment.
Spirituality is what cleanses greed, feverishness and small-mindedness in a person; it leads him to honor nature, to honor his life and to introduce greater joy and celebration in his life and surroundings.
Tradition, technology, trade and truth need to be revived time and again. Unless they are revived, the whole meaning for which they were initiated will be lost; ancient and modern methods should be synergized. E.g., despite chemical reforms, the ancient Vedic technology of using cow urine and dung leaves continue to be one of the best ways to cultivate crops; several experiments have shown that natural farming (without fertilizers and pesticides) lead to enhanced yield.
Just because some product is new and the companies selling it are saying this is the latest technology, don’t assume it’s economically the most viable or that it’s the most efficient technology. We need to look into the merits; just because something is new, it need not be good and just because something is old, it need not be discarded.
We need to balance our views with a free mind, devoid of any inhibitions and prejudices. We need to work out ways and means of protecting our beautiful planet earth. For this to happen, human consciousness must rise above greed and exploitation. Exploitation has two phases: first, when you exploit others; second, when you exploit the earth. This exploitation needs to be checked and for that, man must develop a broad vision, a broad understanding of life and of himself in context with the cosmos.
Our life span is barely 80-90 years. Observe how much we exploit the earth during this time and how much we do to preserve it. We need to ask ourselves whether we only want to exploit and drain the planet or whether we want to contribute towards its preservation. Spirituality elevates ones consciousness and checks that greed which leads to environmental degradation. It promotes a sense of caring and commitment for the whole planet.
Processes and objects that are anti-nature and anti-environment are also anti-health. We simply don’t know this; nobody would want to do something knowing that it will invite suffering. We need to explore means of healthy lifestyles. Spirituality eliminates all the negative emotions; if you are devoid of spirituality or ignore it, you cannot become environment conscious, it’s almost impossible. Because somewhere deep within you, your cravings, your aversions and your anger will all, directly or indirectly, start affecting your environment.
Spirituality is what cleanses greed, feverishness and small-mindedness in a person; it leads him to honor nature, to honor his life and to introduce greater joy and celebration in his life and surroundings.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Blossoming
Sri Sri: The objective is to have that fun in life and make sure that the knowledge that we gain in life permeates inside us. With this, Upanishad happens and the learning process begins. As we learn more about life, the mystery of the whole creation unfolds. Then the question in the mind is, what is the meaning of life and what’s its purpose. What is this world, what is love, what is knowledge and so on.
Once these questions arise in you, know that you are very fortunate. These questions need to be understood; you cannot find the answers in books. You have to live through them and witness the transformation. That is perfect health; you are transformed from within. And the bud becomes a totally blossomed flower
Once these questions arise in you, know that you are very fortunate. These questions need to be understood; you cannot find the answers in books. You have to live through them and witness the transformation. That is perfect health; you are transformed from within. And the bud becomes a totally blossomed flower
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Honoring the nature
Sri Sri: People should be encouraged to treat the planet as sacred, to treat trees and rivers as sacred, to treat people as sacred, and to see God in nature and in people. This will foster sensitivity; and a sensitive person can’t but care for nature. It is basically insensitivity that makes a person act callously towards environment. If a person is sensitive, he will nurture environment, thereby eradicating pollution.
In ancient times, if a person cut one tree, he planted five in return. The ancient people did not wash clothes in holy rivers; any pooja offered to a holy river was performed with water from the same river; only ashes of cremated bodies were to be submerged in the river so that everything gets digested back to nature. It is unfortunate that we don’t understand the depth of scriptures but just follow empty and meaningless practices blindly.
Today, we tie threads around the trees; pooja does not mean just lighting a lamp and revolving around the tree; worshipping cows does not mean garlanding them and lighting camphor (which anyway just annoys or scares the cow!). Real pooja is honoring the tree, honoring the animal, feeling a sense of responsibility and belongingness towards nature and creation. This, rather than performance of obsolete rituals, is truly honoring their sacredness; these things should be reviewed.
In ancient times, if a person cut one tree, he planted five in return. The ancient people did not wash clothes in holy rivers; any pooja offered to a holy river was performed with water from the same river; only ashes of cremated bodies were to be submerged in the river so that everything gets digested back to nature. It is unfortunate that we don’t understand the depth of scriptures but just follow empty and meaningless practices blindly.
Today, we tie threads around the trees; pooja does not mean just lighting a lamp and revolving around the tree; worshipping cows does not mean garlanding them and lighting camphor (which anyway just annoys or scares the cow!). Real pooja is honoring the tree, honoring the animal, feeling a sense of responsibility and belongingness towards nature and creation. This, rather than performance of obsolete rituals, is truly honoring their sacredness; these things should be reviewed.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
A Story
Sri Sri: A man earned a lot of money and then gave all his property to his son. When his son got everything, he built a small out-house behind the main house for his parents and he told them, “Now you have to stay there.” So the old couple stayed there, while their son and his family started living in the big bungalow. One day, while playing, the grandchild came into his grandfather’s home, where everything was old and in a very poor, pathetic condition – old utensils, old chairs, all unwanted goods. Things that could break at any time were kept in that house. So the grandchild came and told his grandpa, “Grandpa, be careful with your plate and your chair. Don’t break them!” When he asked why, the child said, “Because tomorrow, my father needs all this.” The child’s father heard this and was shocked. That little boy saying, “Grandpa don’t break it because tomorrow, when I grow older, I’m also going to send my father here. So better save this!”
One does not realize this fact. You are also going to be old one day, and are going to be like them. If you find that the elderly people in your home are complaining, and you don’t like it, you better not do it today, and if you see them as being so generous, so calm, so serene, so loving, you better start being that way right now. And I tell you, if you’re on the path, in the knowledge, and if you keep doing your meditation and the breathing exercises, your ageing reverses! That enthusiasm to learn will exist and your alertness, focus, attention – everything – increases in life. You will not become cynical and senile as you advance in age.
One does not realize this fact. You are also going to be old one day, and are going to be like them. If you find that the elderly people in your home are complaining, and you don’t like it, you better not do it today, and if you see them as being so generous, so calm, so serene, so loving, you better start being that way right now. And I tell you, if you’re on the path, in the knowledge, and if you keep doing your meditation and the breathing exercises, your ageing reverses! That enthusiasm to learn will exist and your alertness, focus, attention – everything – increases in life. You will not become cynical and senile as you advance in age.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Creator and Creation
Sri Sri:
For humans, Divine is valentine.
For Earth, Sky is Valentine.
For Rivers, Ocean is Valentine.
See the Divine in the Valentine & the Valentine in the Divine. The ancient thought has been that Creation & Creator are not separate. Like waves &ocean are not separate. You cannot have waves without the ocean.
What is God? God is that principle that is omniscient, omnipotent &omnipresent. Omniscient means it knows everything. Omnipotent means it can do everything. Omnipresent means it is present everywhere. If something is outside God, then He is not omnipresent. If something is not within his control, then He is not omnipotent. Then, Who is God?
The whole Universe is Space. Inside every atom, there is Space. If you dissect matter, matter is all Space.
The distance between the subatomic particles is like galaxies. God is the primary cause of the whole Creation.
Like a pot is made out of clay. Clay is God & the pot is the universe. Like dance & dancer. You cannot have a dance without a dancer. Dance is Creation & the Dancer is Divine. There can be dancer without a dance. Divine can be without Creation but Creation can't exist without the Divine. Scientists very much agree with this principle.
For humans, Divine is valentine.
For Earth, Sky is Valentine.
For Rivers, Ocean is Valentine.
See the Divine in the Valentine & the Valentine in the Divine. The ancient thought has been that Creation & Creator are not separate. Like waves &ocean are not separate. You cannot have waves without the ocean.
What is God? God is that principle that is omniscient, omnipotent &omnipresent. Omniscient means it knows everything. Omnipotent means it can do everything. Omnipresent means it is present everywhere. If something is outside God, then He is not omnipresent. If something is not within his control, then He is not omnipotent. Then, Who is God?
The whole Universe is Space. Inside every atom, there is Space. If you dissect matter, matter is all Space.
The distance between the subatomic particles is like galaxies. God is the primary cause of the whole Creation.
Like a pot is made out of clay. Clay is God & the pot is the universe. Like dance & dancer. You cannot have a dance without a dancer. Dance is Creation & the Dancer is Divine. There can be dancer without a dance. Divine can be without Creation but Creation can't exist without the Divine. Scientists very much agree with this principle.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Craving and aversion
Sri Sri: Your craving, anger or aversion comes from hearing. When you are in a group, you have to watch out for two things - one is craving and the other is aversion. In the group when you see someone good, or nice, then your mind goes there, clings on to it. The cravings start developing in you and they eventually lead to anger, demand, frustration, etc. When you give anything to somebody - any help, kindness or love - with that craving, then that love will start to demand - ‘‘Look, I have been so good to you, you better be good to me.’’ Then all the negative qualities in you pop up and beauty is lost.
Watch out for cravings. A craving happens first for appreciation of talents and then you start getting attracted to it. Then attraction turns back into craving and all these things go on. The world that begins for you then is not a Divine world but a demonic world. So watch out for this craving in you, it will cling on to anybody. And then you will send a, ‘‘I miss you so much’’ card and tell, ‘‘Oh, you put me into so much longing, you are so good, I never met anybody like you!’’ and such expressions. All this happens not out of surrender or gratitude, but out of craving.
The other thing which you have to watch out for is aversion. When you are averse to somebody, then also your mind is stuck. And body goes through a lot of physical twisting. It happens that you see the person and your stomach churns and you feel like walking away, running away, getting away. Not only that; you go on speaking about your aversion, about a thing or a person or a situation.
Often your aversions reflect your own nature. Whatever you are averse to and avoid doing, you will find that same thing in some form or the other. The same aversion reflects through your own consciousness. Only the flavor may be different, the quality may be different but basically, you will also be stiff. Kick the complaints off your head! Kick out all the complaints from your head for if you keep them, then that head is not going to be very useful. It is such a good point! Because only then your consciousness which is like a flower is all blossomed, brilliant, blissful, peaceful, and full of love.
Watch out for cravings. A craving happens first for appreciation of talents and then you start getting attracted to it. Then attraction turns back into craving and all these things go on. The world that begins for you then is not a Divine world but a demonic world. So watch out for this craving in you, it will cling on to anybody. And then you will send a, ‘‘I miss you so much’’ card and tell, ‘‘Oh, you put me into so much longing, you are so good, I never met anybody like you!’’ and such expressions. All this happens not out of surrender or gratitude, but out of craving.
The other thing which you have to watch out for is aversion. When you are averse to somebody, then also your mind is stuck. And body goes through a lot of physical twisting. It happens that you see the person and your stomach churns and you feel like walking away, running away, getting away. Not only that; you go on speaking about your aversion, about a thing or a person or a situation.
Often your aversions reflect your own nature. Whatever you are averse to and avoid doing, you will find that same thing in some form or the other. The same aversion reflects through your own consciousness. Only the flavor may be different, the quality may be different but basically, you will also be stiff. Kick the complaints off your head! Kick out all the complaints from your head for if you keep them, then that head is not going to be very useful. It is such a good point! Because only then your consciousness which is like a flower is all blossomed, brilliant, blissful, peaceful, and full of love.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Theory of relativity
Sri Sri: The subjective objective relationship creates an illusion or a Feeling of what it is, though it is not really so. And the whole world is all like that, you see the sun setting and sun raising, but neither the sun sets nor sun raises. That’s the truth. That’s so every phenomenon is relative, and anything that is relative can be measured. Anything that can be measured is Maya. And the Measure itself is not absolute, it is relative. So the World is MAYA.
And what is not Maya ?
You are not maya. Because you are Truth, you are Love and You are Beauty.
And what is not Maya ?
You are not maya. Because you are Truth, you are Love and You are Beauty.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
So what
Sri Sri: In knowing everything, you should be like you don't know.
When you play with the kid, be like the kid, play with them like a kid! Inquiry is for those who have not yet started on the path and are too much caught in the comforts of life, but once you are on the path ,smile more than you enquire! Be in wonderment, amazement, where everything is wonderful! Wow! The pinnacle of intellect is WOW!
What you will do knowing everything? If you learn everything – so what?! Next? Knowledge always leaves you with "so what! Next?" but love never does that; never says "what next?" Love says, "can this be like this forever?"
It doesn't say "what next." Love always yearns for the old. The head always wants what's new. Love takes pride in the old and mind in the new. Both are needed in life. :-)
When you play with the kid, be like the kid, play with them like a kid! Inquiry is for those who have not yet started on the path and are too much caught in the comforts of life, but once you are on the path ,smile more than you enquire! Be in wonderment, amazement, where everything is wonderful! Wow! The pinnacle of intellect is WOW!
What you will do knowing everything? If you learn everything – so what?! Next? Knowledge always leaves you with "so what! Next?" but love never does that; never says "what next?" Love says, "can this be like this forever?"
It doesn't say "what next." Love always yearns for the old. The head always wants what's new. Love takes pride in the old and mind in the new. Both are needed in life. :-)
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Stop Seeking
Sri Sri: What are you searching with? Your little mind? Do you think this little mind will realize the Divine, God, whatever? If it does, it is hallucination. This little mind cannot contain the infinity. So the searching can go on forever. I tell you, instead of running all around, give it up right away. That is called surrender.
Surrender is giving up the search for truth. You have always heard the other way around. Search, seek the truth!
But I am telling you stop seeking. You have to look for water in the spring, in the river, if you still look for water, you will only move away from the spring. Wherever you are, right now, right there stop seeking. Relax into the fulfillment that is your very nature.
These are two different paths — one is seeking, the other is devotion. Seeking and searching should ultimately bring you a place of helplessness; when you become so helpless you give up, then devotion begins. And when devotion begins, when you surrender, you have it right there.
Surrender is giving up the search for truth. You have always heard the other way around. Search, seek the truth!
But I am telling you stop seeking. You have to look for water in the spring, in the river, if you still look for water, you will only move away from the spring. Wherever you are, right now, right there stop seeking. Relax into the fulfillment that is your very nature.
These are two different paths — one is seeking, the other is devotion. Seeking and searching should ultimately bring you a place of helplessness; when you become so helpless you give up, then devotion begins. And when devotion begins, when you surrender, you have it right there.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Space
Sri Sri: There are three types of space:
l Bhuta Aakash: Outer space in which all this universe exists
2 Chitta Aakash: The world of impressions, thoughts, and dreams that exists in your mind
3 Chida Akaash: The sky of consciousness that is all permeating, everywhere; the consciousness, the basis of all creation, that is Divine — that which knows all.
You cannot make God an object of your sight. If you make it that, then it is no more God. You can live God, can be God, but you cannot consider God as an object which gives you the path.
The whole existence has a mind of its own. It is just like you. You have a mind and it has such intelligence, that’s why it keeps everything orderly. Similarly, this moment is seen by this big mind. This moment knows exactly what to do.
There are so many activities happening in the whole creation. Right now, some people are sleeping, some are waking, some activity or the other is happening in the whole world. Right now enormous activity is happening in the mind, in the present. In the Now! This mind is what you can call Atma or God and that is what you are.
The one beyond the Self is God. First one needs to reach the Self at least. The difference between Self and God is just like the Wave and the Ocean. Can there be a wave without the ocean?
l Bhuta Aakash: Outer space in which all this universe exists
2 Chitta Aakash: The world of impressions, thoughts, and dreams that exists in your mind
3 Chida Akaash: The sky of consciousness that is all permeating, everywhere; the consciousness, the basis of all creation, that is Divine — that which knows all.
You cannot make God an object of your sight. If you make it that, then it is no more God. You can live God, can be God, but you cannot consider God as an object which gives you the path.
The whole existence has a mind of its own. It is just like you. You have a mind and it has such intelligence, that’s why it keeps everything orderly. Similarly, this moment is seen by this big mind. This moment knows exactly what to do.
There are so many activities happening in the whole creation. Right now, some people are sleeping, some are waking, some activity or the other is happening in the whole world. Right now enormous activity is happening in the mind, in the present. In the Now! This mind is what you can call Atma or God and that is what you are.
The one beyond the Self is God. First one needs to reach the Self at least. The difference between Self and God is just like the Wave and the Ocean. Can there be a wave without the ocean?
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Love and doubt
Sri Sri: Whomsoever you want to love, first of all, know they love you very much. If you doubt in somebody’s love, your doubt grows no matter however, or whatever, you receive from him or her. If you want to be close to someone, first begin to feel they are already close to you. When you ask people whether they trust you, you already doubt their trust. You grow in doubt. There is no limit to it; there is no end to convincing people of one’s love, one’s trust, one’s goodness. That is why it is said that those who have not, whatever little they have will also be taken away from them. And those who have will be given more, and more, and more. This is the very law of nature.
Not having is just an attitude in you. It is the direction you are moving in. Whatever is, that grows. The seeds are already there. You sow the seeds and the seeds will grow. They become plenty. If the seed itself lacks something, how can anything grow? Open your eyes and see what you have been given! When you recognize what you have been given, then you become grateful. In that gratefulness, life grows.
Not having is just an attitude in you. It is the direction you are moving in. Whatever is, that grows. The seeds are already there. You sow the seeds and the seeds will grow. They become plenty. If the seed itself lacks something, how can anything grow? Open your eyes and see what you have been given! When you recognize what you have been given, then you become grateful. In that gratefulness, life grows.
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