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Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying our thoughts and everything will be well. Happiness is when what we think, what we say, and what we do are in harmony. Hate the sin, love the sinner.
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Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying our thoughts and everything will be well. • Happiness is when what we think, what we say, and what we do are in harmony.
Hate the sin, love the sinner. • In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. • Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
2 things in life we can not avoid 1 thing we can avoid but---------
Death • Results and bearings of our Karma • Taxes---- Penalty • Spiritual • Social, Legal
Defilement Aversion Attachment Illusion Skepticism Affliction Agitation Perplexity Stupefied
Mother always wishes and worries about well-being of her child • Mother is always pleased with child’s progress and success • Mother always feels pain for child’s sorrow • Mother always ignores child’s faults
Introspection • The self-observation and reporting of conscious inner thoughts, desires and sensations. • Conscious and purposive process relying on thinking, reasoning, and examining one's soul. • Contemplation of one's self. • Plato "…why should we not calmly and patiently review our own thoughts, and thoroughly examine and see what these appearances in us really are?"
Reflections Are Process For Arriving At Enlightened World View. • Reflections Link And Lead To Religion. • Removes Obstacles Of Karmas. • Reflections Motivate Our Soul And Prepare For Meditation (Shubha) • Reflections Teach Us To Stay Within And Move From Attachment
Maitri----- Friendship Desire to do good to others • Pramod---- Appreciation To be pleased seeing others happy • Karunä----Compassion To feel pain for others’ misery • Mädhyastha----- Equanimity To overlook other’s faults calmly
Friendship • Contemplation for well-being of everybody in this world: human beings, animals, etc. • Consider all human beings and animals are our extended family • At some point we are all related to each other • If one understands nonviolence all the way to the micro level, he has no enemies
Friendship • Benefactor • Family • Friends and other relatives • All living beings
You need to be friend with yourself. • First step in spiritual journey. • Self-Others
Appreciation • Find virtues in others. Everybody has something to offer. Appreciate their virtues. • This reflection creates tolerance, open-mindedness. • It creates a positive attitude. • Appreciation of religion to follow the right path. • Admire the Tirthankars and how they conquered inner enemies and established the fourfold order.
Compassion • Compassion to the less privileged. • Reminds us of ups and downs of life. • Leads to conquering passions • Encourage us to do good deeds by charity, devotion, and out active role in humanitarian work and animal care. • Physical and Spiritual compassion Compassion • Due to attachment • To needy • Out of expectation • True feelings
Are we capable of reducing miseries? • Are we more miserable than others?
We are always happier that others or more miserable that others.
Compassion--To suffer together with • Compassion makes the heart of the good move at the pain of others. • It crushes and destroys the pain of others
Disregard your own well being and cherish well being of others
Compassion with attachment • Compassion without attachment
Nor he who has much is rich, but he who gives much. • Charity is infinitely divisible. He who has a little can always give a little. • Kindness gives to another, compassion knows no other -- Explain
Equanimity • Even tempered in all situations. • If one doesn’t follow the right path after the right direction, be patient. Continue effort and continue leading him to the right direction. • Be cool minded! • Towards sinful, unrighteous
Mädhyastha • To Stay in Middle • Theory of Naya and Präman • Theory Of Karma
Aversion from happy state • Neutrality in happiness and misery • Sämäiyka
Ways to Conquer Anger • Hold the Breath/Deep Breathing • When Criticized Look Through Others’ Viewpoint • Let Other Person Steam out • Anger Destroys Relationships • I Don’t Want it so I Won’t Take It • Forgiveness Is the Sign of Bravery • Anger Provocating Situations are External • There are Constructive Solution to Conflicts • Anger will Bring Only More Anger • Develop Parasympathetic Nervous System • Meditation
Humility I replace with We • Well being of others • Friendship • Reducing others miseries • Compassion • Being happy with others Happiness • Appreciation • Being equanimous for others vices • Equanimity
Mind is like------- -------Monkey -------Water -------Electricity -------What gender? -------Sense?
Mind ---aspects of intellect, and consciousness combinations of thought, perception, memory, emotion, will. • Mind is the stream of consciousness. • The brain's conscious processes. • "Mind" refers to the thought processes of reason.
Jumping , Energetic, Mimicking • Story of a hat------Peer Pressure? • No shape, no color, flow in any direction, to have a better flow it needs a bank. • What are the banks we have? • Energy either destructive or constructive.
Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.
Step 1 Take notes daily Then observe all situations next day • Step 2 Before you act or react to undesirable situations, recite 3 Namaskär mantra • Step 3 Before you blame some body look at your self and find whether you could have done something to prevent.
Step 4 Before showing your frustration to any body take few deep breathe and recite 7 Namaskär • Step 5 Think about all favorable situations in life. Contemplate on how did you get into that situation. Think about karma theory and start acquiring positive balance with wholesome activities
Contemplation (Anuprekshä, Bhävanä ) I will not subject myself to anger. Anger is not my inherent nature. Forgiveness is my quality.
A path for a successful and meaning full life • Virtuous action with conviction, dedication and faith • Build virtuous action from childhood • Train our minds for good thoughts but also avoidance of bad thoughts. • Appreciation and respect all --- Dravya Arihanta
Ways for Successful life • Know the personal and social boundary • Freedom is not no constraints • Tolerance with understanding • Remember expectation and anticipation is the main cause of unhappiness
Personality Types S Enlightened Soul Noble Leader with Vision Sattvik Noble, Man of Perfection, incarnation of Love & Compassion Commercial Businessman Learner S+T S+R Simple minded, lacks worldly expe-rience Assertive, Stands for Principles & Values Commoner, no guidance, prone to influences R T Rajasik Aggressive, full of selfish drive, prone to active life Tamasik Lazy, sensuous, inactive Opportunist, wants others to work for him – prone to violence S+R+T Criminals, Law-breaker Political Leader Trainee R+T
Spiritual values to be embedded here Impressions are the basic inclinations. They give birth to intentions The way we meet the results is the reaction IMPRESSIONS Change of Attitude Reactions get stored in our psyche, results in shaping the personality Reorganizing the priorities REACTIONS INTENTIONS Intentions trigger thoughts ACTIONS THOUGHTS Improving the quality Broader vision and Selflessness Thoughts lead to actions. Quality of thoughts decide quality of actions
Training with compassion
Performance with Detachment A detached performer identifies with ‘accomplishment’ and not with what is accomplished.
In this (Detached performance) there is no loss of effort, nor is there any harm (contrary result). Even a little performance protects one from great fear. The essence of Karma Yoga You can choose your action. You cannot choose the result of action. You can choose your reaction. May you not be without action.
Intention @ work Often Ask to yourself: What am I doing? Why am I doing? How am I doing? Human mind is like a parachute. It works better when it is open! Is it related to what I would like to achieve? Can I delegate this to Someone? Can I do something differently without disturbing the Output?
Leading by living Whatever a great man does, that other men also imitate; whatever he sets up as the standard, that the world follows. Bhagavad-Gita 3.21
How to recognize a leader? • In his presence, others feel an urge to follow him. • Ready to accomplish some goal under his directions. • A leader stimulates, motivates and inspires to follow. • He does ordinary things extra-ordinarily. • He is part of the group he leads and does not remote-control. • He finds ideas by discussing with his group
Noble Intention • Action creates external result of success; intention creates internal result of peace. • Action without noble intention does not lead to spiritual growth. Intentions are shaped by values. • 20 noble Values: Absence of Pride Absence of Pretension Non-violence Forgiveness Straightforwardness Service to Seniors Purity of motive Sustained interest Self-control Detachment Absence of Arrogance Mature vision of life Non-Possessiveness Emotional balance Not being greedy Love for God Meditation Not being extrovert Seeking true knowledge Steadfast in wisdom
Wise v/s Otherwise! Talk about PEOPLE Talk about IDEAS Critical Attitude Caring Attitude Rebels Authority Respects Authority Goes Along to get along Courage of Conviction Confusion Confident Concerned about Character Concerned about Reputation Assertive Aggressive Willing to Learn Know it all Sensitive Touchy Solitude Lonely Discuss Argue Discipline Distorted sense of Freedom Internally Driven Externally Driven Respects Others Looks down on Others Knows the Limit Everything Goes!
Manage worries • The longer you hold, heavier it becomes! • Learn to put down the burden and pick it up when you need. • Don’t carry the burden wherever you go.