Persistent effort, determination, will-power, can change a person’s allotted lot, there is no doubt about that: That is why, in ancient Hindu scriptures of India, so much stress is put on karma (actions). Fates are made or de-made according to positive/negative use of free-will!
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Musings.......A Passing Thought
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Qualitative difference between work of an intellect/scholar/genius and an artist: Though both are dedicated to their jobs, an artist's act never produces the fruits of evil, whereas the farmer’s are susceptible to these. There can, always be an evil genius but not an evil art!
Sense organs are vital parts of body machine. Body is only a machine. It is the mind that controls it and runs it according to its whims., mind gets pleasure, then its composition should be solid whereas it is subtle/invisible.
It was natural to eat meat, when man was evolving from animal state but when he has come of age after living through so many civilizations, matured through as many cultures, is it wise for him to behave like animals? At least, we must imitate animals, eat not to gorge our bellies
Even if we believe in past-karmas/destiny, integrated use of will-power can extinguish one’s past karmas(actions), simply by out-living (exhausting) them, by activating the latent memory cells and by discriminating on them, their influence can be weakened or completely mitigated!
Lust, greed and anger: It is the mind that creates them, body is merely a tool. All the three, are directly related to our physical world. So a preliminary knowledge about them is necessary before we take them seriously at their roots!
The simplest thing to understand is, we are the product of our past-present, gross-subtle selves, knowledge/intelligence, the direct descendant of wisdom---the love pulses, permeating the cosmos!
Life is governed by our intelligence- that particular intelligence may relate to a class, with identical qualities. On earth they exhibit similar traits, in atmosphere, they radiate identical vibrations, whose reflections are enclosed into separate circles in outer space!
Beauty of scene does not lie in chaste waters of a lake, branches of trees or blooming flowers alone. But it is expression of the whole scene. When all the elements in nature meet in balanced proportions and create balance in its elements, the results are devastatingly beautiful!
Its sense of righteousness that brings about a correct (right) combination, and that is beauty: Whatever is pleasant is good, right, virtuous, truth (full) and beautiful. And beauty in Nature is not an aspect but its conscience that unfolds for us its nature of right (-eousness)!
Had there been no transformer centers en-route, there would have been no satisfactory transmission of power from the power houses to distant cities. Transformers transfer the energy and channel it further. All elements of Nature work on the same principles.
We cannot realize total love unless we understand its tributaries of attraction, attachment, affection, compassion, kindness and lastly-love itself. Love could be attained through the richness of sensation, emotion and sensitivity, or by rationality and logic!
When senses create balance in man, joy blossoms inside: And it is their joy that make us aware of the joy outside. Suppose if we are in bad shape, our senses would be tainted, and would we have the same feeling of joy!
A thinker cannot at any given time over-step & talk about the upper level of consciousness without, again, going through the lower levels which he had traversed earlier. Every time he has to wade through the same levels to progress up to his already attained intellectual heights!
Even Masters, who are aware, use 'talk' very wisely.They know it tarnishes the language of their thoughts. They communicate in subtle ways for it is incomplete to express Nature and it also wastes precious energy.
Pleasure does not come from the other partner; it comes from our own indulgence. Then what is it that we seek from the partner? It is definitely not her/his body we use for pleasure. It is something else!
Nature and its elements though seems to devour each other, keep their balance and are the rejuvenating centers, which receive the energy of the elements, store it for some time and release it later according to need.
The second function of tongue is the faculty of talk. The original purpose of speech was to communicate our needs and share our experiences. We graduated from sign language to talk and to present day languages. Now we go on talking and talking, blabbering out meaningless talk!
If our senses are in harmony, music will spring out of the hearts of flowers, green leaves, swinging trees and still-waters of the lake. Even birds flying in unison and seem part of the scene!
Sight itself is incapable to decide whether a scene or an object is pleasing or displeasing. It is again the mind that enjoys the pleasure. In food also, it was the mind not the tongue that enjoys.
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