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Friday, November 12, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Oneness Celebrates Gratitude
Notes from Tejasa at Oneness University about November being the month to celebrate gratitude. What follows is Bhagavan on video talking about how gratitude actually works. Notes included below.
Oneness celebrates November as a month of Gratitude.
We have now entered into the month of Gratitude, which opens up new possibilities for us to more conscientiously contemplate on the real meaning of Gratitude.
Let us take this opportunity to take at least 10 minutes every morning and every evening to contemplate on each person who have come into our lives and make the list of help we received from each one of them. (We can think about 1 or 2 person each day).
November 14th is considered to be the Oneness Gratitude Day.
On this occasion let us express our Gratitude to the Divine and to each and every person who have came into our lives. You could choose the way to contact them, by mail, by sms, by snail mail, by post card, by a phone call or by meeting them personally. This will culminate in huge breakthroughs in all your relationships making them better than you ever imagined they could be. At the same time this will fuel your awakening process.
Have an amazing journey!
Note: You could begin the practice from the moment you read this and you could practice this till the end of this month
We also take this opportunity to thank you for staying and supporting the Vision of Sri Amma Bhagavan.
With Love and Regards,
Ever in the Service of Sri Amma Bhagavan
Tejasa
Oneness celebrates November as a month of Gratitude.
We have now entered into the month of Gratitude, which opens up new possibilities for us to more conscientiously contemplate on the real meaning of Gratitude.
Let us take this opportunity to take at least 10 minutes every morning and every evening to contemplate on each person who have come into our lives and make the list of help we received from each one of them. (We can think about 1 or 2 person each day).
November 14th is considered to be the Oneness Gratitude Day.
On this occasion let us express our Gratitude to the Divine and to each and every person who have came into our lives. You could choose the way to contact them, by mail, by sms, by snail mail, by post card, by a phone call or by meeting them personally. This will culminate in huge breakthroughs in all your relationships making them better than you ever imagined they could be. At the same time this will fuel your awakening process.
Have an amazing journey!
Note: You could begin the practice from the moment you read this and you could practice this till the end of this month
We also take this opportunity to thank you for staying and supporting the Vision of Sri Amma Bhagavan.
With Love and Regards,
Ever in the Service of Sri Amma Bhagavan
Tejasa
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
This freedom of the mind is what we call the awakening. - Sri Bhagavan
Living without being awakened is not living at all. It is merely an effort to survive. Why is it that we do not live? It is the mind which prevents us from living. How does the mind prevent us from living? The mind does not allow us to experience reality as it is.
When you experience reality as it is then you are living. But the mind does not allow that to happen. Why? The mind is always naming, it is judging and trying to commit to memory. That is why the mind never allows you to actually experience anything.
Therefore, in order to live we have to be free of the mind. There is yet another reason why we should be free of the mind. The mind is responsible for all our problems throughout our human existence. It creates problems then it tries to solve the problems. In that very effort it keeps surviving. Without problems, the mind cannot survive. That is what is responsible for all our problems.
As long as we are not free of the mind problems are not going to cease. The individual, the collective, political, be it economical, be it social, be it environmental, what not - the root is in the mind. Unless and until we are free of the mind, these problems are not going to come to an end.
To be free of the mind is the only revolution. There is no other revolution that can really transform man. Therefore it is very important to be free of the mind. When we say that we must be free of the mind we are not talking of extinguishing the mind - no, not at all. The mind will very much be there, in fact it will be working more efficiently. But then instead of the mind making rules of our lives we will be making use of the mind. That is the only difference that is going to take place now. The mind will very be there, but then we will be making use of this.
This freedom of the mind is what we call the awakening.
When you experience reality as it is then you are living. But the mind does not allow that to happen. Why? The mind is always naming, it is judging and trying to commit to memory. That is why the mind never allows you to actually experience anything.
Therefore, in order to live we have to be free of the mind. There is yet another reason why we should be free of the mind. The mind is responsible for all our problems throughout our human existence. It creates problems then it tries to solve the problems. In that very effort it keeps surviving. Without problems, the mind cannot survive. That is what is responsible for all our problems.
As long as we are not free of the mind problems are not going to cease. The individual, the collective, political, be it economical, be it social, be it environmental, what not - the root is in the mind. Unless and until we are free of the mind, these problems are not going to come to an end.
To be free of the mind is the only revolution. There is no other revolution that can really transform man. Therefore it is very important to be free of the mind. When we say that we must be free of the mind we are not talking of extinguishing the mind - no, not at all. The mind will very much be there, in fact it will be working more efficiently. But then instead of the mind making rules of our lives we will be making use of the mind. That is the only difference that is going to take place now. The mind will very be there, but then we will be making use of this.
This freedom of the mind is what we call the awakening.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The Nature of the Mind by Sri Bhagavan
adapted from a video conference with Brazil, December 5, 2009
The first thing to realize is that it is not your mind or somebody's mind, it is the Human Mind. We think it is our mind but it is not really so. That's why we call it the one mind. All mind, whosoever's mind it is, that one mind, has fear at its center. Fear is the core of the mind. Not only that, mind is nothing but a flow of thought from the past, through the present, into the future. This is what the mind does. And mind has got jealousy, anger, lust, desire; all these things are the qualities of the mind. No matter whose mind it is. They have the same qualities.
So, the first thing to realize is that all mind is only one mind. Let us say you have tuberculosis, you can not say "it is my tuberculosis" or "her tuberculosis". Tuberculosis is tuberculosis. So, the mind is the mind. It is not your mind, or his mind or her mind. There's just the one mind with those qualities. This we must first realize.
Next we must realize that this mind is very, very ancient. It's as old as man is. It has not changed at all. The brain itself has changed very little and the human mind has virtually not changed. The ancient man had fear of the tiger or the lion or something and modern man has fear of the share market or losing his job or girlfriend, so it's the same thing. The ancient man desired for a spear, you desire for a car or a house, or some such thing.
So it is the very same mind, only the object of fear or the object of desire has changed. You must realize this is an ancient mind. Not only is it the one mind, it is also the ancient mind.
Just like sugar has some qualities, like it tastes sweet, its specific gravity is something, its specific heat is something. If you take salt, it has its own taste and its specific gravity is something, it's specific heat is something. Those are the qualities of salt; those are the qualities of sugar. Sugar, you cannot make into salt, or salt into sugar. Similarly, these are the qualities of the mind, as designed by nature, as designed by your brain. There's NOTHING you could do about it.
It must strike you, like a ton of bricks, that it is impossible to change the mind. It must really strike you, not intellectually, not even as an insight, but actually you must see that the mind can not be changed. It was, it is and will be the same.
So, what you must see is that it is the one mind, it is ancient and it is impossible to change it. If you really see it, you will become free of the mind. It will not trouble you. It will be there, but it will be working on its own. It will not infringe on your consciousness, it will not take charge, it will not trouble you. It's like a stranger living in your house, it will be there working on its own. It won't bother you.
Then, who is there in charge? Your consciousness is in charge. Consciousness knows how to respond to different situations. Not the mind, but consciousness takes over. The mind generally reacts to situations. Consciousness responds.
When the mind does something it will go back and think, "Did I do the right thing or the wrong thing?" When consciousness responds, you do not go back and think whether it was the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do. Whatever consciousness does, it is perfect. It would take over and there will be no problems at all when consciousness functions. When the mind functions, the mind being divisive, creates problems.
The first thing to realize is that it is not your mind or somebody's mind, it is the Human Mind. We think it is our mind but it is not really so. That's why we call it the one mind. All mind, whosoever's mind it is, that one mind, has fear at its center. Fear is the core of the mind. Not only that, mind is nothing but a flow of thought from the past, through the present, into the future. This is what the mind does. And mind has got jealousy, anger, lust, desire; all these things are the qualities of the mind. No matter whose mind it is. They have the same qualities.
So, the first thing to realize is that all mind is only one mind. Let us say you have tuberculosis, you can not say "it is my tuberculosis" or "her tuberculosis". Tuberculosis is tuberculosis. So, the mind is the mind. It is not your mind, or his mind or her mind. There's just the one mind with those qualities. This we must first realize.
Next we must realize that this mind is very, very ancient. It's as old as man is. It has not changed at all. The brain itself has changed very little and the human mind has virtually not changed. The ancient man had fear of the tiger or the lion or something and modern man has fear of the share market or losing his job or girlfriend, so it's the same thing. The ancient man desired for a spear, you desire for a car or a house, or some such thing.
So it is the very same mind, only the object of fear or the object of desire has changed. You must realize this is an ancient mind. Not only is it the one mind, it is also the ancient mind.
Just like sugar has some qualities, like it tastes sweet, its specific gravity is something, its specific heat is something. If you take salt, it has its own taste and its specific gravity is something, it's specific heat is something. Those are the qualities of salt; those are the qualities of sugar. Sugar, you cannot make into salt, or salt into sugar. Similarly, these are the qualities of the mind, as designed by nature, as designed by your brain. There's NOTHING you could do about it.
It must strike you, like a ton of bricks, that it is impossible to change the mind. It must really strike you, not intellectually, not even as an insight, but actually you must see that the mind can not be changed. It was, it is and will be the same.
So, what you must see is that it is the one mind, it is ancient and it is impossible to change it. If you really see it, you will become free of the mind. It will not trouble you. It will be there, but it will be working on its own. It will not infringe on your consciousness, it will not take charge, it will not trouble you. It's like a stranger living in your house, it will be there working on its own. It won't bother you.
Then, who is there in charge? Your consciousness is in charge. Consciousness knows how to respond to different situations. Not the mind, but consciousness takes over. The mind generally reacts to situations. Consciousness responds.
When the mind does something it will go back and think, "Did I do the right thing or the wrong thing?" When consciousness responds, you do not go back and think whether it was the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do. Whatever consciousness does, it is perfect. It would take over and there will be no problems at all when consciousness functions. When the mind functions, the mind being divisive, creates problems.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Spiritual Growth, by Sri Bhagavan
adapted from a broadcast to Verbania, Italy December 6, 2009
Is it OK to follow my natural tendencies to avoid or reject things or people that I don't like? Or do I have to confront them even though I think it is useless?
Sri Bhagavan: The whole process of spiritual growth is confronting oneself. If you do not confront yourself, you are not going to grow. It's only when you confront yourself, you know who you are. And unless you know who you are, you cannot accept yourself, and if you cannot accept yourself you cannot love yourself, and if you cannot love yourself you're not going to love the other, and all spiritual growth stops so in this case you should not follow your natural tendencies. You have to learn to confront the darker side of yourself. You are trying to avoid the darker side of yourself. You have to get in touch with the darker side. Getting in touch with the positive side is not of much use, but what is important is the darker side the negative side. Each one of us has got an inauthentic side, a darker side, a negative side, a side of which you are very frightened. Unless you hold it like a baby, you examine it carefully, and you look at it non-judgmentally, there is going to be no growth. But if you keep avoiding it things will move from bad to worse. Your life could very well become miserable.
Is it OK to follow my natural tendencies to avoid or reject things or people that I don't like? Or do I have to confront them even though I think it is useless?
Sri Bhagavan: The whole process of spiritual growth is confronting oneself. If you do not confront yourself, you are not going to grow. It's only when you confront yourself, you know who you are. And unless you know who you are, you cannot accept yourself, and if you cannot accept yourself you cannot love yourself, and if you cannot love yourself you're not going to love the other, and all spiritual growth stops so in this case you should not follow your natural tendencies. You have to learn to confront the darker side of yourself. You are trying to avoid the darker side of yourself. You have to get in touch with the darker side. Getting in touch with the positive side is not of much use, but what is important is the darker side the negative side. Each one of us has got an inauthentic side, a darker side, a negative side, a side of which you are very frightened. Unless you hold it like a baby, you examine it carefully, and you look at it non-judgmentally, there is going to be no growth. But if you keep avoiding it things will move from bad to worse. Your life could very well become miserable.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Shifting Core Problems, by Sri Bhagavan
adapted from a broadcast to Verbania, Italy November 28, 2009
Some are stuck facing a core problem. How can we shift places we are stuck inside?
Sri Bhagavan: If there is a core problem, and you cannot get out of that. Stop fighting. Any effort to understand or analyze a problem will prevent it from getting resolved. The problem is in trying to analyze the problem. Analysis is paralysis. You must realize with that external problems are different. With internal problems do not use analysis.
Once you realize analysis won't work, you will naturally feel helpless and have to stay with the problem. It is like a hen hatching an egg. You must sit with the problem. Then, the problem will hatch and the solution will come out.
With the fight for Indian independence, Ghandi did not know what to do, so he sat quietly with the problem. He was not able to understand the problem, so he just stayed with it until a solution came to him from the inside. The solution that came to him was to boycott salt for India's independence. The whole country was shocked, but eventually they realized that this would free them from British rule. Do not try to fight with the problem, then you'll get your salt for your core problem.
Some are stuck facing a core problem. How can we shift places we are stuck inside?
Sri Bhagavan: If there is a core problem, and you cannot get out of that. Stop fighting. Any effort to understand or analyze a problem will prevent it from getting resolved. The problem is in trying to analyze the problem. Analysis is paralysis. You must realize with that external problems are different. With internal problems do not use analysis.
Once you realize analysis won't work, you will naturally feel helpless and have to stay with the problem. It is like a hen hatching an egg. You must sit with the problem. Then, the problem will hatch and the solution will come out.
With the fight for Indian independence, Ghandi did not know what to do, so he sat quietly with the problem. He was not able to understand the problem, so he just stayed with it until a solution came to him from the inside. The solution that came to him was to boycott salt for India's independence. The whole country was shocked, but eventually they realized that this would free them from British rule. Do not try to fight with the problem, then you'll get your salt for your core problem.
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