Life 04 (Aug 09 - Sep 09)

[winston]

Why is it not desirable to crave for ephemeral worldly gains?

It is not desirable to crave for money and ephemeral worldly gains. You can never say when money will come and when it will go. Money has a form and that is why it comes and goes.

But there is no form for morality. You should develop morality for the progress of the society and the welfare of the world.

You should have faith in the Divine Principle. One who has faith in Divinity will not be subjected to injustice and impropriety.

- Divine Discourse, 6 July 2009.

Source: radiosai.org

[winston]

Ignorance only creates further ignorance

Until we begin to break down this vicious circle of ignorance which only creates further ignorance, self-reliance cannot bring about release from sorrow.

Yet to understand this continuity of ignorance and sorrow, each one must become utterly self-reliant to be able to probe into craving, fear, tendencies, memories, and so on.

Mere self-expression is not creativeness, and to be truly creative, one must understand the process of the self and so be free from it. Through earnest awareness as to what it is that is expressing itself, we begin to understand the limited causes of the past which control the present, and in this strenuous understanding there comes a freedom from the cause of ignorance.

True self-reliance, not the self-reliance for the purpose of mere aggressive expression of the self, can come about only through understanding the process of craving, with its limiting values, fears, and hopes; then self-reliance has great significance, for through one´s own strenuous awareness there is a wholeness, a completeness.

On Relationship

Source: jkrishnamurthi.com

[winston]

Our Varied Behavior Adds to the Planet's Well-Being...

When you remember that nothing can come into your experience without your Vibrational invitation of it, then you do the simple work of paying attention to your own Vibrational offering, and you save yourself the enormous and impossible task of controlling the behavior of others.

When you remember that the varied behavior of others adds to the balance and the Well-Being of your planet even if they offer behavior that you do not approve of; and that you do not have to participate in the unwanted behavior, and will not - unless you give your attention to it - you become more willing to allow others to live as they choose.

--- Abraham

Excerpted from Abraham's newest book, The Vortex, Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships

[winston]

Addiction to knowledge

Addiction to knowledge is like any other addiction; it offers an escape from the fear of emptiness, of loneliness, of frustration, the fear of being nothing. The light of knowledge is a delicate covering under which lies a darkness that the mind cannot penetrate.

The mind is frightened of this unknown, and so it escapes into knowledge, into theories, hopes, imagination; and this very knowledge is a hindrance to the understanding of the unknown.

To put aside knowledge is to invite fear, and to deny the mind, which is the only instrument of perception one has, is to be vulnerable to sorrow, to joy. But it is not easy to put aside knowledge.

To be ignorant is not to be free of knowledge. Ignorance is the lack of self-awareness; and knowledge is ignorance when there is no understanding of the ways of the self. Understanding of the self is freedom from knowledge.

Commentaries on Living First Series p 26

Source: jkrishnamurthi.com

[winston]

What is the need of the hour?

Whatever actions you perform, you will have to reap their consequences accordingly. Therefore you should develop morality and imbibe human qualities.

When the food becomes stale, there is no use keeping it any longer, because it will become more stale. You may hide sins from society, but you cannot hide anything from the Divine.

Therefore do not try to hide anything. If you can do good to others, do it. Otherwise, keep quiet. At least, do not harm anybody. Cause no harm to anyone by your thoughts, words or deeds. The consequences of your actions will come to you sooner than later.

There maybe some delay but you cannot escape these consequences. Develop love for the Divine and develop human qualities and morality. When there is morality in the society, all will be protected and no harm will come to the society.

-Divine Discourse, July 6, 2009.

Source: radiosai.org

[winston]

Is knowledge necessary in relationship?

Knowledge is absolutely essential. You can add to it, take away from it, but the immensity of knowledge is a human necessity. Now, is knowledge necessary in relationship between human beings?

We are related to each other, we are human beings, we live on the same earth, it is our earth, not the Christian or English or Indian earth, it is our earth, the beauty of it, the marvellous riches of it, it is our earth to be lived on.

And what place has thought in relationship? Relationship means to be related, relationship means to respond to each other in freedom, with its responsibility. So what place has thought in relationship?

Thought, which is capable of remembering, imagining, contriving, designing, calculating: What place has it in human relationship? Has it any place at all?

On Mind and Thought, pp 44-45

Source: jkrishnamurthi.com

[winston]

What do we need to do to protect ourselves and be of utility to those around us?

Destroy all your evil qualities such as pride, ego and wickedness. Whenever you drive away all these evil qualities, you will become a pure human being.

Where from does humanness come? It comes from your heart. Here, the heart is not referred to as the physical heart but the spiritual heart, which is free of all blemishes.

Like fragrant air, your purity should spread everywhere. You should share with others, pure thoughts and pure feelings that emanate from you. Whatever you do, it should be helpful to others.

- Divine Discourse, July 6, 2009.

Source: radiosai.org

[winston]

The principle of love is present in all. When people develop love, there will be no conflicts in the world. Therefore, you should develop love.

Never resort to untruth under any circumstances. If you follow untruth, you will never be able to develop love. Therefore always adhere to truth.

Develop love at all times. You can develop love only by following truth and righteousness. These two qualities are most essential for everyone. This is the essence of all sacred scriptures.

- Divine Discourse, June 4, 2009.

Source: radiosai.org

[winston]

The danger of knowledge

Psychologically, inwardly, is thought necessary? One must understand this question very deeply. Man, through millennia upon millennia, has been caught in this pattern. And in this pattern there is never freedom, because knowledge, being limited, can never bring freedom.

We need absolute freedom to find that which is eternal—obviously—freedom from all attachment, which means from all knowledge. So knowledge, though necessary in a certain direction, is the most dangerous thing that we have inwardly.

We are now accumulating a great deal of knowledge, about the universe, about the nature of everything—scientifically, analytically, archaeologically, and so on. And that knowledge may be preventing us from acting as total, complete human beings.

A Timeless Spring, pp 163-164

Source: jkrishnamurthi.com

[winston]

What are the important jewels that we should wear every single day?

I am now giving you some selected jewels, maxims of conduct, that are very important. Collect and treasure them well:

Let Love be considered the very breath of your life. Believe that there is nothing greater than Truth, nothing more precious, nothing sweeter and nothing more lasting.

Be always on the alert against the four sins that the tongue is prone to commit - Speaking falsehood, Speaking ill of others, Backbiting and Talking too much.

It is best to attempt to control these tendencies. One must be always very vigilant, without a moment's carelessness against the eight sins that the mind perpetrates - Craving, Anger, Greed, Attachment, Impatience, Hatred, Egoism and Pride.

Your primary duty is to keep all these things at a safe distance, free from yourself.

Source: radiosai.org