Meditating Without Goals
While it is necessary to be attracted to our practice, if we are to develop a strong motivation to do it, it is entirely destructive if that attraction is based on achieving, during the practice, a desired state of mind while excluding others.
— Nigel Wellings, “Are You Practicing Stupid Meditation?”
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Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:06 am
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:06 pm
Having been blessed with the fortune of knowing the Supreme Lord, how do we realise His absolute nature?
Prema (Pure Love) is enough to realise the Supreme. Prema is the absence of hate, dislike and prejudice; it also means the positive virtues of compassion and affection, so that you grieve when others grieve and exult when they are happy.
The Divine has four qualities and it is only when you cultivate them that you can understand Him.
They are Divine love (prema), Beauty (soundarya), Sweetness (madhurya), and Splendour (shobha).
The development of Prema is enough to add unto you the other three.
When you are so full of love for the Divine in all creation, that stage is beauty; when you are immersed in the sea of Universal Love you reach the acme of sweetness; when your mind loses its identity and merges in the Universal Mind, then there is splendour indescribable!
- Divine Discourse, Nov 23, 1966.
When you become all-embracing infinite Love, the Divine will manifest in and through you.
Source: radiosai.org
Prema (Pure Love) is enough to realise the Supreme. Prema is the absence of hate, dislike and prejudice; it also means the positive virtues of compassion and affection, so that you grieve when others grieve and exult when they are happy.
The Divine has four qualities and it is only when you cultivate them that you can understand Him.
They are Divine love (prema), Beauty (soundarya), Sweetness (madhurya), and Splendour (shobha).
The development of Prema is enough to add unto you the other three.
When you are so full of love for the Divine in all creation, that stage is beauty; when you are immersed in the sea of Universal Love you reach the acme of sweetness; when your mind loses its identity and merges in the Universal Mind, then there is splendour indescribable!
- Divine Discourse, Nov 23, 1966.
When you become all-embracing infinite Love, the Divine will manifest in and through you.
Source: radiosai.org
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:50 pm
How can we permanently install the Divine as the charioteer of our life?
The Scriptures teaches the process of dhyana (meditation) in a neat little formula: "Keep Me in your memory and fight!"
The cue: to fight the battle of life, with the Divine in the consciousness as the charioteer.
It is not merely a direction; it is a prescription for all humanity.
"Fix your mind on Me and fight! I shall be the Will behind your will, the eye behind your eye, the brain within your brain, and the breath within your breath.
The fight is mine, the might is mine, the trials and triumphs are mine, the fruits of victory are mine, the humiliation of defeat is mine - you are I and I am you."
That is the consummation of dhyana - identity, the negation of difference.
Do not distinguish this task as devotional singing. this task as eating, this other task as pujan (adoration of the Divine); all are pujan, acts of worship, for food is given by Him, eaten by Him, for His sake, to yield strength for His work.
When He is fused with every breath, you can achieve the sovereign task of merging in Him.
- Divine Discourse, Jun 09, 1970.
The Divine is omnipresent and subsumes all things. Hence, there is no meaning in
making a distinction between personal duties and service to the Divine.
Source: radiosai.org
The Scriptures teaches the process of dhyana (meditation) in a neat little formula: "Keep Me in your memory and fight!"
The cue: to fight the battle of life, with the Divine in the consciousness as the charioteer.
It is not merely a direction; it is a prescription for all humanity.
"Fix your mind on Me and fight! I shall be the Will behind your will, the eye behind your eye, the brain within your brain, and the breath within your breath.
The fight is mine, the might is mine, the trials and triumphs are mine, the fruits of victory are mine, the humiliation of defeat is mine - you are I and I am you."
That is the consummation of dhyana - identity, the negation of difference.
Do not distinguish this task as devotional singing. this task as eating, this other task as pujan (adoration of the Divine); all are pujan, acts of worship, for food is given by Him, eaten by Him, for His sake, to yield strength for His work.
When He is fused with every breath, you can achieve the sovereign task of merging in Him.
- Divine Discourse, Jun 09, 1970.
The Divine is omnipresent and subsumes all things. Hence, there is no meaning in
making a distinction between personal duties and service to the Divine.
Source: radiosai.org
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:34 am
Enlivening Patience
Patience can demand the most determined effort, especially when the habits of irritation and anger have built up over a lifetime or more, yet it is enlivened by the sweetest of qualities, such as humor, lightness, and perspective.
— Sarah Kanowski, “Raging Buddha”
Patience can demand the most determined effort, especially when the habits of irritation and anger have built up over a lifetime or more, yet it is enlivened by the sweetest of qualities, such as humor, lightness, and perspective.
— Sarah Kanowski, “Raging Buddha”
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Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:55 am
What Is Right Speech?
One should not speak carelessly: speech should be at the right time and place.
If one cannot say something useful, one should keep “noble silence.”
— Walpola Sri Rahula, “The Noble Eightfold Path”
One should not speak carelessly: speech should be at the right time and place.
If one cannot say something useful, one should keep “noble silence.”
— Walpola Sri Rahula, “The Noble Eightfold Path”
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Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:55 am
What Is Right Speech?
One should not speak carelessly: speech should be at the right time and place.
If one cannot say something useful, one should keep “noble silence.”
— Walpola Sri Rahula, “The Noble Eightfold Path”
One should not speak carelessly: speech should be at the right time and place.
If one cannot say something useful, one should keep “noble silence.”
— Walpola Sri Rahula, “The Noble Eightfold Path”
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Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:55 am
How can we be more energetic in our daily living?
Speech has to be rigorously trained to avoid chatter and wandering prattle.
Keep the tongue under control; don’t express all that you are prompted to say; and cut that inclination to the minimum.
Silence will charge the battery and you can win it through a longer period of meditation.
Be full of pure love, then your words will spread love. They will be sweet and soothing like balm to those who suffer.
Om is the root of all sounds in all the worlds. The most effective method of cultivating love is to practise Namasmarana (remembrance of the Name).
Or, better still, spend your time in Pranavopasana (repetition of Om).
Om is the origin of Creation; it is the source, sustenance and strength. It is prana (life) of every being.
Just as air forced through reeds of a harmonium produces the seven musical notes, the one Om is at the root of all the sounds in all the worlds.
Know its significance and practise its recitation!
- Divine Discourse, Nov 23, 1966.
Always keep chanting the "Name of The Divine" and you will never be able to forget Him at any time.
Source: radiosai.org
Speech has to be rigorously trained to avoid chatter and wandering prattle.
Keep the tongue under control; don’t express all that you are prompted to say; and cut that inclination to the minimum.
Silence will charge the battery and you can win it through a longer period of meditation.
Be full of pure love, then your words will spread love. They will be sweet and soothing like balm to those who suffer.
Om is the root of all sounds in all the worlds. The most effective method of cultivating love is to practise Namasmarana (remembrance of the Name).
Or, better still, spend your time in Pranavopasana (repetition of Om).
Om is the origin of Creation; it is the source, sustenance and strength. It is prana (life) of every being.
Just as air forced through reeds of a harmonium produces the seven musical notes, the one Om is at the root of all the sounds in all the worlds.
Know its significance and practise its recitation!
- Divine Discourse, Nov 23, 1966.
Always keep chanting the "Name of The Divine" and you will never be able to forget Him at any time.
Source: radiosai.org
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:31 am
Understanding Suffering
Most of our suffering comes from habitual thinking.
If we try to stop it out of aversion to thinking, we can’t; we just go on and on and on.
So the important thing is not to get rid of thought but to understand it.
— Ajahn Sumedho, “Noticing Space”
Most of our suffering comes from habitual thinking.
If we try to stop it out of aversion to thinking, we can’t; we just go on and on and on.
So the important thing is not to get rid of thought but to understand it.
— Ajahn Sumedho, “Noticing Space”
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Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:31 am
Understanding Suffering
Most of our suffering comes from habitual thinking.
If we try to stop it out of aversion to thinking, we can’t; we just go on and on and on.
So the important thing is not to get rid of thought but to understand it.
— Ajahn Sumedho, “Noticing Space”
Most of our suffering comes from habitual thinking.
If we try to stop it out of aversion to thinking, we can’t; we just go on and on and on.
So the important thing is not to get rid of thought but to understand it.
— Ajahn Sumedho, “Noticing Space”
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Life 41 (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
by winston » Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:39 am
How should we lead our life with equanimity, in rain or shine?
Sorrow affects you because you feel you deserved joy and did not acquire it;
But there is one impartial distributor of joy and sorrow, who gives you what you need, rather than what you desire.
You may need the tonic of tragedy to set you on the road to recovery.
The Compassionate One, the Eternal All-knowing Divine knows best. Welcome the tragedy and fight your way through, with the armour of the Memory Divine.
As all rivers hurry towards the sea, let all your imaginings wend their way to the Divine. The Play is His, the role is His Gift, the lines are written by Him, He decides the dress and decoration, the gesture and the tone, and the entrance and the exit.
You have to act your part well and receive His approbation when the curtain falls.
Earn by your efficiency and enthusiasm the right to play higher and higher roles - that is the meaning and purpose of life!
- Divine Discourse, Jun 09, 1970.
Do not worry too much about things of the world. Worry ends in meaningless hurry
and waste of time. That time is better used in meditating on the Divine.
Source: radiosai.org
Sorrow affects you because you feel you deserved joy and did not acquire it;
But there is one impartial distributor of joy and sorrow, who gives you what you need, rather than what you desire.
You may need the tonic of tragedy to set you on the road to recovery.
The Compassionate One, the Eternal All-knowing Divine knows best. Welcome the tragedy and fight your way through, with the armour of the Memory Divine.
As all rivers hurry towards the sea, let all your imaginings wend their way to the Divine. The Play is His, the role is His Gift, the lines are written by Him, He decides the dress and decoration, the gesture and the tone, and the entrance and the exit.
You have to act your part well and receive His approbation when the curtain falls.
Earn by your efficiency and enthusiasm the right to play higher and higher roles - that is the meaning and purpose of life!
- Divine Discourse, Jun 09, 1970.
Do not worry too much about things of the world. Worry ends in meaningless hurry
and waste of time. That time is better used in meditating on the Divine.
Source: radiosai.org
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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