Life 04 (Aug 09 - Sep 09)

[winston]

Is there such a thing as the unconscious at all?

We have divided this consciousness as the conscious and the unconscious. We are occupied with a little corner of it, which is most of our life; and of the rest we are unconscious, we don’t even know how to go into it.

We know it only when there is a crisis, when there is a certain urgent demand, a certain immediate challenge, which has to be responded to immediately; only then do we act as total entities.

Having divided consciousness into the conscious and the unconscious, we look from the conscious—which is only a small part of it—at the whole of consciousness.

Now the speaker is asking: Is there such a thing as the unconscious at all? Is there something that is hidden, which has to be interpreted through dreams, through examination, analysis and so on, which we have called the unconscious?

Or is it only that, because you have paid so much attention to the little corner of this field which you call the conscious and have not paid total attention to the whole field, you are not aware of the whole content of the field.

To go into this very carefully, you have to look at your own consciousness.

The Collected Works vol XVII, p 146

Source: jkrishnamurthi.com

[winston]

What should be the constant endeavour in our lives?

All of you should lead your lives with humility and obedience. Destroy all your evil qualities such as pride, ego and wickedness. When you drive away these evil qualities, you will become a pure human being.

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

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

Help Ever, Hurt Never. If you imbibe these two qualities, everything will become good for you.

- Divine Discourse, 6 July, 2009

Source: radiosai.org

[winston]

What is the importance of time? How should we best utilise it?

Do not waste time. At present, you are wasting a lot of time in vain pursuits. In fact, Time is our life. Time is everything. "Worship time, Worship the Lord of Time".

If you spend such a valuable time, indulging in vain and unsacred things, how can you get it back? It is only to sanctify this life, the Divine has given you your span of time.

If you channelize your thoughts in the right path, your actions will be timely. The time, the action, the cause and the duty should be harmonized.

Do not ever leave the sacred path. The path will help you lead a sacred life. You can definitely achieve this.

-Divine Discourse, 12 Oct, 2002.

Source: radiosai.org

[winston]

The unconscious mind is as trivial as the conscious

A great deal has been written about the unconscious mind, especially in the West. Extraordinary significance has been given to it. But it is as trivial, as shallow as the conscious mind.

You can observe it yourself. If you observe you will see that what is called the unconscious is the residue of the race, of the culture, of the family, of your own motives and appetites. It is there, hidden. And the conscious mind is occupied with the daily routine of life, going to the office, sex, and so on.

To give importance to the one or to the other seems utterly sterile. Both have very little meaning, except that the conscious mind has to have technological knowledge in order to earn a livelihood.

This constant battle, both within, at the deeper level, as well as at the superficial level, is the way of our life. It is a way of disorder, a way of disarray, contradiction, misery, and for a mind caught in that to try to meditate is meaningless, infantile.

This Light in Oneself, p 20

Source: jkrishnamurthi.com

[winston]

Regina Brett's 45 life lessons and 5 to grow on
By Joey Morona

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.

It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update:

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.

8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.

16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.

18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: “In five years, will this matter?”

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.

35. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.

41. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

42. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

45. The best is yet to come.

46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

48. If you don’t ask, you don’t get.

49. Yield.

50. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.


Source: Regina Brett, May 28, 2006.

http://www.cleveland.com/brett/blog/ind ... ssons.html

[kennynah]

maybe, at investideas, we too could have a list of Life's Lessons....

i start ....

Be Happy....Don't Worry....

[winston]

Good idea. I have started another thread call Life Lesson ( Invest Ideas Members )

[winston]

What should we do if we make a mistake?

You should not ask either for pardon when wrong is done, nor for reward, when right is done! Why? Doing right is but man's duty. What other reward can there be?

The joy of having done one's duty is its own reward. Doing wrong is against the duty of all human beings. So, if a wrong action has been done, one should repent and pray for the intelligence and discrimination necessary for not repeating the wrong already committed.

Beyond this, it depends upon His Grace, whether He punishes and protects or pardons and corrects!

Source: radiosai.org

[winston]

The sleeping hours an intensification of the waking hours

The more you are conscious of your thoughts-emotions, the more you are aware of your whole being. Then the sleeping hours become an intensification of the waking hours. Consciousness functions even in so-called sleep, of which we are well aware.

You think over a problem pretty thoroughly and yet you cannot solve it; you sleep over it, which phrase we often use. In the morning we find its issues are clearer, and we seem to know what to do; or we perceive a new aspect of it which helps to clear up the problem.

How does this happen? We can attribute a lot of mystery and nonsense to it, but what does take place? In that so-called sleep the conscious mind, that thin layer is quiet, perhaps receptive; it has worried over the problem and now, being weary, is still, the tension removed.

Then the promptings of the deeper layers of consciousness are discernible and when you wake up, the problem seems to have become clearer and easier to solve. So the more you are aware of your thoughts-feelings during the day, not for a few seconds or during a set period, the mind becomes quieter, alertly passive, and so capable of responding and comprehending the deeper intimations.

But it is difficult to be so aware; the conscious mind is not used to such intensity. The more aware the conscious mind is, the more the inner mind co-operates with it, and so there is deeper and wider understanding.

The Collected Work vol III, p 219

Source: jkrishnamurthi.com

[winston]

Present Joy

The present promises the joy you are looking for. The future does not hold any more joy than this moment. There is no future joy to get to, to strive toward, as this moment holds all of it.

If you don't feel joyful now, it's not because it doesn't exist or only exists in some unknown future, it's because you're not tapping into it in this moment.

Find joy in your present moment and you'll never worry about what the future holds again.

Source: followyoursoul.com