Freedom, from Jealousy & from Craving for Pride - A Divine Virtue

Freedom is an innate virtue, your state of fulfillment or otherwise depends upon whether this natural endowment is used or misused by you respectively. You can progress in the direction of

a fulfilling life only when you have the freedom from jealousy as well as the freedom from the craving for pride.

All Struggle in this World is the Result of the Craving for Pride;

Most of us generally believe that we are the real owners of our various material possessions in this world and take great pride in thinking that we are the factual owners of these material possessions, where as the fact is that these material possessions are in the ownership of God. All the struggle of most people in this world is the result of the craving for the false pride of staking the claim for the material possessions around them.

Jealousy if Allowed to Dominate Eats into the Feeling of Fulfillment;

When a hot object is placed near ice, the ice starts losing its form and it finally gets converted into  liquid, similarly Jealousy is a negative feeling which if allowed to dominate our being, it gradually grows stronger thus eating into the positive feeling of fulfillment and ultimately eradicating fulfillment completely from our lives. example, – when you get to know that another person has obtained the possession of some material object, which you also wish to have in your possession, then there are three different ways in which you can react to this event, the first and the most common way is to feel jealous of the other person, the second way could be, to be indifferent to such an event and the third way could be, to be feeling genuinely happy for the person that now possesses an object that would make him or her happy, this kind of disposition is the mark of an abundance mentality, which states that there is enough for everyone deserving and there is no shortage of any type, meaning it is not a zero sum game , where the gain of one person is necessarily the loss of another person.

To be able to experience fulfillment, the third way, marked with abundance mentality, when followed naturally by you, will be an indication that you are progressing on the right path to fulfillment. The fact of life is that each living being has to die some day or the other and we are no exceptions. Whatever deeds, divine or evil, a person does to acquire the possession of the material objects, has to face the consequences as a result of these deeds. After death there is no way the possession of these material objects can be retained by that particular person. Therefore there is no point in feeling jealous or craving for the false pride of possessing these material objects.

 

This Craving for False Pride is fueled by Passion and Ignorance;

Your reaction to any situation is governed by the dominating mode of your being, which may be exhibited by your acting under the spell of either ignorance, passion or goodness.

Ignorance; Under the spell of ignorance you tend to neglect the universal eternal truths and their impact, you are just motivated by the present ,you are so deeply entrenched in the clutches of the present moment that all your thinking capabilities are short circuited to support the act you wish to pursue in the present moment. You tend to get swayed by the emotions prevailing at that point in time, there by blocking out your access to the complete reasoning and thinking process, which could have guided you in terms of the effect of the action that will be produced as consequences of your action, such a situation can be averted by developing emotional intelligence.

Passion; When over powered by your passion you deliberately focus on acquiring objects you passionately wish to own and are willing to forego all other things , by acting in such a way you knowingly compromise on the universal eternal truths and expose yourself to the long term sufferings to be produced as a result of your actions. The difference that action taken under passion has with that taken under ignorance is that while under passion you tend to ignore the universal eternal truths through your reasoning whereas under ignorance you lose your discerning capability and all your reasoning, logic and thinking powers are completely blocked. So your actions under the spell of passion are still a matter of choice whereas those under the spell of ignorance are totally disconnected from your thinking reality in terms of the consequences arising out of your actions. 

 Acting in Goodness Gives Freedom from Jealousy as well as Craving for False Pride; 

Goodness; While in goodness you are equally concerned about the people around you and your behavior at all times is guided by the intent of not offending others through your actions, thus you see that the complete norms of etiquette flowing from this thought in different cultures and civilizations, where others, their respect and comfort are placed before the objective of self aggrandizement

Freedom if misused can take you away from the things you want to achieve, by leading you into the wrong direction, whereas its correct use can propel you to great heights and you can program yourself to achieve the things you desire in life

Knowing that you are, were or will only be a caretaker of the material possessions in your control, and the only owner is God, your craving for the false pride of owning the material objects will sublimate paving way to the attitude of leading a righteous life by following the universal eternal natural truths and imbibing the divine virtues in your life.

God Bless

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Fearlessness – A Divine Virtue

Why Fearlessness is considered a divine virtue? There are numerous reasons because of its two way action both as a cause and


an effect of many other divine virtues. Fearlessness is the result of righteous living, and also leads to righteous living.

Fear- An Effect of compromising on the Universal Eternal Truths;

There is an internal voice that gives you a warning signal whenever you initiate some action which is in contravention to the universal eternal truths, if you ignore this warning and go ahead with your action, then the internal voice gives you another warning signal, the strength of this signal is stronger than the previous warning signal, if you ignore even this stronger warning signal then the next time you again compromise on universal eternal truths, this warning signal becomes even stronger. And with each subsequent action compromising the universal eternal truths the strength of this warning signal keeps on increasing till a point is reached where the complete sensitivity to the warning signal is lost due to the conditioning of the senses responsible for perceiving the signal, this gradually takes the shape of a deep rooted fear and in your subconscious you get conditioned to this fear, as it becomes a part and parcel of your being, thereby making you devoid of the divine virtue, fearlessness.

Conditioning to the Fear Nurtures a Distorted Paradigm;

Fear is the feeling emanating from the thoughts of a possibility, real or unreal, of going through an unpleasant experience, where in you may fear the loss of health, beauty, job or some other valuable possession. Your conditioning to the fear brings with it the emergence of a distorted paradigm through which you start viewing the world. This is the reason why certain specific people perceive things in their own specific ways, in line with their conditioned approaches. And with the passage of time you realize that you are carrying various fears with you, as soon as you become aware of these fears you desperately try to get rid of them, but by now these fears are so deeply embedded in your being that these superficial attempts fail to get you any relief.

How to get rid of these fears?;

To get rid of these fears and achieve the divine virtue of fearlessness you need to unwind and peel off layer after layer till you are able to achieve your original state of fearlessness. This peeling off is done by identifying the specific universal truths compromised by you and taking a conscious stand to follow the universal eternal truths, this way you have to consciously monitor your thoughts and actions to ensure that they are in line with the universal eternal truths. These efforts would eventually bring to life the dead senses, which again start perceiving the warning signals of the inner voice, and gradually with the passage of time these become alive and stronger than ever, conditioned not to miss even a very feeble signal and that too without any conscious monitoring.

Know the Difference between Fearlessness and Ignorance

 A very important point to be noted here is that, fearlessness is the result of real time awareness of the fact that you are not violating any of the universal eternal truths and not the ignorance of the fact that you are violating one or more of the universal eternal truths, the latter state is referred to as living under the spell of ignorance and this can in no way be equated to the divine state of fearlessness. The virtue of fearlessness is the result of unwavering adherence to the universal eternal truths and it is also the inbuilt confidence that when you are living the universal eternal truths than you will be surely having the protection of the supernatural forces of nature, God.

Fearlessness- An Effect of Living the Universal Eternal Truths

You can stand up for your convictions only when you are fearless, because if you are under the grip of fear then your actions will be guided by the logic of obeying the fear and not your conviction of being righteous. Such a situation would again push you into actions which would in turn lead you into further consequences involving fear and the cycle would go on infinitely. Therefore if you want to live fearlessly it is advisable that you take a fresh view of your life and if at any time you find that you are afraid of something, you must ensure that you do a thorough analysis of the situation to understand which of the universal eternal truths are compromised by you. Such an approach will help you in deciding earlier on, about the specific areas in your life requiring immediate correction.  So using fear as an initial symptom of bigger deep rooted issues the divine virtue of fearlessness can be achieved and maintained on a continued basis.

God Bless

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Universal Eternal Truths - The Right Virtues

Following Right Virtues Reduces Mental Agony 

To lead a fulfilling life a very important factor is the presence of right virtues in the day to day conduct in your life. When you are following the right virtues it automatically guarantees the absence of vice from your life thereby reducing the

 mental agony and the resultant stress which is the result of leading a life devoid of one or more of these virtues. This concept can be explained with the help of an example, i.e., Suppose a building needs to be constructed, there are certain truths about the construction of this building which are very well known to the people responsible for its construction, including the quality of the desired ambiance of the building, purpose for which  this building will be utilized, the layout plan, obtaining necessary government approvals and licenses ,the construction cost, the overall project cost ,competence of the architect involved, expertise of the technical teams responsible to carryout air-conditioning, electrical  , plumbing, sanitation work, interior decoration work, the quality of raw material used in each of these activities as well as the overall construction of the building, etc. that much care and effort needs to be taken to construct a building which would last a life time and be a perfect fit for the objectives which it is supposed to meet. Consider for a moment the consequences that would arise if only any one of these factors is compromised on, it would in fact adversely affect all the other factors and would finally take the complete project in an entirely different direction. Now consider if the compromise happens on any two factors then the result would still be worse than the situation where only one factor was compromised. Now consider three or more compromised factors and you may find that the viability of the complete project is jeopardized.

Distance Between You And The Fulfilling Experience Of Life

Similarly your life has the right virtues as the critical factors affecting the overall manner in which a fulfilling life can be lived, but compromise on any one factor is enough to drag the experience of a fulfilling life far beyond your reach and with each additional factor getting compromised the distance between you and the fulfilling experience of life keeps increasing exponentially. This can help you understand that with the increase in the number of right virtues getting compromised the life becomes completely devoid of any feeling of fulfillment. This can be additionally explained by the reality that when any right virtue is missing from your life, the effect gets compounded by the addition of the presence of a negative virtue, which automatically surfaces in the absence of a right virtue. Thus it is absolutely critical to know that the right virtues  can help you in leading a fulfilling life and to ensure that these virtues are made into habits not through forceful adherence but through surrender, service and humility.   

God Bless

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The Future of Your Dreams is Your Own Duty and Responsibility

Three Steps to Peace and Happiness

For ever lasting peace and happiness, you must

1.       Take responsibility of your present because it is shaped by your own decisions and actions in the past

2.       Be focused on your duty towards each individual and the complete universe

3.       Understand that as your present depends on your past actions similarly your future depends on your

       present actions, thereby focusing on your present actions is the only way forward towards a brighter and better future of your dreams

Taking Responsibility

“When we start the practice of thinking, speaking and acting in the same line, miracles start happening.”

When you take responsibility of your present situation, you open up yourself towards new learning and self improvement, this not only opens up the world of opportunities for you but you also get focused on your strengths by getting to know what you are capable of producing. Thinking in terms of your own responsibility leads you to evaluate your

                      i.           Actions

                    ii.            Intentions

                   iii.            Feelings

                  iv.            Instincts

                    v.            Courage

                  vi.            Mentality

                 vii.            Initiative

               viii.            Self control

                  ix.            Talents

                    x.            Values

                  xi.            Purpose in life

Focus On Duty

The tendency of human mind is to hover on the expectations, on the things you want from others , what wrong others have done unto you, what promises are not fulfilled by others , and this is an endless list of the expectations you have from others. This leads you into unjustified wants and lust for things which righteously do not belong to you. When you are unable to get the possession of these things you feel angry and this ultimately leads to frustration. Most of the violence in our society is because of this lust to acquire things which do not belong to us. On the contrary when you focus on your duty you shift our attention towards your own actions and the obligations you are supposed to meet. This shift in attention not only relieves you of the undue stress created by the misguided desire to acquire the possessions rightfully belonging to others. The energy thus saved can be channelized towards accomplishment of higher order goals for uplifting the self along with the people associated with you.

A Brighter and Better Future

Consider the mental state of any person marked with the conditioning of snatching away from others their rightful belongings and if not physically snatching away , at best always contemplating ,planning the act and of  going through the imaginary experience of the false pleasure of acquiring and using those objects for personal sense gratification, the comfort here at least could be that nobody except the person imagining would know about it, but the damage is no less serious than a situation where this is done at a gross physically real level. This is so because your mind is not designed to differentiate between the imaginary and real impressions, and for the mind, imaginary impressions are as real as the real impressions. Thus you face the same cyclical tribulation of unrighteous desire, resulting in stress leading to frustration, thereby either causing you to commit an act that can bring a lot of misfortune to you or always keep craving for owning the righteous possessions of others, leading towards even greater anxiety and stress levels, always looking for an opportunity to go for the unrighteous possession of others’ property.

On the other hand is the self corrected person standing tall on his righteous feet, focusing on his duty to gain the strength of having the commanding force of eternal natural truths on his side leading towards greater peace, inner harmony and a progressive growth trajectory, capable of going higher into the space, setting up new landmarks of success and humility, free from all encumbrances’ which if present are generally accompanied by a  heavy heart and the possessions characteristic of indulging incorrect living.

God Bless

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Knowing Your True Self

Most of Us Always Take It  For Granted;

This is the concept most of us , always take for granted. If you were to ask someone this question,"Do you know yourself ?", whatever may be that person's response but only the person who is answering this question knows the truth in the answer.Moreover this question would loose its essence if it were to be asked

 from others, the greatest value in answering this question lies when you are asking yourself,for example, it does not make a difference to you if you get to know the amount of money in the bank account of other people, yes what could be of interest to you is the amount that you have in your own bank account.This simile may be stretched a bit further for us to know that there are a great number of benefits when we have detailed information about our own bank account, the same logic applies in terms of the significance of knowing about what lies inside us.

And please do not be surprised to know that as all of us have similar physical anatomy similarly we have a great deal of similarly in the internal matter contained by us ,these include our objectives, expectations and goals in life,our knowledge and the degree of its perfection,what values do we have? and are we aware of them ?,etc 

All of Us Are Internally The Same;

When we talk of knowing ourselves , this is a tricky question and this can be answered by the specific individual self and that is it.There may be people who are not too curious to get an answer to this question , but on the other hand there are people who are genuinely anxious to resolve this mystery.Out of the people who go in search of this answer, each one of them has a unique path through which they traverse before they are able to get a satisfactory answer to this question.and at the end of it all the learning is that all of us are internally the same and there is the potential of divinity and devil in all of us.It just depends on us which route do we take.

Reflection of Divinity or Devil Developing Inside Us;

All of us have certain expectations, goals, desires and objectives in life , let us elaborate it a bit further, for example, all of us feeling thirsty at any point in time would like to drink water, this is a basic need, now let us look at the same situation in a different context,for example, if we are in a desert and water is scarce and only limited quantity for each person present there then our behavior would not be the same as in a situation where you could pay money and get as much water as you want.Yet in another situation we do not have enough money to buy even the minimum quantity of water  in a particular point in time,in all of these situations we need to behave in the right way, this is a reflection of divinity or devil developing inside us .we must understand that what is driving our response to the same need in a variety of situations.Please note that this is a simple example where we are just talking about our basic need of quenching the thirst and has nothing to do with the myriad of  expectations, goals, desires and objectives in life.

Capability to Persist In All Fairness;

In this context of the same example if we follow the right etiquette then only we can be said to be moving in the correct direction to be ever able to know ourselves and still it is a long way to go when we come to the objectives we set for ourselves against the fierce competition and a great deal of both the positive as well as negative influences vying for our attention and acceptance, in the face of all these challenges still if we can have the capability to persist, in all fairness, with our goals without loosing compassion for those competing with us and without feeling jealous of those who do better than us in any pursuit, then we can feel that we have started to know ourselves.

God Bless

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How to transform your distress into mental peace and long lasting fulfillment?

Distress Is A Result of Our Past Actions

Whenever we are in a state of distress, most of the time it is a result of our past actions.Our past actions are like seeds sown by us and these grow into fruition with the passage of time.Some of the past actions like , putting our hand into fire, come to fruition almost instantaneously whereas other actions ,like planting a tree


take a little longer but the truth is that sooner or later we have to face the consequences of our actions.Irrespective of the reason for taking our action , the natural laws or eternal truths prevail and do justice in the similar way as a student gets the exam results after the complete year of effort put into the studies.

Total Surrender Unto God Help Sublimate The Long Lasting Effects Of Our Past Actions

There is no escape from this truth, but there is only one remedy and that is,our realization of our mistake.If something wrong is done by us and we genuinely feel sorry for our action, commit to ourselves ,that we are not going to repeat that same mistake again and make sincere efforts to ensure that we live up-to our commitment.Although this may look like a complete solution but this is not enough as the consequences will still keep cropping up, at different times, in our minds and may be in reality as well .During such times if we can relinquish the illusion of our control  on our lives and do a total surrender unto God, the supernatural source of all creation ,and we leave it on his judgement by being mentally prepared to find happiness in whatever is offered to us by him, the unconditional acceptance of his decision can only help sublimate the long lasting effects of our past actions.

We Keep Chasing Material Objects As Symbols of Happiness

It must never be forgotten that all of us have to leave this world empty handed one day or the other, and there is no escape from this reality,but we tend to always and most of the time forget this simple truth of life.The result is ego, minimum consideration for others and behavior as if we are immortals.Most of us already know this and may be wondering , what all this has to do with mental peace and fulfillment, but it is worth noting that our practices in life do not revolve around this simple fact but on the contrary we keep chasing material objects as symbols of happiness, and in the process ,intentionally or unintentionally,keep neglecting and compromising the natural principles thereby sowing the seeds of our actions, destined to turn into crops at different times,which we need to compulsorily reap

There Are Just Two Choices

So the solution is to lead life based on the natural principles,  but the fact remains that there may be a moment in which we decide to do so, but what about the life that we have lead so far as well as the earlier lives that we do not have any knowledge about.Therefore our knowledge of our own past actions is limited and incomplete to a very great extent leading us to a point where we can only expect the crops but we do not know about the seeds sown by us.Therefore there are just two choices , the first and by default is to lead the life of ignorance , where in material objects are at the main focus in our lives leading us to despair, distress, suffering and pain.Whereas the second one is to do a complete and total surrender to God , who can only liberate us from these maladies through sublimation of our past actions.  

God Bless

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