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श्लोक ७१ और ७२ पहले ही पोस्ट किए जा चुके हैं ! पढ़ने के लिए कृपया यहाँ पर click करें.
Today's 'Sai Inspires' thought for the day is very apt for the discussion we had during Study Circle.
The first step in spiritual training is to curb the Icchaa shakthi (power of desires), which prompts the senses to pursue objects. If the iccha (wish) is for God, it is good; if, on the other hand, it is for objective pleasure, then it harms the individual... If a dacoit cuts off your hand, it is himsa (injury); if the doctor amputates it, he saves your life and so, it is ahimsa (non-injury). Vishaya vaasana (attachment to sense objects) makes an act low; Bhagavath vaasana (attachment to God) makes it sacrosanct.
- Divine Discourse, December 6, 1963.
As I see it, in any case Icchaa Shakti is something to be curbed and perhaps eliminated. However, having a 'desire for God' is less harmful than having desire for material things.
Regards,
Gopal
श्लोक ७१ और ७२ पहले ही पोस्ट किए जा चुके हैं ! पढ़ने के लिए कृपया यहाँ पर click करें.
Today's 'Sai Inspires' thought for the day is very apt for the discussion we had during Study Circle.
The first step in spiritual training is to curb the Icchaa shakthi (power of desires), which prompts the senses to pursue objects. If the iccha (wish) is for God, it is good; if, on the other hand, it is for objective pleasure, then it harms the individual... If a dacoit cuts off your hand, it is himsa (injury); if the doctor amputates it, he saves your life and so, it is ahimsa (non-injury). Vishaya vaasana (attachment to sense objects) makes an act low; Bhagavath vaasana (attachment to God) makes it sacrosanct.
- Divine Discourse, December 6, 1963.
As I see it, in any case Icchaa Shakti is something to be curbed and perhaps eliminated. However, having a 'desire for God' is less harmful than having desire for material things.
Regards,
Gopal
2 comments:
Yes Gopalji todays SaiInspires note is the answer to the question of our dicussion on desiring God.I have just opened read it and this again afirms my bilief that Bhagawan is taking part in our discussion and leading the path for us. Desire of seeing God is a Good Desire,but more than that it is the ultimate purpose of our human birth. As upheld by scriptures humanbirth is best vehicle to do sadhana inorder to realize Godconsciousness. So seeking God is the best desire and the very purpose of our birth and so one should clearly differentiate between desires of sense objects, mind and the purpose of life.
Just to continue this train of thought, as humans we have the ability to cultivate awareness of desires, to cultivate witness consciousness. Then, we can watch as each desire comes up, notice how we feel and/or what thoughts come up, choose to meet to the desire or not, and then watch how we respond to those decisions. This awareness provides us with insight into our habitual reactions related to sense desires, and through that insight we can begin to let go of desires. For most, this will be a lifelong process, or perhaps a multiple life process. I like Pratibha's wording...that "seeking God is the...very purpose of our birth." How very lucky we are to have this opportunity...and to recognize it!
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