Sivananda Daily Reading for 11 October
SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 11 OCTOBER
ROOT OUT ATTACHMENT
Atman is Brahman or absolute or infinite or supreme being. It is
existence absolute, knowledge absolute and bliss absolute. It is
eternal, perfect, pure, self-luminous. It is self-delight and self
knowledge. It is bodiless, formless (nirakara) and attributeless
(guna-less). It is all-pervading, all-full, imperishable. It has
neither beginning nor end. It exists in the present, the past and the
future. It is svayambhu (self-existent). It is the source for the
body and the mind, prana (life), indriyas (senses), vedas and the
universe. No one can deny it because it is the self of all beings.
Selfishness retards spiritual progress. If anyone can destroy his
selfishness, half of his spiritual sadhana (practice) is over. No
samadhi or meditation is possible without the eradication of this
undesirable, negative quality. Aspirants should direct their whole
attention in the beginning towards the removal of this dire malady by
protracted, selfless, disinterested service.
Never say `my body', `my wife', `my son', `my house'. Attachment is
the root cause for the miseries and sufferings of this world.
Discipline the mind carefully. The old habits will creep in - destroy
them at the very root. Lead the life of mental non-attachment. This
is the master-key to open the realm of Brahmic bliss. Non-attachment
is dispassion or indifference to sensual enjoyments.
It is the mind that creates the ideas of `Iness' and `mineness'. It
is the mind that links the body and the jiva (soul) and creates
intense deha adhyasa (body-consciousness) and the man thinks, "I am
the body". If the binding link in the mind is destroyed, you can
remain wherever you like - you can roam peacefully, in any part of
the world, unattached, like water on the lotus leaf. Nothing can bind
you. The whole mischief is wrought by the mind.
Introspect. Look within. Try to remove your defects. This is real
sadhana (practice) you will have to do it at any cost. Intellectual
development is nothing. But the former needs a great deal of struggle
for many years as many vicious habits have to be rent asunder.
Keep up the unbroken current of meditation. Avoid mixing. You will
soon get over body-consciousness. A little more drastic sadhana is
needed for a month - unbroken silence. Do not allow inertia or
laziness to overpower you.
ROOT OUT ATTACHMENT
Atman is Brahman or absolute or infinite or supreme being. It is
existence absolute, knowledge absolute and bliss absolute. It is
eternal, perfect, pure, self-luminous. It is self-delight and self
knowledge. It is bodiless, formless (nirakara) and attributeless
(guna-less). It is all-pervading, all-full, imperishable. It has
neither beginning nor end. It exists in the present, the past and the
future. It is svayambhu (self-existent)
body and the mind, prana (life), indriyas (senses), vedas and the
universe. No one can deny it because it is the self of all beings.
Selfishness retards spiritual progress. If anyone can destroy his
selfishness, half of his spiritual sadhana (practice) is over. No
samadhi or meditation is possible without the eradication of this
undesirable, negative quality. Aspirants should direct their whole
attention in the beginning towards the removal of this dire malady by
protracted, selfless, disinterested service.
Never say `my body', `my wife', `my son', `my house'. Attachment is
the root cause for the miseries and sufferings of this world.
Discipline the mind carefully. The old habits will creep in - destroy
them at the very root. Lead the life of mental non-attachment. This
is the master-key to open the realm of Brahmic bliss. Non-attachment
is dispassion or indifference to sensual enjoyments.
It is the mind that creates the ideas of `Iness' and `mineness'. It
is the mind that links the body and the jiva (soul) and creates
intense deha adhyasa (body-consciousness
the body". If the binding link in the mind is destroyed, you can
remain wherever you like - you can roam peacefully, in any part of
the world, unattached, like water on the lotus leaf. Nothing can bind
you. The whole mischief is wrought by the mind.
Introspect. Look within. Try to remove your defects. This is real
sadhana (practice) you will have to do it at any cost. Intellectual
development is nothing. But the former needs a great deal of struggle
for many years as many vicious habits have to be rent asunder.
Keep up the unbroken current of meditation. Avoid mixing. You will
soon get over body-consciousness. A little more drastic sadhana is
needed for a month - unbroken silence. Do not allow inertia or
laziness to overpower you.
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