Peace of mind is precious as it can give both mental and physical wellness. But it is very easy to get destroyed and difficult to maintain. Even a minute disturbance in mind can cause some problems in life. Then what will happen if the big day today issues in life start affecting mind? Naturally peace of mind will become out of hand. But the fact is most of us can’t understand that our mind is in trouble. The whole day, they are working and at night taking rest. But in that time also they are still thinking, calculating and planning. Without their awareness they are utilizing mind to worry about the problems existing with them. Then, does our mind need any rest? Yes! It should get rest, peace and control. What will happen if our mind didn’t get any rest and not controlled in thoughts? It can’t wake up energetically with the body. Some worries and tension will be there. As a result the person cannot do all his work properly. Again tension will arise. In that night also he will go to bed with the same troubling mind. It is very natural that problems and tension may arise in life. All are part of life, as the life is not a smooth road. But the way we handling the problem may wrong. Usually we do nothing to solve our mind’s problems. Spiritual thoughts can help here very much. The relief and inner knowledge available from some spiritual thoughts are really unbelievable. Some of us may be not at all interested in it because they may think that these are not going to work at all. But if they try spirituality with a praying mind they can feel the result. But the first thing they have to do is prepare their mind to receive the spiritual thoughts and its power. For this they have to grow up a faith in it. They should find out a source for getting the spiritual knowledge. The best sources will be books. Whatever be the religion the book with full of spiritual touch can be kept with you. Next thing is you have to bring up a habit of reading those kinds of books daily. Not for hours but a few minutes which is suitable for you. It is good if you read the thoughts at night, just before you … [Read more...]
Satya Sai teachings: How to lead happy life
According to Bhagavan Sri Satya Sai Baba, 5 factors are responsible for either happiness or sorrow. These factors are known as Pancha – kleshas (five kinds of suffering), which stand in the way of securing enduring happiness. 5 Factors that affect happiness in life: 1. Avidya (ignorance) 2. Abhinava-Klesha (immaturity) 3. Asthitha-Klesha (unsteadiness) 4. Raga-klesha (attachment) 5. Dwesha- klesha (hatred). 1. Ignorance: one who identifies himself with the body is a fool (murkha). This foolishness makes one to forget his true nature. As long as man has a body, he experiences various kinds of sorrow. The day he realizes that he is not the body but the’ Indwelling Spirit,’’ he experiences true bliss. 2. Immaturity: The mind is the root cause of all kinds of desires and pains. When man is able to free himself from desires and disregard the mind, he experiences Ananda(Bliss). 3. Unsteadiness: This suffering arises from an insatiable appetite for all kinds of things. It is the result of man being immersed in the vagaries of sensual pleasures. 4. Attachment: All evil tendencies like, hatred, envy and brutal nature etc, arise from Raga (attachment). Too much attachment is the real cause of sorrow. 5. Hatred: arises when a man fails to obtain what he seeks from someone. This is due to selfishness and self-seeking. Keeping in view your future, you have to make the right use of the present and follow the right path. Everything that happens to you is the consequence of your own thoughts and actions. The Lord inflicts no harm to anybody. Do not grieve, nor be the cause of grief. The very embodiment of bliss (Ananda) is God, who is in you, as in all others. In spite of a multiplicity of containers, the contained is the same. That is the principle of Sath (Existence), chit (mind) and Ananda (bliss). The minutest atom and the mightiest star- both are basically one. All are, in truth-Brahmam (the Divine). So having faith in God, … [Read more...]
