The heart seeks the old. The older the love, the more fresh it seems, the more full of joy. We always admire old ties, the older the better.
The mind seeks the new. New discoveries thrill us, new frontiers.
When yoga happens, then both these tendencies unite, and steady love, joy and peace are established. (more in Shiv Sutra 5)
This is an interesting insight into how we deal with commitments. For example, studies or a new fitness plan, or a new hobby. It is so interesting initially, with the mind discovering new things everyday. After a while, the heart starts longing for freshness, for established formulas of getting happy. If a few days/weeks/months have passed since starting the activity, the mind loses its charm, because now the activity is not new anymore. And hence revertng to doing things the old way becomes so appealing.
This is why most new year resolutions/ commitments, etc fail.
Through knowledge, through wisdom, the heart and the mind unite and both these seemingly opposite tendencies can miraculously coexist.
I have personally experienced the power of this knowledge. When i do anything that i must do, i listen to knowledge/read knowledge sheets when these tendencies get very strong. Then i get back to working and repeat the procedure whenever taking breaks. I have noticed that my mind wanders much less now and the uneasiness has also diminsihed. The questions have reduced, and the wonders have increased! Thanks so much to Guruji!
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The beauty of being in knowledge is that we know when we are going thru a set pattern or thru tnedencies. We become instantly aware and guruji's knowledge helps us a big deal. All thanks to our dear gurudev.
absolutely,i have often experianced these differences between the mind and the heart during my workouts.the trick is to stay determined:)..which can be through intense yoga practised everyday!..thanks to our Guru, his tecniques make us feel so strong and centered:)"Knowledge is static..it exsists,but,its learning that always remains constant, till the end of time"...JGD
@ vinay: definitely awareness is the first step
@tans: discipline it is....though i would love to take my workput to the next level and go for a 6 pack abs
hmm....maybe also why its so hard to drop old sanskaras and tendencies ! So important to be in seva - sadhana -satsang all the time !
Jai Guru Dev
@RR: yes S^3 can help strngthen us, but then we need to apply it in our professions to break free
I feel that feeling and commitment are opposite in nature and compliment each other. Remember the feeling to sleep little bit more when I have to go for the grp sadhana early in the morning.
I believe it happens to each one of us. But its always better to choose commitment over feeling; almost 90:10.
@AB: yes disciplin..very imp. aha!! 6 pack it is, well tell me when ur ready to get trained, there is this girl i know named tanuja:)from pune, shes recently prepared a fantastic 6pac-training-regime...u cld consult her, she wld love to train u:)
@suman: yes those were good days!
@tans: as far as having a regime n goes, i have had a training regime with me for 5 yrs...nows the time to implement it!
5 years! phew!!..get started right away:)...goodluck
i have often experienced what you are trying to convey thru this post..the knowledge ,sev and satsang then steps in and helps us to stay focused. JGD!
@tanu: i still maintain an active workout schedule but now the focus has really shifted more to what i can do in seva. You are young, this is the age when you reaaallly want that body, so go ahead. I remember how i used to work out nearly 1 hours every day towards the end of my college. Plus another hour, 2 hours sometimes 3 hours of all out full court basketball. So do all the exersise while you can, life does change things!
@komal: are'nt we always tied by this knowledge...
Relax dear. take the help of breath ... take few ujjayii Breaths
Relax completely ,.,.
Just read the messages ...
these messages are from the hearts of wise welwishers
contemplate
There is an inner message, a greater secret embedded (of their Tapas and HIS GRACE), that they wish to Bless u with !
Recieve Dear!
There is an inner concience which is in peace and harmony with all in the universe ..
eg: Buddha, Guruji ...
they are in love with all ..
Now comming to us ..
we have vasanas, the first prompt that we get for a hurt is to give back( or get depressed,... ).
Our mind is in the state of mental distortionss ....
This is the reason for sadness of the individual and the World .... as we see it,todays newspaper states it.
Human values is not some thing natural to us.
So, just like we put some water in the hand pump to get the natural water.
We need to heed to the wise men and set some principles in life, to lead life of values... Awareness may not be now, but it comes !
Similary, the world too...
We need to have certain guidlines set by the wise ( they are hearted and intelligent, trust Guruji!)
for the proper functionning of the system ...
This is how, the commitments and discipline steer in both the individual and the Organization safely in peace and harmony!
Do understand dear!
The Youth of todays world!
Be Responsible!
It is desire abhishek that keep guruji at distance.
We need not be Ravanas to be with Guru ji.
Guruji is the all pervading life and is palping with in our hearts.
Follow the human values, rules and regulations are nothing but commitment and discipline at the individual level.
Be responsible as part of a larger society we live in.
Wake Up!
other intelligence of the fear of being foolish etc etc... is actually fooling by not letting us to be open to the message).
Wake Up!
Stay simple natural, u r already divine ... got to humbly put in seva sadhana and satsang.
Urs in Divine!
Wake up my boy! Understand! and take responsibility for PEACE AND HARMONY! with in the body and in the society!
HEED and CONTEMPLATE!
Love U Dear!
@AB:yes, i totally agree with what you say..things do change with time..when just last week i did a time balance sheet of my daily schedule..i found out tht i spend almost 5 hrs on excercise alone!! 5 hrs ws just a lot, ive now excercise for 3 hrs n spend the next 2 hrs on smething i cldnt find time 2 do:) i have the energy and can do much more with it i felt..it feels good...all the best 4 all the seva..jgd
@Venu: thanks dear for the nice message. At one level you are divine, at one level you need to use your discretion :) Too often i have seen people make the mistake of saying "Everything is Guruji's will." And they run away from taking responsibility....My dear, you cannot live with human values in your heart if you run away rom life, waiting for a magical day when the Guru's message will be revealed to you...Listen carefully, and you will see that even when the Guru is not physically present, He is giving you messages through every pebble and every grain of sand He sends your way. You are a part of that deeper conscience but that does not mean that you not be practical...The Master does not require you to drop everything in order that you may learn....That is his magnificence! He will teach you what you need to know exactly when you need to know it, wherever you are in the World...so don't run away from the World!
@ tanu: wow, 5 hours of workout...what all do you do?
okie, but the list is pretty longg.here it goes,morning: an hour of jogging,yoga followed by suryanamaskars n kriya. evening:crunches,1 hr of weight training, skipping,running stairs,and end with a 20 mins meditation.apart frm this also a part of a dance troop in college, we practice 2wice a week n go trekking every month!..its imp to keep making variations in ur schedule 2 aviod monotony,thn i go cycling n love playing badminton. n on sundays my maid is on a chutti(annoys mum), n i do all the house work:)..it helps burn around 300 calories!!nw..i actually do excercises that consume less time and help burn more calories..that way i cn manage time n also do other things so its 3 hrs:)...whats ur schedule like?
@tanu: hmm the much reduced schedule is - jog everyday (outdoors, treadmills are a sham) and splits, stretches, a bit of abs, and then pushups. am not counting outside activities...abt 7 months back it was an hour at the gym, involving cardio, pushups and dips followed by 3X3 exersises for 2 muscle groups, come home 108 suryanamaskars, kriya and meditation....evenings would be jogging 2.5 k for warmup followed by an hour of basketball then pushups and abs
@AB: Nice...u seem to be doing a lot of cardio. i do count on the outdoor activies, i keep changing my workout plan every 2 weeks cause i crave for tht change , and then its outdoor activies tht i can count on, like jogging, cycling etc.honestly its the yoga and suryanamaskars tht hav helped me loose so much weight and made me so emotionally strong! so i never ever miss doing them. from next week im gonna start my 6 pac training:)i hav just made a workout plan with a set of my own excercises:)..
@tans: cool do mail me a copy of the plan!
yea will do that. But, it has to be done under guidance:)
@ ab: yup we are.. every moment every second something new dawns and the knowledge sinks deeper...
six pack abs? i just wanna know if youre competing with a shahrukhkhan
or john abraham or just setting your goals and disciplines and aims higher and dreaming big?
@komal: haha no competition, it is a passing fancy! am really having my hands full with seva and MBA at present
Ya, i agree to it that our actions should be based on commitments and principles.
I also understand that expression of love is not an ego's pride nor is accepting love some thing of a lesser grade!
If this sort of notion prevails ... then loving and being loved becomes abominable!
Love is Divine and both expressing and recieving Love is honouring LOVE!
Love is Blessing of LIFE.
LIFE and LOVE are synonyms.
Love You!
@venu: love you too
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