💪 LEADERSHIP JOURNEY 💪
GOOD LEADERS ARE GOOD READERS- THIS MEANS THAT LEADERS ARE CONSTANLY LEARNING ALL THE TIME. ONLY IF YOU ARE A GOOD STUDENT, CAN YOU BE A GOOD TEACHER. AS THEY SAY, WALK THE TALK. LEADERS LEARN AND LEARN AND LEARN, AND ONECE THEY REAC MINIMUM UNDERSTANDING, THEY APPLY THEIR LEARNING, EVOLVE THERI BEINGS, AND START SHARING, IT IS A SIMPLE AS THAT.
KNOWLEDGE SHARED IS KNOWLEDGE GAINED. WHEN YOU TEACH SOMEONE, THE FIRST PERSON WHO LEARNS FROM IT IS YOURSELF. EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUR OF YOUR MOUTH IS FIRST HEARD BY YOU. THIS REINFORCES YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND BELIEF. ONCE THAT HAPPENS, YOUR MESSAGE GETS RELAYED WITH CONVICTION, AND YOU MAKE AN IMPACT.
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LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT THE TITLE AND DESIGNATION YOU HOLD. LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT DICTATORSHIP. LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT DOMINANCE. LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT HOW BIG OR SMOOTH YOU TALK. LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT HOW BIG YOUR OFFICE OR HOME IS.
SIMPLY STATED, LEADERSHIP IS ALL ABOUT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY -RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS YOUR OWN SELF, YOUR LIFE, WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE, AND THE IMPACT IT MAKES ON OTHERS. A BEATIFUL BOOK WRITTEN BY ROBIN SHARMA TITLED THE LEADER WHO HAD NO TITLE. A MODERN FABLE ON REAL SUCCESS IN BUSINESS AND IN LIFE EXPLAINS THIS CONCEPT VERY NICELY. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK STRONGLY AS IT WILL HELP YOU THROW AWAY YOUR MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT LEADERSHIP
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ONCE YOU BECOME RESPONSIBLE, YOUR FOCUS WILL SLOWLY BE SHIFTED AWAY FROM YOURSELF TO OTHERS AROUND YOU. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU WILL CARE LESS ABOUT YOURSELF - YOU WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE YOURSELF ALL THE TIME SUBSONSCIOUSLY (AS THOUGH ON AUTOPILOT) WHILE REMAINING FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OTHERS AROUND YOU.
THE IMPACT IS SO PROFOUND THAT GOOD LEADERS ATTRACT PEOPLE TO THEM LIKE MAGNERS. EVERYTHING A GOOD LEADER DOES, EVERY WORD AND EVERY ACT, BECOMES IMPORTANT. GOOD LEARNERS WILL WANT TO ASSOCIATE WITH THEM NOT AS MERE FOLLOWERS BUT AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS AND GAIN KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN LIVES AS THEY WILL BE LEADERS THEMSELVES EVENTUALLY.
A GOOD LEADER WILL NEVER PREACH. THEY WILL DO THE RIGHTTHING, PRACTICE IT IN THEIR OWN LIVES, AND LET THEIR ACTIONS SPEAK. THEY WILL NOT GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO TEACH YOU BUT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO LEARN FROM THEM, THEY WILL SHARE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE LEARNT WITHOUT HESITATION. AS THEY SAY, THE TEACHER WILL APPEAR WHEN THE STUDENT IS READY.
ALL SPIRITUAL LEADERS HAVE FOUND THEIR GURUS BY ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEIR DESIRE TO LEARN WAS SO INTENSE THAT GURUS HAD TO APPEAR IN FRONT OF THEM. COSMIC ENERGY ATTRACRED THEM TO EACH OTHER. WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IN IT OR NOT, COSMIC ENERGY IS REAL AND CAN DO WONDERS IF YOU UNDERSTAND IT.
HOWEVER, THAT IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SUBJECT, AND WE WILL TOUCH UPON IT IN A LATER CHAPTER. FOR NOW, IF YOU WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN YOUR LIFE AND IN WHAT YOU DO (IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU WANT TO BE A GOOD LEADER), DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. DEFINE THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE. IT MAY BE NOT BE AS SIMPLE AS IT SOUNDS - GREAT LEADERS HAVE SPENT THEIR ENTIRE LIVES TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IT.
2. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND IN WHAT YOU DO. EXCEL IN WHATEVER YOU DO. EXCEL IN WHATEVER YOU DO. IF YOU ARE DOING WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING, CHANGE IT NOW. DO WHAT YOU LOVE, AND LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
3. WALK YOUR TALK- DO NOT DO THINGS YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN. DO NOT PREACH ABOUT THE THINGS YOU DON'T DO. DO NOT BECOME A BLABBERING MACHINE.LET YOUR ACTIONS DO THE TALKING.
4. REMAIN A STUDENT THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE. NEVER FALL PREY TO THE "ARRIVAL SYNDROME" - NEVER THINK THAT YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR DESTINATION AND ALL THAT IS LEFT FOR YOU IS PREACHING. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ENJOY UNTIL YOUR LAST BREATH ON THIS EARTH. REMEMBER THAT A.P.J. ABDULKALAM WAS DELIVERING A LECTURE IN A CLASSROOM WHEN HE TOOK HIS LAST BREATH. SHARINGTHE KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM HE GAINED OVER THE YEARS WAS HIS MISSION, AND HE DID IT PASSIONATELY UNTIL HIS LAST MOMENT ON EARTH- WHAT A GREAT LEADERSHIP QUALITY TO FOLLOW!
5. NEVER JUDGE PEOPLE BY THE WORK THEY DO, THE TITLE THEY HOLD, OR THEIR OUTER APPEARANCE - IT COULD BE GROSSLY MISLEADING.
6. THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALL THEIR ACTIONS. APPRECIATE THEIR GOOD WORK EVERY TIME.
7. ASSOCIATE WITH PEOPLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. APPRECIATE THEIR GOOD WORK EVERY TIME.
8. READ AND LEARN FROM BOOKS /MAGAZINES/ AUTOBIOGRAPHIES/ SEMINARS/ CONFERENCE IN YOUR FIELD OF WORK OR INTEREST - YOU WILL FIND PRICELESS TREASURES OF WISDOM THROUGH THESE MEDIA.
9. SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM YOU HAGVE GAINED WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO LEARN FROM YOU.
10. LAST, BUT NOT THE LEAST, LIVE A DISCIPLINED LIFE. WATCH WHAT YOU ARE DOING, WHAT YOU ARE EATING, WHAT YOU ARE TALKING, YOUR DAILY ROUTINE, YOUR PUNCTUALITY, HOW YOU ARE TREATING YOUR BODY, AND WHOM ARE YOU ASSOCIATING WITH MOST.
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TRAIN YOUR MIND TO TAKE SMALL ADVENTURES
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TRAIN YOUR MIND TO TAKE SMALL ADVENTURES, AND LET IS UNDERSTAND THAT NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN - IT IS ALL IN YOUR MIND.
1. TAKE THAT AMUSEMENT RIDE THAT YOU WERE ALWAYS AFRAID TO TAKE.
2.TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES IN YOUR CAR - GET LOST, AND FIND A NEW WAY.
3. TALK IN PUBLIC IF YOU HAVE A FEAR OF SPEAKING IN PUBLIC - THIS WILL TRAIN YOUR MIND TO GET USED TO THE FACT THAT NOTHING WILL HAPPEN EVEN IF YOU FAIL.
4. LOOK STUPID IN A GROUP BY SHARING A LAME JOKE - THIS WILL HELP YOU STOP FEELING SELF - CONSCIOUS AND COME OUT OF THE "LOOKING- GOOD SYNDROME".
5. GO ON A VACATION WITHOUT BOOKING A HOTEL BEFOREHAND - THIS WILL TRAIN YOUR MIND TO EXPLORE AND KNOW THAT YOU CAN DEAL WITH UNCERTAINTY.
6. GO SCUBA DIVING, IF YOU DON'T KNOW SWIMMING, TO OVERCOME YOUR FEAR OF WATER.
7. SLEEP ALONE AT HOME IF YOU ARE AFRAID TO DO SO - IT WILL HELP YOU LEARN THAT NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN.
8. PLAY THE VIDEO GAMES YOUR KID PLAYS ALL THE TIME - IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR SPEED IS A HUNDRED TIMES LESSAR THAN YOUR KID'S.
9. CHANGE YOUR JOB JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT IF YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN NEVER BE PAID AS WELL AS YOU ARE RIGHT NOW OR IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE TO OTHER OPTION BUT TO STICK AROUND.
10. CHANGE YOUR HOUSE OR CITY IF YOU FEAR LOSING NEIGHBOURS - TURNING YOUR LIFE UPSIDE DOWN WILL HELP YOU GET USED TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS.
11. STAY ALONE FOR A FEW DAYS, OR BETTER STILL, TAKE A TEN - DAY VIPASSANA COURSE IF YOU THINK YOU ARE SOCIAL ANIMAL WHO CAN NEVER BE ALONE OR LIVE WITHOUT TALKING TO OTHERS FOR A DAY - YOU WILL LEARN TO BE SPEECHLESS FOR TEN DAYS!
ONCE YOU GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE OR SIMILAR EXPERIENCES, YOU WILL FIND IT EASY TO TRAIN YOUR MIND TO OVERCOME FEAR. GOOGLE DEFINES FEAR "AS UNPLEASANT EMOTION CAUSED BY THE THREAT OF DANGER, PAIN, OR HARM."
THIS MEANS THAT ONCE YOU OVERCOME THIS, YOU WILL HAVE KILLED THE BASIC CAUSE OF ANXIETY.
IN MOST CASES,IT IS FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN THAT LEADS TO ANXIETY. SO, ONCE YOU FACE IT, YOU WILL BE AT HOME WITH IT, SEE IT THROUGH A NEW PERSPECTIVE, ENVISION NEW POSSIBILITIES, AND EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENT AND NEW WORLD. GO FOR IT! IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT - THIS IS SO TRUE.
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🙏 THE TRUTH 🙏
STRICTLY SPEAKING, THIS CHAPTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST CHAPTER BUT I DELIBERATED WITH MYSELF AND DECIDED TO BRING IT UP AFTER SETTING THE CONTEXT. MOVEOVER, THERE MIGHT BE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD OR FOR THAT MATTER, IN ANYTHING SPIRITUAL.
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MY HUMBLE SUGGES- WTION IS HETHER OR NOT YOU BELIEVE IN GOD AND SPIRITUAL POWERS, JUST STAY TUNED FOR A WHILE LONGER AS YOU HAVE COME THIS FAR. CONTINUE WITH TE FLOW, AND SEE IF IT MAKES SENSE TO YOU. MY SINGLE OBJECTIVE IS TO LET MY DEAR READERS SEE AN ALTERNATE PERSPECTIVE, UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON, BE AT PEACE, AND FEEL BLISSFUL WHEN DOING WHATEVER THEY ARE DOING.
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I HAVE COME A LONG WAY WITH RESPECT TO MY RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE, GOD, AND UNDERSTANDING OF SPIRITUALITY. I HAVE REALISED THAT COSMIC ENERGY IS ACTIVE AROUND US WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, WHETHER WE BELIEVE IN IT OR NOT, AND WHETHER WE ACCEPT IT OR NOT.
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ONE CAN DEFINITELY INVEST AN ENTIRE LIFETIME READING ABOUT, RESEARCHING, AND REDISCOVERING HOW THE WORLD EVOLVED AND HOW WE ARE ALL PARTICLES OF COSMIC ENERGY CHANGING FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER IN THIS COSMIC CYCLE BASED ON OUR SPIRITUAL EVOLVEMENT.
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A CLEVER WAY TO UNDERSTAND THIS IN THE SHORT TIME THAT WE HAVE (UNCERTAIN TOO ) IS TO LEARN FROM THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ONLY SPEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR LIFE LEARNING, RESEARCHING, AND SELF-REALISING THESE THINGS BUT ALSO MADE IT A POINT TO JOT DOWN THEIR EXPERIENCE AND SHARE THEM WITH WORLD.
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IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT THE ENERGIES CREATED BY OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS ALSO IMPACT US IN SOME FORM OR THE OTHER. IF YOU ARE LEADING A GREAT LIFE TODAY, IT IS SURELY DUE TO YOU OWN KARMA AND THE SPIRITUAL ENERGIES CREATED BY YOUR PARENTS AND FORE PARENTS. SIMILARLY, THE CHALLENGES YOU ARE EXPERIENCING IN YOUR CURRENT LIFE ARE ALSO BECAUSE OF THE ENERGY YOU HAVE CREATED AROUND YOU DUE YOUR PAST DEEDS AND THAT OF YOUR FORE PARENTS.
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HUMAN LIVES ARE THE HIGHEST FORM OF LIFE CREATED BY COSMIC ENERGY. ONLY OUR SPECIES HAS THE ABILITY TO THINK, LEARN, AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE TO PROGRESS SPIRITUALLY TO A LEVEL WHEREIN ONE CAN BE FREED FROM THIS CYCLE OR FERA, NON-EVOLVED BEINGS (SPIRITUALLY) DO NOT EVEN KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THIS CYCLE OF BIRTH AFTER BIRTH. THEY GO THROUGH THEIR LIFE CYCLES PASSIVELY AND CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE PAIN, MISERY, AND TEMPORARY PLEASURE THAT COME WITH THEM.
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MY SUGGESTION IS TO GRASP AT THE LOW HANGING FRUITS FIRST. THEY WILL BE EASY FOR YOU TO PRACTICE, AND ONCE YOU MASTER THEM, YOUR MIND AND HEART WILL KNOW THAT THEIR MASTER IS SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND BECOME EAGER FACILITATORS. THUS, YOUR STRIKE RATE WILL BE HIGHER WHEN YOU PICK UP THE NEXT SET OF ITEMS ON THE LIST THAT SOUNDED TOUGH DURING YOUR FIRST ATTEMPT.
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❤ 1. SPEAK ONLY THE TRUTH.
❤ 2. CHEAT NOBODY, INCLUDING YOURSELF.
❤ 3. EAT AND DRINK ONLY WHAT YOUR BODY IS DESIGNED TO DIGEST.
❤ 4. SLEEP AS REQUIRED BY YOUR BODY TO RECOVER - DO NOT LAZE AROUND.
❤ 5. KEEP YOUR BODY HEALTHY -IT IS A PRICELESS ASSET OF YOURS.
❤ 6. KEEP YOUR BODY ACTIVE THROUGH SOME ACTIVITY - YOGA, EXERCISE, GYM, WALKING, JOGGING, CYCLING, SWIMMING - WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU.
❤ 7. KEEP YOUR MIND ENRICHED BY READING THE RIGHT BOOK - SELF-HELP, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF SUCCESSFUL AND SPIRITUALLY EVOLVED PEOPLE, SPIRITUAL BOOKS ( REFER TO THE LIST OF BOOKS GIVEN IN THE ANNEXURE ), ETC.
❤ 8. ASSOCIATE YOURSELF WITH PLACES AND PEOPLE WHO CAN BOOST YOUR SPIRITUAL PROGRESS.
❤ 9. WORK FEARLESSLY,DILIGENTLY, AND WITH CONVICTION IN WHATEVER YOU DO.
❤ 10. FIND A MENTOR WHO WILL SELFLESSLY HELP YOU IN VARIOUS AREAS OF LIFE - YOU CAN HAVE MULTIPLE MENTORS, INFACT.
❤ 11. LEARN MEDITATION, AND START PRACTISING IT REGULARLY.
❤ 12. BECOME NON - JUDGEMENTAL OF PEOPLE.
❤ 13.HOLD NO GRUDGES WITH ANYBODY.
❤ 14. KEEP AN OPEN MIND - LEARN MORE ABOUT NATURE, AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT IT PROVIDES.
❤ 15. BE THANKFUL TO THE ALMIGHTY ON A DAILY BASIS FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH.
❤ 16. SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE WITH JOY (MORE ON THIS IN THE NEXT CHAPTER)
IF YOU START PRACTISING THESE, YOU WILL ATTRACT COSMIC ENERGY, WHICH IN TURN WILL LEAD YOU TOWARDS SPIRITUAL PROGRESS. MAKE THIS YOUR WAY OF LIFE, AND START LIVING THE BLISSFUL LIFE THAT HUMAN BEINGS DESERVE.
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WHY HUMAN ARE ALWAYS
INCREASING OUR KARMA?
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RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE LIKE A BUBBLE THAT SAYS "THE AIR THAT I HOLD IN MY LUNGS IS MY AIR" YOU STILL HAVE TO EXHALE!
I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT THIS: IF THERE ARE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF BEINGS THAT NEED TO BE LIBERATED THEIR KARMA, WHY IS THE HUMAN POPULATION ALWAYS INCREASING? WHERE IS ALL THE NEW KARMIC SUBSTANCE COMING FROM?
ANS : THE NUMBER GAME WORKS ONLY WITH THE PHYSICAL DIMENSION. IN THE NONPHYSICAL DIMENSION, IT IS MEANINGLESS. YOU ARE CONFUSING THE NONPHYSICAL DIMENSION WITH THE PHYSICAL.
WITH A SINGLE PERSON'S KARMIC BODY, IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A MILLION CHILDREN! THIS DOES NOT MEAN A MILLION PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE AND A MILLION WOMEN HAVE TO GET PREGNANT AND WAIT TO RECEIVE THOSE MILLION BEIGS. A SINGLE KARMIC BODY CAN MANIFEST IN A MILLION WOMBS.
SO THIS BEINGS THAT YOU CALL "ME" RIGHT IS NOT A QUANTITY. I ALWAYS USE NEGATIVE TERMINOLOGY SO YOUR IMAGINATION DOESN'T FLY AWAY WITH YOU. LET ME JUST DESCRIBE THIS "YOU" AS EMPTY SPACE OR DARKNESS. (IF I DESCRIBE YOU AS LIGHT OR AS GOD, YOU WILL START TURNING HALLUCINATORY. IF I TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE LIGHT, YOU WILL IMMEDIEATELY TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR THAT YOU ARE DIVING LIGHT. IF I TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE GOD, YOU WILL START TURNING DELUSIONAL.THERE IS NOT VERY MUCH YOU CAN IMAGINE ABOUT EMPTINESS, SO LET'S STICK WITH THAT DESCRIPTION).
SO THIS EMPTY SPACE WITH IS LIKE A BUBBLE. KARMA IS THE WALL OF THE BUBBLE. WITHOUT KARMIC SUBSTANCE, YOU HAVE TO EXISTENCE . IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF KARMIC SUBSTANCE THAT YOU ARE GLUED TO THE BODY. IF ALL YOU KARMA IS REMOVED, YOU CANNOT BE HELD IN THE BODY. EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY SLIP OUT OF NON PHYSICAL BODY, THE KARMIC SUBSTANCE IS STILL THERE. SO EVEN IF THE BODY LOSES ITS VIBRANCY, THE KARMIC SUBSTANCE WILL FIND ANOTHER BODY.
NOW, WHEN WE SAY WE WANT LIBERATION, OR MUKTI, WHAT WE REALLY ARE SAYIG IS THAT WE WANT TO PRICK THIS BUBBLE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ENCLOSED EMPTINESS BECOMES ONE WITH THE EMPTINESS OUTSIDE. ONCE YOU BURST A BUBBLE, THE AIR INSIDE BECOMES PART OF EVERYTHING AROUND IT, DOESN'T IT? IT WORKS THE SAME WAY WITH THE KARMIC BUBBLE. ENLIGHTENMENT ALSO MEANS THE SAME THING, IT MEANS THE BUBBLE HAS BURST. FOR MOST BEINGS, THE MOMENT OF ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE MOMENT OF LEAVING THE BODY ARE THE MENTAL MECHANICS - ARE ABLE TO RETAIN THE PHYSICAL FOR A LENGTH OF TIME AFTER THEIR ENLIGHTENMENT.
NOW, IF LIFE ENERGIES BECOME OVERLY INTENSE, YOU CANNOT RETAIN THE BODY. ALSO, IF LIFE ENERGIES BECOME VERY FEEBLE, YOU CANNOT RETAIN THE BODY. SO ONLY IF LIFE ENERGIES ARE WITHIN A CERTAIN BANDWIDTH INTENSITY CAN THE BODY BE RETAINED. THIS IS WHY THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF YOGA IN THE WORLD. ONE TYPE IS ABOUT WITHDRAWING FROM THE WORLD. THIS MEANS MAKING THE LIFE ENERGIES SO FEEBLE THAT YOU CAN DROP THE BODY. ANOTHER TYPE OF YOGA IS ABOUT REVVING UP THE ENERGIES TO A HIGH PITCH SO THAT THE PHYSICAL CANNOT HOLD ONE ANYMORE. SOCIALLY, THE REVVING-UP APPROACH MAY BE MORE APPRECIATED. SOCIALLY, THE REVVING-UP APPROACH MAY BE MORE APPRECIATED. BUT, EXISTENCIALLY, ONE IS NOT SUPERIOR TO THE OTHER. BOTH ACHIEVE THE SAME END.
SO THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "YOU" AND "ME", REALLY. RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE LIKE A BUBBLE THAT SAYS, "THE AIR THAT I HOLD IN MY LUNGS IS MY AIR". BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO EXHALE! WHEN YOU DO, YOUR AIR BECOMES SOMEBODY'S ELSE'S AIR, AND SOMEBODY ELSE'S AIR BECOMES YOUR AIR. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "MY AIR", BUT WHEN YOU HOLD IT IN YOUR LUNGS, IT BECOMES YOU FOR THAT LITTLE PERIOD OF TIME. SO THAT LIMITED ASPECT OF THE DIVINE THAT YOU HOLD WITHIN YOU, YOU CALL YOUR SOUL, IN SANSKRIT, WE CALL IT ATMA. WE DIFFERENCE IT FROM THE DIVINE, WHICH WE CALL PARAMATMA.
THE KARMIC MATERIAL CAN DEFENITELY TAKE ON MORE THAN ONE BODY. IT IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING MORE THAN ONE PHYSICAL FORM. I HAVE SPOKEN IN THE PAST OF HOW THIS HAPPENED WITH ME IN AN EARLIER LIFETIME. WHEN I WAS SADHGURU SRI BRAHMA AND LIFE SITUATIONS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO CONTINUE MY MISSION TO CONSECRATE THE DHYANALINGA, I TOOK ON THE BODY OF THE CHILD YOGI WHO HAD LEFT HIS BODY EARLY. FOR A WHILE, I MANAGED TWO BODIES AND MADE A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO CONSECRATE THE DHYANALINGA. I ATTEMPTED THIS BECAUSE I KNEW THAT THE PHYSICAL TERM FOR THAT BODY, AS SADHGURU SRI BRAHMA, WAS GOING TO BE OVER IN A FEW MONTHS.
THE TRADITION ALSO HAS STORIES OF OTHER YOGIS WHO MAINTAINED TWO DIFFERENT BODIES TO FULLFILL TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF KARMA. THERE WERE YOGIS WHO INHABITED THE BODY OF AN ASCETIC AND A HOUSEHOLDER, IN ORDER TO FULFILL CERTAIN DIMENSIONS OF ACTIVITY THAT COULD NOT BE CARRIED OUT WITH A SINGLE BODY. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN CASES OF TWO YOGIS SHARING A SINGLE BODY. IT IS SOMETIMES SIMPLER TO SHARE ANOTHER YOGI'S BODY AND FULLFILL ONE'S KARMIC OBLIGATIONS RATHER THAN GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF FINDING A WOMB AND STARTING OVER.
KARMA CONVERSATION
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AS FAR AS THE LAWS OF EXISTENCE ARE CONCERNED,
THERE IS NO GOOD AND BAD, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
IT IS JUST THAT FOR EVERY ACTION, THERE IS A CONSEQUENCE.
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WHEN I READ A NEWS REPORT ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL BEING RAPED, FOR INSTANCE, CAN I REALLY SAY THAT SHE DESERVED IT BECAUSE IT IS HER KARMA?
ANS : NOT HER KARMA. OUR KARMA
QUESTION : WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
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ANS : IT IS OUR KARMA. KARMA DOES NOT MEAN GOD IS SITTING UP THERE PUNISHING BAD PEOPLE AND REWARDING GOOD ONES. THERE IS NO SUCH THING. BUT WHAT KIND OF SOCIETY WE LIVE IN - IS THAT NOT OUR COLLECTIVE KARMA? THAT WE ARE LIVING UNINVOLVED IN A SOCIETY IN WHICH HORRIFIC THINGS HAPPEN - IS THAT NOT OUR KARMA? IF ALL OF US , LIVE WITHOUT ANY HUMANITY IN OUR HEARTS FOR ALL THE ATROCITIES GOING ON AROUND US, THAT IS OUR KARMA. WE GET THE SOCIETY WE DESERVE. SO DON'T THING OF IT AS HER KARMA. THINK OF IT AS YOUR OWN. INACTION IS ALSO KARMA.
YOU ARE ASKING THIS QUESTION BECAUSE YOU READ THIS DISTURBING NEWS REPORT. BUT IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE GIRL IN YOUR HOUSE, AREN'T YOU DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE SHE IS PROTECTED? DOES THAT MEAN HER SAFETY IS GUARANTEED? NO, BUT YOU DO YOUR BEST TO SECURE HER PROTECTION. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE ENTIRE SOCIETY, FOR EVERY LITTLE GIRL, WHEREVER SHE IS. AND IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN MANY WAYS, WE HAVE TAKEN OUR COLLECTIVE DESTINY INTO OUR HANDS.
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QUESTION : I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS LOST HIS LEGS BECAUSE HE WAS AFFECTED BY POLIO AT BIRTH. WHAT KIND OF PAST KARMA COULD SUCH A TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCE?
ANS : YOU'RE MAKING THE MISTAKE AGAIN OF INTERPRETING KARMA AS A SYSTEM OF REWARD AND PUNIHMENT. THE FIRST STEP IS TO SEE IT AS SOFTWARE. NOTHING MORE.
NOW, A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, THERE WERE ANY NUMBER OF POLIO AFFECTED CHILDREN AND ADULTS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BUT TODAY THOSE NUMBERS HAVE REDUCD DRAMATICALLY BECAUSE WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT KARMA. WHAT IS THE RIGHT KARMA? WE ARE VACCINATING OUR CHILDREN. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS EARLIER, BUT THIS IGNORANCE WAS ALSO OUR COLLECTIVE KARMA. IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW.
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AS FAR AS LWAS OF EXISTENCE ARE CONCERNED, THERE IS NO GOOD AND AND BAD, NO CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. IT IS JUST THAT FOR EVERY ACTION, THERE IS A CONSEQUENCE. ACTIONS MAY HAPPEN KNOWINGLY OR UNKNOWINGLY. SO WHEN YOU PERFORM ANY ACTION, ONLY ONE QUESTION IS RELEVANT, ARE YOU READY FOR THE CONSEQUENCE? IF YOU CAN JOYFULLY ACCEPT ANY CONSEQUENCE, DO WHATEVER YOU PLEASE, BUT IF THE CONSEQUENCE MATTER TO YOU, YOU MUST PERFORM CONSCIOUS ACTION.
NOW, SUPPOSE YOU WERE DRIVING WITH A DRUNK FRIEND. IF HE CRASHES HIS CAR, YOU MIGHT ALSO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. IF YOU WERE TO SAY, "THIS IS UNFAIR - THIS IS HIS KARMA, NOT MINE". IT WOULD BE ABSURD. YOUR KARMA IS THAT YOU WERE WITH A DRUNKEN FRIEND. THIS IS THE WAY EXISTENCE WORKS. IF YOU ARE IN TUNE WITH IT, IT WILL NOT CRUSH YOU. IF YOU ARE NOT IN TUNE WITH IT, IT WILL CRUSH YOU.
IT IS TIME WE STOPPED FOCUSING ON DISADVANTAGE. CAN ALL OF US PERFORM THE SAME TYPE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ACTIVITY? NO. SOMEONE CAN DO MORE, AND SOMEONE LESS. EVEN WITH LEGS, MOST PEOPLE CANNOT RUN. SO, SOCIALLY, IF WE CREATE A SITUATION THAT DOES NOT SET UP DISCRIMINATION OR AN ATMOSPHERE THAT IS NOT OVERLY DRIPPING WITH SENTIMENTAL PITY, THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM. IF YOU TREAT YOUR FRIEND AS YOU WOULD TREAT YOURSELF, HE WOULD BE FINE. DON'T TREAT HIM WITH ANY SELF-CONSCIOUS SYMPATHY BECAUSE YOU SEE HIM AS AN OBJECT OF PITY. PHYSICALLY, HE CANNOT DO A FEW THINGS, YOU CAN HELP HIM WITH THOSE. FOR THE REST OF IT, JUST TREAT HIM AS YOU WOULD ANY OTHER HUMAN BEING.
SOCIETY NEEDS TO BE MATURE ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. IF THEY ARE TREATED AS NORMAL, THEIR SUFFERING WILL DISSAPEAR BECAUSE THEIR SUFFERING IS NOT PHYSICAL. PAIN IS PHYSICAL, BUT SUFFERING IS ENTIRELY PSYCHOLOGICAL. NOW, YOU COULD SIT AT HOME RIGHT NOW AND WEEP BECAUSE YOU CANNOT PLAY SOCCER LIKE RONALDINHO! YOU COULD CONSIDER YOURSELF DISADVANTAGED AND HANDICAPPED . BUT IT IS FOOLISH TO DO THIS - EITHER TO YOURSELF OR TO ANOTHER PERSON. OFFER SOME PHYSICAL ASSISTENCE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT, BUT DO NOT OVEREXAGGERATE THEIR PROBLEM AND MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE A VICTIM.
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