| Secret of Sustainable Happiness
-- Vision-inspired Action (Freedom) by Jinendra Swami Second of a three-part series Can we find "ParamShanti" -- the Supreme Bliss -- in our daily life? Isn't freedom or liberation the pursuit of all our endeavors? To find the answer, one must embark on the "Pilgrimage to Self." It is a journey to go within and discover: What is Life? What is Love? What is Ego? And what is self or Self? We cannot find Self directly, the journey first brings us to a perception of what is this Ego, which leads to discovering Love, then this Love becomes the substratum of all our Actions, upon which now Life flows unattached to all it's creation. Discovering Self is an act of serendipity, and on discovering SELF, life turns spontaneous and naturally aligned with Universal Principles, for now the enlightened-one knows.... What is LIFE? L -> Love I -> IS F -> For E -> Everyone and Everything What is LOVE? L -> Living with O -> Others with V -> Vanquished E -> Ego Then what is EGO? E -> Energy hiding G -> God from O -> Our-Self Ego is the corrupted, the bad energy within us when we are not in LOVE Centeredness. How do we live with this LOVE Centeredness? To be exuberant, joyous and carefree, you must practice persistently, constantly and diligently the three principles of living with "LOVE" centeredness. You must "DARE" to live the Yoga way of life. You must inculcate these three rare combinations of qualities. DARE means to "have the courage"...but let me share a little deeper meaning hidden in those alphabets that make the word DARE: D -> Defenselessness -- Live with Vulnerability in your life. Don't worry about protecting your ego. A -> Acceptance -- Accept the Reality of this MOMENT. Be present to the NOW. R -> Responsibility -- not blaming anything or anyone for our situation, including ourselves. E -> Ecstasy -- The Effortless Ease of Existence. Experience the Ecstasy of life. Only when we DARE, we shall experience the life flowing with effortless ease. Let me share a little story on how to live our life. A Persian wheel is used to draw water from well. Once upon a time, in a small village, some villagers were operating the Persian wheel. A traveler took his horse to the well for a drink, but the animal was not used to the noise of the wheel, and it shied away. So, the horseman asked the villagers to stop the noise. They looked with puzzlement at this horseman, but complied with his request -- and stopped the wheel. Of course, the water stopped flowing and there was no water for the horse to drink. "I asked you to stop the noise not the water," complained the horseman. The villager replied, "Sir, if you want your horse to drink the water, you will have to coax him to drink despite the noise." So must we learn to experience God the midst of All the Noise in our daily life, amidst all our trials, tribulations and Joy. ¥ We must Practice Acceptance. Most of our obstacles are the result of our own actions -- the consequences of which we must face in the form of our present situations and trials. ¥ We must take Responsibility for our situations. We must know that we are not at the mercy of our past ACTIONS. The present is more potent then the past. Past actions are less potent then what we do NOW. ¥ Greater awareness and self-knowledge is the key to New Perceptions. We have to break loose of our past pattern of perceiving which keeps God hidden from us...may you all learn to see god in your daily life through Vision Inspired Actions. Jinendra Swami of ParamShanti Yogashrama, author of Pilgrimage to Self, was born in Mumbai, India, educated in the U.S. He conducts retreats, workshops and meditation awareness programs across USA, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and East Africa, sharing his teachings on how to achieve "Sustainable Happiness" in our lives. He also is proactive in various social, cultural, and spiritual organizations, namely Yoga Allied and Research Institute, Space Time Research Institute, JIN Research Foundation, Human Aura Research Institute, and Shakti Yogashram. Visit www.jinendra.org. Jinendra Swami welcomes all queries from genuine seekers at jinendra@jinendra.org Copyright © Jinendra Swami |
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