Progress starts with an intention to learn,
to improve from our programmed selves. All rage , anger comes from past
conditioning of the mind.
The huge difference between Duryodhana and
Arjun was the one single point .. that Duryodhan knew he was wrong but he did
not feel like doing the right. And Arjun wanted to learn from the advice of
Krishna.
God is on the side of one who wants to
change erroneous thought and behaviour .
There is something negative in us that
impels wrong behaviour, on the excuse that either the need to misbehave is all
consuming or the reactions are uncontrollable. In either case, it would be an
effort to want to change, preceded by a
sincere intention to recognise wrong as wrong and having the awareness to
transform that into right.
These are mere words for many, for this
process needs much time and energy as also deviation from the other
“comfortable” habits acquired over time.
This aspect is not and should not be prioritised only by senior citizens and those who are in the “vanaprastha” or “Sanyas” stage of life. In fact, it should start early in life to avoid future confusion and mistakes due to ignorance.
When I see the surge of self enquiry
abroad, I wonder what is the percentage of people In India that is aware its
own ancient knowledge and the beautiful truth that it teaches .
We really can’t hide behind the language
barrier of Sanskrit as the language of the texts. There are innumerable
channels available in several languages to remove the ignorance we happily live
with. We just have to tune in to the frequency with trust and faith.
For that to happen, a spark of self enquiry
needs to be lit within us.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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