Living in the 3D's

 

 

Living in the 3D's

Detachment:       Anger; Greed; Lust; Envy; Ego; Pride

Discernment:     Self-inquiry; Free will

Devotion:            Steadfast faith; Yoga practise; Self-belief; Meditate

                                                                                  

Living in this modern world is no longer a physical challenge but a mental one as well. To live well in health, happiness, peace and prosperity, we must first analyse and understand our Mind. All our thoughts and resultant actions emanate from this Mind. If we can Control the Mind, then we will be on our way to achieving a life fit for a human being.  

Sage Tukaram once advised:
‘Let the monkey mind (senses) run, you keep the body with you, do not let it go after the mind”. He encouraged “Tell the mind, I shall not give you the body as your servant. Then the mind will desist and it can be defeated”

Devotion
Have steadfast faith and self-belief that there is a higher power in you called  

Consciousness. Inward awareness of this “state” will ensure all your thoughts and actions will only be for the good of yourself and all who you associate with. Base all your decisions with the approval of this Consciousness and you can be rest assured, life becomes an enjoyable journey. There are bound to be obstacles and pitfalls, but these can be overcome by adopting this belief.
To fortify and expand Consciousness one must practice daily, “Meditation” and “Yoga”. Meditation helps steady the Mind and Yogic exercises help in developing a healthy body.

Detachment

We need to teach ourselves to curb our “wants” and our excessive reliance on “comforts”. Look around you, is our success dependent on the number of possessions we own and do we find the true happiness we seek, in them?

To be happy, be thankful and grateful for all that you have and try to live simply. “Simple Living, Higher Thinking” must be our mantra for a peaceful existence.
We need to make conscious efforts to rid the evil tendencies that plague our minds. Ego, Pride, Anger, Greed, Envy and Lust contribute largely to Man’s failures and moral decadence.
Replace these with Humility, Truth, Peace, Love, Righteousness and Non-violence. These admirable human values must be an integral part of all our thoughts and interaction with fellow beings. We need to imbibe these qualities in our daily living. When others begin to notice these positive attributes, more often than not, they will emulate the same in their lives.

Once we introduce these values into our school curriculum, we will rear a future society of caring and responsible adults. All social ills prevalent in our society today will be eradicated; happiness, peace and prosperity will then ensue.

Discernment

What is Self-inquiry? We need to look into our minds for correct answers and ask valid questions before taking any decisions. Are we doing the “right thing”? Will the decision we take is in accordance with and approved by our “Consciousness”? What effect and how will our decisions impact on others?
These are just some of the questions that need to be asked before we think and act. Remember, we are not alone in this world and our thoughts and actions affect others as well. We need to be considerate, especially regarding the feelings of others and also appreciate how they perceive us. By setting the “bar” high, we expect others to follow, thereby creating a more conducive living environment for peace and prosperity.

Free-will

Each one of us has the power to make choices in Life, be it right or wrong. It is incumbent upon us to make and take decisions based on Truth and Righteousness. When we adopt this attitude, we will make the right choice.
These decisions affect our journey in this lifetime and ultimately, our destiny. In other words, we alone are responsible for our destiny through the choices we make in Life.
It seems our sole purpose in this lifetime is to acquire as much wealth, in any which way, notwithstanding the means employed to accumulate this wealth. Remember, money is only a medium to transact and not to be idolized. Once we lessen our desires and wants, you will notice that you would not need as much money as initially thought.
Surely, there must be more to life and given our gift of the “human brain”, how can we utilize our knowledge gained over time and convert this to “wisdom“. This very “Wisdom” will enable us to successfully explore our own spirituality and attain a state of fulfilment and Bliss.

We must liberate ourselves from this cycle of “birth and death” and finally merge into Divine Consciousness. This must be our goal in this lifetime.

Avid reading, understanding and earnest practice of scriptural teachings will enable us to tread on this sacred path.

By living in the 3D’s, we not only will achieve this goal but will set an exemplary life style for all to emulate.

                                                Start today and adopt your new mantra….

“Simple Living, Higher Thinking”

The Divine Bank

Each of you has a duty to themselves to open such an account. A credit balance includes good deeds, noble thoughts and kind words. A debit balance records indifferent, bad or unkind thoughts, words or deeds.

The Divine Banker truly cares for you and warns you when you overdraw your limits, when truth and right conduct are infringed. It also warns you when your desires enslave you or when your wealth is unchecked. Consciously make an effort to increase your credit balance and grow in peace, happiness and prosperity.

Our True Wealth

Individual reconstruction is the most important need today. Multiply Virtues and not buildings, and practice what you preach, that is the real pilgrimage. Cleanse your mind of envy and malice. Most faults today are caused by a person saying one thing but doing the total opposite, inflicting injustice and discontent. Remove the vices of lust and hatred and put out the flames of anger and greed. Then only will your inner happiness will manifest unhindered. You are the embodiment of Peace; Happiness is your very nature.

Live in Joy

The source of all types of sorrow is ignorance. The source of ignorance is identification with the “body”, the delusion that you are the “body”. This can be removed only by the acquisition of right knowledge. To remove darkness, light is needed. It will only disappear when light comes in. When ignorance goes, grief too vanishes. The Lord advises in the scriptures: “Attach yourself to Me and earn the Light of True Knowledge and tread the path of no grief”.  

Teach the Children

The character of children must be made strong and pure. Give them all the confidence and courage they need to become good, honest and self-reliant.
Children must also be taught to have reverence towards their religion, culture and educational attainments. Above all, they must develop a deep reverence for their “mother tongue” and “land of their birth”, appreciating the poetical works and epics written by the seers of their land.

Love All, Serve All

When someone whose ways you do not appreciate comes near you, there is no need to find fault or show contempt for that person. It is enough if you continue to do your work unaffected by their arrival. Leave them alone and let them follow their path. This is the attitude of disaffectedness. This attitude will bestow on you everlasting peace, self-control and purity of mind.

The Inner Motivator

When you want breeze, you put on the fan; when you want light, you switch on the lamp and when you want to cook, you switch on the stove. Consider these as separate operations and air, light and heat are unrelated to each other. It would seem they are distinct in every way. But for all these, the energizer is the same, the electric current. Like electricity, God too operates through all instruments and awards the consequences of all actions done by everyone. He is the “Inner Motivator” of all beings.