Sunday 27 November 2016

EGO AND SELF ESTEEM

EGO AND SELF ESTEEM



Why is that Indians who are highly talented, lag behind- is it talent or attitude; why is that Indians are hobbesians, why is that most of the cities have a culture of snobbery, why is that we waste our time more on pulling down others, envying them, being jealous of them rather than focussing on ourself, improving on ourself; why is that we take most of our decisions on the basis of perception, rather than on reality, why is that we prefer to bribe our priests and our gods too, rather than dispensing the same amount to the poor.... The list of such questions may not be endless, but it does cast aspersions on our attitude, our thinking, our interpretation of events and processes.

'The biggest hurdle that one comes across in India is almost everyone happens to know what you will say, what you will think, and how is it that you are going to act. The toughest hurdle is if they say someone is already doing what you have thought of . There isn't much to do then for an innovator.
This happens because we nurse our ego more than our self esteem,

Now the issue is-What is the impact of ego on attitude, and how is it different from self esteem.
Ego blinkers your vision, constricts your thinking, it makes you narrow minded, stops your adaptability (Its not the best species that survive, but the most adaptable), prevents your observation-power, blurs your communication, stops your learning process, inhibits your innovative ability and empties your social capital. In ego, you always try to make the others feel down, you look them down, prevent them from rising, and developing, by obstructing them, and then in some extreme cases, you always try to degrade them

Self esteem is different from ego.

In self esteem you always improve upon yourself, always make yourself better, you only compete with yourself so that you are improved to an extent that you are head and shoulders above others. In self esteem, you improve yourself to your satisfaction, beyond anyone's reach without imitation. In ego you do not know yourself, in self esteem you have a higher degree of self understanding. Self esteem improves your ability to know yourself.

In ego you try to change others, obviously this is strength, in self esteem you control yourself, you overpower yourself and that is absolute power.

Tuesday 22 November 2016

*HINDUISM SEEN FROM WESTERN PERSPECTIVE* - by Francois Gautier

HINDUISM SEEN FROM WESTERN PERSPECTIVE


1) Believe in God ! - Aastik - Accepted
2) Don't believe in God ! - You're accepted as Nastik
3) You want to worship idols - You are a murti pujak.
4) You dont want to worship idols - no problem. You can focus on Nirguna Brahman.
5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc. are core Hindu schools.
6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead with it.
7) You want to start your journey by reading Bhagvad Gita - Sure !
8) You want to start your journey by reading Upanishads - Go ahead
9) You want to start your journey by reading Purana - Be my guest.
10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem. Go with Bhakti tradition. (devotion)
11) You don't like idea of Bhakti ! No problem. Do your Karma. Be a karmayogi.
12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy.
13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God - jai ho ! Be a Sadhu, an ascetic !
14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Trees are friends and Prakriti or nature is worthy of worship).
15) You believe in one God or Supreme Energy. Follow the Advaita philosophy.
16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Do seva & Receive gyaan.
17) You don't want a Guru! Help yourself ! Meditate, Study !
18) You believe in Female energy ! Worship Shakti.
19) You believe that every human being is equal. Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family)
20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival! Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year.
21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu.
22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved.
23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu!
24) You know that Hinduism is a way of life, with considerable freedom.
25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe!
26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Hinduism Respect your viewpoint.
27) "Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu " (May you all live happily) You represent this! You're free to choose, my dear Hindu!
This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspects from everything. That is why it is eternal !!!
There is a saying in Rigveda, the first book ever known to mankind which depicts the Hinduism philosophy in a Nutshell -" Ano bhadrah Kratavo Yantu Vishwatah"- Let the knowledge come to us from every direction"

Thursday 17 November 2016

CHILDREN LAERN WHAT THEY SEE.

INVALUABLE FOR YOU NOW TO KNOW WHY YOU ARE, AND
INVALUABLE FOR YOU WONT MAKE A MISTAKE LATER

Dr Arnold Toynbee, British Historian wrote

"It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a Western beginning will have to have an Indian ending if it is not to end in the self-destruction of the human race. At this supremely dangerous moment in history, the only way of salvation for mankind is the Indian way."
INDIANS DO NOT REALISE THAT, IT TAKES A WESTERNER TO MAKE THEM REALISE IT SO, AND WE THINK INDIA CAN BE A SUPER POWER........

Wednesday 9 November 2016

WHY DONALD TRUMP WON?

WHY DONALD TRUMP WON?

1. THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS SHOW THAT GLOBALISATION HAS REACHED ITS PEAK, AND THAT GLOBALISATION WILL NO MORE IMPACT THE MINDS OF PEOPLE. NOT ALL GLOBAL EVENTS HAVE GONE FOR USA.
2. THE WHOLE OF WESTERN WORLD REPRESENTED BY USA HAS BEEN FED UP OF BEING POLITICALLY CORRECT, DESPITE BEING DEMOCRATIC AND ACCEPTING DEMOCRATISATION OF SOCIETY. FROM INSIDE THEY WANTED TO ASSERT, AND THEY DID IT.
3. THE WHOLE OF WESTERN WORLD AND USA HAS BEEN RENDERED INSECURE, BY MAJOR TERRORIST ATTACKS MASTERED AND MANIPULATED BY PEOPLE FOLLOWING ISLAMIC RELIGION. MR DONALD TRUMP WAS VERY VOCAL ASSERTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE ON THWARTING TERRORISM.
4. IN ANY CASE THE THINKING OF THE WORLD HAS BEEN SHIFTING TOWARDS RIGHTIST APPROACH, EXHIBITED BY SRI MODIJI'S WIN, BREXIT AND NOW AMERICAN ELECTIONS.

Thursday 3 November 2016

आ गए तुम?

आ गए तुम?
द्वार खुला है, अंदर आओ..!
पर तनिक ठहरो..
*ड्योढी पर पड़े पायदान पर,*
*अपना अहं झाड़ आना..!*
मधुमालती लिपटी है मुंडेर से,
*अपनी नाराज़गी वहीँ उड़ेल आना..!*
तुलसी के क्यारे में,
*मन की चटकन चढ़ा आना..!*
*अपनी व्यस्ततायें,*बाहर खूंटी पर ही *टांग आना..!*
जूतों संग, *हर नकारात्मकता उतार आना..!*
बाहर किलोलते बच्चों से,
*थोड़ी शरारत माँग लाना..!*
वो गुलाब के गमले में, 
*मुस्कान लगी है..*
*तोड़ कर पहन आना..!*
लाओ, *अपनी उलझनें मुझे थमा दो..*
तुम्हारी थकान पर, *मनुहारों का पँखा झुला दूँ..!*
*देखो, शाम बिछाई है मैंने,*
*सूरज क्षितिज पर बाँधा है,*
*लाली छिड़की है नभ पर..!*
*प्रेम और विश्वास की मद्धम आंच पर,* चाय चढ़ाई है,
घूँट घूँट पीना..!
*सुनो, इतना मुश्किल भी नहीं हैं जीना..!!*

क्रोध

 क्रोध

बुद्ध ने कहा है कि जब मैंने जाना तो मैंने पाया है कि अदभुत हैं वे लोग, जो दूसरों की भूल पर क्रोध करते हैं! क्यों? तो बुद्ध ने कहा कि अदभुत इसलिए कि भूल दूसरा करता है, दंड वह अपने को देता है। गाली मैं आपको दूं और क्रोधित आप होंगे। दंड कौन भोग रहा है? दंड आप भोग रहे हैं, गाली मैंने दी! क्रोध में जलते हम हैं, राख हम होते हैं, लेकिन ध्यान वहां नहीं होता! इसलिए धीरे-धीरे पूरी जिंदगी राख हो जाती है। और हमको भ्रम यह होता है कि हम जान गये हैं! हम जानते नहीं-- क्रोध की सिर्फ स्मृति है और क्रोध के संबंध में शास्त्रों में पढ़े हुए वचन हैं और हमारा कोई अनुभव नहीं। जब क्रोध आ जाये तो उस आदमी को धन्यवाद दें, जिसने क्रोध पैदा करवा दिया, क्योंकि उसकी कृपा, उसने आत्म-निरीक्षण का एक मौका दिया; भीतर आपको जानने का एक अवसर दिया। उसको फौरन धन्यवाद दें कि मित्र धन्यवाद, और अब मैं जाता हूं, थोड़ा इस पर ध्यान करके वापस आकर बात करूंगा। द्वार बंद कर लें और देखें कि भीतर क्रोध उठ गया है। हाथ-पैर कसते हों, कसने दें; क्योंकि हाथ-पैर कसेंगे। हो सकता है कि क्रोध में, अंधेरे में, हवा में, घूंसे चलें; चलने दें। द्वार बंद कर दें और देखें कि क्या-क्या होता है। अपनी पूरी पागल स्थिति को जानें और पागलपन को पूरा प्रकट हो जाने दें अपने सामने। तब आप पहली बार अनुभव करेंगे कि क्या है यह क्रोध। जब आप इस पागलपन की स्थिति को अनुभव करेंगे तो कांप जायेंगे भीतर से, कि यह है क्रोध। यह मैंने कई बार किया था, दूसरे लोगों ने क्या सोचा होगा! मनोवैज्ञानिक कहते हैं, क्रोध संक्षिप्त रूप में आया हुआ पागलपन है, थोड़ी देर के लिए आया हुआ पागलपन है, क्षणिक पागलपन है। क्षण भर में आदमी उसी हालत में हो गया, जिस हालत में कुछ लोग सदा के लिए हो जाते हैं। क्रोध में जलते हुए आदमी में और पागल आदमी में मौलिक अंतर नहीं है। अंतर सिर्फ लंबाई का है। पागल आदमी स्थायी पागल है, क्रोधी आदमी अस्थायी पागल है। दूसरे ने आपको क्रोध में देखा होगा, इसलिए दूसरे कहते है कि यह बेचारा कितना पागल हो गया है, यह क्या करता है? आपने कभी देखा है अपने को? अतः द्वार बंद कर लें। और अपनी पूरी हालत को देखें कि यह क्या हो रहा है। और रोकें मत, प्रकट होने दें, जो हो रहा है। और उसका पूरा निरीक्षण करें, तब आप पहली दफा परिचित होंगे, यह है क्रोध।

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