I know that. He did not save me too. Did you read the entire message? He never proclaimed to be a saviour of anyone. He was just articulating his beliefs. Each civilization has a culture of its own and the Indians are no difference.
----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 2:18 PM Subject: {dbilg} Re: Sure Ways to Succcess in Life and God-Realisation by Sri Swami Sivananda Of the Lord Jesus Christ it is written, "For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath neither form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him" (Isaiah 53:2). Also: "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not" (Isaiah 53:3). Yet for all that, the Lord Jesus Christ saved me from my sins. Swami Sivananda did not. David -----Original Message----- From: Steve Boodram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:00 am Subject: {dbilg} Sure Ways to Succcess in Life and God-Realisation by Sri Swami Sivananda SURE WAYS TO SUCCESS IN LIFE AND GOD-REALISATION BY SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - CHAPTER THREE PSYCHIC INFLUENCE PERSONALITY In common parlance, when one says that Dr. Tagore has a good personality, he means that Dr. Tagore has a strong, stalwart, tall figure, a beautiful complexion, a fine nose, sharp and lustrous eyes, broad chest, a muscular body, symmetrical limbs, curly hair, and so on. That which distinguishes one man from another is personality. In reality, personality is something more than this. It includes a man's character, intelligence, noble qualities, moral conduct, intellectual attainments, certain striking faculties, special traits or characteristics, sweet powerful voice, etc. All these things put together constitute the personality of Mr. So and so. The sum-total of all these things make up the personality of a man. Mere physical characteristics alone cannot make up the personality. If one man is able to influence many people, we say that such and such a man has magnetic personality. A fully blown Yogi or Jnani is the greatest personality in the world. He may be of a small stature. He may look ugly also. He may be clad in rags. And yet, he is a mighty personality — a great Mahatma. People flock to him in thousands and pay homage. A man who has attained ethical perfection by continued practice of right conduct (Yama and Niyama) has also got a magnetic personality. He can influence millions; but he is inferior to a Jnani or a Yogi who has got full knowledge of the Self. Dr. Samuel Johnson had an awkward figure, a pot-belly and unsymmetrical limbs. But he was the greatest personality of his age. He was neither a Yogi nor a Jnani; but he had intellectual attainments. He was a great essayist. He had good command of the English language. He is famous for his bombastic style. It is called Johnsonian English. Just hear some of his lines: "Will you be kind enough to allow my digits into your odoriferous concavity and extract therefrom some of the pulverised atoms which, ascending my nasal promontory, cause a great titillation of all my olfactory nerves?" Rich people also have got some personality. This is due to the `money- power'. They may be licentious. Money has its own share in the making up of the personality of a man. It infuses in him a sort of colouring. The charitable nature may cover up the licentious nature and may send some fragrance abroad. People flock to him. Lord Jesus says: "Charity covereth multitude of sins." Character gives a strong personality to man. People respect a man who has good character. Moral people command respect everywhere. He who is honest, sincere, truthful, kind and liberal-hearted, always commands respect and influence at the hands of people. Sattvic virtues make a man divine. He who speaks the truth and practises Brahmacharya becomes a great and dynamic personality. Even if he speaks a single word, there is power in it and people are magnetised. Character-building is of paramount importance if a man wants to develop his personality. Brahmacharya is the root of a magnetic personality. No development of a strong personality is possible without celibacy. Personality can be developed. Practice of virtues is indispensable. One should try to be always cheerful. A morose, gloomy man cannot attract and influence people. He is an infectious parasite amidst society. He spreads gloom everywhere. A man of pleasant nature with the spirit of service, with humility and obedience, can influence millions. The law of "like attracts like" operates in the physical and mental planes. A man of strong personality need not send invitations to people. Just as bees come and perch as soon as flowers blossom, so also, people of lesser minds are attracted to men of strong personality of their own accord. A powerful, sweet voice, knowledge of music, knowledge of astrology, astronomy, palmistry, art, etc., add to the personality of man. One should know how to behave and adjust himself with other people. You must talk sweetly and gently. This produces a tremendous impression. You must be polite, civil, courteous. You must treat others with respect and consideration. He who shows respect to others is respected in turn. Humility brings respect by itself. Humility is a virtue that subdues the hearts of others. A man of humility is a powerful magnet or loadstone. You must know the ways and means to approach people. You must know how to talk with them and how to behave towards them. Behaviour is important. An arrogant, stubborn and self-willed man can never become a man of strong personality. He is disliked by all. Develop joyful nature. Always keep a smiling and cheerful face. This will give you a good personality. People will like you much. Your superiors will be very much pleased. Have an amiable nature, a modest and unassuming temperament. You will succeed in your interviews with highly-placed gentlemen. Take down notes of what you want to speak with them in the course of the interview. Keep a small memorandum slip in your pocket. Remember the points well and talk slowly and gently. Then the man will patiently hear. Be not agitated in your speech. Do not become nervous. Be bold. Pay respect with sincerity as soon as you see the person. Do not stand erect like the proverbial man who holds the gas-light in a marriage procession. Gently bow your head with feeling. The man will be immensely pleased. He will be glad to receive you with a depth of feeling and you will get success in your interview. Talk about the important points first, and just review in your mind whether you have finished all the points you wanted to talk. In the West, people care for personality. In India, people care for individuality and assert: "Aham Asmi," which means "I exist." They try to destroy the personality to realise the Self. Endeavour to possess a magnetic personality. Try to possess that strange and mysterious power, personal magnetism, which charms and fascinates people. Understand the secrets of personal influence. Develop your will-power. Conserve all leaking energy. Enjoy robust, blooming health and a high standard of vigour and vitality, and achieve social and financial success in every walk of life. If you can understand the amazing secrets of personal influence, you can increase the earning capacity and can have a broader and happier life. A strong personality is a very valuable asset for you. You can develop it if you will. "Where there is a will, there is a way," is a maxim which is as true today as it was from the beginning of Adam. Win laurels of name and fame and attain success in life through a dynamic personality. You can do it. You must do it. You know the science now. I shall back you up. POWER OF SUGGESTION You should have a clear understanding of suggestions and their effects upon the mind. You should be careful in the use of suggestion. Never give wrong suggestion which may bring destructive results to anybody: you will be doing a great harm and a disservice. Think well before you speak. Teachers and professors should have a thorough knowledge of the `science of suggestion' and `auto- suggestion'. Then they can educate and elevate the students in an efficient manner. In South India, when children cry, parents frighten them by saying: "Look here, Balu! Irendu-kannan (the two-eyed man) has come. Keep quiet or I will hand you over to this man." "Poochandi (ghost) has come." Suggestions of this sort are very destructive. The child becomes timid. The minds of children are elastic, tender and pliable. Samskaras are indelibly impressed at this age. Changing or obliterating the Samskaras becomes impossible when they grow. When the child grows into a man, he manifests timidity. Parents should infuse courage into the minds of their children. They should say: "Here is a lion. See the lion in this picture. Roar like a lion. Be courageous. See this picture of Sivaji or Arjuna. Become chivalrous." In the West, teachers show the pictures of battlefields to the children and say: "Look here, James! See this picture of Napoleon. Look at his cavalry. Won't you like to become a Commander- in-Chief of the army or a Brigadier-general? " They infuse courage into the minds of children from their very childhood. When they grow, these Samskaras get strengthened by additional external stimuli. Doctors should have a thorough knowledge of the science of suggestion. Sincere and sympathetic doctors are very rare. Doctors who have no knowledge of suggestion do more harm than good. They kill patients sometimes by unnecessarily frightening them. If there is a little cough of an ordinary nature, the doctor says: "Now, my friend, you have got T.B. You must go to Bhowali or Kasauli or Madanapalli. You must go in for a course of tuberculin injections." The poor patient is frightened. There is not at all any sign of consumption. The case is an ordinary one. It is simple catarrah of the chest from exposure to chills. The patient actually develops Pthisis by fright and worry, owing to the wrong destructive suggestion of the doctor. The doctor ought to have told him: "Oh, it is nothing. It is simple cold. You will be all right by tomorrow. Take a purgative and inhale oil of eucalyptus. Adjust your diet. It is better you fast today." Such a doctor is God himself. He must be adored. A doctor may say now: "Well sir, if I say so, I will lose my practice. I cannot pull on in this world." This is a mistake. Truth always gains victory. People will run to you as you are sympathetic and kind. You will have a roaring practice. There is healing by suggestion. This is a drugless treatment. This is suggestive therapeutics. By good and powerful suggestions, you can cure any disease. You will have to learn this science and practise it. All doctors of Homoeopathic, Allopathic, Ayurvedic and Unani systems should know this science. They can combine this system along with their own. They will have a roaring practice by this happy combination. Do not be easily influenced by the suggestions of others. Have your own sense of individuality. A strong suggestion. though it does not influence the subject immediately, will operate in due course. It will never go in vain. We all live in a world of suggestions. Our character is daily modified unconsciously by association with others. We unconsciously imitate the actions of those whom we admire. We daily absorb the suggestions of those with whom we come in daily contact. We are acted upon by these suggestions. A man of weak mind yields to the suggestions of a man of strong mind. The servant is always under the influence of the suggestions of his master. The wife is under the influence of the suggestions of her husband. The patient is under the influence of the suggestions of the doctor. The student is under the influence of the teacher. Custom is nothing but the product of suggestion. The dress that you put on, the manners, the behaviour, and even the food that you eat, are all the outcome of suggestions only. Nature suggests in various ways. The running rivers, the shining sun, the fragrant flowers, the growing trees are all incessantly sending you suggestions. All the prophets of yore were hypnotists. They knew the `science of suggestion' fully well. Their words had tremendous power. Every word they uttered had magical power and a peculiar charm. All the hearers remained spellbound. A spiritual preacher produces a sort of hypnosis in the minds of hearers. The audience come under the influence of his suggestions. There is power in every word that is spoken. There are two kinds of Vrittis, viz., Sakti Vritti and Lakshana Vritti in words. In the Upanishads, the Lakshana Vritti is taken. "Veda Svaroopam" does not mean "embodiment of Vedas." The Lakshana Vritti does denote "Brahman" who can be reached by the study of the Upanishads alone and by the Sabda Pramana alone. Mark here the power in words. If any one calls another "Ullu" or "Badmash" or "fool," he is thrown into a state of fury immediately. Fight ensues. If you address any one as "Bhagavan" or "Prabho" or "Sir," he is immediately pleased. Steve Boodram ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ McCain or Obama? Stay up to date on the latest from the campaign trail with AOL News. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
