Fine sri Venkata Giriji K R IRS 20321 On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 23:51, venkat giri <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Respected Sir/s,* > * "यद् भावं तद् भवति" * > * WHAT YOU THINK YOU BECOME...* > * Yat bhavam tat bhavati" which translates > to "As you think, so you become* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * 1.Keep thy thoughts, words and actions all in coherence!Rigveda 10.90.2 > (Purusha Sukta):पुरुष एवेदं सर्वं यद्भूतं यच्च भव्यम्।उतामृतत्वस्येशानो > यदन्नेनातिरोहति॥ १०.०९०.०२purusha evedaGM sarvam | yad bhUtam yac ca > bhavyam |utAmRtatvasyeshAnaH | yad annenAtirohati || 2 ||The term "यद् भावं > तद् भवति" may be the modification of "यद् भुतं यच्च भव्यम्"2.Brihadaranyaka > Upanishad 1.5.18:पृथिव्यै चैनमग्नेश्च दैवी वागाविशति । सा वै दैवी वाग्यया > यद्यदेव वदति तत्तद्भवति ॥ १८ ॥I-v-18: The divine organ of speech from the > earth and fire permeates him. That is the divine organ of speech through > which whatever he says is fulfilled.3.The 8.6th verse of Bhagavad Gita > conveys similar message to "as you think so you become":यं यं वापि > स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम् |तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावित: || > 6||yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajatyante kalevaramtaṁ tam evaiti kaunteya > sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ Whatever one remembers upon giving up the body > at the time of death, O son of Kunti, one attains that state, being always > absorbed in such contemplation. 8.6 O son of Kunti, thinking of any entity > whichever it may be one gives up the body at the end, he attains that very > one, having been always engrossed in its thought.4. Which is also said by > Shandilya (Chhandogya Upanishad 3.14.4) सर्वकर्मा सर्वकामः सर्वगन्धः > सर्वरसः सर्वमिदमभ्यात्तोऽवाक्यनादर एष म आत्मान्तर्हृदय एतद्ब्रह्मैतमितः > प्रेत्याभिसंभवितास्मीति यस्य स्यादद्धा न विचिकित्सास्तीति ह स्माह > शाण्डिल्यः शाण्डिल्यः ॥ ३.१४.४ ॥sarvakarmā sarvakāmaḥ sarvagandhaḥ > sarvarasaḥ sarvamidamabhyātto'vākyanādara eṣa ma ātmāntarhṛdaya > etadbrahmaitamitaḥ pretyābhisaṃbhavitāsmīti yasya syādaddhā na > vicikitsāstīti ha smāha śāṇḍilyaḥ śāṇḍilyaḥ || 3.14.4 || He > who is the sole creator, whose desires are the desires of all, whose odours > are the odours of all, whose tastes are the tastes of all, who is > everywhere, who has no sense organs, and who is free from desires—he is my > Self and is in my heart. He is no other than Brahman. When I leave this > body, I shall attain him. He who firmly believes this has no doubt in his > mind. [He will surely attain Brahman.] This is what Śāṇḍilya has said > Man is a creature of his Kratumaya (क्रतुमयः, will, purpose). > Let him therefore have for himself this will, this purpose: The > intelligent, whose body is imbued with life-principle, whose form is light, > whose thoughts are driven by truth, whose self is like space (invisible but > ever present), from whom all works, all desires, all sensory feelings > encompassing this whole world, the silent, the unconcerned, this is me, my > Self, my Soul within my heart. — Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.1 – 3.14.3* > *5.सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार. * > > > > > > *यथा चित्तं तथा वाचः यथा वाचस्तथा क्रियाःचित्ते वाचि क्रियायाञ्च > साधूनामेकरूपताyathaa chittaM tathaa vaachaH yathaa vaachastathaa > kriyaaHchitte vaachi kriyaayaa~ncha saadhUnaamekarUpataa- > subhaaShitaratnabhaaNDaagaaraThe actions (of noble people) are in sync with > their speech which is in sync with their thoughts. There is harmony in > thoughts, words and actions of the noble.Meaning:As the mind is so is the > speech, as is the speech so is the action; there is uniformity in the mind, > diction and action of the noble. But the noble have uniformity > in their thoughts, words and deeds. They think their actions through before > acting and stick to them too. They speak in coherence with their actions. > In such a person, one can trust that he will do as he says and he says as > he thinks. There is no hypocrisy. That evenness in these 3 faculties makes > them noble. In reality, irrespective of > being certified 'noble', such people lead a much more happier and peaceful > life. Just keeps things simple for them as they do not have to keep track > of 3 different things Life suddenly seems more straight forward and > untangled. They are trusted better by others.RegardsV..SridharanTrichy * > > On Thursday, 18 March, 2021, 09:21:39 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Pranam > > WHAT YOU THINK YOU BECOME. > > > > Yat Bhaavam Tat Bhavathi- WHAT YOU THINK YOU BECOME. > > *Bg. 8.6 *यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम् । > तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावित: ॥ ६ ॥ > > > > > *yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajaty ante kalevaram taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya > sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ* > > Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of > Kuntī, that state he will attain without fail. {story of AJAMEELAN IN > bhAGAVATHAM). > > > > While light travels at the rate of 1,86,000 miles per second, > thoughts virtually travel in no time. > > Thought is finer than ether, the medium of electricity. In broadcasting, a > singer sings beautiful songs at Calcutta. You can hear them nicely through > the radio set in your own house at Delhi. All messages are received through > the wireless. Manas or mind-substance fills all space like ether and it > serves as the vehicle for thoughts, as Prana is the vehicle for feeling, as > ether is the vehicle for heat, light and electricity and as air is the > vehicle for sound. . It can be transmitted from one man to another man. The > powerful thoughts of great sages and Rishis of yore are still recorded in > the Akasa (Akasic records). Thoughts are living things. If the food is > pure, thought also becomes pure. He who has pure thoughts speaks very > powerfully and produces deep impression on the minds of the hearers by his > speech. He influences thousands of persons through his pure thoughts. > (chandogya Upanishad). Entire universe is in reality the projection of the > human mind—*Manomatram Jagat*. Purification and control of the mind is > the central aim of all Yogas. > > Man is the master of his own destiny. You yourself make, by > the power of your thought, your destiny. You can undo it if you like. All > faculties, energies and powers are latent in you. Unfold them, and become > free and great. The face is a faithful recorder and a sensitive > registering apparatus to register and record all the thoughts that are in > your mind. > > The face is a polished mirror to indicate the nature of the mind and its > contents at a particular time. You have entirely in your own hands to > determine the order of thought you entertain and consequently the order of > influence you attract and are not mere willowy creatures of circumstances, > unless indeed you choose to be. A man of discrimination is always careful, > vigilant and circumspect. He always watches carefully his thoughts. He > introspects. He knows what is going on in his mental factory what Vritti or > Guna is prevailing at a particular time. He never allows any evil thought > to enter the gates of his mental factory. He at once nips them in the bud. > By his good thinking, by watching the nature of his thoughts, by > introspection, by active noble thinking, the man of discrimination builds > his noble character, forms his high destiny. He is careful in his speeches. > He speaks little. He speaks sweet loving words. He never utters any kind of > harsh words that can affect the feelings of others. He develops patience, > mercy and universal love. He tries to speak truth. Thus he puts a check on > the Vak-Indriya and the impulses of speech. He uses measured words. He > writes measured lines. This produces deeply profound and favourable > impression on the minds of the people. > > > > Mind carries aura—mental aura or psychic aura. The Sanskrit > term for aura is Tejas. It is brilliance or halo that emanates from the > phenomenon of mind. In those who have sought the full development of their > minds, we find it extremely effulgent. It is capacitated to travel long > distances and affect in the most beneficial manner a large number of > persons who are privileged to come under its influence. It must be noted > that the spiritual aura is far more powerful than either psychic or Pranic > or mental aura. Man sows a thought and reaps an action. He sows an action > and reaps a habit. He sows a habit and reaps a character. He sows a > character and reaps a destiny. Man has made his own destiny by his own > thinking and acting. He can change his destiny. He is the master of his own > destiny. There is no doubt of this. By right thinking and strong exertion, > he can become the master of his destiny. Dacoit Ratnakar was changed into > Sage Valmiki. Jagai and Madai were transformed. They were rogues of the > first waters. You can become a Yogi or a Jnani. You can make your destiny. > > Thinking causes time, space, etc. Stop this thinking through Vairagya and > Abhyasa, and merge yourself in the Pure Consciousness. Where there is no > thinking or Sankalpa, there is Absolution or Jivanmukti. KR IRS 18321 > > On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 at 07:03, cnu pne <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thinking is a faculty that is most developed in the human beings. There > can be various kinds of thinking. Thinking for accomplishing something is > the most common type of thinking. This thinking is rather utilitarian and > sometimes takes the greatness away from thinking and is better-called > planning. Then, there is thinking about almost anything, out of anxiety. > This is what is called worrying. Most people spend their entire lives > switching between planning and worrying and some overdo it to such an > extent that they are unable to tell the difference. However, both modes of > thought are in truth disgrace to the faculty of thinking. > > There is another, rather popular, mode of thinking—imagination. It is also > a different way of thinking, only more interesting and fanciful, because it > has the therapeutic effect of remedying whatever has gone wrong in the > individual and social life, albeit only in someone’s mind. Also, > imagination gives much hope to people caught up in the humongous pressure > of making a living. Even the wealthy have the stress of maintaining their > standard of living and much more stressful is the artificially created need > to maintain a good image among the others. It is in this context of a > maddeningly strained world that imagination comes as a rescue—imagination > through stories, written or performed. Recent worldwide increase in the > public interest in fantasy proves that imagination is seen more as an > essential escape route to get away from the binding realities of life, than > as a source of entertainment. > > Apart from the above mentioned three ways of thinking, there is a mode of > thought that can only be truly called thinking, that of critical thinking. > > Critical thinking has led to all the development of human civilisation as > we see it. When the legendary apple fell, it was critical thinking that led > to the discovery of the gravitational force. It was critical thinking that > led to a new discovery when some water spilt from the bathtub. More > recently, it was decades of critical thinking that led to the discovery of > gravitational waves. Critical thinking requires that all observed data is > systematically analysed, evaluated, and conceptualised. > > Here, the process of thinking starts right from the process of observation > and so, the observation has to be as precise as possible and also such > observation should not be affected by any extraneous elements or phenomena. > For example, if a person is observing another person from a distance, the > observer’s culture and upbringing affect the manner in which the observed > person is seen. Most of the time, such an observation fails to be critical. > Only if the observer can free oneself from all preconceived notions and > other mental baggage will it be possible for the observer to make a > critical and unbiased observation. > > Reason is the bedrock of critical thinking. Without a rationale or logic > to build upon, critical thinking is impossible. Any logical method tainted > by selfish interests ceases to be logical. Selfishness is the ultimate bias > of all logic. That is why we see that a carefully thought out structure of > anything is inexplicably destroyed because of some vested interest. For > instance, when an organisation has to buy some equipment, sometimes it is > seen that in spite of getting many quotes for the equipment, the order is > given to a firm based on some personal preferences. This destroys the very > foundation of critical thinking. Sometimes, people have ridiculously > irrational ideas or notions about some people, countries, or cultures > because of their perceptions that have never been critically analysed. > > The litmus test of critical thinking is that one should be able to > critically analyse oneself. That is, the very observer critically analyses > oneself. The tendency to analyse the other is very common, but to analyse > oneself is a rare trait. This is where candour enters critical thinking. > Without being candid about oneself, particularly about one’s weaknesses and > failings, logic can be twisted to achieve practically anything that one > desires. The proverbial devil starts quoting the scriptures and in no time > something that is viscerally understood to be wrong gets the sanction of > logic! This is why unselfishness is very important in critical thinking. > > That brings us to a more important question. Is it possible for people to > be unselfish? What would happen to critical thinking then? Yes, it is > difficult to become completely unselfish, particularly for a person, who > does not have any divine calling or does not live a spiritual life. And > therefore, it is equally difficult to practise critical thinking in its > true form. It is not surprising, therefore, to note that across the world, > the first attempts at philosophy or science, were made not in laboratories > or universities, but in monasteries; not by scientists or teachers, but by > monks dedicated to knowing the final truth about God and this universe. It > would not be entirely wrong to assume that the unselfish lifestyle of > monastics led them to chart a path towards the unbiased analysis of > observed data. > > What we learn out of this discussion is that for being truly logical or > critical in one’s thought, one needs to be mercilessly candid about > oneself, or to put it in simpler terms, to be uncompromisingly truthful. > Most of those claiming to practise truthfulness are really critical only of > the others, and not of themselves. This is hypocrisy of the worst kind. > Critical thinking requires that each aspect of the data observed gets the > same kind of logical and systematic analysis. There cannot be a selective > analysis nor a hypothesis or notion that has to be proven, which would > obviously lead the data to be interpreted in a manner that supports the > hypothesis. That is why many scientific experiments start with great > enthusiasm but fail miserably because the initial enthusiasm was generated > by a wrong reading of the observed data. > > Logical fallacies are one of the biggest hurdles in critical thinking. > Just as the Advaitin would call this entire universe as an illusion, there > are many ways of illusory thinking. For example, one of the major fallacies > is the failure to consider all the causes that lead to an event or > phenomenon. Then, there is the fallacy of mistaking correlation for > causation. If an event happens with another event, instead of considering > it as a case of correlation, many consider it to be the cause, thereby > declaring that one event is dependent upon another. Also, there may be many > aspects of a problem and that problem cannot be properly analysed without > considering all the aspects. However, we see in practice that many aspects > of a problem are simply ignored while trying to solve a problem. > > One could conclude that without an unselfish nature and complete > dedication to the knowledge of the truth, it is impossible to have complete > and undiluted critical thinking. It can be said that true critical thinking > is possible only when one sees the reality of one’s own nature and also of > the manifested world, this universe. > > Author is Editor of Prabuddha Bharata. > > Sent from my iPad > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/C73FB47F-4CC0-44E6-9936-15B875DCABAB%40gmail.com > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooDC7M%2Bekzchej1i_zG7c%2BWN0Df-NdPBrSoceFZDvszdQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooDC7M%2Bekzchej1i_zG7c%2BWN0Df-NdPBrSoceFZDvszdQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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