Distrust is entering our cells with fear laden hormones. The very meaning
and purpose of life is getting lost.
KR: Pariśaṅkā (परिशङ्का).— 1) Suspicion, distrust. 2) Hope, expectation.
Distrust arises only because of the anticipationary imaginaation od day
dreaming for the expectatoins. Lack of confidence in oneself, in one's
abilities, etc.arsue only due to: There is a mutual distrust and a spiteful
disgust. Gradually, their mutual distrust is turned by their determination
to survive into something far more powerful. Bound by mutual distrust and
annoyance, the odd couple pairing can do little but bicker.
“Distrust of self is so absolutely requisite in spiritual combat,
that without this virtue we cannot expect to defeat our weakest passions,
much less gain a complete victory. This important truth should be deeply
embedded in our hearts; for, although in ourselves we are nothing, we are
too apt to overestimate our own abilities and to conclude falsely that we
are of some importance.”
In order to foster this distrust of self, lays out four methods:
1. We should meditate frequently on our own weakness, remembering that
we cannot make even the smallest good act or take the tiniest step towards
perfect love of God without His grace. Accomplishing the good is impossible
without Divine Assistance. We should become acutely aware of this truth by
calling it to mind often.
2. We must plead with God daily to grant us this great virtue of
self-distrust. We should ask Him frequently and fervently to help us see
our total powerlessness apart from His grace.
3. We should reflect on the number and strength of our enemies. Demons,
being angelic in nature, possess an intelligence far superior to the
greatest human geniuses. They plan for our destruction without rest and lie
ceaselessly in wait to destroy us at the first opportunity. We are not
stronger, faster, or smarter than the least of demons.
4. We must examine ourselves each time we commit a sin. In this way, we
might uncover our weak points. Every sin is an opportunity to grow in
self-knowledge. The result of this self-knowledge should be a greater
awareness of our weakness and wretchedness. Faced with the truth of our
state, we cannot help but to distrust ourselves and turn to God in all
matters.
5. Distrust of self alone is not sufficient as a weapon in spiritual
combat. It must be coupled with total confidence in God, or else it runs
the risk of being ineffective.
“Although distrust of self is absolutely necessary as we have shown it to
be in the spiritual combat, nevertheless, if this is all we have to rely
on, we will soon be routed, plundered, and subdued by the enemy. Unless we
would be put to flight, or remain helpless and vanquished in the hands of
our enemies, we must add to it perfect trust in God, and expect from Him
alone succor and victory. For as we, who are nothing, can look for nothing
from ourselves but falls, and therefore should utterly distrust ourselves;
so from our Lord may we assuredly expect complete victory in every
conflict.”
In order to arm ourselves with this trust in God, four approaches will be
useful for us:
1. We should humbly ask for the grace of increased trust in God every
day. This prayer should constantly be on our lips. Trust in God is fostered
by making acts of confidence throughout our day in addition to petitioning
Him for this grace. Faith is strengthened through frequent exercise, as all
virtues are. This might take the form of a brief prayer of surrender or a
mortification involving surrender to His Will.
2. We should meditate frequently on the omnipotence of God, recalling
each day the infinitude of His goodness, love, and strength. God asks us
for one thing, namely, to turn to Him in total surrender and confidence in
all matters and to work for the accomplishment of His Will instead of our
own. Perfect love is to do the Will of our Father.
3. We should reflect daily on the promises we have from Sacred
Scripture, our mother the Church, and the countless Saints that go as
witnesses before us. God promises us that if we trust in Him we will never
be defeated.
4. We should pause before any good action and meditate briefly on our
own weakness in contrast to God’s infinite goodness, love, and power. From
this repeated meditation, we will find courage as we weigh our weakness
against the hope we have in God.
It is important that we employ these methods on a daily basis to
continually increase our distrust of self and confidence in God.
“But if we neglect this method, though we may flatter ourselves that we are
actuated by a principle of confidence in God, we will usually be deceived.
Presumption is so natural to man that, without notice, it insinuates itself
into the confidence he imagines he has in God and the distrust he fancies
he has of himself. Consequently, in order to destroy all presumption and to
sanctify every action and the two virtues opposite to this vice, the
consideration of one’s own weakness must precede that of the Divine Power.
Both of these must precede all undertakings.”
It is a simple task to discern whether or not we have a true distrust of
self and total confidence in God.
“The presumptuous man is convinced that he has acquired a distrust of
himself and confidence in God, but his mistake is never more apparent than
when some fault is committed. For, if he yields to anger and despairs of
advancing in the way of virtue, it is evident that he has placed his
confidence in himself and not in God. The greater the anxiety and
despondence, the greater is the certainty of his guilt.
The man who has a deep distrust of himself and places great confidence in
God is not at all surprised if he commits a fault. He does not abandon
himself to confused despair; he correctly attributes what has happened to
his own weakness and lack of confidence in God. Thus he learns to distrust
himself more, and he places all his hopes in the assistance of the
Almighty. He detests beyond all things the sin into which he has fallen; he
condemns the passion or criminal habit that occasioned his fall; he
conceives a deep sorrow for his offense against God. But his sorrow,
accompanied by peace of mind, does not interrupt the method he has laid
down, nor does it prevent the pursuit of his enemies to their final
destruction.”
Even when we’re surrounded on all sides by our enemies, with our weaknesses
leading to frequent sins and great defeats, we must take heart and abandon
ourselves to God in perfect confidence.
“Consequently, although a soul is overwhelmed by sins, although it has
labored in vain to tear away from vice and follow virtue, although it
should find its inclination to evil increasing daily instead of diminishing
in favor of virtue, yet it must not fail to place its confidence in God; it
must not be discouraged or abandon its spiritual works. On the contrary, it
must arouse itself to new fervor and redouble its efforts against the enemy.
In this kind of battle, the victory will be won by him who has the courage
not to throw down his arms or put aside his confidence in God. His
assistance is always present for those who fight His battles, though He may
sometimes permit them to be wounded. Persevere to the end. Victory depends
on this. There is a swift and effective remedy for the wounds of anyone who
fights for God’s cause and who places his entire trust in Him. When he
least expects it, he will see his enemy at his feet.”
KR The above were the words uttered in a book in 1500 AD by Lorenzo
scupoli, an Italian. Words of wisdom arise in a far off land. But have we
not heard the same words in B G by Lord Krishna?. Trust yourself Arjuna?
And acting in the name of GOD alone distrust can be removed.And
Tiruvalluvar in,
உலகத்தோடு ஒட்ட ஒழுகல் பலகற்றும்
கல்லார் அறிவிலா தார். (௱௪௰ - 140)
Ulakaththotu Otta Ozhukal Palakatrum
Kallaar Arivilaa Thaar
Those are fools, however learned, Who have not learnt to walk with the
world.
(தமிழ்)
உலகத்தாரோடு பொருந்தி ஒழுகும் தன்மையை அறியாதவர், பல நூல்களைக் கற்றிருந்தாலும்
அறிவில்லாதவரே ஆவர் (௱௪௰)
Telugu (తెలుగు)
లోకపోక డెరిగి పోకున్న వాడెంత
చదువు జదినియున్న జదువనట్లె. (౧౪౦)
Malayalam (മലയാളം)
ലോകനീതിക്ക് യോജിപ്പായ് പഴകാൻ പഠിയാതവർ ഗ്രന്ഥമേറെപ്പഠിച്ചാലുമജ്ഞരെന്നുര
ചെയ്യണം (൱൪൰)
Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
ಲೋಕದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಮರಸವಾಗಿ ಬಾಳದವರು, ಹಲವನ್ನು ಕಲಿತೂ ಅಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳಂತೆ ಇರುತ್ತಾರೆ (೧೪೦)
Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
ये तु नैव प्रवर्तन्ते कालदेशानुसारत्: ।
अधीतेष्वपि शास्त्रेषु ज्ञानिनो न भवन्ति ते ॥ (१४०) K RAJARAM IRS
10 9 23
On Sun, 10 Sept 2023 at 07:10, Markendeya Yeddanapudi <
[email protected]> wrote:
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> *Mar*Treachery Against Nature
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> Economics has converted everyone into a traitor against self and nature.
> The entire scheme of nature, the implosion of perception into every cell,
> based on the transformation of breathing into hormones, that informed every
> cell via the bloodstream, and the explosion of emotion laden responses as
> processed perceptions, that joined the ocean of smell comprised
> perceptions, the troposphere, has been harmed, and the continuous harming
> has become the economic activity.
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> The basic emotional bond among the organisms of the Biosphere has been
> made extinct. We repudiate our very componentship in nature and we have
> become the scientists that observe nature in torture. All land, water, air,
> and now space has been poisoned, making nature unfit for the basic scheme
> of nature where the perception laden troposphere enters every cell of every
> organism and propels the exhalation of own contribution of every organism
> into the troposphere. The basic natural understanding has been
> extinguished. We have been resorting to technology to continuously destroy
> nature and now with AI, Chat GPT etc., we are becoming completely redundant
> along with every organism of the Biosphere.
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> A traitor can never trust another traitor though they collaborate in the
> treason. We lost our basic faculty of love and trust, because we have
> become traitors against nature.
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> A woman mothers. Converting their lives into the life of prisoners is
> Talibanism. All nature is based on the mothering by mothers. When the
> Americans were fighting the Talibans, Pakistan hid them and kept them
> active, making them spread everywhere into Afghanistan. Suddenly the
> American army leaves one midnight without informing the Afghan government
> after giving away trillions of dollars worth of armaments to the Taliban.
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> Now using the arms Afghanistan under the Talibans, is fighting Pakistan!
> We do not know when Pakistan will break into many nuclear armed pieces. And
> we may find women packed or sealed from head to feet, cowering, in those
> broken pieces.
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> It means that the basic mothering, where the mother nurtures the baby in
> the womb, inhaling perceptions, which become the hormones, which enter the
> baby in its development, via splicing after Autopoesis is destroyed. A
> cowering and damaged baby emotionally harmed grieviously, arrives into the
> world after nine months from the mother’s womb.
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> We have been destroying nature. Now the basic morale of a mother in
> mothering is getting destroyed under the Taliban.
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> Now in many states in India the midnight police knock for illegal arrest
> has become normal. The elected governments have taken to treason against
> its own people. Treason is percolating into the grassroots.
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> Distrust is entering our cells with fear laden hormones. The very meaning
> and purpose of life is getting lost.
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> It is for every University to rehabilitate and revive the emotional
> foundation of life. But unfortunately they are in the frenzy of
> mechanization and destruction of nature.
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> YM
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