Respected Prodigy Sri Rajaram, I have been missing your wonderful upliftment and betterment of my write ups. Thank you very much. YM
On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 11:13 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < [email protected]> wrote: > 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: > >> >> >> -- >> *Mar*Treachery Against Nature >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> We have been destroying nature. Now the basic morale of a mother in >> mothering is getting destroyed under the Taliban. >> >> 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. >> >> Distrust is entering our cells with fear laden hormones. The very meaning >> and purpose of life is getting lost. >> >> 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. >> >> YM >> >> >> >> >> > -- *Mar* -- 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]. 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