Self help is the best help
I No books, no scriptures, no science, can ever imagine the
glory of the Self that appears as man, the most glorious God that ever was,
the only God that ever existed, exists, or ever will exist. —Swami
Vivekananda, Complete Works
Are there any texts anywhere outside India one such GOOD DEDUCTION? (KR
DEDUCTIONS MADE OUTSIDE INDIA ALWAYS LET DOWN THE SELF AS WELL AS THE
DEPENDENT ON THAT SELF)
Right understanding about our life is the most valuable wisdom for the
right way of living. The innate divinity, infinitude, luminosity and
blissfulness of the soul was experienced by the sages of the Upanishads.
Max Müller, in his Three Lectures on the Vedanta Philosophy, gives his
opinion as to why this supreme wisdom about healthy human living was not
available to the Greeks, or to the Medieval or modern philosophers: "But if
it seem strange to you that the old Indian philosophers should have known
more about the soul than the Greek or Medieval or modern philosophers, let
us remember that however much the telescopes for observing the stars of
heaven have been improved, the observatories of the soul have remained much
the same . . . the rest and peace which are required for deep thought or
for accurate observation of the movements of the soul, were more easily
found in the silent forests of India than in the noisy streets of our
so-called centers of civilization" (Max Müller, Three Lectures on the
Vedanta Philosophy [London: Longmans, Green, and Co.: 1894], 7-8).
KR: However, 2000-year-old thirukkural says
கற்றதனால் ஆய பயனென்கொல் வாலறிவன்
நற்றாள் தொழாஅர் எனின்.
தூய அறிவு வடிவாக விளங்கும் இறைவனுடைய நல்ல திருவடிகளை தொழாமல் இருப்பாரானால்,
அவர் கற்ற கல்வியினால் ஆகிய பயன் என்ன?.
No fruit have men of all their studied lore,
Save they the 'Purely Wise One's' feet adore
What Profit have those derived from learning, who worship not the good feet
of Him who is possessed of pure knowledge?
Katradhanaal aaya Payanen kol VaalaRivan
natraal Thozhaaar enin
Dravida cult asserted that Thiruvalluvar never spoke about and such
erroneous deductions as made by so many even today wherever they are ,
defend their actions, but proved futile by wisdom prevailing over; thus
THOSE WHO FEEL BY REMOVING VIDURA FROM THE KAURAVAS, PANDAVAS CAN BE PUT
DOWN, IS AN INTRIGUING FOOLISH IDEA, WHICH KAURAVAS MAY CHERISH BUT WISDOM
WINS ULTIMATELY WHERE EVEN THE DURYODHANAS ARE NOT EVEN REMEMBERED LEAVE
ALONE THE CHERISHMENTS.
All-pervading Supreme Consciousness underlying every form of
existence, animate and inanimate, is manifest within every living being as
the Self. God or Supreme Being is the Soul of all souls. He is the sum
total of all souls and is their inner controller. Both the soul and God
belong to the same category of Self—the former is the individual self
(Jivatman), whereas the latter is the Supreme Self (Paramatman). The
individual self or embodied soul is regarded as a manifestation of the
other. The one has a body and is subject to many limitations; the other is
free from all limitations. The distinction between the soul and the body or
the mind is fundamental in Vedanta. The word used in Indian scriptures for
Self is Atman. The Atman in Vedanta is Self existent as well as
Self-luminous. Divine power is not a mere formless, impersonal material
principle. It is a living dynamic conscious force that can assume a
concrete personal form. It is the source of all Existence, Knowledge and
Bliss. These are not qualities of the Soul, but Its essence. It is
identical with Pure Consciousness or Intelligence. It is the sole support
and substance of the manifold. The Reality or Self understood intuitively
is the Supreme Spirit, and understood outwardly, is the physical world. It
precedes everything, for everything is manifested or projected by the Self.
"This Brahman is without a prior or a posterior, without interior or
exterior, this Atman is Brahman, the experiencer of everything"
(Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 11.5.19).
This Atman (Self within) is Brahman. The individual self is only an
"abridged edition," as it were, of Brahman. The Supreme Self, chained to a
body-mind consciousness, appears to be limited, weak and finite. Although
the individual is one with the Divine, each person is a partial
manifestation of the Divine. Consciousness or Intelligence is at the root
of life, which is ever associated with sentiency, purposiveness, and the
power of cognition. Life presupposes sentience. Purposiveness is implicit
in livingness because we notice an innate plan of self preservation and
self-development in all living beings. Unconscious things like the three
forms of energy of nature, which are themselves mechanical, cannot organize
themselves and work purposely unless there is a conscious principle to
furnish the goal and purpose. Existence precedes thinking or doubting. One
can never doubt the existence of one's Self. The body is compared to a cart
and the soul to its driver. Coordination between the body, the mind, the
organs, and prana, is possible due to conscious spirit, the knowing Self.
All living bodies possess a tripartite personality with soul, mind and
body. There cannot be a living organism without the coordination of these
three. (Swami Yatiswarananda, “Through Death to Immortality,” PB March
1981, 99).
The pressing need for the real conception of human life is the main key
not only to right living but also to right knowledge of the universe.
Practical points are that (1) The microcosm and macrocosm (the individual
and universal) are built on exactly the same plan. The infinite is the
support of the finite. Behind the world of multiplicity there is essential
unity and interconnectedness; (2) The wisdom of the unity of existence
provides a holistic view of life and the universe. This insight can make
our life contemplative, spiritual, and dynamic; (3) The infinite glory of
the human personality can be experienced by those who are really convinced
of the divinity within. "Religion is the manifestation of the divinity
already in man." This idea of Swami Vivekananda will be more appealing to
humanity in the future. It is the expression of divine qualities in our
life and not the subscription to a creed or a dogma. Religion essentially
unites us with God; and (4) Swami Vivekananda's idea that in the future the
thought of immanent God —God manifest in human beings, will impel us to
serve them as God. This future vision of Vivekananda will be immensely
fulfilled. HENCE BELIEVING ONE’S SELF IS BELIEVING THAT SELF BRAHMAM. There
is a Tamil saying: kadavulai nambinor kai vidappadaar meaning one who
believes one-self the God will never be let down. Alternatively,
wrong-decision-makers, had not trusted themselves and so will never prosper
in life-has amaths relevance too. K Rajaram IRS 31224
On Tue, 3 Dec 2024 at 05:19, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]> wrote:
> To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When
> you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.
>
> Life moves fast. As much as you can learn from your history, you have to
> move forward
>
> N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004
>
> *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you
> become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to
> a goal, not to people or things "*
>
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