Integrity of thought, word and deed

[Muralidharan Venkataraman]

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Sarve jana: sukhino bhavantu

Loka Samastha: sukhino bhavanthu||


Asatoma: satgamaya|
Tamsoma: Jyotir gamaya|
Mrityorma amritmgamaya|

Aham brahmasmi| twam brahmasmi| Sarvam Brahmasmi||

One may also look at the opening stanza of Srimad Bhaja Govinam. The greatest proponent of Advaita, worshiped as the incarnation of Sri Parameswara, says that mere knowledge of scriptures without Bhakthi or absolute surrender to the Divine, is of no use.

All the above immortal sayings seem to establish that all creations of Brahman are equally adorable and are part of the Brahman.

All philosophies, sayings by great souls across the world, regardless of the various interpretations arrive at the same truth at the absolute level.

How do we sublimate the kama, krodha,moha, lopa, mata, matsaryas which seem to pervade the human thought process all over the world today?

Above all, how does a mortal refines oneself further and further until purity of thought, word and deed becomes a way of life without transgressions?

 

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How do we sublimate the kama, krodha,moha, lopa, mata, matsaryas which seem to pervade the human thought process all over the world today?

Above all, how does a mortal refines oneself further and further until purity of thought, word and deed becomes a way of life without transgressions?

To a certain extent when we aim to sublimate anything we actually become obsessed with it.

For example some of the self proclaimed celibate are mentally obsessed with sex...the more one tries to repress the more it works against us and becomes an obsession.


Kama,Krodha,Moha,Lobha,Madha and Matsarya in the technical sense are just our own energy working in an auto immune mode which leads to "self destruction" in the spiritual sense.

Since all these are nothing but energy..so the secret is not to fight these but change its course within us..change its form from auto immune self destruction to creative energy that is beneficial.

At times I feel these Kama,Krodha,Moha,Lobha,Madha and Matsarya should not be called the 6 enemies of men(Aridshadvargas) becos once we name something any enemy we develop a fixation about it and energy is wasted in an useless warfare against it.

Friendship uses up less energy..when we are friends with someone we hardly even think..but when we are enemies with someone our mind and body goes into defensive and provocative mode and uses up a lot of energy in thinking and plotting how to defeat our enemy.

So same here..why waste time,energy and effort trying to defeat these Arishadvargas(6 enemies) and reach no where?

The best is to identify these 6 and give them a new name..call them My 6 Friends and do not give them much thought..we all have friends but we do not keep thinking of them..we only think about enemies..so when we think less of anything..its effect and influence on us is very less and we go on life as usual.

This causes reversal of negative emotions and it becomes creative energy within us.