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Spring 2001A Understanding the Spirit of Communication
The subject selected for today is understanding the spirit of communication. Communication? With whom? These are the questions. The word communication is used in the commercial world often but communication first starts with our own Self; next, with people around us; and then with the world-at-large. But if we don't have communication with those who are around us, how can we have communication with the world-at-large? So first of all we must have communication with our own Self and to have this we need understanding
It is in our meditation that we say “BE in order TO KNOW what one is” “Then KNOW what one is to be in order to know and KNOW in order TO BE what one knows.“
But in order to know, one has to know WHAT ONE IS. Who am I? Who is conducting the business and all the activities from morning to evening? I am doing so many things and yet who is That I? From the insight of TO BE dawns the knowledge what one really is. This is an inner communication. To see this, one has to take time to be quiet, take time for introspection, and see who is at the center. This insight is very essential for communication. A person who does not have this communication with one's Self cannot have communication with anyone anywhere.
We have a vast media of communications but there is really no communication and that is why there is war; there is strife; there are misunderstandings, quarrels, fights, butchering. The havoc which mankind has created is beyond imagination. With so much education, so much knowledge, so much information, and so much material comfort, what has man made of himself? Is there peace? Is there security? Is there love? Is there brotherhood? There are holy principles in holy books but do they build understanding and friendship or goodwill among differing groups? Who has these questions? The person who takes time to think, to take the first step TO BE in order TO KNOW what one is.
To Know in Order to Be
Then the second level will come: TO KNOW in order TO BE what one knows. When we sit and have introspection, in that moment we get a glimpse. Otherwise, the neurons of our mind are occupied with so many material things that we don't have peace to see what this rat race is for. Money is controlling; matter is controlling. And in this material pursuit, we don't use our natural gifts of thinking; introspection, observations, perception and recognition of why I am here and what I can do. In our world, there is a lot of suffering, pain, violence as well as wars because we do not have time TO BE and TO KNOW.
Don't you see, in India now, there are so many temples, so many gurus, swamis and so many rituals all over the country? In every nook and corner, there are all kinds of prayers
124 - Journey to Enlightenment
| SR No. | 006996 |
| Book Title | Journey to Enlightenment Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Chitrabhanu, Chetana Catherine Florida, Nirmala Hanke, Raksha Penni Helsene |
| Publisher | Create Space |
| Publication Year | 2008 |
| Total Pages | 142 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 4 MB |