Journey to Enlightenment Part 02

SR No.: 006997
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Chitrabhanu, Nirmala Hanke
Publisher: Create Space
Publication Year: 2013
Total Pages: 106
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 13 MB

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Free yourself. Don't let the past mar the beautiful present. If you don't mind your mind, your mind will mind your business. Watch your words. Seventy-five percent of people don't know what they're talking about. We do everything in a hurry, at the last minute.
There was a man going somewhere. He woke up late, and in his hurry, sat on his glasses in his car. He thought he could make it in time, but all of a sudden it started raining. His wife said, "Use the wipers". He said, "No, it will come in the way, I'll drive intuitively". Then a cop saw him driving 80-90 miles an hour. The cop had to chase him down and then asked him, "What were you doing?" The man said, "I wanted to get home before I got in an accident". A lot of people talk and don't know what they are saying. Each word we speak registers in our neurons. Whatsoever you put in your neurons will not be erased.
"Karma is action". If you are aware of your thoughts, words and actions, you will be creative. If you are not aware, then your words will hurt you.
There was a young man from America who went to India to find a wife, a woman of his same culture and language. He was highly educated and had a degree from Harvard. He put an ad in the paper. Ten to fifteen girls answered the ad. He selected one of the girls, a very intelligent, beautiful girl, and planned to meet her at 10:30 at the Churchgate Station. He was certain that she would be on time, and he believed that "time was money". The girl was coming to the station as quickly as she could, but she missed her train because it was too crowded. So she didn't arrive until 10:45. The young man was upset, pacing the floor, judging and blaming. When she arrived, he said, "You are late. I'm standing here like a fool for 15 minutes." The girl said, "Thank you, I don't want to see any fool, even a fool from Harvard." So who makes you a fool? We make a fool of ourselves when we do not watch our words. This is karma.
Karma is the philosophy of consciousness. What you want to make you can. Namo Arihantanum, the inside consciousness, can overcome the negative thoughts and feelings. It takes time, like a broken bone. First there is the cast, and then the physical therapy after the cast is off, and gradually the movement comes back. In the same way we have psychic damage, our consciousness becomes smeared by bad company, bad conditions, drugs, bad habits.
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