Six Essentials for Blissful Living

SR No.: 269182
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mihir Gajrawala
Publisher: Mihir Gajrawala
Publication Year: 2014
Total Pages: 6
Language: English
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3. Vandana
Objective: Todevelopgratitude towardslearnedbeings.
Itisnotpossibletotravelthepathofblisswithouttheguidanceofa'guru'.Agurumeans dispellerofdarkness.Inours
ocietythereareindividualswhohavededicatedtheirbeingtoknowledgeandattainmentoftheultimatestateofliber
ation. Theseindividualshavegiven upontheworldly choressothattheyfocusalltheirenergiesinthesinglepursuitof liberation.Wecallthemmonksor'sadhu'and'sadhvi'. Thequalitiesofrightknowledge,rightperception,rightcondu
ctandpenancearewhatdefineamonk. Thepracticalformofitcanbeseenwhenanindividualexhibitsacoherenceb
etweenhis/herdeeds, wordsandactions.
Respectingandsurrendertosuchamonkisthefirststeptopatholbliss.Gratitudeisthegreatestqualityofaseeker,a
nd Vandana'exploresthisqualityofabeing.
Intoday'sworld, weaskchildrentocelebrate Teachers Day.Weaskthemtodevelopgratitudefortheirteacherswhoi mpartknowledgetothem.Sameappliesforaseekerwhoissetonahigherpursuitofblissfulliving.
'Vandan'or Bowing'isanactwhichpreparesaseekerforsurrender.Surrendermeansabsenceofstruggle,justfalli ng.Suchasurrendercanexponentiallyopenthereceptivityoftheseekerandmakehimimbibethehigherqualities.
Vandanaistheritualforthesame.
4.Pratikramana
Objective:Torecalibratetheselfthroughintrospectionandretrospection.
Influencedbyindifference (towardsself)thesoulgets displaced, themovementofsoulfromits displacedpositiontoi tsoriginalpositionistermedas pratikramana'injainscience.Insimpletermstheprocessofre
calibratingaselfindulgedindigressionsortheprocessofbringingtheselfbacktoselfiscalled pratikramana.
Manyofusworkingincorporateenvironmentwouldhavestruggledwithfrustration, resultingoutofone'sinabilityto attainone'sgoals. This happensbecauseineverydayactivitieswelosesightofourgoals. Worseiswhenmanyofush avenogoals. Suchaselfremainslostanddissatisfied, irrespectiveofone'spotentialandability.ManagementGuru
ment, whichontimelybasisshouldbere-lookedat,sothatone doesn'tlosesightofwhereoneisheading.
shaveformedatheorythateverycompanyandeveryindividualshouldhavetheirpersonal Visionand Missionstate
Fromotherperspective, themainreasonforthisdisplacementistoomuchfocuson 'future'or'tomorrow'. Thegoallie
sinthefutureandhenceweremainfocusedonfuture, forgettingthatlearningliesinthepast. Learninghappensfrom knowingwhathappened before, whathappenedyesterday. Unlessthisisdone, onecannotgainexperience.Oneju stblindlykeepsondoing.Andinallpossibilitywillkeeponfallinginthesamepuddleeveryday, becauseonehasforgo ttentoretrospect, onehasforgottentointrospect,tolookwithin!
Suchaneffortofintrospectionandretrospection when doneinacertaindisciplinedmannerforlife'sobjectiveofattai ningblissiscalled Pratikramana'.
5.Kayotsarga
Objective treatingatransgressedmind
Inoureverydayroutineswearefocusedonlyonourphysicalbeing.Jainknowledgesaysthatstateofblisscanbeatta
inedoncethefocusshiftsfrommattertonon-matter.Selfismadeupofboththematterandnon-matter;non
matteristrappedwithinthematterthatishowaphysicalbeingisconstructed.Matterisknownas'ajiva'andnon
matteristermedas'jiva. Ajiva'isthatwhichwilldieand Jiva'isthatwhichcannotdie,itisinfinite. KayotsargawordiscombinationofKaya(body)+utsarga(upwardmovement, arising), meaningtheacttoexperien cetheselfbeyondthephysicalboundaries.Ifoneisabletoestablish thisbeliefthats/heismorethanthisbody,acomp
letelynewsetofpossibilitieswouldemerge.
Continuingfromaboveexampleoffrustrationfromcorporatelife,manytimesevenafterhavingavisionormissionst
atement, evenafterregularlyre
lookingatit, onefindsunabletoseeanydirection. Thisisduetoextremenegativehabitualpatternsdevelopedwhich
eonlysolutionofferedare takingabreak', 'asabbatical'or'switchyourjob'kindofnon-descriptacts.
hurttheindividual'sabilityandcapacity.ThemodernManagementguru'shavenogreatsolutionforsuchastate.Th
Howeverifoneisfocusedonattainingablissfulstateoflivingsuchawanderingsoulisofferedatechniquetoovercom
esuchsevereperturbations.