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SPIRITUAL-SCIENTIFIC PERSONALITY / 239
Tawanag Message
I learned in the Tawang monastery the concept of peace in the environment of violence in mind and body. The chief monk said that "If you look at the 3,000 years' history of India, you'll find that the country has always stood for peace. It worked for peace; it prayed for peace and it lived for peace. But these days, peace does seem to be in short supply."
"So how does one bring back peace?" the monk asked rhetorically. "Paradoxically, the 'l' in you wants peace. Nevertheless, to get peace you have to get rid of the T and 'me'. (This is what the Buddha realised after his enlightenment, when he grasped the principle of causation and the lack of self in all that is.)
"So, can you get rid of the self? Seems like a tough proposition. For in virtually every sentence, every thought we have 'I' and 'me'. But if you remove these entities, the ego will vanish," the monk said to me. "When the ego vanishes, hatred fades away. When hatred goes away, then violence in mind and body will disappear. Therefore, peace comes when you forsake ego and the sense of self."
Acharya Mahapragya's Message
"All waywardness of mind begins with the body and being unaware of this fact is the root cause of fear. Fear can exist only in a state of wilderness of ignorance. In a state of mindfulness fear cannot exist. Knowledge is an emancipator. A child fears many things which an adult does not, because the latter has come to know many laws. Only that man can give others freedom from fear, who has attained such freedom for himself and whose whole being is resonant with vibrations of fearlessness. Only such men have complete protection from fear and are able to offer such protection to others." Maharish Pathanjali's Yoga Sutra
"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds, your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, you will find yourself in a new great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive and you discover yourself to be a great person by far than you ever dreamt yourself to be."
That is something inspiring to all of us.
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