Journey to Enlightenment Part 02

Author(s): Chitrabhanu, Nirmala Hanke
Publisher: Create Space

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Your Attitude is Only the Outcome of Your Belief You Nurture
Winter 2013
"Jai Jinendra" means to be victorious, not to conquer others but one's own weakness. Those who conquer outside are very weak people. Because they are not able to conquer their weakness, so they project their weakness outside. The "war monger” rulers were not brave but weak people. The weak leader would lead the weak people and the strong people would not submit to their authority. This weakens people; the problem will not go away - any problem when avoided - the problem gradually multiplies. Ultimately it leads to ruin.
What is meditation? Meditation is a discovery. It is temporarily soothing by closing the eyes and feeling good and relaxing, that is fine in the beginning. What is the discovery? It is changing your inner attitude which gradually changes the outer aspects of your life. It is like a watch - if you want to change the hand on the dial - go inside and correct the machine so the outside will start working and give you the right time. But if you continue to change the outside hands when the machine is broken - it will not give you true time.
Meditation is a self-discovery to change the inner attitudes of your mind, and then the outer aspects of your life will change. A person can look outwardly changed but not be changed inside. Anybody who tries to temporarily escape from a problem but does not change their attitude will find that the problem remains. In spiritual matters it is not advised to escape the problems with drugs or short cuts. Meditation builds your "muscles."
What is a bigger fear than death? Death is inevitable, the moment we are born the “meter" is on. The meter does not relax and when its time is over it stops - one has to be ready to face death. Whether we hear it or not, it is always there.
The ready people see death as a door to be liberated. Death becomes an exit to go "out", they are not trapped inside a door. Pain is in a birth not death - Mahavir becomes a model for- inspiration - I have accepted life peacefully. All unfulfilled desires are the seed for rebirth. The seed will not grow again if the germinating element is roasted out. Rebirth is in our hands - whatever comes - don't plant a seed for desire - be happy with what you have. Do not want more and more.
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