Myself to My Soul Part 01

Author(s): Namramuni
Publisher: Parasdham Mumbai

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Purifying Your Thoughts
Every human being, every person always desires..yearns for... craves to do something... something unique ! "I want to do something distinguished that no one has ever done before” . Every individual wants to be different and desires to do something different from others. To be different from the crowd is a human psychology
No matter what, I want to do samayik, I will do it at any cost. Somebody does it or not, I will do Atthai (8 days of continuous fast).
What do you call all this? Should we decide to participate in a religious activity just to outdo another person? Ask yourself, is this religion (dharma) or competition? Is it the process of purification? Is it dharma or is it your competitive nature that compels you to do this?
Are you actually doing dharma or committing sins?
Today, I intend to take you in a completely different direction. I want to explain to you something which would be quite different from your general belief, thought process and experience.
I want you to introspect, go deep within yourself and analyse. Check yourself! With introspection, you will realize that a majority of the activities you engage in on a daily basis are not for yourself, but rather, to make an impression on others and to create a desired image of