Six Essentials for Blissful Living

Author(s): Mihir Gajrawala
Publisher: Mihir Gajrawala

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Theritualtodothesameistermed'Kayotsarga';whereinoneismadetoexperiencethenonphysicalpartofself. Simplyputitisadeeperformofmeditation. 6.Pratyakhyan Objective:Todevelopdiscipline Thepathtoblissisthepathtogradually'notdo'. Slowlyandsilentlyastheseekerstartsrealizingthefruitlessnessofhi sactions, heshouldstartto'notdo'thoseactions. Thereareinnumerableactionsthataselfperforms.Andthisrealiza tionmayhappenoveracertainbreadthoftime.Giventhisitisimportanttobuildtomorrowupontoday'srealization. T hemethodtodothisisbywaytotakingvowsofselfcontrol. Eveninmoderncorporatecontext,amanagementexecutiveisaskedtokeepalogofhis/herlearning'sandbuildhis/ herfuturestrategiesbasedonthoselearning's. Sameifappliedtospiritualcontextcantakeoneaheadinhis/herpath tobliss. 'Pratyakhyan'istheritualtobuildselfcontrol. Noneoftheessentialswouldgivebenefitunlessdisciplineandselfcontrolispracticed. Therearesystemati Ctoolsprovidedtohelponedevelopsuchdiscipline. Ihaven'tgoneintothedetailsoftheproceduresofeachritual. Asdiscussedaboveforsuccessfulaccomplishmentof anyact-eligibilityoftheobjective,thedoerandthemethodallthreeareimportant. Inthispiecewehaveattemptedtounderstandtheobjectiveandknowtheconceptbehindthe method.Wearenottouchingthedetailsofmethodnorarewediscussingtheeligibilityofthedoer. Manywillhavequestion, thatifaboveisdoneinritualisticmanner willoneattainbliss? Theresponsetothatisapartfromtheefficiencyoftechnologytheeligibilityoftheuserisalsoimportant. Atablet'sefficiencyandutility chang esfromusertouser,eveniftheyallhavethesameoperatingsystem. Sameappliestothisblissattainmenttechnologi es. Thesesixritualsarethesixessentialactivitiestobeperformedtoattainapermanentstateofblissfulliving. Therecoul dbeotheractivitiestoo, butthese SIXaretheessentialmost;thecompulsoryones. Letussumitup: 1.Equanimity 2.Higheraspirations 3. Gratitude 4.Re-calibration 5.Meditation 6.Self-discipline. These Sixtermsaretobetattooedonone'smind.Ifthese SIXwordsareincorporatedinone'slife, thereisnostopping toachieveahealthybody,ahealthymind, healthyrelationsandhealthycareer. Theseactions(essentials)puttogetheriswhatinlaymantermsweknowas'pratikramana'.A'pratikramana'isactua llyacombinationofthesesixessentialritualstobeperformedinasequentialmanneraspartofaregularritualpractice
Itissuggestedtoperformthisatfollowingintervals: •Everymorningatdawn:Rayasipratikramana •Everyeveningaftersunset:Devasipratikramana •Everymonth:Pakhipratikramana •Everyfourmonths:Chaumasipratikramana(onfullmoondayofkartk, Fagunandashadhmonthsof Jaincalendar) •Everyyear:Samvatsaripratikramana Importanceisgiventodifferentessentialsinthisdifferentpratikramana's.Itisadeepscience;havingsaidthatmoret hanscientificexploration, thebetterwaytounderstanditwouldbethewayofdoing. Eachofthisessentialcanalsobeperformedindividually.Importantisdisciplineandregularexecution. Inourworkandbusinesseswedokeepauditsatregularintervals, inordertoknowwherethebusinessisgoing. Even employeesgothroughappraisalsatregularintervals. Thepointisregularcheckpointsareprerequisiteforsuccessfulgoalachievement. Similarlyifthegoalisapermanentstateofbliss, theabovediscussedritu alswouldactascheckpoints, onthepathofspiritualprogression.