Conservation of Energy for Brahma-Sakshatkara

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Conservation of Energy for Brahma-Sakshatkara

Here is the basic foundation of the great admonition by the Yoga

teacher that we have to conserve energy. We generally understand

Brahmacharya to be celibacy, a very poor translation of the word, and

a misdirected meaning also. By celibacy we mean abstinence from

marriage, and we associate or identify celibacy with Brahmacharya or

continence in the light of the requirement of Yoga, especially as

mentioned by Patanjali. But, nothing of the kind is Brahmacharya. It

is not non-marriage, and it is not celibacy in its popular meaning. A

person who has not married need not necessarily be a Brahmacharin.

And a person who has married need not cease to be that. Because, what

we have to be careful in noting in this context is the intention

behind this instruction, and not merely the following of it in social

parlance. The intention is the conservation of energy, and the

directing of the whole of one's personality towards the great

objective of universal consciousness. And the energy of the system is

required for any kind of concentration, not merely for God-

realization or Brahma-Sakshatkara. We require energy even to solve a

mathematical problem. Even to build a bridge across a large river,

even to study the minute particles of nature in a physical research

laboratory, one requires a tremendous concentration of mind. Even to

walk on a wire in a circus requires concentration. So, wherever there

is a necessity to hold one's breath and concentrate one's attention,

as in walking on a very narrow passage, tremendous energy is

required, concentration is necessary. A two-feet wide bridge without

any protection on either side and spanning a stream flowing in a deep

gorge below—we know how we will walk on that bridge, holding our

breath and thinking only of that narrow passage and nothing else.

Certainly we will not be thinking any other distracting thought in

our mind. Like that, the fixing of the mind on the great ideal of

Yoga requires a complete surrender of oneself, in every part of one's

being, in the form of concentration. This cannot be done, says Yoga,

if we have got other interests.

 

So, a lack of Brahmacharya means nothing but the presence of

interests other than the interest in Yoga. The distracting object may

be anything. If we have got a strong interest in something which

distracts our attention, the energy goes. Any kind of leakage of

energy in any direction, caused by any object or any event or

context, is a break in Brahmacharya. A burst of anger is a break in

Brahmacharya, though one does not normally think so. No one condemns

a man because he is angry. We may even think him to be a wonderful

person in spite of his burst of anger, but the truth is that he has

failed utterly in his Brahmacharya. He is broken down totally.

Because most people are tradition-bound, they go by the beaten track

of social tradition and custom, and think that religion is nothing

but what society sanctions. But, it is not like that. Religion is not

merely the requirement demanded by a Hindu society or a Christian

organization. It has nothing to do with these things. What the

universe expects us to manifest from our side, in respect of it, is

the great religion of mankind, the religion of God or the religion of

the universe. Nobody is going to save us, merely because we are

religious in the eyes of the people. In that case, we may well go to

dogs with all our religion. What will help us, what will guide us,

what will take us by the hand and lead us along is the great law

which we obey, in the manner in which we are required to obey it,

under the circumstances of our relationship with all things in the

universe. So, in every way, we have to conserve our energy without

any kind of distraction.

 

 

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Hari OM!

 

If you can describe the way how to practice this properly it will be

helpful. This knowledge every one knows, but who to practically

implement it? Please clarify.

 

With Love & OM!

 

Krishna Prasad

 

advaitin, "ruperius" <ruperius> wrote:

> Conservation of Energy for Brahma-Sakshatkara

> Here is the basic foundation of the great admonition by the Yoga

> teacher that we have to conserve energy. We generally understand

> Brahmacharya to be celibacy, a very poor translation of the word,

and

> a misdirected meaning also. By celibacy we mean abstinence from

> marriage, and we associate or identify celibacy with Brahmacharya

or

> continence in the light of the requirement of Yoga, especially as

> mentioned by Patanjali. But, nothing of the kind is Brahmacharya.

It

> is not non-marriage, and it is not celibacy in its popular meaning.

A

> person who has not married need not necessarily be a Brahmacharin.

> And a person who has married need not cease to be that. Because,

what

> we have to be careful in noting in this context is the intention

> behind this instruction, and not merely the following of it in

social

> parlance. The intention is the conservation of energy, and the

> directing of the whole of one's personality towards the great

> objective of universal consciousness. And the energy of the system

is

> required for any kind of concentration, not merely for God-

> realization or Brahma-Sakshatkara. We require energy even to solve

a

> mathematical problem. Even to build a bridge across a large river,

> even to study the minute particles of nature in a physical research

> laboratory, one requires a tremendous concentration of mind. Even

to

> walk on a wire in a circus requires concentration. So, wherever

there

> is a necessity to hold one's breath and concentrate one's

attention,

> as in walking on a very narrow passage, tremendous energy is

> required, concentration is necessary. A two-feet wide bridge

without

> any protection on either side and spanning a stream flowing in a

deep

> gorge below—we know how we will walk on that bridge, holding our

> breath and thinking only of that narrow passage and nothing else.

> Certainly we will not be thinking any other distracting thought in

> our mind. Like that, the fixing of the mind on the great ideal of

> Yoga requires a complete surrender of oneself, in every part of

one's

> being, in the form of concentration. This cannot be done, says

Yoga,

> if we have got other interests.

>

> So, a lack of Brahmacharya means nothing but the presence of

> interests other than the interest in Yoga. The distracting object

may

> be anything. If we have got a strong interest in something which

> distracts our attention, the energy goes. Any kind of leakage of

> energy in any direction, caused by any object or any event or

> context, is a break in Brahmacharya. A burst of anger is a break in

> Brahmacharya, though one does not normally think so. No one

condemns

> a man because he is angry. We may even think him to be a wonderful

> person in spite of his burst of anger, but the truth is that he has

> failed utterly in his Brahmacharya. He is broken down totally.

> Because most people are tradition-bound, they go by the beaten

track

> of social tradition and custom, and think that religion is nothing

> but what society sanctions. But, it is not like that. Religion is

not

> merely the requirement demanded by a Hindu society or a Christian

> organization. It has nothing to do with these things. What the

> universe expects us to manifest from our side, in respect of it, is

> the great religion of mankind, the religion of God or the religion

of

> the universe. Nobody is going to save us, merely because we are

> religious in the eyes of the people. In that case, we may well go

to

> dogs with all our religion. What will help us, what will guide us,

> what will take us by the hand and lead us along is the great law

> which we obey, in the manner in which we are required to obey it,

> under the circumstances of our relationship with all things in the

> universe. So, in every way, we have to conserve our energy without

> any kind of distraction.

>

>

> Just go to My group home page to receive regular news-letter now:

> Brahmacharya-a-need

>

> Visit my site: http://rupeshrane.150m.com

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Dear Sri Prasadji

 

Namaste, Hari om

>From my little knowledge, I may suggest the following:

 

a) As far as possible stop running after Non-essentials both in thoughts and

deeds.

 

b) As far as possible guard against the shad-urmies, i.e. kama, krodha, moha,

lobha, mada and matsarya.

 

c) As far as possible stop entertaining evil thoughts and evil deeds.

 

d) Take action to the best of your ability whenever necessary and accept the

result when it comes as “Easwara Prasadam”. We have a choice only in doing

action and we cannot dictate the results of actions, as there are unknown

factors, which also contribute to the results in addition to the action we take.

 

e) Develop contentment.

 

f) Have a disciplined life, like getting up early in the morning, doing

exercise, doing studies, cleanliness externally, having a time table for all

day today work etc.

 

g) Develop the practice of doing a self-analysis before going to bed, i.e. go

over the day’s activities, analyze them, try to learn from mistakes made, etc.

 

h) Try to read books and articles on spiritual matters whenever there is time.

 

i) Avoid habits of smoking, drinking, chewing tobacco, etc.

 

All the above will slowly but definitely help preserve energy, at least not

wasting energy on non-essentials.

 

The following article may be of interest to you in this connection:

 

 

 

(Reproduced from the Speaking Tree, Times of India, article by Nilanshu Ranjan.)

 

 

 

“Transcend Anger and

 

Transform Your Life

 

 

 

What do we do, generally, when we want to get something done or when we want to

get rid of something? We vow not to do that and we think that the very act of

taking a vow will help us in reaching our goal. We believe it will help us turn

over a new leaf and we think it will help us live life afresh. But we forget

that taking a vow is nothing but an embodiment of sheer unconsciousness; in fact

it is quite an unintelligence act.

 

When we vow not to do something, it means we have not understood the issue – it

simply means we are unconscious at that level. The act of taking a vow gives the

message that we have not realized the things at the core of our heart. So taking

a vow is nothing but an act of repression of suppression.

 

When we repress something, it becomes an obsession and obsession poisons our

life. When we repress something, it goes into our unconsciousness and disturbs

the very equilibrium, leaving us in deep misery. That’s why the Buddha stressed

consciousness. “Be conscious”, he said.

 

Pythagoras speaks the same language. He says not to be angry. When he forbids

you to be angry, he does not mean you have to press your anger. He says, “Don’t

be angry. It mars your happiness, it makes ecstasy impossible. It leads to

nothing but to utter misery”. When he says don’t be angry, he is simply telling

us to transcend anger. But instead of transcending it, we just repress or

suppress it. And this is where we make a mistake. We end up unable to overcome

anger and make our lives miserable. Repression is no solution, it cannot be. On

the contrary, we will have to understand anger; we will have to watch anger. In

watching is transcendence. “WATCHNG IS A GREAT MAGIC THAT ONE CAN LEARN, BECAUSE

IT CAN BEGIN THE TRANSFORMATION OF YOUR WHOLE BEING. IT IS ONLY THROUGH

WATCHFULNESS, THAT RESURRECTION HAPPENS . . . YOU ARE REBORN”, said Acharya

Rajneesh Osho.

 

“IF YOU REPRESS ANGER, THE ANGER GOES INTO YOUR UNCONSCIOUSNESS; YOU BECOME MORE

AND MORE POISONED. IT IS NOT GOOD, IT IS NOT HEALTHY; IT IS GOING TO DRIVE YOUR

NEUROTIC SOONER OR LATER. AND ONE DAY OR THE OTHER, THE ACCUMULATED ANGER WILL

EXPLODE AND THAT WILL BE FAR MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEN IT WILL BE ABSOLUTELY

UNCONTROLLABLE BY YOU. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE EVEN TO BE CONSCIOUS OF WHAT YOU ARE

DOING”, said Osho.

 

Transcendence is a totally different process, it is an art, and it is by itself

an art of living. Transcendence is the highest stage of silence where supreme

realization is possible. Osho said “IN TRANSCENDENCE, YOU DO NOT REPRESS ANGER

AND YOU DON’T EXPRESS IT EITHER”.

 

You know only to deal with anger, expression or repression. And the real way to

deal with it is neither. The approach of all the enlightened people of the world

is to neither express nor repress, but to watch silently. When anger arises, sit

silently, let the anger surround you in your inner world, let the cloud surround

you, be a silent watcher.

 

Buddha has said that when anger arises, listen to it, listen to its message.

Keep alert, don’t fall asleep. Keep alert that anger is surrounding you. You

will then come to realize that you are not it, but you are the watcher of it.

That’s maturity and therein lies the key to overcoming anger.

 

Osho said that MATURITY HAS A FRAGRANCE. IT LENDS TREMENDOUS BEAUTY TO THE

INDIVIDUAL. IT GIVES INTELLIGENCE, THE SHARPEST POSSIBLE INTELLIGENCE. IT MAKES

THE INDIVIDUAL NOTHING BUT LOVE.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krishna Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote:Hari OM!

 

If you can describe the way how to practice this properly it will be

helpful. This knowledge every one knows, but who to practically

implement it? Please clarify.

 

With Love & OM!

 

Krishna Prasad

advaitin/

 

advaitin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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