Ksanthi {Value of Values}

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Hari OM! Jai Poojya Gurudev

 

Ksanti

 

Ksanthi often is translated as forbearance or endurance, Ksanthi is

accomodation that is the right wording for Ksanthi, one should be

accomodative of situations and people happily. All relationships in

this world requires accomodation, One can never find a perfect

person according to his or her view, we cannot find all the good

qualities in one person the qualities which I like and also the

qualities which I dislike. Any given person is going to be a mixture

of things which I find appealing and others which I find non-

appealing.similarly vice versa also. Every relationship is going to

require some accomodation from me. We can never find a relationship

which does not require accomodation.

 

Lessen our expectations to have Ksanthi, I probably will find that,I

extend Kshanthi more readily to an insufferable fool than to my best

friend. This is because I do not expect anything wise or intelligent

from a fool; where as I expect my friend to live up to certain

standards which I consider appropriate. A hopeless fool can never

disappoint me but everyone else, for one reason or another for some

time can.

 

Respond to the person not to the action, then my response to the

person can be an accomodative response. I try to see what is behind

the fit of anger or outburst of jealousy or domineering manner and

respond to the person, not to the actions.

 

set the stage for any action on the part of another person. With

this frame of mind I will find it natural to be accomodative. I will

find myself staying calm.

 

Resolution of any argument between people is nearly always the

result of a mutual appreciation by the parties of each other as

persons rather than any new attitude towarde the precipitating

behaviour.

 

Mechanical reactions blocks accomodation. One must choose my

attitude and take my actions deliberately. A reaction is mechanical,

non-deliberate sort of behaviour on my part. It is a conditioned

response borrowed from previous expereinces. When I aviod reactins I

am free to choose my actions and attitudes. I can choose to be

accomodative in my thougts words and deeds.

 

Kshanthi and Ahimsa are saintly qualities. An attitude of

accomodation expands one's heart, the heart becomes so commodious,

it accomodates all people and circumstances just as they are,

without desire or demand that they be different,this is Kshanti.

 

With Love & OM!

 

Krishna Prasad