Our strength is our Joy, Virtue, and Pleasing Personality...

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Dear All,

 

There is a difference between an 'act of temper' and a 'reaction of temper'. An

example of an 'act of temper' is when a parent disciplines a child, but is not

really angry with them. An example of a 'reaction of temper' is when a parent

disciplines a child but loses control of themselves in the process. Another

example of an 'Act of Temper' is if a person is in a Play on the Stage and they

appear to be angry in the play, but they are " not really angry " within. It is

just a Play. Such a Play can happen on the " Stage of Life " also.

 

Shri Mataji cited Shri Krishna as " just such an example " . In the excerpt below,

SM uses a quote from Shri Krishna to describe the difference between an 'act of

temper' which She calls a 'play' or 'leela'... and a 'reaction of temper' which

She calls a " serious thing " that could ultimately lead to schizophrenia.

(Regarding schizophrenia, i was a bit surprised at that statement, so i

contemplated on that and did a bit of research.) This is what i have come up

with:

 

Shri Mataji has taught that anger (or temper) usually comes about as a reaction

to some real or imagined insult. When a person in consciousness operates from

their Lower Self, they will tend to react to real or imagined insults. However,

if a person in collective consciousness operates from their Higher Self or

Spirit, they tend to be detached about such things. In other words, they are not

affected by these external things, because their Reality is the Reality of Inner

Life of Spirit... and not the comings and goings that are external to it!

 

Being the Spirit... and operating from the 'vantage point' of Spirit which is

the Real Person... leads to complete spiritual integration of the person. There

is not disintegration, but integration of the psycho-somatic (mind/body) system.

In other words, there is not " splitting " of the various fragments or parts of

the psychosomatic system. Nothing can harm the the person when they are

spiritually integrated... when their Spirit is " In Charge " . ... And that is why

it is so important to become your Spirit!

 

In the Miller-Keane Encyclopedia Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Allied

Health, it says on page 1452 that... " The term 'schizophrenia' literally means

" split personality " , referring to portions of the psyche that are

contradictory " . It stands to reason then, that if a person continues to

act/behave from their lower self or Ego, and ignores their Higher Self or

Spirit... then in a sense they are having a " split personality, referring to

portions of the psyche that are contradictory. "

 

In conclusion... according to Shri Mataji, Sahaja Yoga is to be enjoyed. " Sahaja

Yoga " ... as we all know, is the state of " union with the Divine within " . We can

enjoy this union much better when we become our own masters and are in control

of our lives, and do not allow our lower self (Ego) to dominate/lead/guide us.

When we become the Spirit, we can be in control of our lives. We can act, and

not react. If we allow our Spirit be our Spiritual Guide, we will have Joy,

Virtue, and a Pleasing Personality. These are strong qualities of the Spirit.

 

violet

 

P.S. (Please note that i have added some words of explanation in brackets for

purposes of clarity of meaning. i hope you enjoy Shri Mataji's Talk.)

 

 

Shri Mataji's Farewell Talk at Burwood, Sydney on 7 April, 1994...

 

The greatest advantage of Sahaja Yoga ( " union with the Divine " ) is that you can

enjoy everything. That is the greatest advantage. Sometimes there are problems

here and there. Something happens. Doesn't matter. Have faith and you will be

surprised at the miracles that you get one after the other. And also try to

follow what I say.

 

First of all, no temper. Temper, if you have, you must know that it is a serious

thing in the west. Because there is no controlling power over temper. And

schizophrenia is the only ultimate result of temper... " schizophrenia " . So it

should not be justified. All ego, temper, should be brought down. One should not

try in any way to get angry with others because of jealousy, because of

complexes, because of anything. If it is so, please introspect: WHY do I get

into temper?

 

Shri Krishna has placed temper as the worst disease of you: " From there it

rises... everything. " I don't agree with him because you see for him its a leela

(a play). The whole world is a leela (for Krisha) but (it's) not (that way) for

everyone.

 

NOTE: (Shri Mataji is pointing out the difference between 'temper' as a

'play'.... and temper that is an egotistical outburst. For example, Shri Jesus

dis-'played' a righteous indignation or 'temper' when He drove the

tax-collectors from the temple with a whip. However... Jesus's Action was a Pure

Action. It was not a " Re-Action " as a result of a personal hurt. He was standing

up for the Dharma of " not desecrating God's Temple!)

 

Shri Mataji: Temper can come from mooladhara.

 

NOTE: (Mooladhara is the energy centre in human beings which advances the

spiritual qualities of wisdom and innocence from within the person. If the

kundalini energy's flow in this centre is hindered or blocked in any way, the

spiritual qualities of this centre which are 'wisdom' and 'innocence' will

recede correspondingly as well... in the person.)

 

Shri Mataji: It (temper) can come from swadisthan.

 

NOTE: (Swadisthan is the energy centre in human beings which advances the

spiritual quality of Pure Knowledge of the Spirit in the person. Again... if the

kundalini's energy flow is hindered or blocked in its flow, the Pure Knowledge

of the Spirit will not be enjoyed. This Pure Knowledge will recede accordingly.)

 

Shri Mataji: It can come from anywhere. So one cannot say the source of temper

is going to be the source of all the problems. (It) can be from anything. 'One'

can really get destroyed by anything but the temper is one thing that is the

worst of all.

 

So... if you find anyone that is hot-tempered... if you find yourself to be

hot-tempered, then please see that you overcome it. I used to tell before (that)

if you feel angry, then stand before the mirror and say all kinds of things, or

else you take a pillow and hit it hard when you are in a temper... so you

develop a very pleasing personality. That is very important.

 

You must have a very pleasing personality but that is not acceptable in certain

countries. It is said you must not show a pleasing personality because others

will think you are weak. (However)... the strength is your " Joy " ... the strength

is your " Virtue " ... the strength is your " Pleasing Personality " . That is your

strength!

 

Some people say if you become very pleasing... others will think you are " weak " .

If they think (you are weak)... let them think like that. That is their

stupidity. "

 

So... you should be happy, joyous, pleasing. "

 

 

(The Australian Sahaja Newsletter - 16 November, 1996)