Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 advaitin , " subrahmanian_v " <subrahmanian_v wrote: Pranams Advitins, The seminal role that Vairagyam, dispassion, plays in Spiritual sadhana needs to be reiterated often as it is this that adds strength to whatever mode of sadhana we follow. It is a member in the four-fold qualification that a spiritual seeker is required to be equipped with so that the enquiry on Brahman will be fruitful. Without this, Adi Shankara says in the Vivekachoodamani that all other virtues are but a mirage. That is, the other virtues will remain just a seeming ornament and would not come of any real use. With a view to remind ourselves of the need to strengthen this King of virtues, dispassion, i propose to post now and then messages from a variety of scriptures, books of recent times, sayings of the Elders, the Wise, etc. This is another yajna on the List in which all members are welcome to participate by posting messages limited to just one piece at a time, as far as possible short and crisp, say once a week. This self-imposed quota will help keep the number of posts in regulation. The variety that we all will thereby get to read will have a salutory effect in giving a boost to our sadhana. This is a satsangha. I trust the List Moderators will not mind my not seeking their prior permission. Here is a verse (just the meaning) from Bhartrihari's Vairagya Shatakam: The objects of enjoyment, even after staying with us for a long time , are sure to leave us sometime; then what difference does their privation in this way make to men, that they do not of their own accord discard them? If the enjoyments leave us on their own initiative, i.e. if they tear themselves from us, they produce great affliction of the mind; but if men voluntarily renounce them, they conduce to the eternal bliss of self-possession. (verse 12) Pranams, subbu --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 advaitajnana , " Tony OClery " <aoclery wrote: > > advaitin , " subrahmanian_v " > <subrahmanian_v@> wrote: > > Pranams Advitins, > > The seminal role that Vairagyam, dispassion, plays in Spiritual > sadhana needs to be reiterated often as it is this that adds > strength to whatever mode of sadhana we follow. It is a member in > the four-fold qualification that a spiritual seeker is required to > be equipped with so that the enquiry on Brahman will be fruitful. > Without this, Adi Shankara says in the Vivekachoodamani that all > other virtues are but a mirage. That is, the other virtues will > remain just a seeming ornament and would not come of any real use. > With a view to remind ourselves of the need to strengthen this King > of virtues, dispassion, i propose to post now and then messages from > a variety of scriptures, books of recent times, sayings of the > Elders, the Wise, etc. This is another yajna on the List in which > all members are welcome to participate by posting messages limited > to just one piece at a time, as far as possible short and crisp, say > once a week. This self-imposed quota will help keep the number of > posts in regulation. The variety that we all will thereby get to > read will have a salutory effect in giving a boost to our sadhana. > This is a satsangha. I trust the List Moderators will not mind my > not seeking their prior permission. Here is a verse (just the > meaning) from Bhartrihari's Vairagya Shatakam: > > The objects of enjoyment, even after staying with us for a long > time , are sure to leave us sometime; then what difference does > their privation in this way make to men, that they do not of their > own accord discard them? If the enjoyments leave us on their own > initiative, i.e. if they tear themselves from us, they produce great > affliction of the mind; but if men voluntarily renounce them, they > conduce to the eternal bliss of self-possession. (verse 12) > > > Pranams, > subbu > > --- End forwarded message --- > Namaste S-ji, This is so right! I thought I was doing well until this last few days when my pet dog died, or rather had to be put to sleep. He had slept on our bed for sixteen years through thick and thin. I was taken aback at my reaction to little Jai-Jai's death. I have had major grief in my earlier life as a young man, loss of a child, spouse etc and I thought I would be fine. But the emotions aren't listening to the intellect, it was just as bad, grief is grief no matter what kind. So I'm resolving to recover and Vairagya is so important to develop. However in the end we only think we know where we are at on the path. I accept Ajativada intellectually but emotionally I was bowled over in grief for a dog. Kind of like the Brahmin and the cow or the Raka and the deer stories.................ONS...Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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