[philist] Self confidence (fwd)

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This mail appeared on philist it seems quite interesting to me.

 

 

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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:45:07 +0530 (IST)

Anurag Goel <anurag

Indian Philosophy Mailing List <philist >

Cc: ruben

Re: [philist] Self confidence

 

 

Seeing this mail it just occured to me Self-confidence is the confidence

in self, the awareness of self. When we are aware of who we r then all the

confidence will automatically come to us. Now it seems Self confidence in

its entirety is nothin but self realization.

 

Long back i read some books on Hypnotism. There it is was mentioned that

" Traatak " or " Meditation " builds up self confidence. Yep! now it makes

sense. " Traatak " or " Meditation " helps in removing the dirt which covers

the self. Once dirt is not there self will shine and self confidence will

come naturally.

 

 

Ruben yep! the person who says that one shouldn't be

pointing ones feet toward lord is not confident for he doesn't know wat

self is. I guess only when one becomes realised will one get that

confidence and clarity.

 

 

But Shree Ramakrihna Paramhansa even after being self realised worshipped

and respected mother. When he for sure knows all is he then wat is the

need of worshipping a lord.

 

Lets take that a disciple has become self realised then can he point his

feet towards his Guru. I mean to say will Swami Vivekananda ever point his

feet towards Shree Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

 

 

On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Gokulmuthu N wrote:

 

> Gokulmuthu N <gomu

>

> Cross posting from studycircle

> Thu, 27 Jan 2000 16:24:41 +0800

> " Ruben " <ruben

> Self-confidence

>

> Dear Friends,

>

> We often see that people say, " I am not a saint, so I can continue

> doing that (gambling, boozing etc.) . " I once related to this list, the

> story of the wise old lady who was tired and while sitting, pointed her

> feet towards the sanctum santorum of the temple (another similar story

> of a wise muslim man who pointed his feet towards the Ka'abah) and

> the priest said that was rude and blasphemous. The wise person

> replied, " Please show me a place where God does not reside and I will

> gladly point my feet towards it. "

>

> When I told this story to someone, he said, " They are wise or evolved,

> they can see that, but we are not evolved, so we cannot point our feet

> towards the deity. " Another person said, " We are not monks, we don't

> have to be vegetarian. " Another said that claiming we are God or

> spiritual beings or AtmA is egoistic.

>

> All these show lack of self-confidence and complacency. How could

> one progress spiritually without self-confidence? How could one

> change if he or she is confortable with his/her stand in spirituality? The

> Dhammapada tells the Seeker that s/he IS the Master, meaning that

> you should take refuge in your Self. If you take one step, God takes

> ten steps towards you. To take that one step, you need to be confident

> of yourself.

>

> All actions analyzed is not enough to determine whether they are right

> are wrong. The motives and intentions (thoughts of mind) behind them

> are more important. Don't ever think that " I shouldn't do this and that or

> I should do this or that because I AM ..... (not a realised person, or

> ordinary person etc.) " because the " I AM " in that sentence is already a

> sign of ego-recognition. Think what you may want to do and ask

> yourself what is the motive or intention. This is what is meant by

> Sathya Sai Baba's quote: " Make the mind, the voice and the actions

> agree in harmony. That is the right way of life. "

>

> The wise old lady did not have the motive to humiliate the deity. The

> masters and wise ordinary folk say they are AtmA (Self or spirit) or

> being vegetarians not out of having the motive of proving that they are

> " holier than thou " but because they see the one AtmA in all and they

> feel vegetarianism is more suitable for them. It is the motive and

> intention behind the act and not the act itself.

>

> WISE WORDS:

>

> " Though people talk about self-confidence, they have really no

> confidence in the Self (the Spirit). It is essential for every man to have

> Atma-visvaasam (confidence in the Self). Self-confidence is the

> foundation for the mansion of Life, with Self-satisfaction as the walls,

> Self-sacrifice as the roof and Self-realization as the dwelling. The Self

> (Spirit) is at the root of everything. Without confidence in the Self, life

> becomes utterly meaningless. Life is infinitely precious. It should not

> be wasted in mere eating and sleeping. It should be lived for realizing

> the Supreme. Man is endowed with a body for realizing the Divine. He

> must lead an ideal life. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a dream,

> realize it. Life is a game, play it. "

> - Sathya Sai Baba (5 Nov 1991)

>

> " In all things be a master

> Of what you do and say and think.

> Be free.

> You are a seeker.

> Delight in the mastery

> Of your hands and your feet,

> Of your words and your thoughts. "

> -Dhammapada (chapter: The Seeker)

>

> About " the Master " :

> " Because he believes in himself, he doesn't try to convince others.

> Because he is content with himself, he doesn't need others' approval.

> Because he accepts himself, the whole world accepts him. "

> -Tao Te Ching.

>

>

> --

> Warmest regards,

> Ruben

> ruben

> _____________

> " God does not appreciate external pomps and exhibitionistic

> behaviour. God does not take revenge if you do not recognize

> Him or revere Him. " -Sathya Sai Baba.

>