Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 once a friend of mine told me ( Something which he came to know from the knowledge imparted by BrahamaKumaris ) that if we do a act again and again then it's the repetition of this act due to which this act becomes or is cause of Sanaskaara in one. Repetition of good, pious thoughts and acts will move towards creating good sanskaaras in one. A day will come when the acts will be done wihout thinking due to this hard ingrained Sanskaara. I guess by instinct we mean sanskaara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2000 Report Share Posted March 11, 2000 Hello, > once a friend of mine told me ( Something which he came to know > from the knowledge imparted by BrahamaKumaris ) that if we do a act again > and again then it's the repetition of this act due to which this act > becomes or is cause of Sanaskaara in one. > > Repetition of good, pious thoughts and acts will move towards creating > good sanskaaras in one. A day will come when the acts will be done wihout > thinking due to this hard ingrained Sanskaara. > > I guess by instinct we mean sanskaara. Sanskaara is tendency. Every act (mental, verbal or physical) creates three effects: 1. Phala 2. Karma 3. Samskaara Phala is the result seen in the outside world in the near future. Karma is the seed stored for the future circumstances which will unfold at a favorable time. Samskaara (also called vaasana) is the tendency based on which the individual will be naturally (instinctively ?) driven to act. For example, let us assume that a person is hungry. His friend buys him an apple. The phala is that his hunger is quenched. The karma is that he is indebted to his friend. The samskaara is that next time he sees an apple when he is hungry, he will naturally want to eat it. It took some time for me understand the difference and unconnectedness of karma and phala. A realised soul will have karma. That is the reason he is still embodied. But, he will have no samskaaras. That is what makes him a saint. In the absence of samskaaras, the ego is absent (or 'ripe' in the words of Sri Ramakrishna), and thus no new karma is created by action. By any action, karmas are reduced in number. By egoistic action, samskaaras are strengthened and new karmas are added. By non-egoistic action, no new karmas are added and the samskaaras are not changed. By discrimination, enquiry and right understanding samskaaras are weakened. Samskaaras can also be weakened by directing them towards the Lord. With love, Gomu. -- ---------- Email: gomu Phone: +91 80 6689904 Webpages: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1863 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2973 ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2000 Report Share Posted March 13, 2000 Dear Gomu, Thank you for your well written post on Samskara. It did make a lot of sense. Instinct is the wrong word to use for Samskara. Tendency (similar to that created by a hypnotic command) is the correct word to use for Samskara. Thank you, Vinaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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