Guest guest Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Question - How shall I overcome my passions?Ramana Maharshi - Find their root and then it will be easy. (Later) What are the passions? Kama (lust), krodha (anger), etc. Why do they arise? Because of likes and dislikes towards the objects seen. How do the objects project themselves in your view? Because of your avidya, i.e., ignorance. Ignorance of what? Of the Self. Thus, if you find the Self and abide therein there will be no trouble owing to the passions. (Later) Again, what is the cause of the passions? Desire to be happy or enjoy pleasure. Why does the desire for happiness arise? Because your nature is happiness itself and it is natural that you come into your own. This happiness is not found anywhere besides the Self. Do not look for it elsewhere. But seek the Self and abide therein. Still again, that happiness which is natural is simply re-discovered, so it cannot be lost. Whereas the happiness arising from other objects are external and thus liable to be lost. Therefore it cannot be permanent and so it is not worth seeking. Moreover craving for pleasures should not be encouraged. One cannot put out burning fire by pouring petrol over it. An attempt to satisfy your craving for the time being, so that the passion may later be suppressed, is simply foolish.There are, no doubt, other methods for the suppression of passion. They are (1) regulated food, (2) fasting, (3) yoga practice, (4) medicines. But their effects are transitory. The passions reappear with greater force as soon as the check is removed. The only way to overcome them is to eradicate them. That is done by finding their source as stated above. http://prashantaboutindia.blogspot.com/2009/05/ramana-maharshi-teachings-on-overcoming.html-- Om namo Bhagavate Sri RamanayaPrashant Jalasutram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Asking for help from a higher source, I think helps too, with meditation. There are soul lessons/ achievements I think we are put on earth to work through, but we are not left alone in our efforts, we just have to ask for help with a sincere desire to be a master of ourselves. When my courage slips and I don't think I can work through an issue, I think it is good to think of this at a quest, where the hero has to work through the trials along the journey in order to achieve the goal of self mastery and the bliss that comes with that. It takes work, the hero does not sit in the dark forest and wait to be rescued from the monsters (his own demons), he finds the tools and talents that are needed to work his own way out of the forest. Sometimes outside help arrives to assist, but it is up to the hero to have the fortitude to meet the challenge. We all have our own path and our own talents. Through meditation and prayer we have a good chance of finding our higher self and ways to deal with our own life lessons. =====================Posted through Grouply, the better wayto access your like this one.http://www.grouply.com/?code=post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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