Monday, December 14, 2009


Vedanta in use

A child starts going school at an early age of four years. His parent starts showing the things around so that the child gets accustomed with the nature and civilization. From the childhood we try to construct their mind. A child starts getting training to know the world around. This is how our character is created. As we don’t know our Self we can’t lead a prosperous life. We do know the world and its attire but we are not sure about our Self. It is our poor knowledge which leads us in the path of confusion, desperation, depression etc.
Vedanta is the subject which let us know that everything is inside, within us. From there we get the power to work. We think the work we do or the things we use or the entertainment we enjoy gives us pleasure. But actually pleasure comes from inside. It does not depend on any thing or work we are dealing with. If the work or amusement can gives us any pleasure then it would have been permanent. Is it so? Do we always enjoy pleasure within us by doing any work or having something? It is not so. We have to plan again and again for something new to get happiness back to us again. This is because we are unaware of Self. We have learnt to enjoy, but from where this enjoyment is coming? We don’t know the source of our pleasure and we depend on the external things.
Vedanta teaches us to complete every path we are marching on. Spirituality is not a dry thing. It teaches us to enjoy fully. Vedanta teaches how to enjoy the life to its full. The knowledge of Vedanta transforms one from a brute man to a Buddha man. It will give the taste of Oneness. This will remove the limitations of us and will present one a big reason to be happy always and i.e. “You are the Brahman or Atman or the King.” Then only we can do whatever we want. Everything is within us. This will increase our will power. From our childhood we hear from others that we are small, we are limited, and we use to have depended on some external power to lead a healthy life. But by knowing that we are the Brahman or Self and by realizing that we actually become free. Then we are not a slave of our mind any more. We are free. We are free to do everything. We are free to enjoy life without being sad or depressed. We then find no confusion with us any more. All the decisions comes from inside. For our disturbed mind we are unknown to that. This will show us the light to walk on the right path. We even don’t have to depend on anyone; we even don’t have to think whether we are right or wrong. When we will get the touch of Supreme in spite of many barriers we will see that we can march on and on freely.

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