THE RIVER & POOL

On your walks you have noticed a long , narrow pool beside the river. Some fishermen must have dug it, and it is not connected with the river. The river is flowing steadily, deep and wide , but this pool is heavy with scum because it is not connected with the life of the river , and there are no fish in it. It is a stagnant pool , and the deep river , full of life and vitality , flows swiftly along.

Now don’t you think human beings are like that? They dig a little pool for themselves away from the swift current of life, and in that little pool they stagnant die; and this stagnation , this decay we call existence. That is we all want a state of permanency ; we want certain desires to last forever , we want pleasures to have no end.

We dig a little hole and barricade ourselves in it with our families, with our ambitions, our cultures, our fears, our gods, our various forms of worships and there we die, letting life go by – that life which is impermanent , constantly changing which is so swift, which has such enormous depths, such extraordinary vitality and beauty.

Have you not noticed that if you sit quietly on the bank of the river you hear its song – the lapping of the water, the sound of the current going by ? There is always a sense of movement , an extraordinary movement towards the wider and the deeper. But in the little pool there is no movement at all , its water is stagnant. And if you observe , you will see that this is what most of us want; little stagnant pools of existence is away from life. We say that our pool existence is right, and we have invented a philosophy to justify it; we have developed social, political, economic, and religious theories in support of it, and we don’t want to be disturbed because, you see what we are after is a sense of permanency.

Continues … NEXT SATURDAY 29 / 01 / 11 

           

OUR RESPONSIBLE

The problem of the world are so colossal, so very complex, that to understand and so to resolve them, one must approach them in a very simple and direct manner; and simplicity , directness, do not depend on outward circumstances nor on our particular prejudices and moods.

As we are pointing out , the solution is not to be found through conferences, blueprints or through the substitution of new leaders for old, and so on.

The solution obviously lies in the creator of that problem , in the creator of the mischief , of the hate and of the enormous misunderstanding that exists between human beings. The creator of this mischief , the creator of these problems , is the individual , you and I , not the world as we think of it. The world is your relationship with another. The world is not something separate from you and me – the world , society is the relationship that we establish or seek to establish between each other.

The world is the projection of ourselves and to understand the world we must understand ourselves. We are so sluggish in our mentality that we think the world’s problems are not our business , that they have to be resolved by the governments or by substituting new leaders for the world.  It is a very dull mentality that thinks like that, because we are responsible for this frightful misery and confusion in the world, this ever – impending war.

To transform the world ,we must begin with ourselves ; and what is important in beginning with ourselves in the intention. The intention must be to understand ourselves and not to leave it to others to transform themselves or to bring about a modified change through revolution, either of the left or the right. It is important to understand that this is our responsibility, yours and mine; because however small may be the world we live in , if we can transform ourselves, bring about a radically different point of view in our daily existence , then perhaps we shall affect the world at large, the extended relationship with others.

Continues …. ON NEXT SATURDAY 29 / 01 / 11 

How to stop image making machine in mind.

One has to go in to and find out how the image comes in to being and if it is possible to stop the machinery that creates it. Then only is there relationship between human beings – it will not be between two images, which are dead entities.

It is very simple. You flatter me , you respect me ; and I have an image about you, through insult through flattery. I have experience – pain , death, misery, conflict, hunger, loneliness. All that creates an image in me ; I am that image. Not that I am the image, not that the image and I are different ; but the I is that image; the thinker is that image. It is the thinker that creates the image. Through his responses , through his reactions – physical, psychological , intellectual , and so on – the thinker , the observer , the experiences , creates that image through memory, through thought. So the machinery is thinking, the machinery comes in to existence through thought. And thought is necessary, otherwise you cannot exist.

So, first see the problem ; thought creates the thinker. The thinker begins to create the image about himself… He creates the image and he lives in it. So thinking is the beginning  of this machinery. And you will say ‘ How can I stop thinking ?’ You cannot. But one can think and not create the image.

Continues…     ON NEXT SATURDAY 29 / 01 / 11

IMPACT OF EXTERNAL FORCES IN MIND

Have you ever wondered why it is that as people grow older they seem to lose all joy in life ? At present most of you who are young are fairly happy; you have your little problems , there are examinations to worry about , but in spite of these troubles there is in your life a certain joy, is there not ? There is a spontaneous, easy acceptance of life , a looking at things lightly and happily. And why is it that as we grow older we seem to lose that joyous intimation of something beyond, something of greater significance ? Why do so many of us , as we grow in to so – called maturity become dull, insensitive to joy, to beauty , to the open skies and the marvelous earth ?

You know when one asks oneself this question, many explanations spring up in the mind. We are so concerned with ourselves – that is one explanation. We struggle to become somebody, to achieve and maintain a certain position; we have children and other responsibilities , and we have to earn money. All these external things soon weigh us down, and thereby we lose the joy of living.

Look at the older faces around you, see how sad most of them are, how careworn and rather ill, how withdrawn , aloof and sometimes neurotic, without a smile. Don’t you ask yourself why ? And even when we do ask why , most of us seem to be satisfied with mere explanation.

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MIND DETERIORATES

I saw a dead body beings carried away to be burnt. It was wrapped in bright magenta cloth, and it swayed with the rhythm of the four mortals  who were carrying it. I wonder what kind of impression a dead body makes on one ? Don’t you wonder why there is deterioration ?

You buy a brand new motor, and within a few years it is worn out. The body also wears out, but don’t you inquire a little further to find out why the mind deteriorates? Sooner or later there is the death of the body, but most of us have minds which are already dead. Deterioration has already take place ; and why does the mind deteriorate ?

The body deteriorates because we are constantly using it, and the physical organism wears out. Disease, accident, old age, bad mood, poor heredity – these are the factors which cause the deterioration and death of the body. But why should the mind deteriorate become old , heavy, dull ?

When you see a dead body , have you never wondered about this ? Though our bodies must die , why should the mind ever deteriorate ? Though our bodies must die , why should the mind ever deteriorate ? Has this question never occurred to you ? For the mind does deteriorate – we see it not only in old people , but also in the young.

We see in the young how the mind is already becoming dull, heavy , insensitive ; and if we can find out why the mind deteriorates, then perhaps we shall discover something really indestructible. We may understand what is eternal life , the life that is unending , that is not of time, the life that is incorruptible , that does not decay like the body which is carried to the gbats, burnt and the remains thrown in to the river.

Now why does the mind deteriorate ? Have you ever thought about it ? Being still very young – and if you have not already been made dull by society , by your parents , by circumstances – you have a fresh , eager , curious mind. You want to know why the stars exist, why the birds die, why the leaves fall, how the jet plane flies; you want to know so many things ….

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REAL REFORMERS

One of the many problems confronting all of us , and especially those who are being educated and must soon go out and face the world, in this question of ‘ Reform ‘.

Various groups of political parties and reformers of very kind – are concerned with trying to bring about certain changes in the world , changes which are obviously necessary.

Although in some countries there is a fair degree of prosperity, throughout the world there is still hunger , starvation ; and millions of human beings have insufficient clothing and no proper place to sleep. And how is a fundamental reformation to take place without creating more chaos, more misery and strife ? That is the real problem, is it not ?

If one reads a little history and observe present – day political treads, it becomes obvious that what we call reformation , however desirable and necessary, always brings in its wake still other forms of confusion and conflict; and to counteract this further misery , more legislation, more checks and counter – checks become necessary.

Reformation creates new disorders; in putting these right, still further disorders are produced and so the vicious circle continues . This is what we are faced with and it is a process which seems to have no end.

Now how is one to break through this vicious circle ? Mind you , it is obvious that reformation is necessary , but Is reformation possible without bringing about still further confusion  ? This seems to me to be one of the fundamental issues with which my thoughtful person must be concerned. The question is not what kind of reformation is necessary , or at what level, but whether any reformation is possible at all without bringing with it other problems which again create the need of reform.

And what is one to do in order to break up this endless process ? Surely it is the function of education , whether is the small school or in the large university to tackle this problem, not abstractly, theoretically not by merely philosophizing or writing books about it by actually facing it in order to findout how to solve it. Man is caught in this vicious circle of reformation which always needs further reform , and if it is not broken up our problems can have no solution.

So what kind of education, what kind of thinking is necessary to break up this vicious circle ?

Continues … next saturday 29 Jan 2010 

‘ Individual Character Pre- analyze for Marriage and Psychological solutions for earlier divorce decisions.’

We found through our long counseling experience with a few basically common elements for earlier divorce as :

1. Lack of knowledge in selection of life partner in love marriage as well as arranged marriage.    Sensational selections in love and old principles followed in arranged marriage are key points in earlier divorce.

2. Lack of understanding in values of opposite sex . To understanding our life partner we must realize their brought up with their family atmosphere, surely that reflects in their exposures in all manner.

Logicalness - aggressive reaction against life partner’s common human errors leads to quarrel and impact in negative manner.

We already provide IDIOT BOX in our official domain for psychological solutions . ( For more details visit our domain www.tamilagaitmes.com

We are approaching with our constant analyze of psychological based counseling approaches. So we plan to introduce our ‘ Individual Character Pre- analyze for Marriage and Psychological solutions for earlier divorce decisions.’

Because family is a beautiful concept. Preserve it for our next healthy generation.

We are conducting periodical workshops in every city regarding this concept. Kindly contact through editor@tamilagamtimes.com or  for further details.