Letting Go “One thing we all have in common is that we want to feel happy; and we want to avoid getting hurt. Yet we consistently put ourselves in situations that set us up for pain. We pin our happiness to people, circumstances, and things and hold onto them for dear life. We stress about the possibility of losing them when something seems amiss. Then we melt into grief when something changes—a layoff, a break up, a transfer. We attach to feelings as if they define us, and ironically, not just positive ones. If you’ve wallowed in regret or disappointment for years, it can seem safe and even comforting to suffer. In trying to hold on to what’s familiar, we limit our ability to experience joy in the present. A moment can’t possibly radiate fully when you’re suffocating it in fear. When you stop trying to grasp, own, and control the world around you, you give it the freedom to fulfil you without the power to destroy you. That’s why letting go is so important: letting go is letting happiness in.” (The Lotus Bud ~ Issue No 26, June 2010) Letting go is letting go of the clutter in the mind. That is caused by 1. Holding on to the past. 2. Fear of the future. 3. Not being in the present. We use letting go whenever we relax, get stress relief, release painful feelings like worry or anger, take things less personally, or drop thoughts that make us and others unhappy (like self-criticism or illogical fears). Letting go is an action of the mind – just like letting go of a tissue into a trash can is an action of the hand. Holding on to the past is holding on to our story. Our way of interpreting the things those have happened to us in the past, which forms our image. Accepting or understanding that our environment is simply a reflection of our life up until now, this fact is the beginning. However, there is great power in becoming accountable for the fact that we are the creator of our life and of our environment. Our old things, our old patterns, our old relationships reflect who we have been and what we have built or what you have avoided – it is our past! By accepting the full story in front of you, we can step into present time. To let go of our worries means we are doing the opposite to what we would normally do with your worries, which is to engage with them, chase them, react to them, try to control them, and try to reason with them. Instead, letting go is about releasing our worries, letting our worries pass, and not engaging with or reacting to our worries. Once we have told our self to let the worries go or pass, it is important to focus our attention on the present moment. When we worry, we are focused on the future and bad things that could happen. Instead, if we focus on the simple things happening in the present moment, it is impossible to worry. Detachment is essential part of letting go. Detachment is the state of mind that is the antidote to clinging and craving. It’s a balanced state of mind that is free from obsession. Release the need to know. Life entails uncertainty, no matter how strong your intention. Obsessing about tomorrow wastes your life because there will always be a tomorrow on the horizon. There are no guarantees about how it will play out. Just know it hinges on how well you live today. Serve your purpose now. Reference; 1. http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/docs/ACF1097.pdf 2. http://www.daniel-fast.com/pdf/seven-steps-to-letting-go-of-the-past.pdf 3. http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101145339857-356/The+Art+of+Letting+Go.pdf 4. http://www.wisebrain.org/LettingGo.pdf 5. http://lotusbudsangha.org/wordpress/newsletters/Issue%20026%20-%20Letting%20go%20of%20attachment.pdf 6. https://sites.google.com/site/clutterersanonymous/Home?pli=1 |
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The Snake charmer (Paambatti) Paambatti – The Snake charmer The divine force inside the body (Kundalini) is assumed to be in the shape of snake by the practitioners of the yoga discipline. One who has controlled this power, which is the universal power (Kundalini) inside the body, is called the controller of the snake, may the name ‘Paambatti’ – ‘the snake charmer’. He is one among the noted 18 siddhars. He belongs to the family of Shepard. Some say that Sri Pambatti Siddhar was born at Thirukkokarnam, near Pudukkottai. He was given spiritual initiation by his Guru Sattamuni. All his songs end addressed to the snake. Sri Pambatti siddhar performed penance for a very long time in a cave on Marudamalai, near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. Also he lived in places like Mahalingamalai in Vathiraayiruppu, Kollimalai, Madurai , Puliyur and Bhavani. To know more about him visit; http://www.siddhars.com/pambatti.htm Teachings: (Selections & free translation) o Oh Snake! Dance; in praise of the force which unites the universe and the self. o Oh Snake! Dance; in praise of that which is, of form & formless; darkness & light; the scared scriptures; the master; the soul and all the things. o Oh Snake! Dance; in joy that you have perceived the force which cannot be shown, since it is the emptiness of the infinite space. o Oh Snake! Dance; in obeisance to the master who shows the fallacy of the religions and explain the false masters the right way. o Oh Snake! Dance; on the feet of the infinite; since the country, town, house and your pets will not come along with you at the time of death, so why are you attached to that. o Oh Snake! Dance; telling them that the crowning glory; the shields and the medals; the golden ornaments are all, objects which eventually gets destroyed. o Oh Snake! Dance; on seeing with your own eyes, the one who was eating the juicy fruits, sugar, sweets and sumptuous food, is eating the earth after his life is gone. o Oh Snake! Dance; worshipping the infinite, since your children, wife, relatives and neighbours do not die with you. o Oh Snake! Dance; knowing that the people who understand the truth, will not gossip but will be after the infinite; only those (fools) who do not understand truth enjoy the things which are not worthy like the deer which enjoys the water of the mirage. o Oh Snake! Dance; telling that this body which is formed by two (union of male & female); grown by one (mother) in the womb; though seems to look good is not worth anything. o Oh Snake! Dance; the fish even if it is washed many times in the water will still be smelling; like that this body even if you take bath many times in sacred waters will not become clean. o Oh Snake! Dance; leaving the theft, murder, desire and other bad things, opening the eye of perception, have wisdom seeing the infinite space. o Oh Snake! Dance; we have crossed the space and time by; walking on the footwear called desire, stamping on the thorn field called ego and burning the bad dream of fame. o Oh Snake! Dance; one won’t have divine intelligence by worship; won’t have any benefits by going around the world (to sacred places); but by leaving the desire only one can reach the source of everything. o Oh Snake! Dance; those who have seen (the infinite) will not tell others; those who tell others have not seen (the infinite); the worldly people will never understand the infinite. o Oh Snake! Dance; you are enjoying with relatives the wedlock but soon you would be dead; even after seeing this if you do not realise the truth you will be born again. Bathragiri – When will I be? Bathragiri – When will I be? (Selections & free translation) Bathragiri was the king of Ujjain in India. He became the disciple of Pattinathaar and left his throne to become a mendicant. o When will I, be like a child (innocent): a deaf and dumb (answering no one and hearing no one); live like a ghost; immersed in God like a mad man. o When will I, wander like a ghost; be like a dead body; think women as mothers; and conclude my penance. o When will I, understand that father, mother, brothers & sisters, children and all relatives are impermanent. o When will I, consider other lives as my lives and not kill them and suffer. o When will I, forget the practice of, getting entertained; enjoying luxury; telling lies as truth; appreciating the lies. o When will I, think of God, instead of living with an upset mind, like a fish caught in the net. o When will I, wander like a monk, instead of wearing the dirty masks of the worldly people. o When will I, throw away all the sacred scriptures and be immersed in God consciousness. o When will I, know the truth in the statement, “People who are here today will not be there tomorrow”. o When will I, stop searching the food for my stomach and be suffered by the people who give food. o When will I, be without attachment to the relatives, like the water on Lilly. o When will I, be thinking of you (God consciousness) like a lady who is in pain of separation from her lover. o When will I, realise the problems I encountered with this trouble making body. o When will I, willingly stop the pain created by the instrument called knowledge in the mind. o When will I, get the blessings of the divine power (Sakthi), instead of believing I am doing everything. o When will I, cut down the forest called mind (with the sword of discrimination). o When will I, see the day when my ego dies, before the death of my body which is full of flesh. o When will I, l become humble, before the egoistic people belittle me with their insulting words. o When will I, realise the God inside me, in search of whom I have run around the world and finally has understood that he is inside me. o When will I, understand and love the fact that all the three worlds are nothing but the infinite space and this body is emptiness. o When will I, become soft with understanding, like a fully cooked food under the master who is silent like a dead body. o When will I, be dissolved back into you (God consciousness) like various ornaments melted back into gold. o When will I, forget myself, the place I stay, the work I do and realise the eternal truth. 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ShareKaduveli – The Way Kaduveli – The Way Meaning; Kaduveli is the plain, clear, infinite space or the ultimate truth. History; Kaduveli Siddhar was one of the most powerful among the 18 greatest siddhars. He did a very harsh penance towards Lord Shiva at the south Indian village called Irumbai, near Auroville, Pondicherry. To know more about him visit the page http://www.auroville.org/environment/villages/Kaduveli_siddhar_legend.html Teachings; (selections & free translation) o Don’t curse, you cannot change another’s life; Don’t be angry, you cannot fulfil another’s wishes. o Water bubble, is the body; Vanishing like illusion; Don’t to be attached to the world. o Gardener in the park, begged the potter for ten months and got a pot; Dancing with it he broke it to pieces. Meaning; We got this body after ten months in the mother’s womb and we are wasting it in frivolous things. o Walk the path of self-realisation; Understand the infinite space, Shun ignorance; Show the way to those who come to you. o Not too much sex; No ridiculing of your spouse. Never bring bitterness to anyone. Don’t show off your vanity. o Don’t see ceremonies of vanity Don’t praise yourself. Don’t dream before talking. Don’t do things to bring others down. Share |
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