Life is nothing but a series of actions, and each action sources its beginning from a thought.
A person who is aware of his thinking knows that he acts on the basis of choice. On the contrary, when one is unaware of the thought that drives his action, he is likely to reach than to act. In the life of a common man, there are more reactions than actions. The more one reacts, the more problems we encounter. If we observe ourselves, we can see that the problems in our life are largely outcomes of ourreactions.
In this life, we cannot choose the situations we would like to live with. When we map each situation into the "I like I do not like" box, we inevitably arrive at a conclusion; that is, I am right and the situation is wrong. But we tend to forget that the box of “I like- I do not like" is filled with our own personal experiences and the information acquired thereof. Naturally, any conclusion on a situation based on our likes and dislikes will only push us to react rather than to respond.In this book, we discuss a seminal text called Siva-Sankalpa-Suktam that helps to understand the nature of the mind and more importantly, of the mind's propensity to react. The text's commentary has its origins in the year 2013, when a group of people accompanied by Roberto Mattei from Rome, Italy visited the Yoga VidyaGurukulam in India. The text was studied as part of a course on Yoga and Vedanta. This book was first conceived in Italian and written by Laura Talamoni, and Stefania Rossito who supported in the Italian translation. A few years later, the Italian book piqued the curiosity of Sri Ajit Kamath and Sri Karthik Sundaram, who have now worked to convert it into English.
I believe that this book will help you to understand minds; of others, and more importantly, of your own.
Siva-Sankalpa-Suktam, is a hymn which consists of six verses, found in Chapter 34 of Sukla Yajur Veda Samhita, where it carefully describes the nature of mind. It is very important for all of us to know our mind.
There is a saying that states:
Observe your thought; otherwise it will become your action Observe your action; otherwise it will become your habit Watch your habits; otherwise it will become your personality Observe your personality; as otherwise that will become your life.
Our life originates from a thought.
You will be surprised to discover how many thoughts, which you consider your own, comes from outside. For example, if someone wanted to become a doctor but could not due to some reason, there is likely to be a lot of frustration in him. Then he awaits his child to be born and injects the thought in him- "You should be a doctor"
Now the child starts to own this thought and this thought begins to influence his actions, habits, personality and eventually his life. We always say, "This is my life" but do we really live for ourselves or others?
Sometimes when we have an itch in our back, that too at a point which we cannot reach, what do we do? We will find another person who also has an itch in his back and ask him to scratch our back and in return we scratch his own. So is it true when we say that we live only for others and that our life has meaning only if it's spent for others?
We do an action for others but in doing so, our real purpose is to get something in return. A person can either destroy us by injecting a certain thought or uplift us by injecting a different thought. The whole world, moves because of a thought. The power of a thought is so huge that we hardly imagine its magnitude.
Let us look at an example. If someone tells you "You are beautiful", what happens to you? You become very happy. On the other hand, if someone says "You are stupid", what happens? Your face is most likely to turn into that of a beaten dog instantaneously. Any word, whether it is beautiful or stupid, has the power to change your day, your mood, and almost everything. Why is this so?
In life, all of us are basically selfish. It is not possible to come across somebody who is selfless. For an ordinary person the concept of "I" is identified with me and mine. In fact, the current concept of family is: me and me. Today people do not care about others, and are only concerned about themselves. The concept of "self" is limited to the body and that which gives comfort to the body. Next step, the concept of me includes not only me but also my family, children, parents, and relatives; the concept of self, in this way, gets expanded.
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