How To Be Unattached ?🔗

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THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM

O Dhanañjaya, all this work does not bind Me. I am ever unattached from these activities, seated as though neutral.

The whole universe is being born out of Him and it is getting destroyed. Even then He is not affected, because He is not bound to the universe. It is because He is a mere spectator.

The material nature or prakṛti works under My direction, O Kaunteya, and creates all moving and unmoving beings through My energies. By its cause, this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.

Krsna says, ‘I am the supreme power.’ Everything happens under His supervision. Whatever happens is a drama of creation and annihilation, through Nature and Illusion.

Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord [maheśavara] of the entire creation.

POWERFUL COGNITION

If we meet an enlightened master that is the best thing that can happen to us.

Those who are thus deluded are demonic and atheistic. In their deluded condition, their hopes for liberation, their result oriented actions and their culture of knowledge become false and useless.

The cosmic consciousness responds to our thoughts. What we think and how we think affects what happens around us

Being attached or bound to what we do or what we have is a major hurdle in realizing our Self. Krsna is not bound to this universe. This is the reason, He says, that keeps Him unaffected when the universe is created and when it is destroyed. The whole universe is being born out of Him and it is getting destroyed. Even then He is not affected, because He is not bound to the universe. It is because He is a mere spectator.

Let us understand this in the context of daily life. When we start to internalize these great truths in small things that we do, a great change happens in us. Krsna speaks in terms of the universe being created and destroyed from universal consciousness. We can apply having them to day-today activities.

When we understand this truth, we feel a great sense of liberation. You see, we become attached or bound to what we have. We think that all we have is ours. When we create that attachment, we create a strong bond. Then the problem has started. Drop your attachment. Our material possessions create greed and fear in us. We attach somuch importance to them that getting more and more of them becomes our only goal. Naturally when we have so much, we create a fear of losing them. The problem is we associate ourselves with material possessions. Again and again, we run after them and forget who we are.

Being a spectator to thoughts does not mean that we suppress or destroy thoughts. By being a spectator we remain unaffected and unattached to what happens in and around us. This is the truth. If we can internalize this completely, we will be enlightened this very minute!Krsna says that, although He is a mere spectator, everything happens under His supervision. Here He shows His authority. He says the material world is created and annihilated according to His will through the power of prakrti, Nature, and the energy of maya, Illusion. Krsna wants to clearly get this idea across to Arjuna. The whole material manifestation is a projection of the energy of universal consciousness. This is what is reflected within us in our individual consciousness. We create what we see and what we wish to see.

Krsna says, ‘I am the supreme power.’ Everything happens under His supervision. Whatever happens is a drama of creation and annihilation, through Nature and Illusion. Krsna, the director and producer of this cosmic drama, stands unmoved as a spectator. This truth is reflected within us, too. We create and destroy ourselves. Everything, our happiness, our pains, our fantasies, our sorrows, our relationships are created by us. If we see from a higher level, we influencethe whole universe. Krsna shows how powerful our inner Self is. Whether we believe it or not, it is the truth. We create everything that we see, feel and hear. That is the power of our inner Self. Yet we do not stay detached the way Krina does. Our thoughts and inner chatter have a tremendous impact. The cosmic consciousness responds to our thoughts. What we think and how we think affects what happens around us.

Krsna says, ‘Fools lose Me when I come in human form.’ He calls them fools. This is the truth. When an enlightened master is in human form, we do not accept him as a master. Only after the master leaves the body do we pay our respects to the master. Why do people again and again do this? You see, when the master is still in human form, our mind sees him as another human being. We see him like another person. Then our ego comes between him and us. It reasons, ‘He is another human like me. Why should I listen to him?’ All these questions come. We decide we don’t have to follow another human being and go back.

The master can help only if we allow the master to take

charge. As long as we hold onto our ego, we remain a fool.

If we meet an enlightened master that is the best thing

that can happen to us. Now it is up to us to take

advantage of it or miss it. Krsna tells everyone: if you miss

an enlightened master, you are a fool. If we think out of

ego that an enlightened master is like any other human,

we lose the chance of knowing the truth: we lose the

chance for enlightenment. Powerful Cognition:Our

thoughts and inner chatter have a tremendous impact. The

cosmic consciousness responds to our thoughts. What we

think and how we think affects what happens around us.

1. Explain what you understand by Krsna not being "bound to this universe".

2. What is the difference between happiness and bliss?

3. Do you think it is important to have an enlightened master in your life? Why?

THE DAY

CAN YOU DRAW YOUR AGITATION?

MATERIALS NEEDED:

PROCEDURE:

Encourage the children to draw agitation in a pictorial format. Ask them to tell about what they have drawn.

Our agitation is a reflection of the inner chatter and negativities within us. Review how this exercise helps us to identify where we are stuck in getting rid of our own ego and inner chatter.

THE DAY

Note: Have enough pieces of glass paper and torch lights for everyone, or form groups so all can share the Activity.

Inform the children: The flashlight is like our mind. The glass paper is our thoughts. Our vision is distorted by the thoughts we project. If we remove the glass paper/ thoughts, our vision and outlook is clear. But everyone has preconceived ideas and different thoughts and ways of looking at things; this is what brings in confusion. Remove the thoughts, and be clear. Take the torch light and demonstrate how to turn it on. Show how thoughts change colors as per the moods in our mind. If the colour paper is removed, the light is clear. Every one should take a turn shining through the colours then removing them, removing the thoughts. Discuss with the children: What does the glass paper represent? Why do we see in different colors? What happens when we feel that we are very clear about an idea? "We use our intuition."

All of us have emotions, good and bad. First thing we need to understand is that all emotions in us are due to chemical changes in our body. All the emotions like happiness, sad, depressed, crying, gratitude, anger, fear, greed, etc everything is an emotion. But in this we shall look at the emotions in a negative way. So now, the emotions are negative like anger , fear , depression , sad , crying ,fear , jealousy , irritation , etc. now let us get into the process. Whenever you experience any emotion, like anger or crying, these 2 are the best things with which you can play. So when you start crying for something , cry for some time and then stop crying for some time and again start , the emotions should be under your control , do the same thing for anger as well. Increase the anger and decrease anger as per your wish. When you do this you will master your mind and your mind will be your slave. Encourage the children to discuss how they will apply this technique in their day-to-day life.

VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

Review how this lesson was able to help you gain better control of your emotions and consciously reduce the negativity within you. When we take action to heal this in ourselves, we will be in a better capability to project positive vibrations into creating the reality we desire.

BOOK IX, VOLUME IV