THE FUTILITY OF COMPARISON

VOLUME 5

THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM

Illustration of a person with spiritual symbols

THE FUTILITY OF COMPARISON

UNDERSTAND, WHILE YOU ARE
WONDERING WHAT OTHERS
THINK OF YOU, OTHER iS
THINKING WHAT YOU THINK
OF HiM OR HER!

Buddha says, ‘Nothing exists except in relationship.’ Suppose you were the only person on a new planet, how could you compare yourself with anyone? Could you call yourself tall or short, ugly or beautiful, rich or poor, intelligent or dumb? No! When there is no one with whom to compare ourselves, we just are! Even now, there is no scale to compare you with anybody. Each individual is unique.

Can you compare a lion and a horse? Do we ever compare ourselves with flowers or birds or mountains? Then why do we have to compare ourselves with other human beings! The moment you stop comparing, all jealousy disappears. Instead, you will start feeling contented in yourself and grateful to Existence for having given you so much and for making you unique. If you feel jealous of others, you will suffer.

You will constantly fight with others openly or inside yourself If somebody laughs, you think he is laughing at you. If somebody is friendly towards another person, you feel lonely and jealous of that person. Actually, you are just waiting for someone to hurt you. The jealousy you allow inside you is like a raw wound.

Any action done with no intention to hurt you also touches the wound and hurts.

So when you feel hurt, understand that you have a wound. Don't throw the responsibility of the suffering on the other person. The wound needs to be healed, the jealousy has to be dissolved. Then nobody can hurt you. Nobody can hurt you without your silent permission.

You compare yourself to each other
because you feel that you are somehow
lacking.

All of the confidence, intelligence, and vibrant energy that you need already exist inside you. You have the potential to live like a gods on earth. Don't believe the limiting things that you have been made to believe about yourselves. Just look in! Experiment, explore and discover the truth for yourself. Then you will simply radiate all of these qualities effortlessly.

GOALS

To inspire children to accept who
they are and be self expressed and
acknowledge and respect the
uniqueness in others and give
them the space to express their
uniqueness.

ASSESSMENT

🌸 In what aspects do we compare with others?

🌸 What do you understand from the city mouse and the country mouse story?

🌸 What happens when we are happy with ourselves?

🌸 What is the way to enjoy Bliss?

ART OF THE DAY

DRAW JEALOUSY EMOTION

MATERIALS NEEDED

White sheet

Pencil (or) Sketch pen

PROCEDURE

Ask each child what they understand about emotion. Ask them what

they understand about the emotion jealousy. Give each child the

materials needed. Children are then encouraged to depict this jealousy

emotion in a picture form. Each child should get their turn to talk

about what they have drawn about jealously. Jealousy is the by-product

of comparison

Illustration showing columns A and B with symbols

Conclusion:

Whether it is beauty or intelligence everyone is unique. Only when we really put ourselves in other's position, will we realize others sufferings are far worse than our own.

Divine figure with a golden crown, adorned with jewelry, with a larger image of a deity in the background

A graphic of a microphone and three stars

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY

GLASS PAPER

MATERIALS NEEDED

Torch light (flash light)

Colored glass paper.

PREPARATION:

Have enough pieces of glass paper and torch lights for everyone, or all

can share the activity.

Illustration of a piece of paper taped to a wall with a light shining behind it

ACTIVITY:

Take the torch light and demonstrate how

to turn it on. Show how thoughts change

colors as per the moods in our mind. If it is

removed, the light is clear. Every one

should take a turn removing the thoughts

PRESENTATION:

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,

Portrait of a deity or young spiritual figure with a decorated turban

AFTER ACTIVITY:

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."

KAILASA's NITHYANANDA RAJAVIDYA GURUKUL Presents