Impact of desires

IMPACT OF DESIRES !!
Do you know what entropy means? Entropy is said to rise when there is an increase in the heat or restlessness (due to desires) in the body. Then various kinds of distortions arise in the body because of this. Scientists say that the entropy (of a body or a finite system) is proportionate to orderliness. You must have observed that in the colder regions, there is a greater degree of orderliness at every level. Everything seems to function in a much more organized manner.
Also, whenever any distortion or desire arises in the mind, then there is some corresponding sensation or disturbance in the body also.
What happens when you go deep into meditation? The mind becomes cool and calm. It becomes still and all its restlessness drops. So, when we get into a state of being a witness, then the mind becomes so calm and clear. This sense of calmness in turn solidifies the state of being a witness. Both go hand in hand. Scientists say that for greater orderliness to prevail, the entropy of a system should be as low as possible. They say that at zero entropy there is total orderliness.
Desire increases the heat or restlessness in the body. For example, there can be no heat without any anger. You also cannot have any anger if you do not feel increased heat. On the other hand, if the body temperature becomes too cold, then it means that the person has passed away. So restlessness increases with any distortion. And when there is restlessness and heat, then it becomes an obstacle to our naturalness. Scientists call this phenomenon as entropy. When the entropy is less, then there is a greater degree of organized function.
~Gurudev HH Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji.

Mechanics of action

KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 01 May 2012

Mechanics of action

The dynamics of how events happen is a big mystery. Only one who is 100% in doing can recognise the happening. The healthiest way to apply this knowledge is to see the whole past as happening and the present as doing. If you see the past as doing, then ego and regret come along. And when you see the present as happening, laziness and unawareness set in. Let the happening be for the past and the doing for the present. And the future is a mix of both.

The wise will see the doing in happening and the happening in doing simultaneously. One who does a lot of work will never say he did a lot. If someone says he did a lot of work, it that means he can do more. He has not done enough. Work does not tire you as much as the "doership" does.

All actions happen through consciousness. The world moves because of consciousness. Consciousness expresses the three shaktis as — gyan shakti, ichcha shakti and kriya shakti. Knowledge, action and desire. If these shaktis are aligned, life becomes very smooth. If not, life is in doldrums.

Ichcha shakti is desire, gyana shakti is the power of knowledge and kriya shakti is the power to act. Some people have lots of kriya shakti, but lack gyana shakti. They have the power to act, but there is no knowledge of what to do. When this happens, people become restless. There are people who are not so active - lack of kriya shakti. Such people will simply sit quiet but their minds will go on working. Then there are people who lack ichcha shakti.

They lack the desire to complete the action and their minds keep changing. Lethargy is manifestation of lack of ichcha shakti. A perfect balance of these shaktis is very rare.

Desire, awareness of the Self and action all are manifestation of the same energy that is you. One of these three dominates at a time. When desire dominates, awareness of the Self will be at its lowest. That's why all the philosophers around the world have always advocated renunciation and dropping of desires. When you are in a state of awareness, happiness dawns and when desire dominates, stress and sorrow take over.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

Five Factors That Influence the Mind

Weekly Knowledge #235
Milano
06 Jan 2000
Italy

Five Factors That Influence the Mind

Place, Time, Food, Past Impressions, Associations and Actions

The space -the place you are in. 
Every place you are in, has a different impact on the mind. Even in your house, you can see that you feel different in different rooms. A place where there there has been singing, chanting and meditation has a different influence on the mind. Suppose you like a particular place; you may find that a little later it will not be the same.

Time is also a factor. 
Different times of the day and year have different influences on the mind.

Different types of food that you take influence you for some days.

The past impressions-the Karmas- have a different impact on the mind. Awareness, alertness, knowledge and meditation all help erase the past impressions.

Associations and actions 
The people and events you are associated with do influence your mind. Your actions and associations effect your mind. In certain company your mind behaves in one way and with others in a different way.

Question:-
Should we worry about them?

Answer:-
No need to be paranoid about it. Just know them!

Though these five factors influence the life and the mind, know that the Self is much more powerful. As you grow in knowledge, you will influence them all.

🌸 Jai Guru Dev 🌸

Who am I?

This query of Arjuna, "Who are you?" Now Lord Krishna says, "kalo 'smi loka-ksaya-krt pravrddho. I am the time in which everything dissolves, from which everything comes. It is in time things arise and in time they all dissolve. And I am the Time." The suspense was kept till now, and now it is out. Who am I? I am the grand time. I am the NOW. This now is so deep and that's what we don't realize. We are in now; we are in time; we are in the moment. But we have not realized that this moment is deep and vast. What Arjuna experienced is the vastness and depth of time. It is scary when the mind is small. Now, Lord Krishna says,  "I am the Time of which you are scared. I am with you." When the time is with you, what is it that you need to worry about? There is no fear. Time has already executed all this work. It has already slain all these people. He says, "You just become an instrument of mine. You just be my instrument. You be hollow and empty, and you just do whatever you need to do. Whatever is your duty, you just perform it."
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7 secrets of Shiva

*Shravan Special*
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*Q. Gurudev, its Shravan's 1st Monday. Day of all devotees to worship Shiva. Then why do they worship a Stone (shivlinga) Why not murti or photo of Shiva himself?*

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Thats the speciality of our ancestors. They were Master in Spiritual Science. Shiva was never born. Shiva is not a body. Shiva is energy, Shiva Tatva which commands whole creation. His body is just imagination made out of knowledge of his energy. And its secret. You wanna know ??? (Crowd: Yessss)

*7 secrets about Shiva :*

1⃣ �� *Why Snake?*
Snakes are a symbol of awareness. You can't be asleep with a snake around your neck!

2⃣�� *Why Ashes?*
To remind you of the impermanence of life; knowing that we live life fully.

3⃣�� *Why Moon?* Is the Moon an Ornament?

The moon and the mind are connected. To be happy in all phases of life, you have to have a say over the mind.

4⃣⌛ *Why Damru?*
It has the same shape as the symbol of infinity. Shiva is the unbound infinite consciousness!

5⃣�� *Why Trishul* - A Weapon?
Shiva rules over the three gunas represented in the trishul. Yet he encourages everyone to do their dharma - to act and stand up for truth.

6⃣�� *Why Blue Bodied*
The sky is limitless and so is Shiva. The sky is blue and Shiva is blue too.

7⃣�� *Why Ganga?*
Ganga represents gyan (knowledge). Wisdom dawns naturally when you are established in the Shiva.

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How we spend our life

♣It's very interesting to analyse how a normal 80 year old has spent his life.
♣He has slept for 40 years.
♣He has eaten food for 8-10 years.
♣Another 8 years of his life have been spent in bathrooms & toilets,15-20 years have been spent working & being stuck in traffic jams.
♣And hardly 2-3 years being happy,smiling , loving people & sharing a sense of belongingness with everybody!
♣Introspection about life & how about how can you improve its quality can help you feel better about yourself.
♣This intention itself will open many doors for a person.

Sri Sri
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Satsang 10Aug 2016

Transcript of today's Satsang with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the Art of Living International Center

Q: I loved your tweet about spontaneity and impulsiveness , could you also talk about righteousness and 'right ness'
#SriSri: Righteousness is associated with strong perception. When you believe in your perception, then you feel righteous. What you consider' right' is only a perception. When you realize this, you see another dimension; because the perceptions keep changing. A particular situation can be considered right from one perception and wrong from the other perception. This is where the conflict begins. Because to you something is correct and to the other person , it's not right. So it is very interesting to see that when you have an open mind; you perception changes. When your perception changes, your fixed notions change. Then you have an altogether a different scenario. Every time you are angry, know that it is because of righteousness.  People who feel that they are righteous, they have tremendous temper and less patience.  In a mature mind, when you have become more wise; of course you are righteous, but you go beyond righteousness. When you go beyond righteousness, you see everything in a different light altogether. Ascertaining righteousness, i would say is a weakness. Being righteous is good, but when you ascertain it, I would say there is a weakness somewhere.

Q: In the webcast on peace in Europe, you have mentioned that the education is essential in order to combat terrorism. Could you please shed light on how we can educate someone who doesn't feel the need of being educated?
#SriSri: Skill. This is where your skillfulness comes into play. How skillfully you can maneuver the situation.  Education is not just the technical education. When people say that education is the antidote to terrorism, I don't agree with them.  Because when you see the biggest terrorists on this plant, they were all highly educated. One of them was an engineer, the other was a doctor and even today all the terrorists that are caught are not illiterates. They are technically educated and qualified in the modern standards. But what they lack is the spiritual education. Here we need to be very specific. It is the spiritual education, which broadens the mind, enhances one's ability to honor and respect everybody and everyone's religion. That gives a very compassionate heart. That type of spiritual education is need, not just education.

Q: What is the importance of Upākarma(Annual ritual of changing the upanayana thread ). Why should we change the sacred thread and what significance does it have?
#SriSri: It is just reminding oneself of the commitment to society, knowledge, family, wisdom that has been received. Just renewing it.

Q: Meditation is often called 'Turya avastha',  where wakefulness and the rest exist simultaneously. If this state is so efficient, then is it possible to stay in this state for longer period of time and not just during 20 minutes of meditation ?
#SriSri : You know you take shower only for ten minutes but the freshness stays with you the whole day, it's like that. If not the whole day, like in summer- it stays for at least half a day; till you take the shower again.

Q: If I am feeling suffering from inside, can I still stay happy and smile on the face?
#SriSri: You know life is like a 'Thali'(Plate) in which you have something sweet, something salty, something pungent , all different tastes are present. Like this, in your life you have little sadness(Maybe you have lost something or have lost money, share markets come crashing down your money that pinches. Yes that pinches but if you just hold on to that pinch only, hold on to that pain only, then the life cannot go on. Unless you are so well soaked in wisdom, in knowledge, in spirituality ; you will continue to have some little grievances here and there and if you stop smiling because of those; in that case you will find the world to be a very depressing place. You should keep smiling having a strong hope that whatever pain and suffering that you have inside; will vanish. Anyway it doesn't matter - that wisdom one should have. To bear the discomfort and move forward and smile helps you to do that.

Q:Gurudev my friends often ask me how does the Sudarshan Kriya work? I have come here to the teachers training program; could you please let me in to the secret?
#SriSri:  Well it works, let us see that first of all and how it works it is open researchers to find out.  It is not just a technique; it is something beyond. And diving deep into that is spirituality. The more you go deep into yourself, you discover amazing things about the universe

Q: Gurudev where is the end of the Cosmos?
#SriSri:  My dear, first tell me where is the beginning and the end of a tennis ball then I will tell you about the Cosmos. You have a tennis ball in your hand, tell me where it begins and where it ends

Q: Gurudev I have come here to become a teacher. In your opinion what are the 5 main qualities that a teacher should have?
#SriSri:  I would like you to note that down. You have seen teachers and what do you think is the ideal teacher ? Come on, you come up with that and let me see

Q: Gurudev in all these years of teaching, have you seen any difference in people from 30 years ago to now?
#SriSri:  Oh yes! all the time. On one Level everything is changing; people's thinking have changed from place to place, from time to time. Change is a constant thing. At another level there is one thing that is running throughout; that has not changed. A lot has changed and a lot has remained unchanged. Both exist in this world

Q: Gurudev could you please speak about the great Jupiter transit that is happening tomorrow.
#SriSri:  This keeps happening every year and planets are changing all the time. You don't have to worry about all of this. Yesterday only I told that for a 'sadhak' everyday is a good day ;every time is a good time .

Q: Guruji Krishna is dark and so is Shiva. Is the dark energy more powerful?
#SriSri:  Well you can say that. That's with the scientist also say - that the dark matter is so powerful that is why the sun is in the spherical shape. The example that scientists give is of an air bubble trap inside a water bottle. Why is it in a spherical shape? because of the pressure from all the sides push it to assume a spherical shape. Similarly , the dark energy is so strong is so powerful it is keeping all the planets in a spherical shape. If Mars is spherical, it is not because of the substance present in Mars but the vacuum of the all the dark matter around the Mars makes it so. It is same with all the planets.