Total Thoughts (March 29, 2009) - The Role of Conscience

Total Thoughts:

 

The Role of our Conscience

• There is no real difference between the intellect and conscience - the intellect we tend to associate as a 'storehouse' (theory) and the conscience as the 'frontline' (application)
• Every night we should reflect over our actions and reactions of the expired day - by investing this time in ourselves we become more aware of our conscience and thus are better able at developing this
• Wisdom is knowledge in action - it is important to recognize what we are doing with the knowledge we acquire and whether we are actually applying this to our daily affairs
• We should practice having a calm mind - when our mind is calm we are more likely to listen to our conscience and so live ethically 
• Everyone should aspire to the ideal of being truthful in thought, word and deed - by recognizing that lying is easy and habit forming we should cease to do so for the negative impact is far reaching (i.e. the prevalence of cheating on exams, taxes, relations, etc.)
• To live by the philosophy of maximum happiness for maximum people for maximum time is to practice Oneness - Lord Rama acted as such for He only knew Oneness and so is a role model for all for all times
• Nothing is as hard as it seems - the purpose of living is to serve others and we have to have the courage to practice all the knowledge we are gaining so that we can become wise in our vision

Foundation for our upcoming Discussion:  Judging Oneself

 

Moreover, Swami Shantananda was teaching in Toronto last week and there were opportunities to offer Bhiksha.  Many people do not know what Bhiksha is and more importantly the significance behind offering Bhiksha.  So in the interest of conquering our ignorance, an explanation for you:

 

What Is Bhiksha?
 
Saint and Sages are the pillars of any society. They offer their words of wisdom according
to the times of society, expecting absolutely nothing in return. It is considered an honour and privilege
to get a chance to offer them a meal, which is called BHIKSHA.
 
It is said that the mere presence of highly evolved personalities in one's home or an institution makes the place blessed.
Bhiksha provides an ideal opportunity to meet these people in person and to have satsang at home.

 

Please also note, we will not meet for our Discussion on Sunday, April 12th as this is a Holiday Weekend. 

 

See you all this Sunday.
 
' Better a death of righteousness than the ordinary ignoble death!  It is more laudable to die for the general welfare than to expire on the comfortable bed of selfishness! ' --- Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
 
Inspire-Love-Peace