Total Thoughts (October 4, 2009) - Values of Life (Cont'd)

Total Thoughts:
 
Values of Life (On Wings and Wheels pages 36 - 38)

• Self-integration is that discipline whereby the wants of the mind become obedient to the needs of the intellect - sans self-integration our inner and outer achievements will always be dismal
• Discipline is necessary to be content - if we are not disciplined we will not be aware of our wants nor needs and naturally this will only result in confusion
• When our focus is on increasing the number of desires fulfilled we are consenting to run a race that never ends, leading to exhaustion - by focusing on decreasing the number of desires entertained we have chosen to run a race with a finish line, leading to Joy
• Striving for equipoise one discovers one becomes peaceful in all situations - when our mind is quiet we become amazing in all we undertake
• Our discussions are an ideal forum to reevaluate what we want to achieve - only when we know what we want to achieve can we be successful

' He who writes poetry is not a poet. He whose poetry has become his life, and who has made his life his poetry - it is he who is a poet. ' --- Subramanya Bharathi
 
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