Friday, March 5, 2010

Total Thoughts (February 28, 2010) - Tattva Bodha Dispassion (cont'd)

Total Thoughts:
 
Total Thoughts, Dispassion (pages 17-18)
  • Detachment is an attitude and not an action - it is when we realize this that we can put more effort towards practicing reflection to further our journey towards detachment
  • Detachment does not mean that you do not care - detachment can help foster better relationships as it helps remove dependencies on beings, objects and situations that can sometimes cause agitation within
  • Changing your thoughts will change your life - we should continue to exercise our consciousness and become more aware. It is through this practice that we will understand how to ultimately change our thoughts, which changes our life
  • Studying Viveka and discrimination leads naturally to dispassion -  Once we understand that objects, beings and situations don't provide happiness, then it will be effortless to be detached
  • If you live an ordinary life you will have ordinary happiness - it is important for us to reflect on this so that we are motivated to strive to achieve the goal of self-realization
Please see below the Drg Drsya Viveka Principles:
  • Seer and seen are always different
  • Seer cannot see itself and seen cannot see itself either
  • Seer is conscious, seen is inert
"He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe." - Marcus Aurelius

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