Coversation of Lord Sanatkumara & Narada Part 1

March 10, 2009

ABHISHEK DUTTA,

THANKS A LOT FOR THIS,I AM WAITING FOR THREE MORE PARTS.binode kripalaninumerologist 9831664581(Kolkata)binodeukbinode_kripalani--- On Mon, 9/3/09, Abhishek Dutta <benarsibabu wrote:

Abhishek Dutta <benarsibabu Coversation of Lord Sanatkumara & Narada Part 1sacred-objects Date: Monday, 9 March, 2009, 11:29 PM

Continued from my previous mail Narada's Dilemma; Source the Chhandogaya Upanishad Sanatkumara: You know so much and still you are not happy with yourself. Narada: My knowledge has not brought me peace or joy. It does not help me overcome my fear of death, and thus its value is compromised. Iâ€™m tired of knowing and drowning in misery. Take me beyond knowing to where I may find freedom. Everything I have learned so far seems to be means of exercising my skills or gaining worldly recognition. How can the knowledge I have obtained through years of arduous study have real value when I will lose it at death and have to start all over again in the next lifetime? Sanatkumara: The problem is that you confuse true knowledge, which is gained directly from within, with mere information, which is gained through words and sentences. All the branches of art and science that you mentioned are mere collections of words-they have no substance. You learned them in the form of words, and you pass them on to your students in the form of words. Your knowledge of these disciplines gave you the means of maintaining your existence on this earthly plane, which is why most people master these subjects. It is the nature of our economy that some are employed as teachers and others are students even though what they are teaching and learning fails to bring true happiness. But the book of life remains unread, and the part of you that is destined to unveil the mystery of life prompts you to open this book and read attentively. While you are engaged in mundane activities, you are ignoring the call of the soul. Thus, you create a ground for inner conflict. This inner conflict, which arises from ignoring the soulâ€™s constant reminder of the goal of life, results in frustration, destroying your peace and happiness. You may be able to hide yourself from the rest of the world, but you cannot conceal yourself from yourself, from your inner soul. Without achieving true happiness from within, you cannot convince yourself that you have found peace without. The only way to achieve real peace and happiness is to know yourself at every level. Narada: How can I know myself at every level? Sanatkumara: Your speech is a reflection of your thoughts. Your inner life is created by the way you think. If you want to know your inner life, first examine your speech. The more you study your speech, the more the contents of your mind are revealed. Study the connection between speech and mind, and you will find that speech is the means through which the mind expresses itself. By observing silence, you can attain some degree of control over your speech, but this will not bring you peace and happiness. Once the disturbance at the level of speech is quieted, you will notice unexpected turbulence in the mind. In order to attain peace, you must work systematically. First, bring peace to your tongue. This means speaking sweetly and making sure that you do not harm either yourself or others through your speech. Avoid meaningless talk. This observance will lead you to mental peace. By observing this discipline of speech, you maintain awareness of Brahman-the highest truth. Practicing Brahman awareness helps you create and maintain an environment of satsanga, the company of the wise. The next step is to study your mind, for mind is subtler than speech: contemplate on what you think, why you think, and how your thoughts affect your speech and actions. If you cannot quiet the mental noise, then fill your mind with Brahman consciousness. While trying to understand your mind and attempting to fill it with Brahman consciousness, you will notice an even subtler force called samkalpa, the power of determination. The mind cannot think unless you decide what it will think. At your behest, your mind thinks, and only when your mind thinks do the words come forward. The power of determination, which is a subtle desire springing from the core of your being, is the driving force behind the activities of your mind. Narada: If samkalpa, the power of determination, is even subtler than the mind, then why canâ€™t we make our minds do what we want them to do? Furthermore, it seems that we have very little control over our samkalpa and, thus, the mindâ€™s activities go unchecked. Sanatkumara: You are right, Narada. Your samkalpa is affected by the subtle impressions of the past and by thought, speech, and actions that you have stored in the chitta, the mindfield. Because you have forgotten the subtle impressions of the past, as well as the place where you stored them, they become unconscious; thus, the storehouse is called the unconscious mind. The material in the unconscious mind affects your samkalpa outside of your conscious awareness. In turn, your samkalpa loses control over the conscious part of the mind. For example, sometimes you think thoughts you donâ€™t want to think, speak words you donâ€™t wish to speak, and perform actions that you do not want to perform. Or you postpone certain thoughts or actions. All this is due to the unconscious. To be Continued & Concluded in three more parts.... Best Abhi

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