Guest guest Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Make the Best Use of Every Object Detachment involves more than just recognizing the defects and weaknesses in objects which results from their transitory nature. Detachment also involves the positive quality of getting the most out of the objects of the world. You should always strive to make the best use of an object and appreciate it for what it is. There is no point in just dwelling on the limitation and sorrow that objects of the world produce, but you should know to properly use objects to perform your duty in the world. Then you will acquire some satisfaction. In the larger sense, it is really giving up worldly sorrow and gaining the bliss of the supreme self that is true detachment. Giving up family, wife, children and properties and then going to the forest cannot be called detachment. Detachment is recognizing the weak aspects in the nature of the objects, as well as accepting their positive and strong points. Whenever you get into difficulty, whether physical, mental, financial or any other type of problem, you may develop a sense of detachment towards the objects causing this state. This is quite natural. For example, suppose a person dies and his body is taken to the burning ground where it is cremated. When you look at such a situation you develop a particular type of detachment, philosophizing that the body has to come to an end some time or another. But this detachment is only a temporary phenomenon, a temporary feeling; it cannot be considered true detachment. Another example is when a mother is delivering her first baby. Not being able to suffer the pain, she shouts that she would rather die. This also is not true detachment. As soon as the baby is born, suppose she has a girl, she immediately wants to get a boy the next time. A similar situation develops when someone does not get his wishes fulfilled. Here also he develops a certain type of detachment. All these attitudes are temporary. Permanent detachment is something quite different. Permanent detachment is an intense detachment, as opposed to dull or weak detachment. For example, a person may have resolved to go on a pilgrimage to one of the holy places in India, but then there may be a strong tendency to postpone it to the next month. If it is a matter of doing something good such as going on a pilgrimage, one will tend to postpone it. On the other hand, if it is a matter of doing something bad, one prefers to do it right on the spot, without wasting any time. People usually will not make very great efforts to perform good deeds. This may be seen as a type of weak detachment which tends to postpone implementing good resolutions and performing good actions. But such behavior will not help you to reach your spiritual goal. It is intense detachment which is essential for progress on the spiritual path. mukundan saibabagita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 om sai ram " It is really giving up worldly sorrow and gaining the bliss of the supreme self that is true detachment " ----Every one of us today or tomorrow have to reach the real abode our Bhagwan Baba.If not in this birth then may be in next birth every soul has to go back to its source- " The Vast Ocean " --why to postpone the journey of the soul from this to that perishable cloth of the body.Once become aware of the true nature of HIS creation better to approcah that ever_lasting bliss. 'sai bless u' sai ram --- MUKUNDAN <sunrays_mr wrote: > > Make the Best Use of Every Object > > Detachment involves more than just recognizing the > defects and > weaknesses in objects which results from their > transitory nature. > Detachment also involves the positive quality of > getting the most out of > the objects of the world. You should always strive > to make the best use > of an object and appreciate it for what it is. There > is no point in just > dwelling on the limitation and sorrow that objects > of the world produce, > but you should know to properly use objects to > perform your duty in the > world. Then you will acquire some satisfaction. In > the larger sense, it > is really giving up worldly sorrow and gaining the > bliss of the supreme > self that is true detachment. Giving up family, > wife, children and > properties and then going to the forest cannot be > called detachment. > Detachment is recognizing the weak aspects in the > nature of the objects, > as well as accepting their positive and strong > points. > > Whenever you get into difficulty, whether physical, > mental, financial or > any other type of problem, you may develop a sense > of detachment towards > the objects causing this state. This is quite > natural. For example, > suppose a person dies and his body is taken to the > burning ground where > it is cremated. When you look at such a situation > you develop a > particular type of detachment, philosophizing that > the body has to come > to an end some time or another. But this detachment > is only a temporary > phenomenon, a temporary feeling; it cannot be > considered true > detachment. > > Another example is when a mother is delivering her > first baby. Not being > able to suffer the pain, she shouts that she would > rather die. This also > is not true detachment. As soon as the baby is born, > suppose she has a > girl, she immediately wants to get a boy the next > time. A similar > situation develops when someone does not get his > wishes fulfilled. Here > also he develops a certain type of detachment. All > these attitudes are > temporary. Permanent detachment is something quite > different. > > Permanent detachment is an intense detachment, as > opposed to dull or > weak detachment. For example, a person may have > resolved to go on a > pilgrimage to one of the holy places in India, but > then there may be a > strong tendency to postpone it to the next month. If > it is a matter of > doing something good such as going on a pilgrimage, > one will tend to > postpone it. On the other hand, if it is a matter of > doing something > bad, one prefers to do it right on the spot, without > wasting any time. > People usually will not make very great efforts to > perform good deeds. > This may be seen as a type of weak detachment which > tends to postpone > implementing good resolutions and performing good > actions. But such > behavior will not help you to reach your spiritual > goal. It is intense > detachment which is essential for progress on the > spiritual path. > > [Next] > <http://www.ineval.org/sai/Teachings/SaiBabaGita/saigita107.html> > mukundan > > saibabagita > > ______________________________\ ____ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/newmail_tools.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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