MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1217
Radhe krishna,
Have a blessed day,
ADAPTABILITY
Swami SivanandaAdaptability is a virtue or noble quality by which one adapts or fits himself with others, whatever their nature may be. A man of adaptability accommodates himself with others, whatever their temperaments may be. This is a most desirable habit or quality for success in life. This has to be developed slowly. Adaptability is a peculiar knack or pluck to win the hearts of others and ultimately the battle of life by a little bit of bending. Man must be flexible if he wants to adapt himself.
Remove Identification With Desires
These are the commonsense methods which a man who wants to live a life of Yoga and
practical Vedanta should have as his equipment. As I told you, we cannot run away from our senses
and mind.
We have, therefore, to understand the working of the mind, and therefore, when a Vritti
arises, do not think about it, let it sink back. Do not imagine. It is imagination that strengthens it. Do
not identify yourself with the desire, and if the worse comes to the worst, if the desire is strong, be
stubborn, do not give expression to it. Gurudev has always said, “Try always to nip the desire in the
bud. When a desire comes in the form of a ripple, try to liquidate it then and there itself. But if due to
lack of your vigilance it takes the form of a desire, see that it is not fulfilled. Do not make Cheshta
outwardly. If a desire comes, ‘I could go and gossip,’ say, ‘No,’ “I will not allow the body to move.”
If the body does not move, the mind is helpless, and ultimately the reverse process will happen. The
These are the commonsense methods which a man who wants to live a life of Yoga and
practical Vedanta should have as his equipment. As I told you, we cannot run away from our senses
and mind.
We have, therefore, to understand the working of the mind, and therefore, when a Vritti
arises, do not think about it, let it sink back. Do not imagine. It is imagination that strengthens it. Do
not identify yourself with the desire, and if the worse comes to the worst, if the desire is strong, be
stubborn, do not give expression to it. Gurudev has always said, “Try always to nip the desire in the
bud. When a desire comes in the form of a ripple, try to liquidate it then and there itself. But if due to
lack of your vigilance it takes the form of a desire, see that it is not fulfilled. Do not make Cheshta
outwardly. If a desire comes, ‘I could go and gossip,’ say, ‘No,’ “I will not allow the body to move.”
If the body does not move, the mind is helpless, and ultimately the reverse process will happen. The
desire will sink back into the mind and there will be calmness,
Swami Chidananda
Self-restraint, sense control, does not mean pressing down the existing desires into the subconscious, but burning them down in the fire of restraint.
- Swami Krishnananda
Chant the Maha Mantra.
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
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