Miscellaneous philosophical topics

Re: Universal God

Thanks Vanaja and Kalpana. I'm glad to know more God loving people.

. Have a lovely day.

 

Re: Issues in Life - Possible Spiritual Way of Looking at Them

Hello Senthan,
You are writing very well on good issues in life......enjoyed reading them. Carry on with it....i am sure many will benefit!:2thumbsup:

 

Re: Universal God

Dear Lalithasai,

A fantastic poem for Gurupurab...Thanks a lot..

Love,

Corallux

 

Re: Universal God

Lalithasai,
A nice thought in a nice poem. hope you get to make a difference in the life of people you care.

love,
shanthi

 

Re: Issues in Life - Possible Spiritual Way of Looking at Them

hi senthan,

Just read your thread. good one.

love,
shanthi

 

Re: Universal God

Dear Sai lalitha,
A lovely, meaningful and thought provoking poem.
Love,
Pushpavalli

 

Re: Forgiveness and love are great treasures of life

Hi

Great ....

Showering love and affection is done. Forgiveness is alos possible with difficulty....... But how to control the anger..... the emotional outburst.....

Any suggestions...... Will be really useful for me.........

Veda

 

Re: Issues in Life - Possible Spiritual Way of Looking at Them

Senthan, nice article on happiness. I remember one thing from Mahabharatha, that 'Draupadi' or 'Kunti" i don't remember asked for suffering so that they can remember Krishna all the time.
Remembering God at all times gives happiness in such a way that the suffering disappears through that divine energy.

sriniketan

 

Purpose of Religion and Life

My dear friends,
The purpose of religion is certainly to make us a better human being.
It helps us manifest the god or goodness within us for the benefit of oneself and the world.
The basic tenets of three qualities to groom the physical, mental and intellectual facets of our personality.
The most fundamental of the eternal values can be classified into these three disciplines:
Self control (Brahmacharya) — Regulates the physical personality
Non-injury (Ahimsa) — Regulates the mental personality
Truthfulness (Satyam) — Regulates the intellectual personality
The Bhagavad Gita has clearly defined the ascetic simplicities that every individual should aim at — the austerity of body, speech and mind:
Worship of the Gods, the twice born, the teachers and the 'wise'; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy, and non-injury; these are called the 'austerity of the body'.
Speech which causes no excitement, and is truthful, pleasant and beneficial, and the practice of the study of the Vedas, these constitute the 'austerity of speech'.
Serenity of mind, good heartedness, silence, self-control, purity of nature — these are called the 'mental austerity'.
The above verses show us the ways in which we can inculcate and assimilate these fundamental eternal values.
Here're eight things we can do diligently to emerge as better persons:
1. Worship the God of our heart.
2. Maintain external cleanliness — Physical and Environmental.
3. Practice straightforwardness in dealing with others.
4. Live a life of self-control with respect to all our sense enjoyments.
5. Avoid acts of injuring others from our emotional and intellectual realms.
6. Speak only to express agreeable ideas of permanent value.
When the truth is disagreeable to others, maintain a discreet silence.
7. Maintain pure and serene motives.
8. Maintain a relationship of understanding, tolerance and love with the world at large.
People who follow this steadily and with no desire of quick results will attain eternal goodness.
This is what the Gita says about goodness:
"This threefold austerity practiced by steadfast men with utmost faith desiring no fruit, is called austerity of goodness."
And the good are those who refuse to worry about the future because they know that the "future is the resultant of the total path modified by the present."
Train our Mind, Choose the way we think and be practical.
Your views and observations for an healthy discussion awaited.
Cya......subbu

 

Re: Purpose of Religion and Life

Subbu Sir,
Another thought provoking article from you!
Enjoyed reading it again and again and wanted it to put into practice.

"future is the resultant of the total path modified by the present."

How true it is!

sriniketan