Me, My Guru - on including sadhan in daily routine

 

Me, My Guru - on including sadhan in daily routine

“You talk about developing (Divine qualities). But it is not so easy. We are so busy in life that we are left with no time to sadhan” complained one among us.

“Then make those acts of your life that keep you busy your means to sadhan” replied our Guru even without waiting for a second.

“How can we do that in our daily life?” asked another.

“Simple! By using every situation to bring out, practice and strengthen Divine Qualities. Sadhan is another name to develop Divine qualities, reduce or overcome our weaknesses and to be aware of Self. Take selflessness for e.g. – It is a Divine quality that needs to be developed by all. There are no second thoughts on that. Selfishness is our weakness. To overcome selfishness, develop selflessness. The best way to do that is by sharing. Today, in lunch one brought chips, other curd rice, the third brought some sweets. One brought curry and the other plan rice. Quantity is not important. When everyone gets even little each, it ends up being a buffet. On buffet we don’t have more than 2 spoons of anything. So though quantity was less, it sufficed because we had many items. This way it was not a burden for anyone in cooking and financially. Yet, they experienced a sense of self-esteem, joy and satisfaction. That can’t be earned by just ‘wanting’ those qualities. These qualities develop in us only when we share. And over and above that we also overcome fear in certain ways. It was a routine but used to develop one quality and overcome one weakness” explained our Guru. 

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Points to ponder : 

Life is not about desiring, achieving and maintaining. It is about expressing how you wish to express yourself as!

If we are ever desiring to manipulate through words to get things from others, we can't expect to be content, love self, respect self. 

Respect for self is essential for loving self! No person can love himself unless he is honest and pure.

Purity in character is compromised by leading life with qualities such as lying, jealousy, ingratitude, lust (desiring for things of this world), anger, attachments, ego and arrogance.

Understanding post :

" Take selflessness for e.g. – It is a Divine quality that needs to be developed by all. There are no second thoughts on that. Selfishness is our weakness " - Here though example is given for selfishness, don't stop your understanding and application there. Apply the same rule, same understanding and application formula for other weaknesses like indiscipline, greed, lying, dishonesty, laziness, postponement, insincerity, irresponsibility, self-pity etc....