Man is a living being endowed with a mind, and thinking is a function of the mind...
Other animals possess a mind too, but their brain is not much developed; so their power of thinking is limited. However, thanks to his highly developed brain, man’s capacity for thought is almost unlimited.The body and the mind are intimately connected with each other. The body influences the mind and is in turn influenced by the mind. However, the mind affects the body much more. A study of the mutual interdependence of the body and the mind reveals that when a man’s thinking is positive and constructive, his body too keeps in perfect condition. On the other hand, negative or destructive thinking results in the malfunctioning of the body. All thinking emanating from delusion and/or attachment is negative, whereas reasoning is ever positive and constructive.Constructive thinking helps in bettering social and human relations and the path of development and progress is cleared thereby. Negative feelings create bitterness in social and human relations, thus obstructing the path of progress.The practice of preksha dhyana serves to wipe out negative emotions and promote positive thinking. The evolution of our world is the evolution for change. Without change, there can be no development. While man has ach-ieved tremendous success in changing the external environment, his success regarding the inner environment is limited.A complete change of heart takes place only when there is inner transformation. The inner transformation is threefold transformation of emotion, thought, and transformation of the body-chemistry. It is the feeling which gives rise to thought and not vice-versa. Like feeling, like thought. With a change in feeling, there occurs a corresponding change in thought. When the mind undergoes a transformation and thought changes, body’d inner chemistry also undergoes a change. That marks the beginning of a complete change of heart.The technique of changing the feeling, the thoughts and the chemistry of the body is a composite one. It is technique of transmuting the endocrine output, of purifying the heart and the mind. For principles underlie this change of concentration, equanimity, awareness, freedom from attachment, freedom from delusion, freedom from fear.
रविवार, फ़रवरी 21, 2010
रविवार, जनवरी 31, 2010
Truth through awareness : Acharya Mahaprajna
Laid up with flu, I was lying on the ground. It was a small house in a small village with open skies. My mind wandered absolutely free and unfettered. Right in front of me was a tree. Everything shone bright in the mid-day sun. I first looked at the tree and then at the sky. The former had a minuscule existence against the latter. The sky is limitless, both spatially and temporally. But in terms of time the tree too is limitless. Not even an atom of the tree can ever be destroyed. It is bound by the philosophical principle that says: Anything existent in the present was so in the past and will be in future too. Anything non-existent in the past can never be either now or in the future. The sky and the tree have absolutely no idea of their being or not being and yet their existence is unhindered and limitless. If every single atom that exists will forever be, then how can I doubt my own existence. When an atom cannot defy the universal principle of everlasting existence, how can I be an exception? A little more thinking made me wonder why it is that man alone should doubt his existence. He has a more developed consciousness than that of a tree and, therefore, entertains doubts about his existence. Furthermore, his consciousness is not as developed as that of a yogi and, therefore, he cannot understand his infiniteness. From both angles, he is a loser.Some truths in this world are palpable, others are subtle, and yet others are abstract and intangible. I can apply palpable and subtle means to know the first two types but I have no means of knowing that abstract and the impalpable truths. I can see a mango, taste it, smell it, and touch it simply because it is a palpable reality. In the case of an atom, none of my senses can perceive it, only a microscope can reveal its existence. On the other hand, there is no microscope through which an abstract truth can be perceived, and existence is such an abstract and impalpable truth. If my existence was no part of me, I would have resorted to its description in words that people who claim to have apprehended their existence have used.The senses, the mind, the intellect, language, etc are all means of indirect experience, whereas knowing results is direct experience. Since none of the means of indirect experience are of any avail when it comes to knowing, I despair researching on my own existence. Objective truth can be experienced only through medium-neutral awareness.
DOB: 10.11.1939 at Ladnun, Rajasthan, India
Diksha: 27.10.1956 at Sardarshahar by Acharya Tulsi
Birth : Kartik Krishna 13, Vikram Samvat 1996, Ladanu. 10th November, 1939.
Caste : Sankhala (Ladanun, Rajasthan)
Father’s Name : Manakchand ji Sankhala
Mother’s Name : Suva Devi Sankhala, Tatwagya, prabhawak Ansanvrata Aradhika
Sainthood :Kartik Krishna 8, Vikram Samvat 2013, Sardarshahar. 27th October, 1956.
Education :Aagam – Dashevakalik, Uttradhyyan, Aachharang, Prashna Vyakaran and Nandi (All memorized- Kanthasth)Sanghiya Seven years Course , Snatakottar(Post Graduation) passed.
Languages : Rajasthani, Hindi, Gujarati, Sanskrit & Prakrit.
Group Leader :From Vikram Samvat 2027, “MARYADA MAHOTASAV” at Bidasar.
Books : Mahavir Vyaktitva and Vichar, Sarthakta ki Talash, Sangham Sarnam Gachammi, Jyot Jale Bin Bati, Nai Sadi Nai Sambhavnayen, Behta Pani Nirmla ( Biography ), Anushilan ( Research Article), Bhor ka Tara, Chaityavandana, Nadmani (Verse-Geet sahitya), Swagat Karen Ujalon ka, Jain Dharma Jivan aur Jagat.
Literary works edited : Hindi Translation of Agam Sahitya – Gyatadharmkatha, Prashna Vyakaran, Antakritdasha, Aaoppatik, Kai Grantho ki Sanskrit Chaya, Deep study of Bhikshu Sahitya .
Tour : Uttar Pradesh, Bihar & West Bengal with Aacharya Shri Tulsi. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Haryana, Delhi,
Special : Seva Nikay Vyavasthapika. Has also got the special honour of serving the Sangha as Jain Vidhya Prabhari.
Diksha: 27.10.1956 at Sardarshahar by Acharya Tulsi
Birth : Kartik Krishna 13, Vikram Samvat 1996, Ladanu. 10th November, 1939.
Caste : Sankhala (Ladanun, Rajasthan)
Father’s Name : Manakchand ji Sankhala
Mother’s Name : Suva Devi Sankhala, Tatwagya, prabhawak Ansanvrata Aradhika
Sainthood :Kartik Krishna 8, Vikram Samvat 2013, Sardarshahar. 27th October, 1956.
Education :Aagam – Dashevakalik, Uttradhyyan, Aachharang, Prashna Vyakaran and Nandi (All memorized- Kanthasth)Sanghiya Seven years Course , Snatakottar(Post Graduation) passed.
Languages : Rajasthani, Hindi, Gujarati, Sanskrit & Prakrit.
Group Leader :From Vikram Samvat 2027, “MARYADA MAHOTASAV” at Bidasar.
Books : Mahavir Vyaktitva and Vichar, Sarthakta ki Talash, Sangham Sarnam Gachammi, Jyot Jale Bin Bati, Nai Sadi Nai Sambhavnayen, Behta Pani Nirmla ( Biography ), Anushilan ( Research Article), Bhor ka Tara, Chaityavandana, Nadmani (Verse-Geet sahitya), Swagat Karen Ujalon ka, Jain Dharma Jivan aur Jagat.
Literary works edited : Hindi Translation of Agam Sahitya – Gyatadharmkatha, Prashna Vyakaran, Antakritdasha, Aaoppatik, Kai Grantho ki Sanskrit Chaya, Deep study of Bhikshu Sahitya .
Tour : Uttar Pradesh, Bihar & West Bengal with Aacharya Shri Tulsi. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Haryana, Delhi,
Special : Seva Nikay Vyavasthapika. Has also got the special honour of serving the Sangha as Jain Vidhya Prabhari.
Purity of conscious : Acharya Mahaprajna
The drop and the ocean have been related since ancient times...
Likewise, the body and the universe have been deemed to be related in Philosophy. In simple language we can use the terms man and the world. The latter is a totality comprising not only man but also other beings and material objects.
Every man is related to the world. In order to understand a single individual the whole world will have to be understood and vice versa. They are so internally related and interactive that one cannot be interpreted without the other. Even if an atom is to be understood, the whole world will have to be understood. Mahavira said, he who knows one, knows all and he who knows all, knows every one. No one can be known without knowing all. Externally, all appear separate, but internally all are interrelated. I have a piece of cloth in my hand. Even though very small, it is related to the whole world. Space is associated with it, which is related to another part and that to the third and so on. It is a whole series. A quiver in this piece of cloth creates vibrations in the whole world.
Two doctrines were prevalent in the whole world of philosophy - dualism and monism. The former posited two elements, the animate and inanimate. Both are independent. The latter posited only one element, viz. the animate. The other does not exist. In reality, the two doctrines cannot be separated. Anekantvad (the doctrine of non-absolutism or manifold aspects) has viewed them together and that is why it has properly explained both man and the world. If we interpret man for our own convenience, for making right individuals and the right world, for making conduct and behaviour right, it implies the development of individual consciousness. If we interpret the world, it will imply the development of group or collective consciousness.
Political ideologues tried to develop socialism and communism. The motive was not bad; in fact it was sublime and compassionate. But one thing was forgotten. They tried to develop collective or group consciousness and forgot to look after individual consciousness. As a result, the noble aim sought was defeated, purity was lost, fraudulence and deceit went on flourishing and the rot spread to the whole society.
Development of individual consciousness is vitally important. Anuvrat's code of conduct is a code to develop individual consciousness. It is said that anuvrat does not address itself to the development of group or social consciousness. Particularly people in western countries keep telling that while they are working for the good of society, we are doing it for the good of individuals.
Likewise, the body and the universe have been deemed to be related in Philosophy. In simple language we can use the terms man and the world. The latter is a totality comprising not only man but also other beings and material objects.
Every man is related to the world. In order to understand a single individual the whole world will have to be understood and vice versa. They are so internally related and interactive that one cannot be interpreted without the other. Even if an atom is to be understood, the whole world will have to be understood. Mahavira said, he who knows one, knows all and he who knows all, knows every one. No one can be known without knowing all. Externally, all appear separate, but internally all are interrelated. I have a piece of cloth in my hand. Even though very small, it is related to the whole world. Space is associated with it, which is related to another part and that to the third and so on. It is a whole series. A quiver in this piece of cloth creates vibrations in the whole world.
Two doctrines were prevalent in the whole world of philosophy - dualism and monism. The former posited two elements, the animate and inanimate. Both are independent. The latter posited only one element, viz. the animate. The other does not exist. In reality, the two doctrines cannot be separated. Anekantvad (the doctrine of non-absolutism or manifold aspects) has viewed them together and that is why it has properly explained both man and the world. If we interpret man for our own convenience, for making right individuals and the right world, for making conduct and behaviour right, it implies the development of individual consciousness. If we interpret the world, it will imply the development of group or collective consciousness.
Political ideologues tried to develop socialism and communism. The motive was not bad; in fact it was sublime and compassionate. But one thing was forgotten. They tried to develop collective or group consciousness and forgot to look after individual consciousness. As a result, the noble aim sought was defeated, purity was lost, fraudulence and deceit went on flourishing and the rot spread to the whole society.
Development of individual consciousness is vitally important. Anuvrat's code of conduct is a code to develop individual consciousness. It is said that anuvrat does not address itself to the development of group or social consciousness. Particularly people in western countries keep telling that while they are working for the good of society, we are doing it for the good of individuals.
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