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22-03-2023, 07:07 AM
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Baba Lokenath on the path to a peaceful and happy life
An insightful discussion between the enlightened sage Baba Lokenath and a disciple, on the theme of leading a peaceful and happy life through awareness...
https://babalokenath.org/pages/teachings
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To the question, “What is the path to a happy and peaceful life?” Baba spontaneously replied, “Do whatever you like, but do it consciously, with a sense of awareness.”
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Baba Lokenath here stated that conscious performance of action with awareness lead to a happy and peaceful life.
Unsatisfied with the answer, the questioner probed further...
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The questioner, however, continued, “If You give me permission to do as I please, then what would You say if I hit somebody’s head with a stick?”
Baba smiled and replied, “Do it and see. I asked you to perform all actions consciously. Once you become conscious and aware,
you will find that your conscience will prevent you from hurting anyone.”
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When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. ~ Swami Satchidananda
Wholesome virtuous behavior progressively leads to the foremost.~ Buddha AN 10.1
If you do right, irrespective of what the other does, it will slow down the (turbulent) mind. ~ Rajini Menon
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22-03-2023, 11:12 AM
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More, please.
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Prepare yourself for the coming astral journey of death by daily riding in the balloon of God-perception.
Through delusion you are perceiving yourself as a bundle of flesh and bones, which at best is a nest of troubles.
Meditate unceasingly, that you may quickly behold yourself as the Infinite Essence, free from every form of misery. ~Paramahansa's Guru's Guru.
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01-07-2023, 11:26 AM
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A similar article and teaching by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar...
https://wisdom.srisriravishankar.org...-of-awareness/
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I would like to tell you a story about a saint. A thief once came to a saint and said, “See, I can’t stop stealing. I am a pathological stealer. What do I do?”
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Here we can see a thief seeking advice from a saint on how to get rid of his habit of compulsive stealing.
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The saint said, “Look, I’m not going to tell you not to steal, but I am going to advise you to steal with awareness. Whenever you try to steal something, first look at your hand and know what it is going to do, and then with that awareness, go steal something.” The man came back to meet the saint after three months, and said, “Swamiji, it was impossible, I could not steal with awareness.”
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When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. ~ Swami Satchidananda
Wholesome virtuous behavior progressively leads to the foremost.~ Buddha AN 10.1
If you do right, irrespective of what the other does, it will slow down the (turbulent) mind. ~ Rajini Menon
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