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5B7173a034701-1321618-Sample.Pdf Notion Press Old No. 38, New No. 6 McNichols Road, Chetpet Chennai - 600 031 First Published by Notion Press 2018 Copyright © Yogi Devaraj, Arun Kumar, Venugopala CV 2018 All Rights Reserved. ISBN 978-1-64429-066-8 This book has been published with all efforts taken to make the material error-free after the consent of the authors. However, the authors and the publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. No part of this book may be used, reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the authors, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Contents Foreword vii Preface xiii Acknowledgements xvii Overview of the Blissful Life Chart xix Chapter 1 The Mind 1 About the Mind 3 Inner World 5 Vyakti – Person 6 Vastu – Object 9 Vishaya – Topic 13 Ghatana – Incident 16 Inner World Summary 18 Personality 20 Prarabdha Karma (PK) 20 Vasanas (VA) 25 Environment (EN) 26 Education (ED) 30 Experience (EX) 33 Personality Summary 34 Ego 36 iii iv | Contents Arishadvarga – Passions of the Mind 40 Kama – Desire 41 Krodha – Anger 42 Lobha – Miserliness 43 Moha – Obsession 43 Mada – Pride 44 Matsarya – Envy 44 Arishadvarga Summary 45 Pancha Klesha – Afflictions of the Mind 48 Avidya – Ignorance 48 Asmita – Egoism 49 Raga – Attractions 49 Dwesha – Aversions 49 Abhinivesha – Fear of the Unknown 50 Pancha Klesha Summary 50 Outer World 53 Tanmatras – Subtle Elements 53 Nama – (Name) 54 Rupa – (Form) 55 Kala (Time) – Desha (Place) 56 Outer World Summary 57 Mind Summary 60 Unconscious Bias 64 Jagat Mithya – World is an Illusion 64 Chapter 2 Vivekas 67 Vivekas – Reasonings 69 Drig-Drishya Viveka 72 Drig-Drishya Viveka Summary 74 Contents | v Pancha Kosha Viveka 78 Annamaya Kosha – Food Sheath 79 Pranamaya Kosha – Energy Sheath 80 Manomaya Kosha – Mind Sheath 81 Vignanamaya Kosha – Wisdom Sheath 81 Anandamaya Kosha – Bliss Sheath 82 Conflict Zone 82 Pancha Kosha Viveka Summary 84 Traya Avasta Viveka 88 Jagrat Avasta – Waking State 88 Swapna Avasta – Dream State 88 Sushupti Avasta – Deep Sleep State 90 Mahavakya Viveka 96 Vivekas Summary 104 Dropping the Ego 104 Silent Awareness 107 Ego – The Evil Devil 111 Reducing the Ego 113 Global Peace – Attainable Goal 117 Chapter 3 Sadhana 121 Sadhana – Effort 123 Guru – Teacher 124 Sadhana Chatushtaya 126 Viveka – Power of Discrimination 127 Vairagya – Dispassion 130 Shad Sampat – Six Virtues 133 Mumukshutva – Burning Desire 136 Sadhana Chatushtaya Summary 137 vi | Contents Purusharthas – Goal of Human Life 138 Dharma – Duty and Righteousness 138 Artha – Wealth 139 Kama – Desire 140 Moksha – Liberation 141 Purusharthas Summary 142 Yoga Vasistha – Realm of Freedom 145 Shanti – Calmness 145 Vichara – Enquiry 146 Santosha – Happiness 146 Satsanga – Good Company 146 Sara and Samanya 147 Theory of Karma 148 Karma Theory Summary 150 Triguna – Three Qualities 152 Tamas Guna – Darkness 152 Rajas Guna – Activity 152 Sattva Guna – Harmony 153 Triguna Summary 153 Sadhana Summary 155 Quantum Jump to Blissful Life 156 Epilogue 159 Sentient Life Energy 161 About the Authors 167 Chapter 1 The Mind “The mind is like an iceberg; it floats with only a small portion being visible above the water and the rest is hidden beneath.” – Sigmund Freud 1 2 | Pearls of Vedic Wisdom to Succeed Om Sahanaa Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu Saha Veeryam Karavaa Vahai Tejasvi Nau Vadhee Tamastu Maa Vidvishaa Vahai Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaantihi Om, May we all be protected. May we all be nourished (with knowledge). May we work together with energy and vigor. May our study be enlightening and let there be no poison of hatred or animosity amongst us. Om, Peace (in me), Peace (in world), Peace (in all forces that act upon us) 1. The Min | 3 About the Mind “The mind…can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” – John Milton The Mind is the seat for the world of thoughts, feelings, attitudes, beliefs, and imaginations. Mind matters most as it is the most important instrument that is responsible for learning, creativity, innovation and for that matter everything we achieve in this world. According to the Vedic literature, the thinking instrument (Antahkarana) consists of Manas (Mind), Buddhi (Intellect), Chitta (Memory) and Ahamkara (Ego). Manas, the mind processes the input from the sensory organs and is also responsible for desires and thoughts. Buddhi, the intellect knows, decides, judges and discriminates. Chitta, the memory is the storehouse of the impressions. Ahamkara, the ego provides the identity through which the individuality emerges as “I”, which further gives rise to the feelings of me and mine. There are several components that affect and influence the Mind and each one of them is explained in detail in the subsequent sections. 4 | Pearls of Vedic Wisdom to Succeed Outer World comprises of the physical world we live in and interact with. The inputs from the Outer World are received by the mind through the five sense organs (Jnanendriyas). The mind of each individual interprets the inputs differently because each one has a unique Personality, Ego, Arishadvargas (emotions and passions) and Pancha Kleshas (five afflictions of the mind). The assimilations and interpretations of the mind affect our Inner World which influences our thoughts. Mind’s nature is to generate various kinds of thoughts. The Internet search reveals that each day an average person has thousands of thoughts, most of which are repetitions. Psychologists observe that more than 70% of our thoughts are negative and redundant. Too many negative thoughts adversely affect the inner world causing fear, anxiety and stress. That’s why it is essential to have a positive attitude, nourish and cherish positive thoughts for mental peace, cheerfulness and positive results. There is a Sanskrit proverb, “Yad bhavam, tad bhavati”, which means “We become what we think”. Understanding the functioning of the mind intricately and gaining the ability to dispassionately analyze the thoughts can help one make great strides towards happy and stress-free living. Should we conclude that the mind is really the most important thing for a human being? Or is it not so? Does a thing called mind really exist? We shall try to find answers to these interesting and contradictory questions as we embark upon this journey. 1. The Min – Inner World | 5 Inner World “It is still breathtaking to me to watch people bring love, preciousness and kindness to their inner world, allowing the light of God to shine through their eyes so that the beauty of their soul can come forth.” – Debbie Ford The inner world of the mind is formed by processing the input received from the outer world. Our feelings, emotions, beliefs and pre-dispositions contribute towards the mind’s interpretation of the inputs. This inner world influences the innumerous thoughts that are generated unceasingly in the mind. According to Sigmund Freud, the inner world comprises of Conscious Mind, Preconscious Mind and Unconscious Mind. Though the thoughts are innumerous, interestingly every single thought always revolves around Vyakti (Person), Vastu (Object), Vishaya (Subject) and Ghatana (Incident). Though these are clearly the objects of the Outer World, they are the subjects of our thoughts which constitute our Inner World. Generally, thoughts about the Vyakti (person) and Vastu (object) are more dominant and frequent as invariably they are the subjects of the most number of conversations. Swami Chinmayananda says that thought has to have an object. Without an object, there is no thought. Just read the following words. Mahatma Gandhi, Eiffel Tower, Electricity, Attack on World Trade Center. Reading those words might have generated some thoughts about them, but before reading those words, you were definitely not thinking about them. That means, not all the objects of the world constitute our thoughts. Only those objects that we become conscious of, become our thoughts. By making you deliberately read those words, they were 6 | Pearls of Vedic Wisdom to Succeed brought into your Consciousness and hence thoughts occurred about those objects. Thus, Consciousness coupled with an object becomes a thought. Consciousness + Object = Thought Using simple arithmetic, the above equation can be rewritten as Consciousness = Thought – Object From the above equation, we see that to experience only the Consciousness, we need to have a thought without any object. Can we have a thought without an object? Let us try to find the answer to this intriguing question as we go further. Vyakti – Person Vyakti (Person) means all the individuals whom we communicate and interact with. It is common to have positive or negative thoughts while thinking about a person. At times, we are plagued with negative thoughts while thinking about a Vyakti (person) because the person might have insulted us or offended us or hurt us or we might have developed too much hatred about that person. In such situations, we just need to remember that a few years back we might have felt just as strongly about some other person which are no longer bothering us now. Similarly, the present negative thoughts which are causing us agony are also impermanent, will definitely pass and would even might look silly if we happen to ponder about them in the future, say a few years from now. It is agreed that it is easier said than done to get away from the worrying thoughts immediately. But knowing the fact that the present worry too is temporary just like the several worries we might have had in the past helps to reduce the intensity of the current worries and eventually become free and relieved. Basically, instead of thinking and worrying, it calls for calm and clear analysis.
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