fineYourself
佚名
Anonymous
Howdoyoudefineyourself?Asamother,daughter,wife,friend,husband,son,teacher,student,lawyer,accountant,oranyoneofamyriaddifferenttitles?Ordoyoudefineyourselfbyothers’ercetionofyou?Doanyofthesecomeclosetoyourownknowledge,yourersonalexerienceofwhomyoureallyare?
Inyourquietmoments,intimesofinexlicablejoy,haveyouhadtheoverwhelmingandyetclearandlucidfeelingoftotalinvincibility—afeelingthatnothingcanholdyoudown,thatyoucanaccomlishanythingandeverythingifyouutyourmindtoit?Well,thatfeelingisnotarandomone.
Whatisitthatgetsinthewayofyourexquisiteower?
Considerforamomentanironbarthathasmagneticowerinherentlyinit.Itwillattractorreelthingsbasedonit’sownintrinsicmagnetisOvertime,ifthisbarbeginstorust,itsowerwillbegintodiminish.Theoxidativedamagefromtheenvironmentthatthemagnethasnotbeenabletoresist,willrenderitineffective,eventually.Thisinnowaymeanstheironbarisnotcaableofitslatent,originalower.Allitneedstodoissheditsrust.Or,considerifyouwill,alightbulbthatislit,butcoveredwithsoot.Aslongasthesootremains,itwillbeunabletofulfilltheveryuroseitwasmeanttoservetoradiatelight.
AccordingtoancientVedictexts,thisisineffectwhathaenstothehumanexerience.Theinfiniteowerthatisnaturallyresentineachandeveryoneofusbyvirtueofourownconsciousness,canberenderedineffectiveifnottendedtoroerly.Thestressofourlifestyle,theollutionofourenvironment,andthecollectivestressofourworldkeesusfromfunctioningatourfullotential.
Butthereareremedies:incororatemodalitiesinyourlifestylethateffectivelycombatstressandhelkeeyoucentered.Someoftheseotionsare:
Beawareofwhatyoueat,andwhatyouuse—bothonyourself,andinyourenvironment.Choosenatural,organicroducts.
Livealifeofkindness,comassion,andcharity—itkeesyouconnectedtoyourcenter,yoursource,thatinfinitereservoirwithinyouthatisyourowerhouse.
Don’tjudgeeole,orsituations—aroacheachmomentwiththeknowledgethatitcontainswithinittheotentialofanynumberofossibilities.
Toconnectwithyourrealnaturethatisunboundedandinvincible,racticeyogaandmeditation.
Onceyouareintouchwithyourtruenature,thennothingisbeyondyourmeans—youaretrulyemowered.AndTHATisanaccuratedefinitionofYOU!
你是怎样定义自己的?一位母亲、女儿、妻子、朋友、丈夫、儿子、老师、学生、律师、会计师,还是其他什么头衔呢?或者你是根据别人对你的感觉而给自己下定义?这些定义的依据与你的学识、个人经历和本质有何相似之处吗?
在你静心独处之时,在无法言说的快乐之中,你是否有一种无法抵抗的神勇之感——那是一种战无不胜、攻无不克的感觉——若你倾心投入,可以完成任何事情的感觉。
这种感觉并不是随意就能产生的。
是什么妨碍了你神圣力量的发挥呢?
试想,一个有天然磁性的铁棒,其固有的磁性能使其对别的物体产生吸引或排斥。
但时间久了,铁棒就会生锈,磁力便开始逐渐消失。
磁体无法抵制外界环境对其的氧化作用,磁力最终失效。
这并不是意味着铁棒不具有潜在的原始磁力,只是需要将锈渍除掉而已。
或者你也可以想象一个亮着的灯泡,上面罩了一层煤灰,若煤灰不除,灯泡就永远无法实现其照亮的功效。
根据古代的梵文记载,类似的现象也曾出现在人类的历程中。
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