http://be-human.org/2007/09/15/competition-is-only-with-oneself/ Things that make us human Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:39:34 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://be-human.org/2007/09/15/competition-is-only-with-oneself/comment-page-1/#comment-22 jashodhara Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:04:02 +0000 http://be-human.org/2007/09/15/competition-is-only-with-oneself/#comment-22 <p>good comment . A realized person can only think of such thing. The last slogan is the best.</p> good comment . A realized person can only think of such thing. The last slogan is the best.

]]> http://be-human.org/2007/09/15/competition-is-only-with-oneself/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Swapan Purkayastha Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:02:26 +0000 http://be-human.org/2007/09/15/competition-is-only-with-oneself/#comment-17 A nice story of competition to be better than the other by thoughts and deed against own self. The Indian philosophical ‘Shastra’ defines a good person as one who has controlled ‘Kam’ ‘Krodh’ ‘Madh’ ‘Lobh’ ‘ Moha ‘ ‘Mathsar’. Desire as ‘Moha’ is the base of all these ill-virtues which makes one unhappy in the long run of Life. Desire is never fulfilled and keeps on growing as Greed and wrong deeds. This greed makes one a crook so that by hook the other is brought down, termed as Jealousy. Here the mind is violent and will come out as a bad word or deed. This deed is so dangerous that it can go against one self. The Guru while developing a powerful mind sees that the student is pious by controlling the ill-virtues. Therefore the first teaching would be controlling the mind with Intellect. If this mind is not taught to be sinless then it could turn into Midas touch destroying own self. Due to this desire Anger develops even against God as ‘Why I do not get as others do?’ Hence the positivity disappears and we fall prey to all wrong Intoxication in Life. The inebriated mind goes hand-in-hand with Lust and waste. The life is thus wasted in short term goals. Desire for the good of all is Humane. So is the slogan ‘Hate no one’ is clearer than ‘Love all’. A nice story of competition to be better than the other by thoughts and deed against own self.
The Indian philosophical ‘Shastra’ defines a good person as one who has controlled ‘Kam’ ‘Krodh’ ‘Madh’ ‘Lobh’ ‘ Moha ‘ ‘Mathsar’. Desire as ‘Moha’ is the base of all these ill-virtues which makes one unhappy in the long run of Life. Desire is never fulfilled and keeps on growing as Greed and wrong deeds. This greed makes one a crook so that by hook the other is brought down, termed as Jealousy. Here the mind is violent and will come out as a bad word or deed. This deed is so dangerous that it can go against one self.
The Guru while developing a powerful mind sees that the student is pious by controlling the ill-virtues. Therefore the first teaching would be controlling the mind with Intellect. If this mind is not taught to be sinless then it could turn into Midas touch destroying own self. Due to this desire Anger develops even against God as ‘Why I do not get as others do?’ Hence the positivity disappears and we fall prey to all wrong Intoxication in Life. The inebriated mind goes hand-in-hand with Lust and waste. The life is thus wasted in short term goals.
Desire for the good of all is Humane. So is the slogan ‘Hate no one’ is clearer than ‘Love all’.

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