Detaching Yourself From Fear

By : Anand Krishna

Everyone speaks of detachment. You go to any Guru, any master, and he will ask you to detach yourself. Detach yourself from your families, your homes and your people. This, they tell you, is the way to self realization. And, you are so stupid, under some kind of hypnotic spell, that you dare not aks them why ?you have a beautiful wife, loving. You have nice kids. You have a beautiful house and a good car to drive. And, all these you have earned by working hard. And, now you are told to detach yourself from them. Why...?
Just consider this: these gurus, these self proclaimed messiahs who tell you to detach yourself, to lead a simple life : Look at their life styles, the can have a fleet of rolls royce. They can fly first class, or even charter a flight. They can live in luxury. But, no, you cannot do that. You must live in simplicity. Why this double standart ?
Let me give you the answers : These gurus of yours are jealous of your prosperity. They are hypocrites. They tell you to detach yourself. They tell you that an elephant can pass through this small lane that leads to the mansion of the Lord, but you cannot. Why ?Because you are rich. So, you must donate all that you have to the church, to the institution. They say, make yourself beggars, only then you can walk down this narrrow lane. it does not turn me on. Denying your self this world, just to walk down this narrow lane.. how stupid! believe me, you will only find elephants and camels and dinosaurs there. If you are lucky, you may even meet your priest, your guru, your master there. But such a heaven doesnt turn me on, First of all, how can their institutions, so rich indeed, enter or walk down those narrow lanes?
They tell you to detach yourself, yet they are so attached to their own institutions. Look at them the number of their followers must grow. Why..? Because their births are prophesied in the scriptures, foretold. What is happening to you? why are you so dumb? whatever they do, they do it for the sake of the world. Whatever you do, you remain a sinner. What is wrong with you? you take all this crap from them.
I ask you not to follow them. Do not follow any guru. None of them is going to help you. No-one will lead you to heaven. No-one can guarantee liberation for you. you must walk alone, walk on your own. Stand on your own two feet. Don't mind these gurus. They have poisoned your lives enough.
I ask you to enjoy life, to accept whatever comes in your way. If you are poor, without money, then that is your destiny. Can you do anything about it? can you change it? if yes, by all means do that. If not, then you might as well enjoy it.
No one is going to appreciate your tears here. Your tears are too precious. Hold them, don't cry. Go out and enjoy the sunshine; don't lock yourself in rooms with no ventilation.
If you are rich, then you have all the reasons to celebrate. Celebrates life. Turn your life into unending festivities. Buy yourself a new car that is good, okay. what is wrong with that? but when you are going home from the show room, driving your new car, if you must park it on your way home, then park it fearlessly. A car is after all but a car. Be cautious, don't be a reckless driver. but, don't be fearful. Dont caress your car as if you are caressing a girl. Dont come back to the parking lot and spend 10 minutes unnecessarily going around the car, checking if someone has scratched it. Dont be so tense driving your new car. Havent you been driving all your life? take it easy. Take life easy. Otherwise you will be making your life miserable.
If you deny the world and accept God, it will be no solution. Denying matter and accepting spirit is no way out. Denial or rejection is like a monster. First you give rise to monster denial, then you kill it to embrace price acceptance. This is crazy. Dont create monsters. Be fearless, only then can you accept without further reservation. it will be a total acceptance. Such an acceptance will have a flavor of detachment in it. Then you dont have to detach yourself; it will come to you effortlessly naturally. Read More......

"ARISE! AWAKE! AND STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS REACHED"

Banyak dari kita yang sekarang ini hanya begitu saja menjalani kehidupan. Kita tidak tahu ke mana kita akan pergi; kita bahkan tidak tahu apa saja yang kita inginkan dari kehidupan. Kita melakukan hal2 yang sama setiap hari, kita lupa bahwa kita ini unik. Konon ada ratusan juta orang di negara anda sekarang ini, bayangkan saja, dari ratusan juta orang itu tidak ada satu pun yang tepat sama seperti anda! mengapa, di antara miliaran orang yang mendiami bumi, tidak ada orang lain yang seperti anda.

Anda harus menetapkan tujuan. Bisa berupa tujuan material atau tujuan spritual-tetapi anda harus menetapkan tujuan , dan setiap hari, anda harus bekerja untuk meraih tujuan itu!

Kita sekedar bergerak; kita sekedar terkatung-katung. Tetapi jika ingin sukses, kita harus menetapkan tujuan!

Kita harus mampu menggambarkan tujuan kita dengan jelas. Kita sebaliknya memantapkannya dalam imajinasi kita. Dan kita harus mempunyai fokus yang teguh pada tujuan sepanjang waktu.

Tetapkan sebuah tujuan, dan berfokuslah dengan teguh pada tujuan itu sepanjang waktu!!!

(pemenang menetapkan tujuan, sedangkan pecundang membuat alasan

(Motivasi oleh J.P Vaswani)

MY MOTTO : "ARISE! AWAKE! AND STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS REACHED"

(Definisi by Kishore C.S. (August 2000)

This is the basic message that was conveyed by Swami Vivekananda. Though it is a simple sentence, this conveys a lot of meaning. The following is my personal interpretation of the same after reading more of spiritual speeches and attending lectures.

ARISE: Do not sit idle. Get up. Get into action. Don't waste your life in sitting idle and doing things that waste years and takes one away from GOAL. Give up laziness and be filled with an energy to get into action. Always be filled with a positive energy that lets you stay focused and be in action.

AWAKE: Awakening does not mean just getting up from sleep. Here Awakening means the mental realization about one's state. Awakening comes when one realizes that one is sleeping. Realize one's current state and realize where one needs to go is the mental awakening that is needed for an individual.

GOAL: Having goal is the first step towards realizing the same. One of the most difficult things in life is become aware of one's goals. Goal is not petty desires that one attempts to achieve. A higher goal that sets an individual very determined to achieve, which focuses energy of an individual. The goal should be very clear in one's mind. Reaching the goal should be the only purpose for which the individual lives the life. Mere thought about the goal motivates the individual to do anything. Character of the individual is developed and motivated by the GOAL.

STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS REACHED: Once the GOAL is clear in mind, work with unwavering concentration and determination towards achieving the goal. Do not flinch from path that leads to the ultimate GOAL. Have only one aim day in and day out to reach the goal.

In summary, the sentence upon reflection gives a very strong message to every individual to become aware one's true nature of achieving their ultimate goal of life.

Many times during the day, I am reminded of this single sentence which fills me with an energy to stay positive and keep working without getting de-motivated. Working towards one's goals with dedication is what makes the life fulfilling.

The above is my personal interpretation that I thought would share with everyone. This sentence taken from one of the eight Upanishads and used a motto is worth reflection whenever one find's time. I have been thinking for quite some time to share my views with everyone and I realized one such goal today.

Do give your comments on my interpretation and views by sending mail to me cskishore@yahoo.com Read More......

Rencanakan Hari Ini...

Jika anda berharap untuk sukses dalam hidup, anda harus menyiapkan sebuah rencana. Setiap hari, ketika anda bangun pagi, anda harus merencanakan apa yang anda ingin lakukan hari itu. Ingatlah, waktu adalah hak milik paling berharga, dan kita membuang waktu berharga kita dalam pengejaran yang sia-sia, dengan tidak melakukan apa pun!!!

Benjamin Franklin mengatakan, "jika anda memperhatikan setiap menitnya, maka tahun-tahun anda akan berbuah dengan sendirinya." jangan pernah meremehkan pengaruh kumulatif dari tiap-tiap menit. Ana mungkin merasa bahwa satu menit itu hanya senilai koin paling kecil-satu sen. Jika anda menemukan uang satu sen di jalan, anda mungking hanya mengabaikannya. Bagaimanapun juga, itu hanya satu sen, uang senilai itu tidak sepadan dengan usaha untuk membungkuk, untuk memungutnya. Tetapi seandainya anda mulai menggandakan sen itu setiap hari selama satu bulan, maka di akhir bulan anda akan memiliki 64 sen, yang barangkali tidak banyak bagi anda. Tetapi di akhir tahun, anda akan telah mengakumulasi 536.870.912 koin. Dikonversikan ke dalam rupee, nilainya lebih dari 530 juta rupee....!!

Nilai yang kita tanamkan pada tiap-tiap menit setiap hari akan mempunyai dampak kumulatif pada hidup kita. Oleh karena itu, kita harus merencanakan hidup kita secara bijaksana. Sayangnya, begitu banyak dari kita yang baru menyadari nilai dari tiap-tiap saat ketika saat terakhir tiba. Kemudian kita menyadari betapa banyak saat berharga yang telah kita sia-siakan, jutaan rupee dan jutaan rupee lainnya!

Merencanakan hari ini berbanding lurus dengan aturan teramat penting lainnya: jalani hidup satu hari pada satu waktu! Begitu banyak pekerjaan yang harus diselesaikan", keluh kita. "Aku tidak sanggup. Itu terlalu banyak untuk bisa aku atasi!" Kita menyalahkan diri sendiri karena tidak melakukan cukup kemarin. Kita berpikir bahwa semua hal dapat kita tunda sampai esok hari, dengan hasil kita tidak berkosentrasi pada apa yang harus kita lakukan hari ini. Ada ungkapan lama, "Ketika mata kiri anda diperbaiki kemarin dan mata kanan anda diperbaiki esok hari, andap pasti juling hari ini"

Jangan sampai mata anda juling! jalani satu hari pada satu waktu; rencanakan hari anda jika anda berharap untuk sukses.

Kita diberi jumlah jam yang sama setiap hari. Orang terkaya sekalipun tidak dapat membeli waktu lebih. Ilmuwan tidak dapat menemukan waktu lebih. Orang pandai tidak dapat memperpanjang waktu. Orang pelit tidak dapat menimbun waktu dan menghabiskannya di lain hari. Dan lagi, sebagaimana ditunjukkan, waktu selalu adil dan mengampuni. Seberapa pun banyak waktu yang telah anda sia-siakan di masa lalu, anda memiliki satu hari penuh setiap pagi. Kesuksesan anda tergantung pada penggunaan waktu anda secara bijaksana dan matang-melalui perencanaan dan penerapan prioritas.

Seorang pembuat jam baru saja selesai membentuk sebuah bandul jam yang cantik. Baru saja ia akan memutarnya, ia mendengar sebuah keluhan. Keluhan itu datang dari alat pengayun. Pengayun itu memikirkan hidupnya di muka-berapa lama ia diharapkan untuk berdetik, siang dan malam-. Enam puluh kali permenit, 60 menit perjam, 24 jam sehari, 365 hari pertahun! perhitungan itu menakjubkan!

"aku tidak akan pernah dapat melakukannya," keluh pengayun malang itu, "Jutaan detik!"

Tetapi sang pembuat jam mebujuk pengayun itu. "Lakukan satu detik pada satu saat! Hanya itulah yang dituntut darimu."

Dan begitu pengayun itu mulai bekerja, satu detik satu saat...ia masih berdetik hingga sekarang!

Jika anda memikirkan semua hal yang harus anda lakukan, anda tidak akan pernah mampu melakukan apapun.

Orang yang bijaksana selalu menekankan bahwa rencana yang cerdas merupakan langkah yang sangat penting untuk meraih sukses. Karena orang yang merencanakan dengan baik pasti tahu ke mana ia akan pergi, tahu kemajuan apa yang sedang ia buat, dan tahun kapan ia akan tiba pada tujuan.

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