Master's message in NC Souvenir - 12th July 2009
In spite of living in a technologically advanced world , every one of us has had to experience suffering in one form or the other . Most of us have had to suffer from our own creed , i.e. human beings . In fact , a vast section of humanity is aware that we remain the sole perpetrators of events leading to catastrophic results for ourselves and to this beautiful planet . However , this awareness has not yet awakened us to the value of seeking and finding peace and harmony within ourselves . We therefore continue with our struggle to push for arbitrary and isolated changes in the society to shield our lives from disturbances.
In a society of human beings in unending pursuit of various material goals , constant changes are bound to occur around us knowingly or unknowingly . If these goals serve to uplift our collective human spirit , they can be considered evolutionary as they lead us away from suffering . Otherwise , our minds will perpetuate narrow goals that are continually in conflict , and the resulting changes will naturally result in imbalances and suffering .
Today's world consists of people with overwhelming stream of desires and self - centeredness . This creates a lot of disturbances in others , as everyone is driven to achieve through the aid of competitive mentality. The moment competition surfaces , only a few succeed and others stand to fail . In steady non - acceptance of such failures , their positive qualities are gradually effaced . When they feel success is far away , the positive qualities in them get converted into negative tendencies , and such people acquire tremendous strength to fight with the achievers.
However , if we have limited amount of material desires , our negative qualities can be effectively reduced . This is because , our competitive nature , which potentially results in formation of such tendencies , can more easily be curbed due to our non - attachment with material things and achievements . It is impossible that everybody can become rich in this universe because that is related to our unique capacity for hard work , education , knowledge and a small amount of help we obtain from within , most often without our knowledge.
In so taking note of the predominant quality driving the human psyche , we can find that it tends to overtly border on the negative . We are rarely inspired by positive incidents shaping our world , but are often anxious and never miss a chance to be well informed of negative events . This is because we attempt to derive happiness by seeing others suffer , presumably those who are not attached to us . Further , we have learnt to avoid the larger impact of such negative incidents , unless it happens to ourselves or to those we identify as our close friends and relatives .
So , our perceptions should be re - shaped to accept evolutionary thoughts and changes . We should create a strong human mind capable of re - vitalizing our lives with positive qualities , whilst at the same time remaining un - deterred by negative tendencies . Although some human beings basically carry negative tendencies , they also have some positive qualities in them . No human being is fully negative . It is only the negative qualities in us that disturb others .
In religion , there are some methods for purification of mind . But in spite of religion's long and arduous trial to convert human beings to become positive , results are barely encouraging . Probably the methods are not yielding results to our current expectations , as they may be time - consuming and thereby unsuitable for a modern society , which is driven by busy work schedules . Or , they may have naturally lost the appeal due to the phenomenal changes that have occurred to modern human psychology since the times these techniques were originally introduced . Every method should be apt to the times we live in and religions should therefore remain sensitive and equipped to update their methods accordingly .
Many of us believe in existence of god , and take that power to be fully positive . If we manage to step beyond such belief structures , and directly perceive this inner power through the aid of sustained mental effort , we can come to the experience of godliness within us . This experience brings about perceptual and irreversible shifts to the thought patterns and naturally restores our positive side . Thereafter , this activated energy inside us becomes so empowered that the negative side no longer finds a place . In fact , this positive side is potentially available within every human being . In Nisargatheetha Chetana ( NC ) , we call this power radiating from within as the " inner power " or the spirit .
Activating the spirit within is little difficult as it requires abundant purity of mind . This purity can't be hired or purchased because it is a non - material thing . It is produced in a still mind where thoughts have vanished . If anyone has succeeded in finding a human mind of this caliber , he can get connected to him and obtain the same purity in abundance by having unconditional love towards this personality .
Living in a materialistic society , most of us continue with our struggle to bring more comforts into our lives , and we experience constant fear of undergoing difficulties and pain , when deprived of them . But , a human being who dwells in the spirit lives without the incessant control of such desires and anxieties , and is forever relieved of all fear about pain and suffering . He has transcended these conditions of mind through positive efforts and never allows life circumstances to overpower him . This is the real shift in the attitude of a person whose spirit is activated .
This shift is possible for every human being provided he is prepared to undertake the journey until the final destination is reached . Once , anyone starts getting the regular flow of purity from an advanced human being who is an embodiment of love , the receiver gets the same strength and becomes fully positive . If we become fully positive , most of the problems in the society can be solved and we can build a better humanity without needing to disturb each other.
Empowering the spirit and reducing the negative ego of human beings is the training imparted within NC . In this training , our beloved Master activates the inner spirit in the trainee , whereby he acquires the extraordinary courage to face problems of life and gets the wisdom from within to find suitable solutions . All these solutions will be non - disturbing to others and he becomes the leader of the society in understanding others concerns and meeting their needs.
Through this training , we gain immense confidence in all aspects of our life , irrespective of the previous failures or setbacks . We become true assets to the society and acquire the ability to counsel others during bad times with utmost clarity , confidence and courage . This can gradually bring about paradigm and evolutionary shifts in the workings of human consciousness.
If the society is supported by such positive personalities , all the negative thoughts prevailing in rest of us can be gradually effaced . As members of such an enlightened society , we can bring peace and solace , while our children can live in this world without the sense of fear and anxiety.
-Dictation by Master - 2009
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