कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभाव:
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यच्छ्रेय: स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे
शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम् || Bhagvad Gita 2.7||
kārpaṇya-doṣhopahata-svabhāvaḥ
pṛichchhāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-chetāḥ
yach-chhreyaḥ syānniśhchitaṁ brūhi tanme
śhiṣhyaste ’haṁ śhādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam
I am confused about my duty, am besieged with anxiety and faintheartedness. I am your disciple, and am surrendered to you. Please instruct me for certain what is best for me.
Some people claim, they know what causes the miseries in their lives, still they are not ready to tread the path of inner peace and happiness. Some rare people recognize the confusion, fear, anxiety, helplessness in their nature (acquired by the mind) and ready to learn, educate the mind. The transition from a person to a student to a disciple to a seeker of peace, happiness, love, and wisdom.
The seeker has an intense desire. The intense desire keeps the mind on the steps that help succeed in mindfulness. These steps are:
- Learning the principles aims at the discovery of subjective reality.
- Contemplation and reflection that results in conviction and removing the doubts and confusions of mind.
- Regular practice with wisdom that translates the intellectual understanding to awakening.
The above verse says the seeker never loses his focus to tread the path during many challenges in life i.e. anxiety, confusion, and suffering. Only the seeker cannot lose his/her faith in oneself and succeeds. The seeker is always looking for an answer, within oneself.
We all have the same mind, still, its expressions are different. It is the mind with its impressions that makes us unique. But the same mind, follows the path of eastern wisdom, it recognizes the problems and seeks a solution within. It says, ‘I am responsible for suffering and happiness. How to help mind change to secure and discover happiness within’. The mind that blames, complains, reacts, regrets, projects worries is not ready for mindfulness.
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