When you are feeling good there is no problem. The problem comes when we are feeling low. The more you feel low the more you want to feel high and the more you want to feel high the more the low feeling persist. This is the only problem in life.
Guruji asks a very important question here. The question is quite revolutionary. HE questions," have you ever loved your low feelings?" This exploded like a bomb in me when I read it for the first time. He says,"the day you accept your low feelings you will become the richest person on this planet. When you feel low agree to go low!!!"
This knowledge is quite dangerous. Because if wrongly applied it may lead to a state of self pity or a state in which the mind is seeking attention and sympathy. But what Guruji is talking is something completely different. He is talking about living in total agreement and acceptance of the present moment.
Only with a proper understanding of this knowledge one can ever experience the witness consciousness and realise that I am not the thoughts or my feelings. I am not the mind. Even a momentary glimpse of this truth brings enormous freedom and joy.
I was amazed to notice, almost unconsciously how consistently I keep avoiding and denying unpleasant sensations. From moment to moment there is a tendency to escape and ignore.
Its been a very good sadhana, since the last few days I have been training myself to stare straight into the face of even the slightest unpleasantness.. Stand up, face it and keep watching! however insignificant it appears to be.
Learning to be with what is.
JGD
Rashmin
PS: If you found this post interesting you will definitely like " dealing with feelings" from the book God Loves Fun.
Guruji asks a very important question here. The question is quite revolutionary. HE questions," have you ever loved your low feelings?" This exploded like a bomb in me when I read it for the first time. He says,"the day you accept your low feelings you will become the richest person on this planet. When you feel low agree to go low!!!"
This knowledge is quite dangerous. Because if wrongly applied it may lead to a state of self pity or a state in which the mind is seeking attention and sympathy. But what Guruji is talking is something completely different. He is talking about living in total agreement and acceptance of the present moment.
Only with a proper understanding of this knowledge one can ever experience the witness consciousness and realise that I am not the thoughts or my feelings. I am not the mind. Even a momentary glimpse of this truth brings enormous freedom and joy.
I was amazed to notice, almost unconsciously how consistently I keep avoiding and denying unpleasant sensations. From moment to moment there is a tendency to escape and ignore.
Its been a very good sadhana, since the last few days I have been training myself to stare straight into the face of even the slightest unpleasantness.. Stand up, face it and keep watching! however insignificant it appears to be.
Learning to be with what is.
JGD
Rashmin
PS: If you found this post interesting you will definitely like " dealing with feelings" from the book God Loves Fun.
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12 comments:
Unknown said...
This is so much what I needed now... Thank you Rashmin bhaiya...
Jai Gurudeva!
looking within said...
That's really revolutionary:-D
ashish said...
When I see my low feelings seperated from myself as a witness and it become our habit it will give dispassion but will it not effect our will to do something creativity to achieve somethings
Unknown said...
whoa!!! that's way too Good Bhaiya!! loved it!! :) :)
thaankoo!! :) :)
Love and Regards,
Jai Gurudeva!
Swapnil :)
Unknown said...
अत्यंत अमूल्य ज्ञान
जय गुरुदेव
Rashmin said...
Hi Ashish,
Creativity happens in that space of witness consciousness. Dispassion is the mother of creativity.
jgd
sukeerti said...
my god! awesum. Hav knwn dis but practising it can becum really difficult. U hav inspired me enuf 2 do it. N no matter how low i feel i allow myself 2 feel it instead of resisting it n making myself more restless.
love
sukeerti
Vikram said...
dear rashmin...its so so true...thnx for reminding us...jgd
Gunjan Khandelwal said...
Thanx bhaiya for such a divine knowledge...i can connect it with the words of guruji in the astavakra gita...to be"sakshee" of every emotion..:)
Krishna said...
hi bhaiya..i do this exercise whenever i feel low or even high..but at times my senses get the better of me, and i end up doing things that i later feel guilty about..how do i get over my vasanas???
Blabber Guy said...
Brilliant post Rashmin. The knowledge is really profound.
Jai GuruDeva,
Mohan.
Anonymous said...
Love this! :-)