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Austerity of Body, Words and Mind

Here, Kṛṣṇa says the same thing. Saumyatva... Please understand, even for Incarnations, Soundaryatva and Saumyatva are necessary qualities. Now surely we should imbibe these qualities in our lives. The penance that is supposed to be done by words, is speaking the truth and speaking pleasing words—satyaṁ priyahitaṁ ca yat (17.15).

Please understand, creating a healing effect through words is important. Creating a healing effect through our words is basic for a spiritual practitioner who is established in integrity. We should not utter words that hurt others anuvega karaṁ vākyaṁ. Our presence should be healing and enriching others. Based on the words we utter, people can find out what kind of a space we are carrying.

words you utter matter!

Always use pleasing words. Never use sharp or disturbing words. One more thing, sometimes we don't understand how our words disturb others. We do not know how our words disrespect or emotionally disturb other beings. We must bring integrity in the words we utter to ourselves and to others, and bring completion to our speech. Kṛṣṇa calls this austerity of words, vān-mayaṁ tapa ucyate (17.15).

Please be very clear, the words you utter are you. If you constantly utter the words, 'I am this, I am this' , you will become that! Constantly utter right words about you, inside you and outside you. Please listen about the power of words. Unfortunately, we don't harness the power of words. And as per the law, when we don't use any power properly and play with it without the knowledge about it, it destroys us! It is like electricity, we can use electricity for the best things in our lives. But, if we don't want to use it properly and misbehave with it, it destroys us. It kills us straightaway! That is why I am saying that learn to harness every power available to you.

Please understand, aligning yourself more and more, deeper and deeper into your completion, aligning your words, internal and external, towards the space of completion is Integrity. When you start practicing integrity, you will harness the power of words. The words you utter will have so much power that just through the words you will be able to change your life and others' life, for the better!

We should create that healing feeling in the other person. People should wait for us rather than run away from us. Usually we create a negative effect. We create an uncomfortable feeling. People just run away from us. A simple, single word if used improperly, can destroy a whole relationship.

HONEY SWEET WORDS..

Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa says a spiritual person should use pleasing words and not agitate others. When we do not agitate others, we will not be arrogant. See, this is not even a social morality. This is a spiritual practice.

The same words that we use to hurt others will hurt us as well. We will use these same words towards ourselves as well. This truth is embedded in the science of energy and vibration. So, we must be in integrity to harness the power of words. The ability to speak, the ability to utter words towards yourself, and the ability to utter words towards others—each one of us has this powerful ability. We can use it either to make our life or break our life. Right words that we utter in right time will make our life. Wrong words uttered in the wrong moment can break our life. Especially, the words we are uttering towards ourselves and towards others.

Art of the day: BLENDING COLOURS!

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THE 5 VOWS

Kṛṣṇa talks about austerity in action, śarīraṁ tapa as well. He speaks about the five conditions that are also in Patañjali's Aṣtāṇga Yoga as the five disciplines of yama: satya, ahiṁsā, asteya, aparigṛha and brahmacarya. These mean truth in thoughts, words and deeds embodying nonviolence, non covetousness, simplicity and living in reality with the focus on the Supreme as the ultimate in any kind of penance. Many feel that the truth must be told even if it hurts. Please understand that if it hurts someone, it cannot be the truth. It is only our perception of the truth. It is only a reflection of our ego presented by our minds as the truth. We are not in the truth if we perceive something with our senses and we draw conclusions with our limited knowledge based upon those perceptions, and then express these as our truth and hurt someone. If we do this, be very clear, we are in aggression and ignorance. We are not in the truth. We are not in goodness.

TRUTH IS HARMLESS

Kṛṣṇa says to study spiritual literature regularly. By regularly studying scriptural literature, these ideas go again and again into our brain. Consequently, we acquire the courage to experiment and live the truth.Take up any truth and practice it at least a few times. For example, dont continuously function based on the idea 'me, me, me.' Instead try the idea ' you, you, you.' Try that at least ten times and see the effect in your life. If it does not work out, you throw can it away, it's up to you, but at least try it out ten times. You will get a glimpse of the truth expressed by Kṛṣṇa.

Intellectuals have two weapons: words and logic. They can be helpful teaching tools if properly used or they can be frightening weapons. It is up to us to choose how to use them: whether in the mode of ignorance, aggression or goodness. Truth is a reflection of compassion. Truth is an expression of compassion. Truth and compassion always go together. For that reason, truth can never hurt.

Goals:

-Helping the students understand how to practice austerity in action in their dayto-day life. -Helping students understand the power of words.

Assessments

  • What does Saumyatvaṁ mean?
  • As a spiritual practice, what are the qualities to be practiced?
  • What happens when we start practicing integrity?
  • Why does Kṛṣṇa say to study spiritual literature regularly?
  • What are the weapons of intellectuals?
  • Define: satya, ahiṁsā, asteya, aparigṛha and brahmacarya.
  • Why can truth never hurt?

MATERIALS NEEDED:

  • v Paper
  • v Pencil
  • v Liquid glue
  • v Generous amount of salt
  • v Liquid Watercolours
  • v Eye-dropper or paint brush

Art of the day: BLENDING COLOURS!

PROCEDURE:

  • Think of someone in your life who embodies Saumyatvaṁ so a Being whose presence makes you feel totally relaxed, complete and induces thoughts that calm and center the mind.
  • Share about this Being with others and explain how they embody Saumyatvaṁ.
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  • Draw the Being's portrait with a pencil. Make sure it is large and that it includes a lot of connected lines.
  • Trace the pencil lines with the glue, starting at the top of the paper to avoid dragging arms and elbows through the glue.
  • Lay the glue-y paper in a shallow tub or baking pan, and generously sprinkle salt all over the picture. The glue lines should be completely saturated with salt, giving a raised, rough appearance.

Art of the day: BLENDING COLOURS!

PROCEDURE:

  • Using the eye droppers and liquid watercolor and hovering approximately 1" above the paper, carefully drop one drop of paint at a time onto the salt/glue lines and watch it "travel" along the line. You can also do this with a paint brush by gently touching the brush to the glue (this technique is a lot harder to control and the brush gets covered in glue and salt). At this point, it's beneficial to discuss the definition of primary and secondary colors and encourage them to plan the colors that they want to touch each other. Where the colors touch, they will slowly blend to form the new or secondary color.
  • Allow to dry flat for approximately two days and then scrape off the excess salt outside or over a garbage can.

Art of the day: blending colours!

INFERENCE:

The quality of Saumyatva brings out the pure beauty from within.