We all know that we come in this world alone and go back alone. We will not be accompanied by anyone, no matter how close or dear we are to them, or they to us. Pause a minute and think: A majority of our problems stem from our near and dear ones. That is, relatives, immediate family, enemies and friends, not from someone unknown. You will also find that the rootcause of arguments, fights, emotional turmoil, congestions, broken relationships and business losses are also these very people. So it is safe to conclude that for the greater part of our lives we get troubled, not by absolute strangers but by people who are known to us.
Your relationship with every individual is a result of one basic principle — as you sow so shall you get. It is a mere give and take. This give and take is a payback of our karma from our previous births and from this lifetime. You get associated with people because they need something from you and you need something from them too. Without any level of dependency or give and take you will not remain in touch with people. The amazing fact is that you remain caught in this cycle of give and take lifetime after lifetime. This is the state of the common man; he forgets that he is alone, he then gets troubled by those seeming to be close to him. Such a turbulent life leads to innumerable ailments and diseases, hyperactivity and a general state of dishevelment.
In contrast, a practitioner of Sanatan Kriya, who follows the path of yoga and sadhana, reaches a state of detachment wherein he does not get affected by anyone or any situation or for that matter by anything that happens around him. Neither is the practitioner troubled by anyone nor does he trouble anyone. While this state is devoid of emotional congestion it does not imply that he is missing out on any aspect of life. It’s like how it happens in a videogame. Once you have crossed a particular level you won’t go back to it for there are better, more exciting levels ahead. Similarly, while the body indulges in pleasures, it is merely experiencing the pleasure and not attaching itself to it.
Your relationship with every individual is a result of one basic principle — as you sow so shall you get. It is a mere give and take. This give and take is a payback of our karma from our previous births and from this lifetime. You get associated with people because they need something from you and you need something from them too. Without any level of dependency or give and take you will not remain in touch with people. The amazing fact is that you remain caught in this cycle of give and take lifetime after lifetime. This is the state of the common man; he forgets that he is alone, he then gets troubled by those seeming to be close to him. Such a turbulent life leads to innumerable ailments and diseases, hyperactivity and a general state of dishevelment.
In contrast, a practitioner of Sanatan Kriya, who follows the path of yoga and sadhana, reaches a state of detachment wherein he does not get affected by anyone or any situation or for that matter by anything that happens around him. Neither is the practitioner troubled by anyone nor does he trouble anyone. While this state is devoid of emotional congestion it does not imply that he is missing out on any aspect of life. It’s like how it happens in a videogame. Once you have crossed a particular level you won’t go back to it for there are better, more exciting levels ahead. Similarly, while the body indulges in pleasures, it is merely experiencing the pleasure and not attaching itself to it.
YOGI ASHWINI
"Relationships are a temporary phenomenon which begin to end....in grief.
ReplyDeleteAll aspects of life are an experience...a must to go beyond.
Conclusion : Vairagya"
Yogi Ashwini
Does vairagya mean feeling no emotions at all ...if that's the case then being compassionate or loving someone without any expectation is meaning less too...caring is also an emotion..if u r detached does that mean you don't care about people ?????
ReplyDeleteDetachment is not not caring, love in itself is unconditional.
ReplyDeleteCaring for some1 or something in a 'detached' manner involves doing what you have to and forgetting about it.
You express yourself freely sans the anxiety of response or the result, because if you dont expect anything, nothing can affect you.
That is the indication that you are not tied, you are free.
Yoga is about opening the ties and the key to detachment is Guru.
"We all know that we come in this world alone and go back alone."......how easily we tend to forget this brutal reality of our lives.
ReplyDeleteDetachment is to be in something & yet not to be: we humans need to become like a Lotus which remains in water yet it is above water & never gets afflicted by the dirt or the undercurrents in the water..........it is always in a state of Bliss and that is what detachment provides despite all odds in the journey through this life.
ReplyDelete@ Chandni: Thanks for your response. Can you explain what do you mean by being detached ...if you care that in itself is some form of attachment and if you don't care and just do things that will be so robotic without emotions.... People who do that are considered rude, Psychopaths etc... I am sorry for my ignorance it's a very confusing concept..looks good in theory but how practical is it?
ReplyDeleteDetachment is not, not caring..
ReplyDeleteDetachment is not being Robotic either.
Detachment is doing what you want to do and not get attached to the outcome, when you do something for someone, out of love/duty/respect any reason, you don't get attached to the person/result and start feeling good or bad about it.
Like when you do charity, you can go boasting and patting your back for what you have done..
If you are discharging your responsibilities at home, in office, anywhere, any relationship, and you dont get the returns you are expecting, then as a practitioner of yoga, you should not react negatively towards it and spoil you karmas or blame people for not standing up to your expectations. As a normal person you are free to react any way you choose..
Yoga talks about Karmas and whatever one experiences (good/bad/ugly) in life is a result of one's own Karmas, no one can evade law of karma. Detachment is not, not enjoying a pleasure, is it not getting attached to the pleasure. It doesnot matter if you cant get it anymore, you don't complain.
A practitioner of yoga is walking the path of evolution. While experiencing his own desires, he is expected to be compassionate and caring towards everyone, but he is not supposed to get stuck with anyone or anything in life and take charge of others' lives, he moves ahead to reach his goal.
The concept is very much practical, but its difficult to achieve, for you have to practice complete yoga to achieve that state.
Mereley talking about such concepts would be wasting time..
The whole idea of writing about it to let people know that something like this is possible, but you 1st need to have a Guru, and you need to practice what the Guru asks you to.
Yoga is not philosophy, its a practical science..
So true...we get so attached to our near and dear ones that we forget the reality of life..dettachment is the key to balance in life..something which can be understood only with an experience
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